Grant Guideline

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. State Justice Institute AGENCY: State Justice Institute. ACTION: Final Grant Guideline. SUMMARY: This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2007 State Justice Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. DATES: October 27, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Linskey, Executive Director, State Justice Institute, 1650 King St. (Suite 600), Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 684-6100 X201, klinskey@statejustice.org . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the State Justice Institute Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 10701 , et seq. , as amended, the Institute is authorized to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to State and local courts, nonprofit organizations, and others for the purpose of improving the quality of justice in the State courts of the United States. Pending appropriations legislation passed by the House (H.R. 5672) would appropriate $2,000,000 for SJI in fiscal year (FY) 2007; the Senate-passed version of the bill proposes to appropriate $4,500,000. Regardless of the final amount provided to SJI for FY 2007, the Institute's Board of Directors intends to solicit grant applications across the range of grant programs available. The following Grant Guideline is adopted by the State Justice Institute for FY 2007: Table of Contents I. The Mission of the State Justice Institute II. Eligibility for Award III. Scope of the Program IV. Applications V. Application Review Procedures VI. C…