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Using other mail carrier services such as Federal Express, UPS, etc., please use the Collins Building address: Office of the Attorney General Bureau of Advocacy and Grants Management Collins Building 107 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 **Do not use the Collins Building address for any U.S. Postal Service mail.** The submission to the Attorney General's Office must include, in the following order: * Fully completed VOCA Grant Application packet (Parts 1-9). * Job descriptions for all proposed VOCA-funded personnel and match personnel. * Three current letters of support. * Documentation of the agency's 501(c) 3 ruling from the Internal Revenue Service. Do not include the application instructions definitions brochures annual reports or additional documents in the submission to the Attorney General's Office Do not include binders or notebooks Late applications will not be considered. Required documents submitted by fax or email will not be considered. 6. Grant Application Review Process: After grant applications are received the application will be reviewed by OAG staff for technical compliance. All applications meeting technical compliance will be considered for funding. 7. Award Announcement and Fundina Cycle: Grant awards are announced annually prior to September 1, for a maximum of one year for the period of October 1 through September 30. 8. Applicable Laws/Final Program Guidelines: The Reference Guide to State Financial Expenditures, the Federal Financial Guide, applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, and the VOCA Final Program Guidelines. The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), published Final Program Guidelines in the April 22, 1997, Federal Register to implement the victim assistance grant program as authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended 42 U. S. C. 10601, et seq. If an applicant receives funding under this program, the applicant must comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including the OJP Final Program Guidelines and OJP Financial Guide. The following is a partial listing of VOCA eligibility requirements. The applicant must: * Provide direct services to crime victims at no charge to the victim (i.e., provider cannot bill a third party for VOCA Assistance funded services) * Be a public or nonprofit organization or a combination of such organizations * Provide documentation that exhibits community support and approval of its services * Demonstrate financial support from non-federal sources * Demonstrate, if a new program, that 25-50% of financial support comes from non-federal sources * Provide 20% program match derived from resources other than federal funds * Use volunteers which may include interns Page 4 202