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90.57—Application content.

(a) Format. Applications from the Indian tribal groups for the Indian Tribal Governments Discretionary Grants Program must, under this subpart, be submitted on Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance, at a time specified by the Office of Justice Programs.

(b) Programs. (1) Applications must set forth programs and projects for a one year period which meet the purposes and criteria of the grant program set out in section 2001(b) and § 90.12.

(2) Plans should be developed by consulting with tribal law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and victim services, to the extent that they exist, and women in the community to be served. Applicants are also encouraged to integrate into their plans tribal methods of addressing violent crimes against women. Additionally, tribes may want to develop a domestic violence code, if one is not already in place, to facilitate the implementation of strategies which have reduced violence against women in other court systems.

(1) Describe the project or projects to be funded.

(2) Agree to cooperate with the National Institute of Justice in a Federally-sponsored evaluation of their projects.

(d) Certifications. (1) As required by section 2002(c) each Indian tribal government must certify in its application that it has met the requirements of this subpart regarding the use of funds for eligible purposes ( § 90.52 ); and non-supplantation ( § 90.56 ).

(2) A certification that all the information contained in the application is correct, that all submissions will be treated as a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed, that any false or incomplete representation may result in suspension or termination of funding, recovery of funds provided, and civil and/or criminal sanctions.

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