THIS HANDBOOK SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUS GUIDELINES. THE CHAPTERS COVER THE ENTIRE PREAPPLICATION/APPLICATION/GRANT MANAGEMENT PROCESS; PROCEDURES FOR PREPARING, SUBMITTING, REVIEWING, AND AWARDING CATEGORICAL GRANTS AND FUNDS; MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT; PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING PROJECT MANAGEMENT; LEAA GRANT CLOSE-OUT PROCEDURES; AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DATA INPUT INTO PROFILE (LEAA GRANT PROGRAM FILE). THE INTRODUCTION LISTS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROCEDURES MANUAL. APPENDIXES GIVE SAMPLE FORMS, FORMATS FOR THE GRANT MANAGER'S MEMORANDUM, SAMPLES OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS, SAMPLES OF REQUESTS FOR ADVANCES OR REIMBURSEMENTS OF FUNDS, SAMPLES OF STATUS REPORTS, A SAMPLE PROFILE CATEGORICAL STATUS UPDATE, A CHECKLIST FOR GRANT CLOSE-OUT, REVIEW FORMS, A SAMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION, A NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION, AND SAMPLES OF NEEDED LEGAL CERTIFICATIONS. (GLR)