Grant Guideline; Notice

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: Proposed Grant Guideline for 2009. SUMMARY: This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2009 State Justice Institute grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. DATES: October 23, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Munsterman, Executive Director, State Justice Institute, 1650 King St. (Suite 600), Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 684-6100 X202, janice.munsterman@sji.gov . 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. Final appropriations legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2009 is still pending. The House, Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee provides $4,000,000 for the Institute in FY 2009; the Senate CJS Subcommittee provides $5,000,000. Regardless of the final amount provided to the Institute for FY 2009, 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 2009. Table of Contents I. The Mission of the State Justice Institute II. Eligibility for Award III. Sco…