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John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program
The John R. Justice Grant Program is a federally-funded program that provides annual loan repayment funds to public prosecutors and defenders employed in the state of Iowa who sign an agreement to serve three years in an eligible position.
Eligible public prosecutors and defenders will sign a three-year contract for their obligations under receipt of this program. Eligible annual employment periods for public prosecutors and defenders will be from July 2011 to June 2012. Conditionally eligible applicants will be named in January 2012. The award is contingent upon one full year of employment in an eligible position. Employment verification will be sent to employers in June, following applicant's one-year of employment (employer will verify full-time employment for the year in an eligible position), and payments will be made to the recipient's lender following employment verification in June.
Renewal of this award is contingent upon future funding, employment, and each recipient completing renewal applications for funding by the priority deadline.
The John R. Justice Grant Program is a federally-funded program that provides annual loan repayment funds to public prosecutors and defenders employed in the state of Iowa who sign an agreement to serve three years in an eligible position.
Eligible public prosecutors and defenders will sign a three-year contract for their obligations under receipt of this program. Eligible annual employment periods for public prosecutors and defenders will be from July 2011 to June 2012. Conditionally eligible applicants will be named in January 2012. The award is contingent upon one full year of employment in an eligible position. Employment verification will be sent to employers in June, following applicant's one-year of employment (employer will verify full-time employment for the year in an eligible position), and payments will be made to the recipient's lender following employment verification in June.
Renewal of this award is contingent upon future funding, employment, and each recipient completing renewal applications for funding by the priority deadline.
Eligibility criteria:
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This project was supported by Grant No. 2010-RJ-BX-0020 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the SMART Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.
- Meet the definition of an eligible prosecutor or public defender in the State of Iowa (see definitions in Appendix A and Appendix B of the application);
- Must have been employed in an eligible position on or before January 1, 2010;
- Complete and file annual applications by the deadline established by the Iowa College Aid. If funds remain available after the application deadline, the Iowa College Aid will continue to accept applications;
- Have outstanding eligible educational loan debt, described as one of the following:
- Federal Subsidized Stafford loans;
- Federal Unsubsidized Stafford loans;
- Federal Perkins loans;
- Federal Graduate PLUS loans;
- Federal Consolidation loans (excluding those used to repay Federal Parent PLUS Loans)
- Be employed in an eligible prosecutor or public defender position for each year of the three-year contract period;
- Must be continually licensed to practice law in the State of Iowa;
- Must be employed full-time, which is not less than 75 percent of the forty hour work week; and
- Must not be in default on any federal student loans
- Completed and signed application and form (application closed)
- Completed and signed Service Agreement (see Attachment A of the application)
- Signed copy of the 2010 US 1040 tax form and 2010 Iowa tax form
- Priority application deadline is December 31, 2011.
- Conditional award designations will be made by January 2012.
Click on the image to downloadThis project was supported by Grant No. 2010-RJ-BX-0020 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the SMART Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.
Only applications that are received by the priority deadline will be considered.