[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR90.104]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 90--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart E--Grants To Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses
 
Sec. 90.104  What must the grant program application contain?

    (a) Format. Applications from institutions of higher education must 
be submitted on Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance, 
at a time designated by the Violence Against Women Office of the Office 
of Justice Programs. The Violence Against Women Office of the Office of 
Justice Programs will develop and disseminate to institutions of higher 
education and other interested parties a complete Application Kit, which 
will include a Standard Form 424, a list of assurances to which 
applicants must agree, and additional guidance on how to prepare and 
submit an application for grants under this Subpart. Complete 
application kits will be available from: The Violence Against Women 
Office, Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20531. Telephone: (202) 307-6026.
    (b) Programs. Applications must set forth programs and projects that 
meet the purposes and criteria of the Grants to Combat Violent Crimes 
Against Women on Campuses set out in Secs. 90.102 and 90.103.
    (c) Requirements. Applicants in their applications must, at a 
minimum:
    (1) Describe the need for grant funds and a plan for implementation 
of any of the 10 purpose areas set forth in Sec. 826 (b) of the Higher 
Education Amendments of 1998, Public Law 105-244, 112 Stat. 1816 (20 
U.S.C. 1152);
    (2) Describe how campus authorities shall consult and coordinate 
with nonprofit and other victim service programs, including sexual 
assault and domestic violence victim service programs;
    (3) Describe the characteristics of the population being served, 
including type of campus, demographics of the population, and the number 
of students;
    (4) Provide measurable goals and expected results from the use of 
grant funds;
    (5) Provide assurances that Federal funds made available under this 
section shall be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, 
be made available by the institution for the 10 purposes as set forth in 
Sec. 826 (b) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Public Law 105-
244, 112 Stat. 1816 (20 U.S.C. 1152);
    (6) Identify the agency or office or groups of agencies or offices 
responsible for carrying out the Program; and
    (7) Include documentation from nonprofit, nongovernmental sexual 
assault and domestic violence victims' programs demonstrating their 
participation in developing the application, and explain how these 
groups will be involved in the development and implementation of the 
project.
    (d) Certifications. (1) Each institution of higher education 
applying for grant funds must be in compliance with the eligibility 
requirements set out in Sec. 90.103.
    (2) Each institution of higher education applying for grant funds 
must certify that it is in compliance with the requirements of section 
485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
    (3) Each institution of higher education applying for grant funds 
must certify that it has developed policies consistent with the 
requirements of the Amendment to the Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, at section 951 of the Higher Education 
Amendments of 1998, Public Law 105-244, 112 Stat. 1835.
    (4) Each institution of higher education applying for grant funds 
must certify that all the information contained in the application is 
correct. All submissions will be treated as a material representation of 
fact upon which reliance will be placed, and any false or incomplete 
representation may result in suspension or termination of funding, 
recovery of funds provided, and civil and/or criminal sanctions.