Title: OVC FY 2000 Discretionary Grant Application Kit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   U.S. Department of Justice                   Office of Justice Programs                  Office for Victims of Crime                                                                                  Office for Victims of Crime                   FY2000 Discretionary Grant                        Application Kit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                For copies of this publication and/or additional information, please contact:                                      Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC)                            Box 6000                 Rockville, Maryland 20849-6000                 Telephone: 1-800-627-6872 or                           301-519-5500                                    E-mail orders for print publications to puborder@ncjrs.gov              E-mail questions to askovc@ncjrs.gov   Send your feedback on this service to tellncjrs@ncjrs.gov                                              Refer to publication number - SL 000418			                                                         U.S. Department of Justice                   Office of Justice Programs                    810 Seventh Street, NW.                     Washington, DC  20531                                                           Janet Reno                        Attorney General                                                         Daniel Marcus               Acting Associate Attorney General                                                         Mary Lou Leary               Acting Assistant Attorney General                                                       Kathryn M. Turman             Director, Office for Victims of Crime                                                                                     Office of Justice Programs                    World Wide Web Homepage:                      <www.ojp.usdoj.gov>                                                                                                                                                  Office for Victims of Crime                    World Wide Web Homepage:                                                      <www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/>                                            For grant and funding information contact:             Department of Justice Response Center                                                          1 800 421 6770                                                                                             SL 000418                                  The Office for Victims of Crime is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureauof Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of JuvenileJustice and Delinquency Prevention.                                                   May 1, 2000Dear Colleague:The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to present the Discretionary ProgramApplication Kit for fiscal year 2000. The OVC Application Kit supplements the Office of JusticePrograms (OJP) Program Plan, which incorporates the program announcements of all OJPbureaus and funding offices, including OVC. The OJP Program Plan groups its announcements bytheme rather than by funding agency.  This application kit advertises only OVC competitivesolicitations for the fiscal year 2000 funding cycle. The fiscal year 2000 OVC application kit advertises projects primarily designed to address theneeds of underserved victims of crime--those in Indian Country, rural areas, and in immigrantcommunities. OVC is also announcing a project to develop a training institute for  professionalswho provide mental health services to children who have been victims of abuse or have witnessedviolence.  OVC hopes the following solicitations will bring innovative proposals from the many victimadvocates and allied professionals whose work touches the lives of crime victims. OVC alsoencourages you to explore the numerous funding opportunities available through other OJPbureaus and offices. For additional information, please review the OJP fiscal year 2000 ProgramPlan available on the OJP World Wide Web home page at <www.ojp.usdoj.gov>.Sincerely,Kathryn M. TurmanDirectorOffice for Victims of CrimeMary Lou LearyActing Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs                Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)        Competitive Discretionary Grant Programs for 2000      Directions for Requesting Information and Application Kits  Each of the programs described in Section I. is assigned to an OVC Program Manager who hascarefully researched and developed the solicitation. For specific questions about a particularprogram, please contact the appropriate Program Manager whose name and telephone number arelisted at the end of the solicitation. For general administrative questions regarding applicationsubmissions, please call Diane Wells at 202-616-1860 or Yvonne Jones at 202-616-3566.If you or your organization plan to publicize this kit or any of the programs in a journal,periodical, or newsletter, or on the Internet, or in any other form, please contact the ProgramManager responsible for that program to discuss any necessary modification s to the programannouncement required to meet the publication format. Incorrect and misleading informationpublished about the goals of OVC's discretionary programs in prior years resulted in grantapplications that were unresponsive to the solicitation and could not be considered. We wish toavoid this kind of miscommunication in the future.  To request additional application kits or forms, call the OVC Resource Center at 1-800-627-6872, the OVC Reply Line at 202-616-1926 (TTY 202-514-7863), or write to Office for Victimsof Crime, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington DC 20531-0001. The application kit is alsoavailable on the World Wide Web on OVC's home page at <www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/>.Application ChecklistUse this checklist to ensure that your application is complete.  Failure to include any of the following items mayresult in disqualification. All forms, assurances, and lists of contacts are provided in the pages that follow.      Complete and sign the Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance.    See item 10 on the SF 424. The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 16.582 for the Victims of  Crime Discretionary Grant Program.    Complete the Budget Detail Work Sheet (including any necessary narrative).    Sign the Assurances.    Attach the Civil Rights Information sheets.    Complete and sign the Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility  Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements.    Include the list of Federal efforts, if applicable.    Include the program abstract.    Check to see that the program narrative addresses the items requested in "Instructions for Application  Narrative."     If you are a nonprofit organization and have not received Federal funds from the Office of Justice Programs in  the past, fill out the OJP Form 7120, Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire.    Print the application on 8 «-inch x 11-inch paper on one side of the paper.    Limit the program narrative section to 30 double-spaced pages in no less than 12-point type.  The 30 page  limit does not include the abstract, forms, and appendices.    Include position descriptions, staff qualifications, and individual resumes as appendices or attachments to the  program narrative.    Submit the completed grant application with original signatures and two additional copies.  Please do not  bind, coil bind, or staple the applications.    Submit all applications in time to arrive by the deadline date.     Mail or hand-deliver the application package to:     Office for Victims of Crime Mail Room                                                              810 7th Street, NW.                                                              Room 8201                                                              Washington, DC  20531 0001                                                    Or, Federal Express application package to:     Office for Victims of Crime Mail Room                                                         Note: Federal Express uses a different zip code.     810 7th Street, NW.                                                              Room 8201                                                        Washington, DC  20001                                                                                                 Contents                                Introduction to OVC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Competitive Discretionary Grants for Fiscal Year 2000. . . . . .1Application Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Due Date and Application Submission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Eligibility Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Section I.  Program Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Indian Nations Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3          Model Comprehensive and Culturally Appropriate Services for Immigrant Crime Victims5 Mental Health Services for Rural Crime Victims  . . . . . . .  9     Institute for Professional Training on Mental Health Treatment for Child     Victims and Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Section II.  Application Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17      Instructions for Application Narrative. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Procedures for Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Selection Criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Administrative Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Reporting Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  Suspension or Termination of Funding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Forms Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31      Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) Form       Instructions for Completion of the Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424)      Sample SF 424 Form      Budget Detail Worksheet Form Sample Budget Detail Worksheet Form      Assurances Form      Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters;     and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements      Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying Single Audit Act Information Civil Rights Information      Accounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire (for new grantee who has not     received Federal funds in the past)Introduction to OVC  The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was created by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984(VOCA) to improve our nation's response to crime victims. OVC is one of five bureaus and sixprogram offices within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and works closely with thesecomponents to support programs that benefit crime victims.OVC performs many tasks, including administering formula grant programs that support anetwork of victim assistance and compensation services; managing discretionary grants fortraining, technical assistance, and demonstration programs to benefit crime victims; supporting anational informational clearinghouse and a national training and technical assistance center; andcreating direct service programs for victims of Federal crimes.All of these programs are funded by the Crime Victims Fund (Fund), which is derived not fromtax dollars, but rather from the fines, penalty assessments, and bond forfeitures of Federal criminaloffenders. Deposits in the Fund for fiscal year 2000 total over $900 million dollars; however, aCongressional "cap" on the funds makes only $500 million available for authorized activities inthe fiscal year 2000. Of the $500 million, about 90 percent is distributed directly to the States informula grants to help fund critical victim assistance services and crime victim compensationprogram efforts. Approximately $13.8 million is available this year in discretionary funds tosupport diverse training and technical assistance efforts, services for Federal crime victims,demonstration programs, and continuation efforts for multiyear projects.  In addition, under theChildren's Justice and Assistance Act, $1.5 million is allocated for programs to improve thehandling of child abuse cases in Indian Country.Competitive Discretionary Grants for Fiscal Year 2000 This application kit describes all of OVC's competitive discretionary grant programs for fiscalyear 2000 and contains the application materials and directions necessary to apply for thesegrants. This kit does not include descriptions of continuation projects and other activitiessupported through other funding mechanisms such as contracts. A summary description of all ofOVC's discretionary activities for fiscal year 2000 is included in the Office of Justice Programs(OJP) Fiscal Year 2000 Program Plans (OJP Program Plan).OJP's Program Plan includes plans for OVC, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau ofJustice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and DelinquencyPrevention, the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, the Violence Against Women Office, theCorrections Program Office and the Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support.Information on crime victim initiatives is primarily included in Chapter 7 of OJP's Program Planwith limited programs in other chapters. The OJP Program Plan contains short descriptions ofnew and continuing projects and initiatives; it does not contain application materials for OJPcompetitive grant programs. To order the OJP Program Plan, contact the National CriminalJustice Reference Service at 1-800-421-6770 or visit the OJP home page at <www.ojp.usdoj.gov> under What's New.Application ProcessThis application kit provides the necessary information and guidance for preparing and submittingan application for an OVC discretionary program award. Section I. of the application kit containssolicitations for competitive programs. Section II. presents general application requirements andincludes the required application forms. To receive additional application kits, please call the OVCReply Line at 202-616-1926 or write to the Office for Victims of Crime, 810 7th Street NW.,Washington, DC  20531-0001. The application kit may also be downloaded from the OVC homepage on the World Wide Web at <www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/>.Due Date and Application SubmissionApplications for competitive programs must be postmarked or receipted by private carrier no laterthan Friday, July 14, 2000.  Hand-delivered applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July14, 2000.Mailed applications should be sent to the Office for Victims of Crime, 810 7th Street NW.,Washington, DC  20531-0001. For applications sent by Federal Express, note that FederalExpress uses a different ZIP Code. For Federal Express, use the ZIP Code 20001. The point ofcontact for hand-delivered applications is Mr. Howard McClam in Room 3204 (Mailroom), 8107th Street NW., Washington, DC  202-307-5881. OVC will not grant extensions of the duedate or accept faxed submissions.Eligibility RequirementsApplications are invited from public agencies, including colleges, universities, and private,nonprofit organizations. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the expertise and priorexperience to successfully complete the project for which they are applying. Some of the programannouncements in this kit list additional eligibility requirements specific to the goals of theparticular program.Applicants who have questions about grant application requirements or who need assistance incompleting the forms may contact Diane Wells, Administrative Officer, at 202-616-1860. Forsubstantive questions about an announcement's specific requirements, applicants may contact theOVC Project Manager identified at the end of the program description.Section I.  Program Announcements  INDIAN NATIONS CONFERENCEAward Amount:  $100,000 FY2000; $200,000 FY2001 (Cooperative Agreement)Award Period:  18 monthsGoal:  To improve the skills of multidisciplinary professionals in responding to the rights and needs of American Indian crime victims.Purpose:  To host the Eighth National Indian Nations Training Conference for victim serviceproviders and criminal justice professionals working in Indian Country.Problem Statement:  Through the Victims Assistance in Indian Country (VAIC) Program, OVCsupports approximately 40 Tribal-based victim service programs. Further, under the Children'sJustice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (CJA) grant initiative, OVC provides funding toapproximately 25 Tribes and Indian organizations to improve the investigation, prosecution, andcase handling of child abuse and sexual abuse. Since 1988, OVC has sponsored seven nationalconferences to bring together Tribal, State, and Federal professionals who work on behalf ofcrime victims in Indian country. The conferences have provided training to victim serviceproviders, prosecutors, law enforcement officials, judicial personnel, and health and mental healthprofessionals on best practices in establishing effective victim assistance services. In addition, theconferences have presented models for coordinating Tribal, Federal, State, and local resources torespond to crime victims in Indian country.Program Strategy:  The recipient of this project will compile information and evaluations onvictim assistance in Indian Country and previous Indian Nations conferences and work with OVCto organize a conference planning committee composed of Tribal, Federal, and Staterepresentatives. The grantee will convene two or more planning committee meetings to decideupon conference site, dates, theme, agenda, presenters, and speakers. Conference facilities will bearranged by the grantee, and the grantee will print and disseminate conference brochures thatcontain scholarship information and applications. The grantee will arrange for workshoppresenters to submit information materials for inclusion in a conference manual and will collectand compile information for the manual that will support the training. The grantee will beresponsible for handling other conference matters such as paying consultants and workshoppresenters, securing an artist and poster artwork, and handling conference registration fees.  Inaddition, the grantee will select scholarship recipients based on criteria established in conjunctionwith OVC. This project will be awarded as a Cooperative Agreement, and the grantee will workclosely with the OVC Project Manager at all stages of conference planning.The grantee will host a three-day national training conference to meet the goal and purpose stated above.  Finally, the grantee will review conference evaluations and submit a report of thoseevaluations and recommendations for future training and technical assistance strategies in IndianCountry.Deliverables from the grant should include a list of planning committee members, the planningcommittee meeting minutes, a conference brochure, a conference manual, conference reports, athree-day conference, a survey of training priorities from Tribes, a participant list, and a finalnarrative report.Eligibility Requirements:  The applicant must have knowledge of and experience with victimassistance in Indian Country and must demonstrate an organizational capability to organize andhost a conference of national scope.Application Due Dates:  July 14, 2000Contact Person:  Cathy Sanders at 202-616-3578 or e-mail at <Cathy@ojp.usdoj.gov>.  MODEL COMPREHENSIVE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES FORIMMIGRANT CRIME VICTIMS  Award Amount:  $50,000 in the first year for community needs assessment and developmentalplanning. Based upon grantee performance and the availability of future funds, additional fundingof up to $200,000 per year may be available for two subsequent years to implement and evaluatethe model, and to produce accompanying written materials to promote replication in othercommunities with immigrant populations.Award Period:  36 months.  Second and third year funding is contingent upon success in meetingpreceding year objectives.Goal:  The goal of this multiyear demonstration program is to improve victim services for immigrant crime victims.Purpose:  The purpose of the first year of this project is to provide funds to develop a replicablemodel for comprehensive and culturally appropriate victim services for crime victims fromimmigrant communities. The purpose of second and third year of funding is to supportimplementation and evaluation of the model.Background:   In recent decades, the U.S. has experienced the largest influx of immigrants inhistory. According to U.S. census data, by the mid-1990s the number of foreign-born persons inthe U.S. reached a historical high. A recent report by the Urban Institute estimates thatimmigrants now constitute approximately one-third of the annual U.S. net population growth. While the majority of immigrants since the 1980s has come from Latin America and Asia, anincreasingly diverse population of immigrants has come to the U.S. from countries all over theworld. Thus, the number of immigrants in the U.S. is larger and more diverse than ever before. Immigrants who become crime victims often face barriers, such as language and culturaldifferences, as they attempt  to access victim services and participate in the criminal justicesystem. While many service providers are striving to provide more culturally competent servicesto immigrant crime victims, many victims still are not able to obtain adequate or appropriatevictim assistance. This means immigrant crime victims often are not afforded real opportunities toparticipate in the criminal justice system.  Program Strategy:  This solicitation invites applicants to plan and implement a three-yeardemonstration program to improve victim services to immigrant crime victims. First year fundingfor this project will support a community needs assessment and developmental planning of areplicable model for providing comprehensive and culturally appropriate victim services to crimevictims from immigrant communities. A comprehensive system or model could include, but wouldnot be limited to, the following services:   þ  Culturally appropriate services that immediately respond to the emotional and physical needs of   crime victims, such as     Intervention, crisis counseling, and accompaniment to hospitals for medical examinations.      Hotline counseling.      Emergency food, clothing, transportation, and shelter.      Other emergency services that are intended to restore the victim's sense of dignity and self-   esteem.   þ  Culturally appropriate counseling, group treatment, and therapy.   þ  Translation services.   þ  Explanation of and guidance through the criminal justice system, including accompaniment to   criminal justice offices and court, transportation to court, child care to enable a victim to attend   court, restitution advocacy, and assistance with victim impact statements.Funding under this program may not be used for the provision of legal services, such asrepresentation in immigration matters or obtaining protection orders. Funding is intended tosupport the development of accessible, culturally sensitive victim support services like those listedabove. Ideally, victim services would complement legal, social, or other advocacy services beingprovided to immigrant communities. Fiscal year 2000 funding is intended to support a community needs assessment and developmentalplanning of such a model. Additional funding is anticipated in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 forimplementation and evaluation of the model and for production of accompanying written materialsto promote replication in other communities with immigrant populations. The supplementalfunding for implementation and evaluation is contingent on availability of funds and satisfactoryperformance of all project tasks during the assessment and planning phase. Project tasks during the first year include the following:   þ  Establish a strong leadership body, such as an advisory or steering committee, to provide   guidance to program staff. This body should be composed of individuals who can contribute a   variety of expertise and perspectives to the program including immigrant crime victims, private   and public victim service agencies, existing local victim assistance networks or coalitions, local   law enforcement and prosecutors, city and county government, mental health providers,   medical providers, and representatives from the faith community.   þ  Conduct a needs assessment of a defined immigrant community or communities to determine   availability of services to immigrant crime victims and gaps in those services. This assessment   should include the following: collection of information regarding the type and quality of   services currently available and accessed by immigrant crime victims; recommendations for   improvements to existing services; and proposals for the type and scope of new services that   need to be developed to adequately and appropriately meet the needs of crime victims within   the defined immigrant community or communities.   þ  Based on the needs identified in the community assessment, plan and design a model service   center or system capable of providing immigrant crime victims with comprehensive and   culturally appropriate victim support services. The proposed service model should include a   framework that will become operational in fiscal year 2001; sustain a comprehensive,   integrated service delivery center/system over time, through changes in leadership, and after   Federal funding ends; and ,be replicable in other communities.   þ  Create a detailed implementation plan that provides a blueprint for bringing the program model   to life in fiscal year 2001. The implementation plan should include a list of the activities and the   schedule of meetings for the leadership body, a time line indicating major milestones for the   program, a staffing plan with position descriptions showing individual staff responsibilities, and   a budget.   þ  Produce a monitoring plan that contains genuine outcome measures for program integrity and   accountability including interim benchmarks for the program's long-term objectives. The plan   should describe the mechanisms and procedures for monitoring the provision of services to   immigrant crime victims, including the specific services provided, the community agency   referrals made and other assistance received, and the effects and outcomes that can reasonably   be associated with the program's services to immigrant crime victims. The plan should also   include procedures to assess not only the impediments to implementation, but also any general   impacts on the community served.   þ  Document the planning phase by recording information about the various meetings, activities,   decisions, support, resources, and opposition that occur or evolve during the project period.    This will create a history of the planning process that can prove helpful to the site in   subsequent program years and to other sites that seek to replicate the model. An individual or   agency should be designated as the project recorder with responsibility for collecting the   process information and compiling a planning process report.Products from the first year of project funding include the following:      Strong leadership body such as an advisory or steering committee.      Community Assessment Report.      Program Model and Implementation Plan.      Monitoring Plan.      Planning Process Report.Project tasks during the second and third years will include the following:      Implement the program model development plan written during the first year.      Conduct ongoing meetings of the program leadership body to assess progress and to identify   challenges and to guide development of the model accordingly.      Process and outcome evaluations of the model.       Produce written materials containing information useful to others wishing to replicate or adapt   the model.Eligibility Requirements:  Applicants must demonstrate the following:   þ  General knowledge of victimization issues.   þ  Expertise in providing legal, social, or other advocacy services to an immigrant community or   communities.   þ  Organizational capability to successfully complete the planning and implementation phases of   this project.Existing service providers are encouraged to apply to develop victim services under this programin conjunction with, and as a complement to, legal services, social services, and other advocacyservices currently provided to immigrants.  Application:  Applicants must follow the guidance provided in Section II., Instructions forApplication Narrative.Application Due Date:   July 14, 2000Contact Person:  Michelle Avery at 202-514-5084 or e-mail at <averym@ojp.usdoj.gov>.MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR RURAL CRIME VICTIMS  Award Amount:  $50,000 for fiscal year 2000 (Cooperative Agreement);  Based upon granteeperformance and the availability of future funds, continuation funding for up to $200,000 per yearmay be available for two subsequent years.Award Period:  36 months.  Second and third year funding is contingent upon success in meetingpreceding year objectives.Goal:  The goal of this multiyear demonstration project is to identify and implement effectivepractices for delivering mental health services to crime victims in rural areas.Purpose:  The purpose of the first year of this project is to assist one rural community in planninga demonstration project that addresses the mental health needs of crime victims. The purpose ofsecond and third year funding is to support implementation of the project.Background:  According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, citizens of ruralcommunities have shared in the recent downward trend in crime rates enjoyed by their urban andsuburban counterparts. Yet, although rates of violent crime among rural residents are generallylower than those of urban populations, the survey found that there was no significant differencebetween urban, suburban, and rural rates for certain crimes, such as rape and sexual assault. Furthermore, the National Institute of Justice report, Crime and Policing in Rural and Small-Town America, indicates some disturbing characteristics of violence in rural communitiescompared with urban communities, including an equal or greater likelihood of child abuse orneglect and a higher incidence of homicide, rape, and assault among acquaintances. The reportalso points out that although rural families face the same drug-, alcohol-, poverty-, and stress-related problems as do families in metropolitan areas, they typically have access to fewerresources.Because of their distance from areas where mental health resources tend to be concentrated, ruralcommunities may rely on licensed clinical social workers or other existing resources, such asinstitutions of faith and local self-help groups, to address the mental health needs of crime victims.Some have tapped the wealth of information available through the Internet and other innovativetechnologies, creating dynamic new practices like telemedicine and teletherapy. Still others havelooked to earlier models of home-based care to establish networks of "circuit-riding" mentalhealth specialists. Despite the exciting possibilities these innovative approaches bring, ruralcommunities are collectively far from overcoming the obstacles arising from geographic isolationand resource scarcity. And, although there are individual examples of effective rural practices forproviding mental health services to victims of crime, the full array of those practices has not beencatalogued and demonstrated for victim service providers and criminal justice professionals.Program Strategy:  This solicitation invites applicants to plan and implement a three-yeardemonstration program to improve mental health services for crime victims in rural communities. Project tasks and products during the first year should include the following:   þ  Establishment of an advisory group comprising representatives of key agencies to be involved   in the development of the project. The advisory group should include criminal justice   professionals, including law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and judicial personnel; victim   service providers; relevant social service representatives; local government figures and   policymakers; health and mental health practitioners; and State Victims of Crime Act victim   assistance and compensation administrators.  (Applicant should identify the advisory group   members in the applicant's proposal.)   þ  Inventory and assessment of available victim assistance resources, particularly those designed   to meet victims' mental health needs.   þ  Identification of service gaps and the resources necessary to address those gaps.   þ  Development of a written plan to meet the identified service gaps and to obtain the necessary   resources.   þ  Contact with agencies and individuals able to meet the community's resource needs and   obtaining their commitments for their involvement.   þ  Creation of an interagency working group composed of all agencies and individuals to be   involved in implementing the project.   þ  Contact with national mental health organizations, such as the American Psychiatric   Association, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Rural   Mental Health, and the National Association of Social Workers, to solicit their involvement.Project tasks and products for the second and third year of the project may include:   þ  Implementation of the development plan written during the first year, including acquisition of   necessary resources.   þ  Conduct of ongoing meetings of the interagency working group to provide updates on project   development and to assess progress.   þ  Development of a final written report, anticipated for publication and for abridgement as an   OVC bulletin, containing a catalogue of resources made available during the course of the   project, an assessment of their efficacy, and recommendations for other rural communities. The   recommendations should recognize the disparity in resources among communities and should   include suggestions for full and partial deployment of those resources.   þ  Presenting at a national training conferences such as the annual National Organization for   Victim Assistance conference.Eligibility Requirements:  Eligible applicants must represent rural communities and mustdemonstrate the organizational capability to complete this project successfully in the three-yearperiod. The term "rural" may be self-defined by the applicant, but the applicant community'sstatus as a rural community must be supported. Applicants must also demonstrate a basicknowledge of victim assistance and mental health issues.Application Due Date:  July 14, 2000Contact Person:  Bill Brantley at 202-616-3574 or e-mail at <brantley@ojp.usdoj.gov>.INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ON MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTFOR CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES  Award Amount:  $175,000 for one Cooperative Agreement.  Based upon grantee performanceand the availability of future funds, continuation funding for up to $250,000 may be available fortwo subsequent years.Award Period:  12 months, with the potential for an additional 24 months.Goal:  To improve the mental health response to children who are victims of or witnesses toviolence.Purpose:  The purpose of this project is to enhance and increase training programs for mentalhealth professionals which focus on the skills required to offer trauma-focused interventions forchildren who have been victims of abuse or who have witnessed violent crime.  Background:  Children are substantially more vulnerable to crime victimization than adults.Young people, particularly teens, commit about 18 percent of crime, but make up 33 percent ofcrime victims. Each year, approximately 3 million incidents of abuse and neglect are reported tochild protection agencies. In addition, it is estimated that 40 percent of children witness seriousviolence in their lifetime. Research clearly documents the detrimental effects of exposure toviolence on children. Effective intervention with child victims and witnesses is one of the mostcritical means of minimizing the impact of violence on children.Although schools of counseling, social work, psychology, and psychiatry prepare professionals forthe field of mental health, their course work and direct practice training often have a limited focuson working with young children and on the specific skills needed to address childhood trauma.Graduate schools need to expand their current training efforts to provide specific training onmental health interventions with children who have been exposed to violence. The Office forVictims of Crime (OVC) is in the process of developing mental health guidelines for child victimsof intrafamilial physical and sexual abuse. Interested applicants may contact OVC for furtherinformation on that project.  However, the focus of this cooperative agreement is not limited tointrafamilial abuse and applicants should also address services for children who are victims ofother crimes and/or witness abuse within the family or outside the home.Program Strategy:  Crime victims represent a significant portion of the client population seen bymental health professionals. Mental health practitioners need to be sensitized and educated on thedynamics of victimization. Mental health providers who  treat children also need specializedtraining on child development, the unique needs of child victims and witnesses, and specializedapproaches for intervening with traumatized children. Such training should be a part ofprofessional school education, including classroom education, specialized seminars, andopportunities for supervised direct practice with children. This project will address that need byestablishing an institute that will provide fellowships, internships, professional developmentseminars, hands-on training, and other experience to foster the development of advancedassessment and intervention skills for mental health professionals.This solicitation invites applicants to conceptualize and develop an institute that provides graduatelevel training for mental health practitioners, such as psychologists, social workers, schoolcounselors, family counselors, and psychiatrists, to prepare them for specialized assessment andintervention with children who have been victims of, or witnesses to, violent crime.  Project tasks should include the following:   þ  Review current literature and curriculum, and develop course materials, to ensure that child   development, victimization, and trauma-focused assessment and intervention are addressed.   þ  Develop or expand an internship or fellowship program for trainees specializing in services for   child victims/witnesses.   þ  Create opportunities for trainees to provide direct services for child victims and witnesses   under the direct supervision of experienced, qualified supervisors.   þ  Conduct ongoing seminars and specialized training to address skills, knowledge, and   techniques applicable to trauma assessment and intervention with children.   þ  Write one or more OVC Bulletins describing the project and field developments resulting from   the project.   þ  Make presentations on the project at one or more national or regional forums.   þ  Access the equipment, materials, and training necessary to upgrade the mental health training   program to better serve children.   þ  Evaluate the effectiveness of the project for improving practitioner skills and readiness to   provide treatment for child victims/witnesses.  Demonstrate the expansion of services to child   victims/witnesses and of training opportunities for mental health practitioners. Eligibility Requirements:  Institutions of higher education involved in professional educationthat offer training on providing mental health services for children who have been victims of abuseand/or have witnessed violence. Applicants should demonstrate experience and capacity toprovide mental health services for children. Applicants should also demonstrate the ability to serveas a training institute for mental health practitioners in advanced training, such as psychologists,social workers, psychiatrists, and school and family counselors.Application Due Date:  July 14, 2000Contact Person:  Marylouise Kelley at 202-616-0530 or e-mail at < kelleym@ojp.usdoj.gov>.Section II:  Application Kit  INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION NARRATIVEProgram AbstractEach application must include a program abstract that highlights the purposes, goals, methods,and anticipated benefits of the proposed project. The abstract should not exceed one double-spaced page.Program Narrative Each application must contain a program narrative that justifies and describes the proposedprogram. The program narrative may not exceed 30 double-spaced 8«- by 11-inch pages. Single-spaced or one and one-half spaced narratives will not be accepted. Margins must be no less than 1inch on all four sides of the paper, and the font must be no smaller than 12 point type. The 30-page narrative limit does not include the forms, the abstract, and the appendices. The positiondescriptions, qualifications, and individual resumes may be submitted as appendices to theapplication. OVC strongly discourages numerous and lengthy appendices and attachments notdirectly related to the project. OVC is unable to copy videotapes and lengthy publications that aresent as examples of the grant applicant's work. Consequently, peer reviewers will not receivethese attachments as part of the review process. Do not bind or staple applications. The program narrative must include the following:1. Program GoalsApplicants should use the goals stated in the specific solicitation as the basis for a succinct andclear statement of how their proposed program will be of value to the victims' field by meeting astated goal. For example, if the solicitation states as its goal, "To increase and enhance servicesprovided by prosecutors to crime victims," then the applicant should briefly explain how theirparticular proposal will achieve that goal.2. Program Strategy/Methodology and Implementation PlanThe program strategy/methodology must include sufficient detail so that the reader canunderstand what will be accomplished, how it will be accomplished, and who will accomplish it. The applicant must describe the following:   þ  The project's intended services and deliverables or products, such as training and technical   assistance, training curricula, promising practices compendia, symposia, and videotapes.   þ  The strategy,  tasks, and time-task line for developing the services and products.   þ  How the project will be coordinated with other organizations, including victim services,   criminal and juvenile justice systems, and any joint or cooperative efforts.    þ  Any unusual features of the project, such as design, technological innovations, reductions in   cost or time, an extraordinary community, or volunteer or private sector involvement.   þ  Procedures for testing and evaluating the service or product or for obtaining feedback about   their worth to the field.   þ  The dissemination plan for the product or services.All proposed tasks should be presented in a way that allows a reviewer to see the logicalprogression of tasks and be able to relate the tasks directly to the accomplishment of the projectgoal(s). Projected activities should be realistic and reflect the project's allocated time, staff, andfunding. A clear picture of the contents or components of the product or training is important, asis a detailed plan for packaging and disseminating the product to user groups.  In the past,reviewers have given higher scores to applications that describe how they will introduce theproducts to the field and encourage their use than to applications without this information. Detailed procedures for pilot testing and refining the products have also resulted in morecompetitive applications.Applicants must show cost effective and efficient use of grant resources, demonstrating that allgrant-related expenses are necessary for project completion. Tasks and activities described in thenarrative should parallel the budget; all identified costs should accurately reflect the tasks, stafftime, supplies, and (if applicable) travel necessary to accomplish the grant-related work. 3. Organizational Capability, Program Management, and Staffing PlanApplicants must demonstrate how their resources, capabilities, and experience will enable them toachieve the goals and accomplish the tasks of the program for which they are applying. Applications should include a clear description of the applicant's management structure andprevious experience with similar or related efforts. Applicants should include a description of theproposed professional staff members' unique qualifications that will enable them to fulfill theirgrant responsibilities.Applicants should describe how the program will be managed, including an organizational chartdescribing the roles and responsibilities of key organizational and functional components andpersonnel.  Applicants must also include a list of personnel responsible for managing andimplementing the major stages of the project, including detailed position descriptions,qualifications, and selection criteria for each position. If additional staff will be hired to completethe project, the applicant should identify selection criteria. Applicants should also provide detailedinformation about staff who have committed to working on the project contingent upon receipt offunding.   The proposed project director must have both the substantive expertise and experience to performcrucial leadership functions and sufficient time to devote to the project to provide the neededguidance and supervision. In addition to these items, the applicant may add, as attachments orappendices, resumes or other information that qualify the staff to work on the project. 4.  Time-Task PlanApplicants must develop a time-task plan that clearly identifies major activities and products forthe duration of the project period. This plan must include the designation of organizationalresponsibility and a schedule for the completion of the activities and the submission of finishedproducts. In preparing the time-task plan, Gantt chart, or schedule, applicants should make certainthat all project activities, including reproduction of project products and their initial dissemination,will occur within the proposed project period. Applicants should consider the OVCrequirement to submit final drafts of all publications, including videos, 120 days prior tothe end of the grant period. The plan must also provide for the submission of written progressreports. All recipients are required to submit semiannual progress reports. 5. Program Budget The applicant will enter budgeted items and their costs on a budget detail worksheet with athorough justification for all costs, including the basis for computing the costs. The budget mustbe complete, reasonable, and directly related to the activities proposed in the application. TheBudget Detail Worksheet is located in the forms appendix of the application kit. Applicants mustjustify the costs of individual items, such as personnel and travel, showing how they werecomputed. A budget narrative that justifies all costs must also be included. Applicationscontaining contracts must include detailed budgets for each organization's expenses. Applicantsshould plan to attend an OVC discretionary grantee meeting and, with the exception of localgrantees, budget this at an annual cost of $1,000. OVC's VOCA funds cannot be used to coverconstruction costs, prevention activities, or costs relating to offender rehabilitation or counseling. 6. A Plan for Measuring Progress and Outcome (Evaluation) Each application must provide a plan for assessing the project's effectiveness. All applicationsmust contain a plan for evaluating the accomplishment of project objectives. Applicants shoulddescribe the criteria and units of measurement used to evaluate the project's effectiveness, such asnumber of individuals trained, positive changes that trainees have made as a result of the training(new policies, protocols), any new capacity or improved response to victims resulting from thetraining, the number and type of agencies that received technical assistance, the number and typeof products disseminated, user satisfaction data, and the cost-effectiveness of the project. Theevaluation should include, at a minimum, the units of service provided; the number of individualstrained; a list of training participants; how training affected program development andimplementation; cost per unit of training; the number of agencies that were provided technicalassistance; the number and type of products disseminated; the target audience; user satisfaction;cost-effectiveness of the program, service, or product; and the benefit to the field. In the plan forassessing the program, include information about how well the program, service, or productworked, the unanticipated benefits that resulted, and the plan for assessing the program.  Fortechnical assistance projects, applicants should develop a mechanism for gathering feedback fromboth the users and providers of the technical assistance. The OVC project manager is available tooffer guidance to grantees on performance measures once an award has been made.Applicants should include plans to capture both outcome data and information on long-termchange as a result of the proposed project. Applicants should identify challenging, but achievable,outcomes in their proposals and describe how they plan to assess performance in attaining theidentified outcomes. The applicant should identify staff members responsible for completing theassessment. Assessment information may be submitted as part of the semiannual progress report,but must be submitted as part of the final report that is due within 120 days of project completion.OVC submits this information annually, in accordance with the Government Performance andResults Act (GPRA). OVC summarizes the individual results and outcomes of all discretionarygrant programs, indicating whether the programs are successful. These findings help providejustification for continuing OVC's discretionary grant program. PROCEDURES FOR SELECTIONThe OVC staff reviews applications for completeness and basic responsiveness to the individualsolicitation. Responsive applications will be forwarded to peer review panels of individuals withexpertise in the respective topic areas. The peer review panelists will score each application usingspecific selection criteria. The peer review panel will then, as a group, generate an average scoreand rank for each application and make recommendations for awards to the Director of OVC andthe Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs. Final selection will be based upon thescoring system and other considerations like previous performance on Federal grants. TheAssistant Attorney General for Justice programs has the ultimate authority to select applicationsfor funding.Applications for each program described in Section I. will be evaluated and rated based on theextent to which the program meets the selection criteria listed below.SELECTION CRITERIA   1. Project Strategy/Design  (40 points). This criterion addresses how well the project design   supports the purpose and goals of the grant program. The applicant's strategy or design must   include a description of project phases, tasks, activities, and clear descriptions of interim   deliverables and final products. It must include a time-task plan that clearly identifies major   activities and products. The project design will also be examined to determine how well the   project/program can be accessed by diverse and underserved victims (see page 21).    2. Implementation Plan and Budget  (20 points). This criterion measures how well the program   will be managed. Reviewers will examine the identified project tasks, milestones, and the   assignment of staff resources within the framework of the proposed time/task line.  The   applicant must demonstrate that there is sufficient staff and time to accomplish the proposed   tasks in a cost-effective manner.  The applicant must explain how budget items are computed and why they are vital to the project, clearly relating the items to identified tasks described in the narrative. For example, if the applicant has planned an extensive survey, the budget should reflect the staff time necessary to identify the sample, make follow-up calls, and conduct other activities to collect information. If an applicant proposes distributing a large number of training manuals, the budget should allocate sufficient funds for printing documents needed for pilot testing and postage. Applicants should not include items that are not fully necessary to the project, such as a computer for developing a small, printed product (for example, brochures).   3. Organizational Capability  (30 points).  Points will be awarded based on the applicant's   stated capability to undertake and complete a national-scope, Federally funded project,   including evidence that the applicant possesses the requisite staff and expertise.  Organizational   capability will be assessed on the basis of 1) the applicant's described management structure,   previous experience with similar or related efforts, and financial capability (15 points),  and 2)   the applicant's project management plan and documentation of the professional staff members'   unique qualifications to perform their assigned tasks (15 points). Applicants must clearly   establish that their experience and resources enable them to achieve the goals and objectives of   the grant for which they are applying.   4. Program Evaluation (10 points). This criterion assigns points to the applicant's plan for   measuring program success. All applications must contain a plan for evaluating the   accomplishment of project objectives. Applicants must describe how the evaluation data will be   gathered and analyzed.Quality of Previous PerformancePrior to making final selections for funding specific applicants, the Director of OVC and theAssistant Attorney General for Justice Programs will consider information about the performanceof applicants on previous grants awarded by OVC, OJP,  or other Federal agencies.  Emphasiswill be placed on the delivery of complete, responsive products that produced tangible benefits.Applicants who have failed to meet grant deadlines, did not comply with OJP financialrequirements, or did not adjust to difficulties by setting revised time/task lines will not befavorably considered for funding.ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS   AssurancesThis package includes a list of assurances that the applicant must comply with to receive Federalfunds under this program. It is the responsibility of the recipient of the Federal funds to fullyunderstand and comply with these requirements. Failure to comply may result in the withholdingof funds, termination of the award, or other sanctions. Supplanting ProhibitionFederal funds must be used to supplement existing funds for program activities and may notreplace (supplant) non-Federal funds that have been appropriated for the same purpose.  Potentialsupplanting will be the subject of monitoring and audit. Violations can result in a range ofpenalties, including suspension of future funds under this Program, suspension or debarment fromFederal grants, recoupment of monies provided under this grant, and civil and/or criminalpenalties.Purchase of American-Made Equipment and ProductsIt is the sense of the Congress, as conveyed through the fiscal year 1997 Appropriations Act, thatto the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with grant funds shouldbe American-made.Human Subject Research and Confidentiality ComplianceWhile OVC does not generally conduct research, applicants for discretionary funds shouldreference 28 CFR Part 22 and Part 46 regarding the confidentiality of personally identifiableinformation and human subject research respectively, conducted with Federal funds. Applicantsshould review their activities against the terms and definitions contained in these parts. Pleasecontact Marylouise Kelley, OVC's Human Subject Protection Officer at 202-307-5983 if youbelieve the proposed activities have application to proposed funded activities.National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ComplianceAll recipients of Federal grant funds are required to assist the sponsoring Federal agency complywith the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and with other related Federal environmentalimpact analysis requirements. Victims of Crime Act funds may not be used for construction costs;however, grantees may be planning building construction, or renovations with its funds or moniesfrom third parties that are related to the use of the requested funds from OVC. In submitting anapplication for funding, applicants understand and agree that the assistance they may have toprovide includes submitting specific information on any site proposed for construction orrenovation and any activities subject to an environmental impact review. OVC and OJP will workwith an applicant to meet all assessment requirements. To accomplish this, the applicant shouldinform OVC if the applicant must perform for any of its proposed activities an environmentalimpact analysis under a State or local requirement, or if a Federal agency is completing anenvironmental impact analysis. Additionally, if the applicant is anticipating any related newconstruction or renovation or remodeling of a property that (1) is listed on or eligible for listingon the National Register of Historic Places; (2) is located within a 100-year flood plain; or (3)would undergo a change in the property's basic prior use or significantly change its size, theapplicant should contact Diane Wells, the OVC NEPA Coordinator at 202-616-1860 to determinethe additional information that OVC will require. Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other ResponsibilityMatters; and Drug-Free Workplace RequirementsThe applicant must agree to the Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, andOther Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements forms.  The applicant mustagree to comply with the following requirements:1.   Lobbying: The applicant and its subgrantees, contractors, and subcontractors will not use Federal funds forlobbying and will disclose any lobbying activities.2.  DebarmentThe applicant and its principals have not been debarred or suspended from Federal benefits and/orno such proceedings have been initiated against them; have not been convicted of, indicted for, orcriminally or civilly charged by a government entity for fraud, violation of antitrust statutes,embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification, destruction of records, making falsestatements, or receiving stolen property; and, have not had a public transaction terminated forcause or default.3.  Drug-Free WorkplaceThe applicant will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace.Signing this form commits the applicant to compliance with the certification requirements under28 CFR Part 69, New Restrictions on Lobbying, and 28 CFR Part 67, Government-WideDebarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government-Wide Requirements forDrug-Free Workplace (Grants). The certification will be treated as a material representation of thefact on which the U.S. Department of Justice will rely in making awards.Civil Rights ComplianceAll recipients of Federal grant funds are required to comply with nondiscriminationrequirements contained in various Federal laws. In the event that a court or administrative agencymakes a finding of discrimination on grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, gender,disability, or age against a recipient of funds after a due process hearing, the recipient must agreeto forward a copy of the finding to the Office of Civil Rights of the Office of Justice Programs.All applicants should consult the Assurances required with the application funds to understandapplicable legal and administrative requirements.Program AccessOVC is committed to ensuring the equal access of diverse and underserved populations to thecriminal justice system and victim services. "Underserved" victims may be defined not just by thetypes of crimes committed, but by their age; level of English proficiency; disability status; sexualorientation; national origin or ethnicity; race; or residence in an inner city, rural, or remote area.OVC requires applicants for discretionary funding to consider victims' demographiccharacteristics and design project proposals accordingly to address victims' existing needs. Thefollowing are examples of activities that could be used to identify and appropriately serve theneeds of diverse victims.    þ  Assessment of the diverse needs, resources, and assets of the community to be served.   þ  Development and implementation of mechanisms for community involvement in the design and   execution of the project.   þ  Recruitment and training of qualified, diverse, and culturally competent project staff who can   address the needs of the communities being served.                                                     þ  Promotion of attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, and skills necessary for project staff to work   respectfully and effectively with diverse crime victims, each other, and the surrounding   community.   þ  Ongoing cultural competence education and training for all project staff.   þ  Ongoing organizational self-assessments of cultural competence, measurement of access,   satisfaction and quality as part of project process, and outcome evaluations.   þ  Development and implementation of procedures to resolve complaints or grievances by clients   and staff about unfair, culturally insensitive or discriminatory treatment, difficulty in accessing   services, or denial of services. PublicationsOVC has developed an OVC Publications Guide to provides guidance to grantees in developingproducts that are to be published through OVC's discretionary grant program. The guide isavailable on the World Wide Web from OVC's home page at <www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/dakit.htm> or by calling OVC at 202-307-5983.Applicants should note that final drafts of all publications developed under grant fundingmust be submitted to OVC 120 days prior to the end of their grant period. This allows OVCto submit the publication to an internal review, an external peer review, and a review by otherDepartment of Justice components. In the event that grantees fail to provide final drafts withinthis time period, OVC will issue no-cost extensions to the grant period; no additional funds will bemade available to the grantee in the event that substantive changes to the publication are requiredby OVC of the grantee. Final publications will be printed by OVC. Only a small printing budgetwill be approved for grantees who develop materials that must be "pilot tested" prior to thecompletion of the grant. Applicants should build the 120-day publication review period deadlineinto their grant time/task lines.  In cases where grantees perform the dissemination of their findings through a variety of media,such as professional journals, books, and conferences, the grantee should send copies of suchpublications to the Program Manager as they become available, even if they appear well after aproject expires. OVC imposes no restriction on the publication and dissemination of theseproducts  other than the following mandatory acknowledgment and disclaimer on the product:                    This project publication was supported by grant number          _____________  from the Office for Victims of Crime. Points          of view are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily          represent the position of the U.S. Department of Justice. Grants versus Cooperative Agreements For certain solicitations, OVC chooses to award cooperative agreements instead of grants. Cooperative agreements are used when substantial involvement is anticipated between OVC andthe award recipient during performance of the contemplated activities. For example, OVC'sinvolvement might include participating as members of an advisory group, identifying andrecommending resources to support project goals and objectives, and editing draft materials.Grantee ResponsibilitiesAward recipients and project directors assume certain responsibilities as part of their participationin Government-sponsored grant programs. OVC's monitoring activities are intended to helpgrantees meet these responsibilities. They are based on good communication and open dialogueconducted amicably with mutual respect. Some elements of this dialogue follow:      Frequent, open communication with OVC in the early stages of the grant as the project design   develops and becomes operational.      Timely communication with OVC regarding developments that might affect the project's   compliance with schedules, activities, and products set forth in the proposal.       Communication with other OVC grantees conducting related training, technical assistance, or   demonstration projects. The applicant should anticipate either a post-award meeting with the   OVC program monitor or an OVC meeting of discretionary grantees. Applicants outside the   Washington, DC metropolitan area should  budget $1,000 for each year of the grant for   meeting costs.      Compliance with OVC requests for brief descriptions of the project and its activities whenever   such information is needed to meet OVC's reporting requirements to Congress.  OVC will   provide as much advance notification of these requests as possible, but will expect a timely   response from grantees to these requests. OVC will accept requested information through   electronic media.      Provision of project information to OVC at conferences, meetings, and elsewhere.      Provide OVC prepublication copies of articles; provide OVC notice of interviews that are   based on the project that will appear in print or other media, either during or after the life of   the grant.      Meet OVC staff and present up-to-date reports on the activities of the project.  If this is   anticipated, include relevant travel costs in the budget.Grantees are expected to complete award products within the time frames agreed upon by OVCand the grantee. OVC recognizes there are legitimate reasons for project extensions. OVC doesnot, however, consider it a legitimate reason for delay if the grantee assumes additional projectsthat impinge upon previous time commitments. If a delay is anticipated, the grantee must contactthe assigned OVC program manager to negotiate a new due date. The grantee must submit arevised time/task line for the extended project.  Projects with unreasonable delays may beterminated administratively. In this situation, any remaining funds are withdrawn from the grantee. Future applications from  the project director or the recipient institution are subject to strictscrutiny and may be denied based on past failure to meet minimum standards.REPORTING REQUIREMENTS  1.  Financial Status ReportFinancial status reports (SF 269-A) are due quarterly no later than the 45th day following the endof each calendar quarter. A report must be submitted every quarter the award is active, even ifthere has been no financial activity during the reporting period. The final report is due 120 daysafter the end date of the award. Future awards and fund drawdowns will be withheld if thefinancial status reports are delinquent.2.  Single Audit ReportRecipients who expend $300,000 or more of Federal funds during their fiscal year are required tosubmit an organization-wide financial and compliance audit report. The audit must be performedin accordance with the U.S. General Accounting Office Government Auditing Standards.3.  Semiannual Progress ReportRecipients of funding are required to submit semiannual progress reports. The progress reportsdescribe activities during the reporting period and the status or accomplishment of objectives asset forth in the approved application for funding. Progress reports must be submitted within 30days after the end of the reporting periods, which are January 1 through June 30 and July 1through December 31 for the life of the award. A final report, which provides a summary ofprogress toward achieving the goals and objectives of the award, the significant results, and anyproducts developed under the award, is due 120 days after the end date of the award. Reportformat will be provided to the recipient by the Office of Justice Programs. Future awards and funddrawdowns may be withheld if the progress reports are delinquent.  SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF FUNDING The Office of Justice Programs may suspend funding in whole or in part, terminate funding, orimpose another sanction on a recipient for the following reasons:   þ  Failure to comply substantially with the requirements or statutory objectives of the Victims of   Crime Act of 1984, as amended, or other provisions of Federal law.   þ  Failure to make satisfactory progress toward the goals or strategies set forth in this application.   þ  Failure to adhere to the requirements in the agreement, standard conditions, or special   conditions.   þ  Proposing or implementing substantial plan changes to the extent that, if originally submitted,   the application would not have been selected for funding.   þ  Filing a false certification in this application or other report or document.   þ  Other good cause shown.Before imposing sanctions, the Office of Justice Programs will provide reasonable notice to therecipient of its intent to impose sanctions and will attempt informally to resolve the problem. Hearing and appeal procedures will follow those in Department of Justice regulations described in28 CFR Part 18.                          Forms AppendixApplication for Federal Assistance (SF 424 Form)Instructions for Completion of the SF 424Sample SF 424 FormBudget Detail Worksheet FormSample Budget Detail Worksheet FormAssurances FormCertification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters; andDrug-Free Workplace RequirementsDisclosure Form to Report LobbyingSingle Audit Act Information  (This is only required for recipients who expend $300,000 or moreof Federal funds during the fiscal year.)Civil Rights InformationAccounting System and Financial Capability Questionnaire (Required of nonprofit organizationsthat have not received Office of Justice Programs funds in the past.)