New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 10 - DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS › Part 2 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT: EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM › Section 10.10.2.13 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All applicants for funding under the JAG formula grant
				  program must adhere to the following procedures.
A. Application deadline: All applications
				must be received at the grants management bureau, department of public safety
				postmarked or hand-delivered no later than 5:00 P.M., September 25, 2009. It is
				the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is received
				by the grants management bureau, department of public safety. Any application
				not received or postmarked by the deadline will not be considered.
B. Each applicant shall forward
an
				original and six copies
of the application to the grants management
				bureau, 4491 Cerrillos Road, Post Office Box 1628, Santa Fe, New Mexico
				87504-1628, phone number (505) 827-3347.
C. Single purpose area rule: Only
				applications proposing to carry out a project in one single program will be
				accepted for funding consideration.
D. Proposed project term: The term of the
				project proposed in the application shall be from October 1, 2009 through June
				30, 2011. The state recognizes that continued funding of successful projects is
				paramount to the success of the overall program. Projects should be designed to
				be consistent with the multi-year state strategy.
E. Certification requirements: Drug free
				workplace requirement: This applies to state agencies
ONLY
. Title
				V, Section 5153, of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 provides that all state
				agencies receiving federal funds shall certify and submit proof to the granting
				agency that it will provide a drug-free workplace.
F. Debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and
				voluntary exclusion: All applicants for funds will be required to complete a
				certification stating that the applicant has not been suspended, debarred, or
				is otherwise ineligible to participate in this federal program.
G. Disclosure of lobbying activities
				requirement: Section
				319 of
				Public Law
				101-121 generally prohibits recipients of federal
				contracts, grants and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the
				executive or legislative branches of the federal government in connection with
				a specific contract, grant or loan. Section 319 also requires each person who
				requests or receives a federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, loan or
				a federal commitment to insure or grant a loan, to disclose lobbying. The term
				"recipient" as used in this context does not apply to Indian tribes,
				organizations, or agencies.
H.
				Disclosure of federal participation requirement: Section 8136 of the Department
				of Defense Appropriations Act (Stevens Amendment) enacted in October 1988,
				requires that when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals,
				bid solicitations, and other documents describing projects or programs funded
				in whole or in part with federal money, all grantees receiving federal funds,
				including but not limited to state and local governments, shall clearly state
				(1) the percentage of the total cost of the program or project which will be
				financed with federal money, and (2) the dollar amount of federal funds for the
				project or program. This applies only to subgrantees who receive $500,000 or
				more in the aggregate during a single funding year.
I. General financial requirements: Grants
				funded under the formula grant program are governed by the provisions of 28 CFR
				Part 66, Common Rule, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
				Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Government and the office of
				management and budget (OMB) circulars applicable to financial assistance. These
				circulars along with additional information and guidance contained in "OJP
				financial guide for grants" (current edition), are available from OJP and from
				the grants management bureau. This guideline manual provides information on
				cost allowability, methods of payment, audits, accounting systems and financial
				records.
J. Audit requirement:
				Agencies applying for federal funds must assure that they will comply with the
				appropriate audit requirement. Subgrantees expending $500,000 or more in a
				fiscal year in all sources of federal funding shall have a
				single-organizationwide audit conducted in accordance with OMB circular A-133,
				as amended.
K. Confidential funds
				requirement: State agencies and local units of government may apply for and
				receive grants to conduct law enforcement undercover operations. Each agency
				must certify that it will develop policies and procedures to protect the
				confidentiality of the operations. Agencies must also certify that they will
				comply with the office of justice programs financial guide current
				edition.
L. Civil rights
				requirement: The applicant certifies that it will comply with the
				non-discrimination requirements of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
				Act of 1968, as amended; Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act of
				1990 42 U.S.C. 12131;
				Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
				of 1973, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age
				Discrimination Act of 1975; the Department of Justice Nondiscrimination
				Regulations 28 CFR Part 35 and 42, Subparts C, D, E and G; and Executive Order
				11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and their implementing regulations.
				This applicant further certifies that if a federal or state court or the
				administrative agency makes a finding of discrimination, it will immediately
				forward a copy of the finding to the grantor agency, for submission to the
				office of civil rights, office of justice programs, U.S. department of justice
				within 30 days of receipt.