Grant funds may not be used to replace State or local funds (or, if applicable, funds provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs) that would, in the absence of Federal aid, be available or forthcoming for law enforcement. Instead, grant funds must be used to increase the total amount of such other funds used for law enforcement.

A grant recipient may not use Federal grant funds to defray any costs that the recipient already is obligated to pay. For example, if a grantee, prior to applying to participate in the grant program, had committed to purchase 10 new computers for crime analysis, then the grantee must purchase those 10 computers in addition to any computers requested for the grant program. Funds currently allocated to purchase office equipment may not be reallocated to other purposes nor refunded, should a grant be made. Non-Federal funds for such equipment must remain available for and devoted to that purpose, with grant funds serving as a supplement to those non-Federal funds.

The possibility of supplanting will be the subject of careful application review, possible pre-award review, post-award monitoring and audit of any finding. Any supplanting of non-Federal funds with grants is a ground for potential suspension or termination of grant funding, recovery of funds already provided, and other civil or criminal sanctions.

National Evaluation of the Safe Schools/ Healthy Students Initiative	Due Date: July 21, 1999