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����ר�� permits grantees to use ����ר�� funds for matching requirements in federally financed programs only when “the agency whose funds are being matched determines in writing that [����ר��] funds may be used for federal matching purposes.”  . 

On June 16, 2016, the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, Joye E. Frost, issued a that satisfies this requirement.

The use of ����ר�� funds as matching funds must meet all other applicable ����ר�� or Office for Victims of Crime requirements.  Regardless of whether ����ר�� funds are used for matching, they can be used only for ����ר��-permissible activities and only in compliance with the ����ר�� Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 2996–2996l) applicable appropriations law; ����ר�� rules, regulations (45 CFR Parts 1600–1644), guidelines, and instructions; the Accounting Guide for ����ר�� Recipients; the terms and conditions of the grant or contract; and other applicable law.  See Grantee Guidance.  This Program Letter is not preapproval of any specific activities, expenditures, or costs. 

If you have any questions regarding the ����ר�� matching-funds requirements, please contact Lora Rath—Director of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement—at rathl@lsc.gov or Mark Freedman in the Office of Legal Affairs at mfreedman@lsc.gov.