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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
93.591: Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants For Battered
Women's Shelters: Grants to State Domestic Violence Coalitions
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall be a statewide nonprofit State Domestic Violence Coalition.
Beneficiary Eligibility: This program will benefit victims of domestic violence, their children and other dependents, their families, and other persons affected by such violence including friends, relatives, and the general public.
Credentials/Documentation: Applications must be submitted for approval by the Secretary of Heath and Human Services. Costs will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 74.
Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Applications must be submitted to the Administration for Children and Families. No standard application forms are required. The annual Federal Register notice contains all necessary application information. Contact Headquarters Office listed below for further information.
Award Procedure: Funds are awarded directly to State Domestic Violence Coalitions.
Deadlines: Deadlines are specified in the Federal Register notice. Contact Headquarters Office listed below for further information.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals: See 45 CFR 16, Procedures of the Department Appeals Board.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Each State Domestic Violence Coalition will receive its respective share of funds if the application submitted meets the necessary requirements.
Examples of Funded Projects: Based on State and local priorities, Domestic Violence Coalitions determine the activities to be funded for training and technical assistance, public information and education, and coordination with other governmental systems in developing and improving comprehensive services.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Each State Domestic Violence Coalition will receive $187,927; each Territory or insular area will receive $37,991.
During fiscal year 1999, 53 grants were made to State Domestic Violence Coalitions for coordination, training, technical assistance, and public education activities. It is anticipated that 53 grants will be awarded in fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
Federal Agency: ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Type of Assistance: Formula Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $8,880,000; FY 00 est $10,111,800; and FY 01 est $11,691,800.
Budget Account Number: 75-1536-0-1-506.
Authorization: Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended; Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, Title III, Public Law 98-457; Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1988, Title III, Public Law 100-294, as amended; Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title IV, Public Law 103-322, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 10401; Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-235.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: No regulations codified. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published December 10, 1993, at 45 CFR 1370.
Regional or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone: (202) 401-5529. Use the same number for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Not less than 10% of the amount available for grants will be made available to the State Domestic Violence Coalition in each of the 50 States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Grants of will be made available to State Domestic Violence Coalitions in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: The annual grant award must be expended by each State Domestic Violence Coalition by the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which funds are awarded. Payments are made through the Electronic Transfer System.
Uses and Use Restrictions: State domestic violence coalitions may use funds under the Act to support a range of activities, including working with local domestic violence programs and providers of direct services to encourage appropriate responses to domestic violence within the State; working with judicial and law enforcement agencies to encourage appropriate responses to domestic violence cases and examine legal issues; working with family law judges, criminal court judges, Child Protective Services agencies, and children's advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues in domestic violence cases as well as cases where domestic violence and child abuse are both present; conducting public education campaigns regarding domestic violence through the use of public service announcements and informative materials that are designed for print media, billboards, public transit advertising, electronic broadcast media, and other vehicles for information including information aimed at underserved racial, ethnic or language-minority populations; and participating in planning and monitoring the distribution of grants and grant funds within the State under Section 303(a) of the Act. (See CFDA 93.671, Family Violence Prevention and Services: Grants to State and Indian Tribes.)
Reports: Each State Domestic Violence Coalition receiving amounts under this section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary describing the coordination, training and technical assistance, and public education services performed with the grant funds received and evaluating the effectiveness of those services.
Audits: Audits are conducted in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 92.
Records: State coalitions are required to maintain records documenting the purposes for which expenditures were made. Requirements are found in 45 CFR Part 92.
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