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LLEBG Program Online Help https:llgrants.ojp.usdoj.gov:8004/doc/instructions.htm Request for Drawdown System Guidance (LLEBG) Welcome to the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) Program Request for Drawdown (RFD) System! The information provided in the RFD process will allow the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to better address the future needs of local communities across the country, as well as provide expanded data regarding crime-fighting initiatives and innovative programs that grantees are implementing in their respective jurisdictions. The data will allow BJA to measure the direct impact that the LLEBG Program is having on crime and our communities. This information will also demonstrate compliance with cross-cutting federal laws. ~ following information is being provided in an effort to assist each grantee. in preparing for the RFD process: ,.....ceptina Your Award Receiving your Award Documents and accepting the Award does not provide your jurisdiction with immediate access to the Program funds. Prior to actually receiving funds, you must first complete the Request for Drawdown process. Your juriSdiction will be notified on-line, via the Grants Management System (GMS), when the RFD process is on-line and ready to be completed. It is each jurisdiction's responsibility to check the GMS for notification of the availability of the RFD process. In the interim, you may proceed with your Advisory Board meeting and Public Hearing, as these conditions must be met prior to completing the RFO process and prior to obligating any grant funds. 10% Match The LLEBG Program requires a 10% cash match; federal funds may not exceed 90% of total program costs. Interest derived from the award does not have to be matched, but interest generated from the trust fund may not be used as part of the local match. Matching contributions need not be applied at the exact time or in proportion to the obligation of federal funds. However, the full match must be obligated by the end of the project period. There is no waiver provision. for the match req.uirement (exceptfor American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands). Obliaatina Funds Prior to obligating (writing purchase orders, entering into contracts or service agreements) any LLEBG funds, Grantees must · Hold both the Advisory Board Meeting and Public Hearing. Expenditure of LLEBG Funds You may not expend any grant funds until you have completed theRFD process. You have exactly 24 months in which to expend (pay for goods and services) all funds, including local match funds and any interest earned. No later than 90 days after the expenditure period ends, all unexpended funds must be returned to the OJP Office of the Comptroller for reallocation to the LLEBG Program for the following year's award cycle, Preliminarv Instructions for the ReQuest for Orawdown Process The following information is being provided to help you prepare for the completion of the RFD: I. Advisory Board Meeting and Public Hearing Both of these meetings must have been held prior to obligating (writing purchase orders, entering into contracts. or service agreements) any LLEBG funds. You will need to provide the following information regarding. these meetings: The date the public hearing was held. The date the Advisory Board completed its review of the proposed allocation of funds. Ion 101 I 1/00 10: 13 AM