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Grant Program Description The objective of the Faith Based Initiative is to develop relationships and strengthen partnerships with state and federal agencies, corporations, foundations and institutions of higher learning in the effort to create greater access to resources and capacity building training opportunities for faith based organizations. This is a one-time funding opportunity grant.Grant Timelines and Award Dates Training Intermediary: December 1, 2005
Organizational Infrastructure Development: December 1, 2005
Direct Service: December 1, 2005
DAS: March 10, 20062006 Grantees Training Grant 2006 GranteesProcedures Applications are submitted to the Office of Faith Based Initiative. Applicants can apply for only one of the following categories. In the event the applicant is the lead applicant in one application and a partner in another application both applications will be disqualified.
Suggestive Audit procedures-
Read “Instruction” section of the application for compliance.Compliance Procedures and suggested Audit Procedures A. TYPES OF SERVICES ALLOWED OR UNALLOWED
Compliance Requirements-
The scope of allowable services are:
• Expansion of existing faith based organizational capacity building training programs,
• Expansion of existing faith based accredited leadership certificate programs,
• Expansion of existing faith based researched projects,
• Expansion of existing municipal faith based centers.
Grant funds cannot be expended for construction projects, endowments, individuals, political activities, loans or fundraising events including dinners, benefits and athletic events.
Suggested Audit Procedures-
Perform appropriate sampling in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Review program guidelines, test expenditures, test internal controls.
B. ELIGIBILITY
Compliance Requirements-
Nonprofit organizations, faith based organizations, New Jersey state agencies, colleges and universities that can demonstrate a clear connection to a community or communities.
Nonprofit organizations Eligibility:
Be incorporated in the State of New Jersey as a not-for-profit;
Tax exempt status 501c3;
Proof of certificate of Incorporation, in good standing;
Proof of Charity Registration through the Dept of Law/Public Safety.
Suggested Audit Procedures-
*Perform appropriate tests for compliance.
*Review program parameters, test expenditures, and accounting records, test internal controls.
C. MATCHING, LEVEL OF EFFORT, AND/OR EARMARKING REQUIREMENTS
*None
D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Compliance requirement-
Quarterly program and fiscal reports are required as are quarterly monitoring visits.
Suggested Audit Procedures-
*Review reporting process to ensure compliance.
*Read program outcome and evaluation on application to measure program performance.
*Test expenditures and records.
*Test Internal controls.
E. SPECIAL TESTS AND PROVISIONS
Compliance requirement-
*See provision of grant agreement.
Review pre- and post-evaluation data collected to better ascertain program strengths and weakness and to measure training impact on overall program performance and community.
Suggested Audit Procedures-
*Review terms of grant agreement.
*Perform sampling in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
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