Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants (16.586)
Program
16.586 Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants
Federal Agency
CORRECTIONS PROGRAM OFFICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Authorization
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title II, Subtitle A, as amended, Public Law 103-322; 42 U.S.C. 13701 et seq.
Program Number
16.586
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To provide funds to individual States and States organized as regional compacts to build or expand 1) correctional facilities to increase the bed capacity for the confinement of Part 1 violent offenders; 2) temporary or permanent correctional facilities including facilities on military bases, prison barges and boot camps for the confinement of nonviolent offenders for the purpose of freeing prison space for violent offenders; 3) jails.
Types of Assistance
Formula Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grant funds may be used to build or expand permanent or temporary correctional facilities to increase bed space for the confinement of adult and juvenile violent offenders. Up to 15% of a State's formula grant may be awarded to counties and other units of local government to construct, develop, expand, modify or improve jails and other correctional facilities. Under exigent circumstances, funds may be used to increase capacity for the confinement of nonviolent juvenile offenders. Beginning with fiscal year 1999 grant funds, ten percent of the award may be used to implement drug testing policies that meet the Attorney General's Guidelines.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
States and States organized in multi-State compacts are eligible to apply. State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Local units of government must apply directly to the States for grant funds.
Beneficiary Eligibility
State and local correctional agencies.
Credentials/Documentation
The applicant must submit a completed Application for Federal Assistance (standard form 424), including signed assurances that it will comply with statutory and administrative requirements. Applicants must also demonstrate compliance with statutory requirements for the three Tiers of the Violent Offender Incarceration Program and those for Truth In Sentencing to qualify for funding from each allocation. States must also demonstrate an ability to operate facilities built with these funds, recognize the rights of crime victims, and have implemented a program of drug testing and intervention for offenders under corrections supervision.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is eligible for coverage under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." Applicants should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in their State to find out if the State has selected this program for review and for information on the process the State requires when applying for Federal assistance.
Application Procedure
Applicants must submit a completed Standard Form 424 and other information outlined in the Application Kit to the Office of Justice Program, Corrections Program Office. The receipt, review, and analysis of applications will follow Office of Justice Programs policies and procedures for the administration of grant applications.
Award Procedure
A letter with copies of the grant award are sent to the applicant agency upon approval by the Office of Justice Programs. One copy of the grant award must be signed by the authorized official and returned to the Office of Justice Programs.
Deadlines
Consult the Application Kit or contact the Corrections Program Office in the Office of Justice Programs for application deadlines by calling the Corrections Technical Assistance Line: (800) 848-6325. Copies of current Application Kits can be found on the Internet at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/cpo.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Formula grant applicants will be notified in writing of reasons for disapproval of their application and will be given an opportunity for reconsideration.
Renewals
Subject to appropriations.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
The Federal share of a grant- funded project may not exceed 90 percent of the total costs of the project. The 10 percent matching funds must be in the form of a cash match.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Funds for each fiscal year will be awarded for a period that includes the fiscal year of the appropriation plus four additional years.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Recipients are required to submit Individual Project Reports as subawards are made, quarterly Financial Reports, and a semiannual progress report.
Audits
All organizations that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in any fiscal year must have a single audit for that year in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133, as amended, unless the audit condition on the award says otherwise. These audits are due to the cognizant Federal agency not later than 9 months after the end of the grantee's fiscal year.
Records
In accordance with the requirement set forth in 28 CFR, Parts 66 and 70, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit.
Program Accomplishments
Not available.
Financial Information
Account Identification
15-0404-0-1-754.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $435,517,674; FY 03 est $8,468,226; and FY 04 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
For FY 2000, each qualified State received a base award of $1,532,819 ($102,188 for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands). The balance of the funds is distributed to the States which meet the statutory requirements for each of the Violent Offender Incarceration Tiers and for Truth in Sentencing funds.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Program Guidance and Application Kit, Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and the OJP Financial Guide.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Corrections Program Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. Contact: Jill Young, Chief, Grants Management. Telephone: (800) 848-6325.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals under the formula grant awards within the authorized purpose areas will be defined by States.
