N.M. Admin. Code § 7.1.19.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 7.1.19.11 - VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM

The purpose of the Violence Intervention Program Act is to create a non-reverting fund in the state treasury, the "violence intervention program fund", to consist of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations, to be administered by the department for awarding violence intervention program grants to state agencies, counties, municipalities or tribal governments that the department finds are disproportionately impacted by violent crimes, including homicides, shootings and aggravated assaults.

A. Eligibility: subject to the availability of the funds in the violence intervention fund, state agencies, counties, municipalities or tribal governments that the department finds are disproportionately impacted by violent crimes, including homicides, shootings and aggravated assaults may apply for funding under this rule.

B. Application process: In the first year of the program, within 60 days of the effective date of this rule, and thereafter, annually prior to the start of each state fiscal year, eligible state agencies, counties, municipalities, or tribal governments may apply to participate in the violence intervention fund program by submitting the application forms in a timely manner, as prescribed and distributed by the bureau. Such application forms will include, but not be limited to:

(1) Grant application form provided by the bureau including, but not limited to the following:

(a) budget form and narrative including a plan of expenditure for the amounts requested from the fund;

(b) project narrative which includes:

(i) need statement-provide a description of your agency and the constituents you serve. This narrative should describe the severity of violence and its impact on the community, as well as a description of the unmet need or problem that the grant project will address;

(ii) project description including identified high-risk target population and programs to address the problem.

(2) Violence prevention strategic plan - the strategic plan must include, at a minimum:

(a) an assessment of current violence prevention capacity and any current violence prevention activities and their effectiveness;

(b) description of selected evidence-based, evidence informed, or research-based programs and strategies to be implemented;

(c) action plans for program implementation and evaluation;

(d) statement of desired (measurable) outcomes and criteria with which to assess implementation success.

C. Funding amounts: Based upon the allocation decision by the authority in 7.27.9.12 NMAC, Funding amounts shall be determined by the department, will be based on criteria described in the grant application form, and will be dependent on availability of funds in the violence intervention fund.

D. Accumulation: It is anticipated that the entire amount of the annual award to each grantee will be spent during the fiscal year in which it is awarded. In the event that the entire amount cannot or will not be expended, the grantee must return the unexpended balance to the bureau unless it submits an accumulation and expenditure plan that is approved by the bureau prior to the close of the fiscal year in which it was awarded. The bureau may approve up to one additional fiscal year to expend the balance.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.1.19.11

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, August 23, 2022, eff. 8/23/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 08, April 25, 2023, eff. 4/25/2023