WA State Department of Commerce 10/5/2016

WA State FFY 2016 STOP Formula Grant Application Key Goal of the Washington State STOP Formula Grant Washington State has an over arching STOP Grant goal of increasing the safety of youth and adults by supporting communities in developing comprehensive and collaborative strategies to address domestic violence,sexual assault,dating violence,and stalking;and to prioritize the needs and safety of victims while holding offenders accountable for their crimes. Applications The Office of Crime Victims Advocacy reserves the right to reduce,modify,or deny applications. Coordinated Community Response(CCR)Team Participation In support of the above goal,a condition of receiving these STOP Formula Grant funds is mandatory attendance at the CCR meetings and meaningful participation as a member of the county CCR team,which must meet at least quarterly during the grant period. During the grant period,CCR teams will be required to report on their activities that reduce,or reduce the risk of,domestic violence related homicides. In addition to addressing domestic violence related homicides,CCR teams are encouraged to focus on other gaps in your county. Please keep notes from your CCR meetings as OCVA program staff may attend to discuss the team's progress. Function Areas For the purposes of this Washington State STOP Formula Grant application,there are three function areas: non-profit,non-governmental victim services;prosecution;and law enforcement. It is not allowable for one function area to donate their funds to another function area. The allocations for each function area must be received by the eligible entity for that function area either directly or through a subgrant. This application provides funds to the three function areas in each geographical county to support local coordinated responses to adult or youth victims(age 11 and older)of sexual assault,domestic violence,dating violence,or stalking crimes. IRS 501(c)(3)Status As a result of VAWA 2013,any entity that is eligible for funding based on its status as a nonprofit organization must be an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a)of that Code. See 42 U.S.C.§ 13925(b)(16)(B).Please contact the OCVA Violence Against Women program staff with any changes. Reporting Requirements One annual progress report will be required covering the period of January 1,2017 through December 31,2017. Grantees not using InfoNet must submit the report data electronically using the Adobe report form provided by OCVA. Grantees using InfoNet will not be required to use the Adobe file unless the InfoNet data is incomplete. Grantees using InfoNet must keep the database updated with STOP Grant funded staff names and percentages paid by STOP. Agencies receiving funds for direct services must report the numbers of persons served detailing the nature of victimization,number of persons seeking services who could not be served or who were partially served,and demographic information. If the grantee administers STOP Grant funds for another agency or agencies,the grantee will be required to submit a progress report that combines the data from all recipients in their grant,unless otherwise instructed. Annual progress report forms will be due to OCVA with the final invoice,but not longer than 30 days after the end of the grant period.