D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 28, r. 28-1011
An applicant for an action grant under the provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, who has been denied all requested LEAA funds to conduct a project for which funds are available, may appeal the grant request decision to the Criminal Justice Supervisory Board or to an Appeals Committee of the Board.
The Office of Criminal Justice Plans and Analysis shall notify each applicant in writing of the reasons for denial. The notification shall be consistent with requirements set forth in § 303(a)(15) of the Crime Control Act of 1968, as amended, and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.
Subgrant applicants shall have the right to withdraw or revise their appeals at any time prior to the final Board decision. The withdrawal or revisions shall not act as a bar to resubmission of the application for reconsideration by the Board at some later date.
Appeals shall be taken by subgrant applicants upon written notice from the Office of Criminal Justice Plans and Analysis setting forth the reasons for disapproval of the application.
Appeals shall be taken within twenty (20) days of the dispatch of written notice by the Office of Criminal Justice Plans and Analysis. Appeals shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons and grounds for the appeal.
Grounds for appeal may include one (1) or both of the following:
Denial of requests because of insufficient LEAA funds may not be appealed.
Applicants filing appeals desiring to present a personal appeal shall make that request to the Office of Criminal Justice Plans and Analysis in the written appeal and shall indicate the name of the person who shall present the appeal.
If the Criminal Justice Supervisory Board or an Appeals Committee desires to hear a supporting oral appeal, the applicant shall be notified of the time and place of the oral presentation by the Office of Criminal Justice Plans and Analysis.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 28, r. 28-1011