[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: 28CFR90.105]

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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. 90.105  What are the review criteria for grant program applications?

    (a) Equitable participation and geographic distribution. In 
accordance with section 826(a)(3) of the Higher Education Amendments of 
1998, Public Law 105-244, 112 Stat. 1816, every effort shall be made to 
ensure:
    (1) The equitable participation of private and public institutions 
of higher

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education in the activities assisted under this Subpart; and
    (2) The equitable geographic distribution of grants funded through 
this Subpart among the various regions of the United States.
    (b) Additional review criteria. Priority shall be given to 
applicants that demonstrate a commitment to developing strong 
collaborative models for developing services that are victim-centered; 
policies, protocols and penalties that hold offenders accountable; and 
programs that educate the entire campus community about how to end and 
prevent violence against women through systemic change. Commitment may 
be demonstrated in a number of ways including: clear communication from 
the institution's top leadership that strong responses to and prevention 
of violence against women is a priority; development and vigorous 
enforcement of campus policies and adherence to local laws addressing 
violence against women; creation of coordinated, multidisciplinary task 
forces that include at a minimum both campus and community-based victim 
service providers and campus security personnel and local law 
enforcement; innovative approaches to educating the entire campus 
community, including faculty, staff, administration, and students; 
provision of training and education programs to campus security 
personnel, others in positions of authority, and campus victim service 
providers; development of resource materials and information on violence 
against women; and innovative dissemination strategies for communicating 
information about the identification of violence against women, its 
underlying causes, and the consequences of committing violent crimes 
against women.
    (c) Intergovernmental review. This grant program is covered by 
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (3 
CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 197), and implementing regulations at 28 CFR Part 
30. A copy of the application submitted to the Violence Against Women 
Office of the Office of Justice Programs should also be submitted at the 
same time to the State's Single Point of Contact, if there is a Single 
Point of Contact.