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Part 8. - Program Match Budget: The Final Program Guidelines require that all proposals provide a 20 percent match of the total VOCA project. Total VOCA Project is defined as the VOCA Budget Request plus the Program Match. Match funds are subject to the same restrictions that govern VOCA grant funds, i.e., the source of program match must be a VOCA-allowable expenditure. Refer to the instructions on the forms. Part 9. - Victims Served and Types of Services: Complete all of the information requested. Required Documentation: Related Parties Questionnaire: This form must be completed and signed by the Executive Director or an agency official who is authorized to enter into contractual agreements. Additional narrative pages may be attached if necessary. Job descriptions: A job description is required for all proposed VOCA-funded personnel and match personnel and must indicate the percentage of time allocated for each task totaling 100% of the job duties. Letters of Support: Attach three (3) current letters of support from local community or government groups. A current letter is one that is dated during the current calendar year. It is the responsibility of the applicant agency to ensure letters highlight the applicant agency's record of providing effective services to victims of crime (if applicable), demonstrates the writer's support as well as the community's support of the services that are requested as part of VOCA Grant project. Do not provide more than three letters. The following will not be accepted: * Letters from individuals that are not writing on behalf of a local community or government group * Letters from individuals or units within the applicant agency will not be accepted Letters acknowledging conference or meeting participation are not acceptable as letters of * support * Form letters Documentation of the agency's 501(c) 3 ruling from the Internal Revenue Service: Provide documentation to document the nonprofit status of the applicant agency. This may include: * proof that the Internal Revenue Service recognizes the organization as being tax exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; * a statement from a state taxing body or state secretary of state certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization and that no part of the organization's net earnings may benefit any private shareholder or individual; * a certified copy of a certificate of incorporation or similar document establishing nonprofit status; * any of the above, if it applies to a state or national parent organization, with a statement by the state or national parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate 209 Page 11