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~¡PK- Administrative Requirements for Applicants Grant Funds M~ Supplement ment. For example, funds previously and Not Suppiant budgeted for the hirin:g of one new officer or purchase of equipment may not be G rant funds may not be used to replace re~llocated to provide local matching state or local funds (or where applic- funds for the MORE gràrit. . '" able, funds provided by the Bureau of The possibility of supplanting will be the Indian Affairs) that would, in the absence of Federal aid, be available or forthcoming subject of careful application review, for law enforcement. Instead, COPS possible pre-award review, and post- - MORE '96 grant funds must be used to award monitoring and audit. Any sup- increase the total amount of such other planting of non-Federal funds by COPS funds used for law enforcement. grant funds is a ground for potential sus- pension or termination of grant funding, A grant recipient may not use Federal recovery of funds already provided, and grant funds to purchase equipment, other civil or criminal sanctions. technology, or support resources that the recipient already is obligated to buy. For As part of this application, an agency example, if a grantee, prior to applying must sign a certification that no supp1ant- for COPS MORE money, had committed ing of non-Federal funds will take place to purchase three laptop computers, then should a grant award be made. This the grantee must buy those three laptops certification shall be treated as a material in addition to ones funded under COPS representation of fact upon which reliance MORE. Funds currently allocated to will be placed in the u.s. Department of equipment, technology, or support Justice's detennination whether to award resources may not be reallocated to other this grant. purposes or refunded should a COPS MORE grant be made. Non-Federal funds Single Point of Contact Review must remain available for and devoted to that purpose, with COPS MORE funds Executive Order 12372 requires applicants serving to supplement non-Federal funds. from state and local units of government, or other organizations providing services In addition, all grantees will be expected within a state, to submit a copy of the to proceed with new hiring and equipment application to the state Single Point of procurement at a level consistent with Contact (SPOC) if one exists and if this historical practice and to take positive program has been selected for review by steps to fill all vacancies resulting from the state. (Indian Tribal governments are attrition. Failure to do so may be consid- exempt from this review.) The state ered evidence of supplanting. Single Points of Contact are listed on page 50 of this application. Applicants Finally, the non-Federal funds used as must contact their state SPOC to detennine matching funds for a COPS grant must if the program has been selected for state be in addition to funds that would review and, if so, comply with the state otherwise be available for law enforce- requirements prior to or at the same time 8