Project abstract applicant's name: office of prosecution services

Project title: alabama john r. Justice loan repayment program. Goal: the alabama john r. Justice initiative goal is to help retain eligible full time prosecutors and public defenders who are burdened with very large amounts of educational debt with little or no means to repay. The office of prosecution services has adopted the program model in which applicants will apply directly to the designated state administering agency which will decide based on the programmatic criteria set forth herein as well as the applicants ability to pay and any additional recommendations regarding which applicants should receive funding and in what amounts. The office of prosecution services intends to use a general application created by the agency for potential applicants of the john r. Justice initiative in alabama. The application will include information regarding cursory eligibility requirements, disclosures and assurances of employment status and qualifying loan information. The anticipated date for the availability of the applications for potential applicants would be within 60 days after a formal award is made to our agency. These prospective applications will be submitted, within a specified time to OPS and carefully reviewed to ensure that all sections of the application are complete and any and all requested attachments have been included.