[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: 28CFR90.20]

[Page 381]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 90--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--The STOP (Services  Training  Officers  Prosecutors) 
              Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program
 
Sec. 90.20  Application content.

    (a) Format. Applications from the States for the STOP Violence 
Against Women Formula Grant Program must be submitted on Standard Form 
424, Application for Federal Assistance. The Office of Justice Programs 
will request the Governor of each State to identify which State agency 
should receive the Application Kit. The Application Kit will include a 
Standard Form 424, an Application for Federal Assistance, a list of 
assurances to which the applicant must agree, and additional guidance on 
how to prepare and submit an application for grants under this subpart.
    (b) Requirements. Applicants in their applications shall at the 
minimum:
    (1) Include documentation from nonprofit, nongovernmental victim 
services programs describing their participation in developing the plan 
as provided in Sec. 90.19(a);
    (2) Include documentation from prosecution, law enforcement, and 
victim services programs to be assisted, demonstrating the need for 
grant funds, the intended use of the grant funds, the expected results 
from the use of grant funds, and demographic characteristics of the 
populations to be served, including age, marital status, disability, 
race, ethnicity and linguistic background. Section 2002(d)(1);
    (3) Certify compliance with the requirements for forensic medical 
examination payments as provided in Sec. 90.14(a); and
    (4) Certify compliance with the requirements for filing and service 
costs for domestic violence cases as provided in Sec. 90.15
    (c) Certifications. (1) As required by section 2002(c) each State 
must certify in its application that it has met the requirements of this 
subpart regarding the use of funds for eligible purposes (Sec. 90.12); 
allocation of funds for prosecution, law enforcement, and victims 
services (Sec. 90.16(c)); non-supplantation (Sec. 90.18); and the 
development of a Statewide plan and consultation with victim services 
programs (Sec. 90.19(a)(2)).
    (2) Each State must certify that all the information contained in 
the application is correct, that all submissions will be treated as a 
material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed, that 
any false or incomplete representation may result in suspension or 
termination of funding, recovery of funds provided, and civil and/or 
criminal sanctions.