John R. Justice Grant

John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program is available to assist certain prosecutors and public defenders in repayment of their eligible student loans. Funds will be distributed fairly to eligible participants as an attempt to encourage individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors and public defenders in North Dakota. Click the links below to learn more.

The following documents must be printed, signed and returned to BND along with the required supporting documentation.

• John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Application for Prosecutors and Public Defenders
• John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Consent to Release of Information
• Service Agreement (select only one)
  • John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program Service Agreement (first-time new applicants only)
    This form should be used only in cases wherein a JRJ program applicant is applying for the first time (has never received funds in the past).
  • John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program Service Agreement Secondary Terms of Service
    This form should be used only in cases wherein a previously selected JRJ beneficiary, who has fulfilled his/her initial 3-year service obligation, is applying again to receive additional JRJ benefits and agrees to commit to an additional 1-year service obligation in exchange for those additional benefits.
  • John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program Service Agreement Acknowledgment of Benefit
    This form should be used only in cases where a current JRJ beneficiary has not yet fulfilled his/her initial 3-year service obligation but remains eligible to apply for additional JRJ benefits.

This project was supported by Grant No. S/B 15PBJA-21-GG-00120-JRJX awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.