PCCD will review all applications and will take into account the cost effectiveness of all applications.  PCCD also has final approval of all budget line items of any project that is invited to submit a formal application.  Below is an excerpt from PCCD' Applicant Manual that addresses indirect costs.

INDIRECT COSTS:
Recovery of indirect costs from subgrant funds is subject to prior approval by PCCD.  In rare circumstances, and on a case-by-case basis, recovery of indirect costs may be an allowable expenditure from subgrant funds if the subgrantee organization has a federally-approved Indirect Cost Rate.  Subgrantees who conduct more than one project or activity may also allocate appropriate costs to PCCD projects directly using the standard budget categories in the following manner:

The allocation of costs must be based on either the ratio of the PCCD project to the total agency budget, or the ratio of the cost of personnel in the PCCD project to the total cost of personnel.  These costs that are allocated must be shown in the applicable standard budget category and the basis for allocations explained in the Budget Narrative section.

Is a letter of support from the CJAB needed for each possible strategy under Objective 1, or only if the strategy involves county-wide projects?

Letters of Support from the Criminal Justice Advisory Board for county-based projects under Objective #1 are required.

My organization is assisting the Township in submitting an application. The Township is the applicant. My organization has a DUNS number, however, I don't believe the  Township does. Can I put my DUNS number into the system even though I'm technically not the applicant?

No. The concept paper does not require a DUNS number.  However, the township would have to provide their own DUNS number if they were invited to submit an application. 

INDIRECT COSTS:
Recovery of indirect costs from subgrant funds is subject to prior approval by PCCD.  In rare circumstances, and on a case-by-case basis, recovery of indirect costs may be an allowable expenditure from subgrant funds if the subgrantee organization has a federally-approved Indirect Cost Rate.  Subgrantees who conduct more than one project or activity may also allocate appropriate costs to PCCD projects directly using the standard budget categories in the following manner:

The allocation of costs must be based on either the ratio of the PCCD project to the total agency budget, or the ratio of the cost of personnel in the PCCD project to the total cost of personnel.  These costs that are allocated must be shown in the applicable standard budget category and the basis for allocations explained in the Budget Narrative section.

Yes. Here is that explanation from the PCCD Applicant's Manual:

18. Intellectual Property -

(1) If Applicant produces or purchases patentable items, processes, inventions, or similar matter, patent rights, or copyrightable works relating to the Subgrant Project, Applicant shall promptly and fully inform PCCD of that fact.

(2) Unless there is a prior agreement between Applicant and PCCD on disposition of intellectual property rights, PCCD shall determine whether protection for such rights shall be sought. PCCD shall also determine how rights (including rights under any copyrights, patents, or trademarks issued thereon) shall be allocated and administered in order to protect the public interest.

(3) Upon completion or termination of the Subgrant Project, Applicant shall, upon request, give PCCD all papers, files, and other documents or material related to intellectual property interests created through the Subgrant Project.

(4) In the event of alleged or actual infringement of another's intellectual property rights by Applicant or a designee/subcontractor engaged in subgrant-related activities:

(a) Applicant shall defend and indemnify PCCD and the Commonwealth.

(b) The Commonwealth may choose to defend itself or otherwise participate in such litigation, at Applicant's expense.

(c) Applicant shall compensate the Commonwealth for related infringements on right holder's products.

Non-profit organizations are eligible to submit a concept paper. If invited to submit an application, a Local Jurisdiction Waiver from the local unit(s) of government of the jurisdiction(s) that will be served by the project is required. A sample Local Jurisdiction Waiver can be found on the PCCD website at: JAG Local Jurisdiction Waiver.

No. The administrative rejection provision for submitting more than one concept paper under the same Objective pertains to the same applicant.

Providers of MST, FFT, and MTFC are eligible under this opportunity for either new implementations or expansions of existing projects.  However, the concept paper must explain how expenses that are not covered by managed care dollars constitute an expansion of an existing project.  JAG Funds can support eligible costs related to new implementations or expansions of existing projects, but only under the rationales provided in the funding announcement.

Bullet points "a" through "g" constitute the concept paper.  These are explained in detail in pages 9-11 in the funding announcement.  Each of these sections has a corresponding section set up in Egrants to receive your responses.   It does not matter which section you elect to do first in Egrants; however, all sections must be completed in Egrants in order to submit the paper.  The Egrants System will not allow a concept paper to be submitted if all of the sections are not complete. 

Do support letters have to be submitted at the same time as the concept paper is submitted via Egrants, or can support letters be sent to PCCD after the concept paper is submitted?

For guidance on support letters, please see page 11, section g "Required Attachments". Support letters cannot be submitted to PCCD after the concept paper deadline has passed.

As this is a competitive funding announcement, PCCD staff may only answer technical quesitons related to application guidance and many not answer specific questions pertaining to project/program eligibility.

I have two counties that operate independently.  I am working on a project for each county that would be under the same objective.  Is this a problem?

As long as the counties are submitting independent proposals, the fact that each selected the same objective and are using the same grant writer is not a conflict for per the quidelines of the funding announcement.

The following items are not eligible for funding under this solicitation and will result in an administrative rejection of the concept paper:

JAG Funds may not be used directly or indirectly for security enhancemenets or equipment for non-governmental entities not engaged in criminal or juvenile justice.

JAG Funds may not be used directly or indirectly to provide for any of the following fixed assets or contrated matters:

• Vehicles (excluding police cruisers), vessels (excluding police boats),or aircraft (excluding police helicopters)
• Luxury Items.
• Real estate.
• Construction projects (other than penal or correctional institutions).
• Any similar matters.

If a project was funded in the past, but is no longer funded, can I apply for funding for that project as a new implementation or expansion?

The project would not be considered a new implementation since the project was already funded and implemented once.  However, the project may be eligible for expansion funding.  Please refer to the funding announcement for the eligibility criteria and requirements of a proposed project expansion.

The maximum amount that may be requested for any single project is $250,000.

IMPORTANT NOTE to ALL POTENTIAL APPLICANTS:
Potential applicants are encouraged to review and consider all nine PCCD Objectives and corresponding Strategies in looking for potential funding for the project(s) they envision.  The Objectives are not designed to be associated with the type of applicant agency.  For example, law enforcement agencies are not limited to submitting concept papers only under Objective 3: Enhancing Law Enforcement.  All 9 objectives are available to law enforcement agencies if the project proposed is in support of a strategy identified within the objective.