2014/05/28 Council Agenda Packet

to the GSP and appropriate privacy policy that protects shared information, or provide detailed justification for why an alternative approach is recommended. DNA Testing of Evidentiary Materials and Upload of DNA Profiles to a Database If JAG program funds will be used for DNA testing of evidentiary materials, any resulting eligible DNA profiles must be uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS, the national DNA database operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)) by a government DNA lab with access to CODIS. No profiles generated with JAG funding may be entered into any other non- governmental DNA database without prior express written approval from BJA. For more information, refer to the NIJ FY 2014 DNA Backlog Reduction Program, available at https://ncirs.gov/pdffiles1/nii/s1001112.pdf. In addition, funds may not be used for purchase of DNA equipment and supplies when the resulting DNA profiles from such technology are not accepted for entry into CODIS. Reporting Requirements, Accountability Measures, and JAG Showcase Award recipients will be required to submit quarterly financial status (SF-425) and annual programmatic reports through GMS, quarterly accountability metrics reports (see below) through BJA's Performance Measurement Tool (PMT), and Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) reports through the FFATA Sub -award Reporting System (FSRS) as necessary (see FFATA section below). Accountability Measures To assist the Department in fulfilling its responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111-352, applicants who receive funding under this solicitation must provide data that measures the results of their work done under this solicitation. Quarterly accountability metrics reports must be submitted through BJA's PMT, available at www.bjaperformancetools.orq. The accountability measures can be found at: www.bjaperformancetools.orq/help/JAGMeasuresQuestionnaire.ndf. Data reported by JAG grantees and subgrantees for this report does not determine JAG funding, which is calculated based on a statutory formula combining population and Uniform Crime Reporting Part 1 crime data. BJA encourages JAG grantees to make decisions on funding through a collaborative process involving all major stakeholders including law enforcement, courts, indigent defense, prosecution, corrections and community corrections, treatment providers, crime victims, and others. The measures are not designed to replace the planning that should occur at the state and local level. Submission of accountability measures data is not required for the application. Instead, applicants should discuss in their application their proposed methods for collecting data for accountability measures. Refer to the section "What an Application Should Include" on page 14 for additional information. Note on Project Evaluations Applicants that propose to use funds awarded through this solicitation to conduct project evaluations should be aware that certain project evaluations (such as systematic investigations 11 104