New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 10 - DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS › Part 3 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM › Section 10.10.3.12 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All applicants for funding under the JAG grant program must
				  adhere to the following procedures.
A.
				Application deadline: All application packets must be received at the grants
				management bureau, department of public safety no later than the time and date
				stated in the application packet. 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 by the deadline will
				not be considered.
B. Each
				applicant shall forward
one original hard copy and an electronic
				copy
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
				area will be accepted for funding consideration projects with multiple purpose
				areas will not be considered.
D.
				Proposed project term: The term of the project proposed in the application
				shall follow the state of New Mexico's fiscal year.
E. Certification requirements: All applicants
				must adhere to all of DOJ's and NMDPS's certification application requirements,
				and any other requirements that may be imposed by DOJ.
F. 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 partners who receive $500,000 or more in the aggregate during a
				single funding year.
G. 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 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 allowable costs, methods of payment, audits, accounting systems, and
				financial records.
H. Audit
				requirement: Agencies applying for federal funds must assure that they will
				comply with the appropriate audit requirement. Partners expending $500,000 or
				more in a fiscal year in all sources of federal funding shall have a
				single-organization wide audit conducted in accordance with OMB circular A-133,
				as amended.
I. 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.
J. 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
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				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.