O technical assistance to help programs obtain the establishment of linkages between this program and law enforcement agencies and other agencies providing services to domestic violence victims, especially the State title XX agency. The Secretary may waive any of these requirements if No matching provision for State grants. Funds under this act must be used to supplement rather than supplant existing services provided through State funds or federal funds such as title XX. Project grants to communities (20% of total appropriation) Project grants would be funded on a competitive basis nation-wide. Priority would be given to innovative projects and Project would have to demonstrate support from the community through agreements with appropriate agencies such as public welfare, social services, and law enforcement agencies or other such evidence as deemed appropriate by the Secretary. Maximum grant level would be $100,000 but no project could receive more than $200,000 over a three year period. Grants could not be in excess of 50% of a project's annual budget, exclusive of in-kind and volunteer services. However, a one year waiver would be obtainable for projects in their first year of operation. Grants to local public agencies must be approved by the State. General Provisions (both State and direct project grants) When victims are eligible for services through existing programs such as AFDC, Medicaid, title XX, reimbursement should be obtained from these sources prior to use of funds authorized under this Act. However, there can be no income eligibility for victims or dependents in need of services. Confidentiality of victims and their dependents Projects must be administered and operated by per- No funds may be used as direct payment to any Grant funds can not be used for construction, Research, Training, Technical Assistance and Other Special Grants, contracts, and cooperative arrangements with other Federal, State, and public and private non-profit organizations and agencies are authorized for the conduct of research, training, technical assistance and other special projects relating to domestic violence. Application and Reporting Requirements Applications for State grants Applications must be made by the chief executive of the State at such time and in such a manner as the Secretary may require. Applications must set forth the State plan for perfor mance indicators and how the State will determine if the expected results were achieved, and any other information which the Secretary may require. If a State fails to qualify for funds by the sixth and section Applications for project, research, training, technical assistance and other special grants. No grants may be made under subsection Project Research, Training, Technical Assistance, and Special Projects, unless an application be made at such time, in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Reporting requirements All grant recipients must provide reasonable reports at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may deem essential to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act and for keeping such records and affording access thereto as the Secretary may deem essential to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. In addition to reports required in the above subsection, States shall provide to the Secretary, within 90 days subsequent to the end of the fiscal year, an annual report of activities funded under this Act. This report shall include: whether the performance indicators established in the grant application were met, and if not, an explanation of the deficiencies; number, type, and amount of direct services funded under the Act; and any other information which the Secretary may Evaluation One to three percent of the annual appropriation under Within three years from the date funds are first appropriated under the Act, an evaluation of activities conducted by the Office on Domestic Violence shall be completed. This evaluation must address, at a minimum, the following issues: The degree to which service funding under the Act, stimulated at the State and in communities the development of special programs and new and additional services to victims of domestic violence and their dependents. The extent to which projects funded under the Act, either directly or through States, have achieved or are expected to achieve selfsufficiency through the utilization of other funding sources after funding under this Act is discontinued. The extent to which the Office on Domestic Violence has developed and disseminated appropriate and relevant information relating to domestic violence. Recommendations on the continuance on the Office on Domestic Violence subsequent to the expiration of authorization to fund services under section of the Act. The evaluation shall be conducted by persons not directly involved in the operations of the Office on Domestic Violence. Limitations on the Duration of Activities Funded Under the Act Grants for Services is authorized for a three Section year period only. Authorization of Appropriations $20,000,000 is authorized for fiscal year 1980, $30,000,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 1981 and 1982. of the funds appropriated under the Act, 65 percent shall be used to make grants to States, 20 percent shall be used to make grants to private non-profit organizations and local public agenices, and 15 percent shall be used for research, training, technical assistance, other special projects and for the development, collection, and dissemination of information related to domestic violence. |