US Dept of Justice 8/13/2020 - Laserfiche WebLink

Prohibition of supplanting; prohibition on use of JAG funds as match —JAG funds may not be used to supplant state or local funds but must be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of federal funds, be made available. See the JAG FAQs for examples of supplanting. Although supplanting is prohibited, the leveraging of federal funding is encouraged. Absent specific federal statutory authority to do so, JAG award funds may not be used as a match for other federal awards. Other restrictions on use of JAG funds that require compliance, certification, and/or prior approval — If a unit of local government chooses to use its FY 2020 JAG funds for particular, defined types of expenditures, it must satisfy certain preconditions. Examples of items that require compliance, certification, and/or prior approval by BJA before purchase include: body-worn cameras, body armor, interoperable communications, DNA testing of evidentiary materials, uploading DNA profiles to a database, and entry of records into state repositories. Additional information, including the process to obtain prior approval and as well as a body armor and/or body-worn camera certification form, can be found on the JAG Resource Page. Allocation determination and Units of Local Government requirements regarding use of JAG funds Eligible allocations under JAG are posted annually on the JAG web page. Award allocations are determined by a four-step statutory formula. Additional information can be found on the JAG Resource Page or the JAG Technical Report. According to the JAG program statute, a "disparity" may exist between the funding eligibility of a county and its associated municipalities. See 34 U.S.C. § 10156(d)(4). Units of local government identified by BJA as disparate must select a fiscal agent that will submit a joint application for the allocation to include all disparate municipalities. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) that identifies which jurisdiction will serve as the applicant or fiscal agent for joint funds must be completed and signed by the authorized representative for each participating jurisdiction. Once an award is made, the fiscal agent will be responsible for distributing award funds to the other jurisdictions in the disparate group through subawards that include all appropriate award conditions. To verify eligibility on the JAG web page, an applicant should click on its respective state and note the following regarding the state's allocation table: (1) Disparate units of local government are listed in shaded groups, in alphabetic order by county. Units of local government identified as disparate must select one unit of local government to submit an application on behalf of the disparate group. (2) Counties that have an asterisk (*) under the "Direct Allocation" column did not submit the level of violent crime data to qualify for a direct award from BJA, but are in the disparate grouping indicated by the shaded area. The JAG legislation requires these counties to remain a partner with the local jurisdictions receiving funds and must be a signatory on the required MOU; and (3) Direct allocations are listed alphabetically below the shaded, disparate groupings. Please note that disparate jurisdictions do not need to abide by the listed individual allocations, which are provided for information only. Jurisdictions in a funding disparity are 6 BJA-2020-17276