ACYF-CB-PI-03-02

OMB Control No: 0980-0196
Expiration Date: 04/30/2005

ACF Administration for Children and Families	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children, Youth and Families
	1. Log No.: ACYF-CB-PI-03-02	2. Issuance Date: April 25, 2003
	3. Originating Office: Children's Bureau Office of Child Abuse and Neglect
	4. Key Words: Children's Justice Act
	5. 42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.

PROGRAM INSTRUCTION

To: The State Office, Agency, or Organization Designated by the Governor to Apply for a Children's Justice Act Grant.

Subject: Availability of FY 2003 Children's Justice Act Grants to States Under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

Legal References:

Section 107(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.); and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.).

Contents:

Table of Contents

Part I: Background Information

Summary
Purpose
Information

Three-Year Assessment Requirement
Reporting Requirements
Grant Administration Regulations

Expenditure of Funds
Availability and Allocation of Funds
Projects and Activities

Part II: Application Instruction

Format
Applicant Information
Signature
Accompanying Documents
Copies
Delivery
Eligibility Instructions

Eligibility Requirements
Documentation of Eligibility

Requirements for All States

Establishment/Maintenance of a Task Force
Governor's Letter
Certifications

Additional requirements for States which have not previously established eligibility and for States which are required to submit a three-year assessment with this application

Recommendations of the Task Force
State Implementation of the Task Force Recommendations

Program Description Instructions

Performance Reporting Requirements and Program Content

Part III: Additional Information

Closing Date
Intergovernmental Review
Inquiries
Effective Date
List of Attachments