Recovery Act - Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants For Indian Tribal Governments
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Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grants may be awarded for the following statutory purposes: (1) develop and enhance effective governmental strategies to curtail violent crimes against and increase the safety of Indian women consistent with tribal law and custom; (2) increase tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes against Indian women; (3) strengthen tribal justice interventions including tribal law enforcement, prosecution, courts, probation,correctional facilities; (4) enhance services to Indian women victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; (5) work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed toward issues of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking programs and to address the needs of children exposed to domestic violence; (6)provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking committed by one parent against the other with appropriate security measures, policies, and procedures to protect the safety of victims and their children; (7) provide transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses such as security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing, and support services to enable a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to locate and secure permanent housing and integrate into a community; and (8) provide legal assistance necessary to provide effective aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are seeking relief in legal matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence, at minimal or no cost to the victims.
Applicants must demonstrate their proposal was developed in consultation with a nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian victim services program, including sexual assault and domestic violence victim services providers in the tribal or local community, or a nonprofit tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalition to the extent that they exist.
In the absence of such a demonstration, the applicant may meet the requirement of this subsection through consultation with women in the community to be served.
Funds can be used for renovations as long as grantees meet the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, section 1605 of the Recovery Act (Buy American), section 1606 of the Recovery Act (Wage rate Requirements).
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Indian tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments.
The term "tribal government" means-- (A) the governing body of an Indian tribe; or (B) a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O.
12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applicants must apply through the on-line Grants.gov portal. The receipt, review, and analysis of application will follow Office on Violence Against Women policies and procedures for the administration of grant applications. This program is subject to provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedures
Upon approval by the Office on Violence Against Women, online notification is sent to the applicant agency with copies of the Grant Award. One copy of the Grant Award must be signed electronically by an authorized official and returned to the Office of Justice Programs.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, Title IX, Section 906, Public Law 109-162, 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10. Funding was provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Applicants will be notified before the end of the fiscal year.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Renewals are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
This program has no matching requirements. Grants will be made for amounts up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs or projects contained in the approved applications. Match is not required for this grant program; however, applicants are encouraged to maximize the impact of Federal grant dollars by contributing to the costs of their projects. Supplemental contributions may be cash, in-kind services, or a combination of both.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
At least one year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are released on an as needed basis to the grantee.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Quarterly financial reports are required, as stipulated in the effective edition of the OJP Financial Guide.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Grantees shall also file semi-annual performance reports explaining the activities carried out and an assessment of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the purposes of the program, including the number of persons served and the number of persons seeking services who could not be served, as well as a final performance report.
In addition, quarterly reports on the use of funds are required under section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act.
Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. These audits are due to the cognizant Federal agency not later than 9 months after the end of the grantee"s fiscal year.
Records
The award recipient must keep complete records on disposition of funds.
Financial Information
Account Identification
15-0409-0-1-754.
Obigations
(Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $20,800,190; FY 10 est $22,500,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Range: 261,299 - 899,999
Average: $580,649.00.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
OJP Financial Guide is applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Department of Justice 800 K Street NW, Suite 920, Washington, District of Columbia 20530 Phone: (202) 307-6026
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Criteria are established by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 and program guidelines published annually.
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