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Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Formula Grant Program Guidance, FY 2004

Registration Deadline: Extended to April 14, 2004
Submission Deadline: Extended to April 14, 2004

General Information

Eligible Applicants

This funding source is allocated by formula only to states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. Throughout this document, these entities are referred to simply as states (Sec. 502).*

Designation of Administering Agencies

In each state, the Governor or chief executive designates a state agency to apply for and administer these funds (Sec. 507). Throughout this document, these agencies are referred to simply as SAAs (state administering agencies).

Allocation Method

Of the amount available for formula grants, each state will receive a base amount of 0.25 percent or $500,000, whichever is greater. The remainder is divided among the states based on population (Sec. 506(a)).

Note: American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands together receive the allocation of one state, with 67 percent going to American Samoa and 33 percent going to the Northern Mariana Islands (Sec. 901(a)(2)).

*Statutory References
There are legal references throughout this document. They generally refer to the enabling legislation for the Byrne Program, Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.

Contents
General Information

Budget Considerations

Application Process

The State Byrne Program Strategy

Subgranting Byrne Formula Grant Funds

Evaluation Requirement—Performance Measurement

Reporting Requirements

Additional Statutory Requirements of the Byrne Program

new Additional OJP Requirements

Additional Information

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