Limitations
The Secretary may not award funds made available under this paragraph on a noncompetitive basis, and may not provide any such funds to an entity for the purpose of carrying out healthy marriage promotion activities or for the purpose of carrying out activities promoting responsible fatherhood unless the entity has submitted to the Secretary an application (or, in the case of an entity seeking funding to carry out healthy marriage promotion activities and activities promoting responsible fatherhood, a combined application that contains assurances that the entity will carry out such activities under separate programs and shall not combine any funds awarded to carry out either such activities) which—
(I) describes— (aa) how the programs or activities proposed in the application will address, as appropriate, issues of domestic violence; and (bb) what the applicant will do, to the extent relevant, to ensure that participation in the programs or activities is voluntary, and to inform potential participants that their participation is voluntary; and
(II) contains a commitment by the entity— (aa) to not use the funds for any other purpose; and (bb) to consult with experts in domestic violence or relevant community domestic violence coalitions in developing the programs and activities.
(I)#
describes—
(aa) how the programs or activities proposed in the application will address, as appropriate, issues of domestic violence; and
(bb) what the applicant will do, to the extent relevant, to ensure that participation in the programs or activities is voluntary, and to inform potential participants that their participation is voluntary; and
(I)(aa)#
how the programs or activities proposed in the application will address, as appropriate, issues of domestic violence; and
(I)(bb)#
what the applicant will do, to the extent relevant, to ensure that participation in the programs or activities is voluntary, and to inform potential participants that their participation is voluntary; and
(II)#
contains a commitment by the entity—
(aa) to not use the funds for any other purpose; and
(bb) to consult with experts in domestic violence or relevant community domestic violence coalitions in developing the programs and activities.
(II)(aa)#
to not use the funds for any other purpose; and
(II)(bb)#
to consult with experts in domestic violence or relevant community domestic violence coalitions in developing the programs and activities.