34 U.S.C. § 11313
Section 11313 · Grants for local delinquency prevention programs
Current version, with additions and removals from the July 29, 2010 version.
(1) alcohol and substance abuse prevention services;
(2) tutoring and remedial education, especially in reading and mathematics;
(3) child and adolescent health and mental health services;
(4) recreation services;
(5) leadership and youth development activities;
(6) the teaching that people are and should be held accountable for their actions;
(7) assistance in the development of job training skills; and
(8) other data-driven evidence based prevention programs.
The requirements of this subsection are met with respect to a unit of general local government if—
(1) the unit is in compliance with the requirements of part B of subchapter II;
(2) the unit has submitted to the State advisory group a minimum 3-year comprehensive plan outlining the unit's local front end plans for investment for delinquency prevention and early intervention activities;
(3) the unit has included in its application to the Administrator for formula grant funds a summary of the minimum 3-year comprehensive plan described in paragraph (2);
(4) pursuant to its minimum 3-year comprehensive plan, the unit has appointed a local policy board of not fewer than 15 and not more than 21 members, with balanced representation of public agencies and private nonprofit organizations serving juveniles, their families, and business and industry;
(5) the unit has, in order to aid in the prevention of delinquency, included in its application a plan for the coordination of services to at-risk juveniles and their families, including such programs as nutrition, energy assistance, and housing;
(6) the local policy board is empowered to make all recommendations for distribution of funds and evaluation of activities funded under this subchapter; and
(7) the unit or State has agreed to provide a 50 percent match of the amount of the grant, including the value of in-kind contributions, to fund the activity.
The Administrator shall—
(1) for each fiscal year for which less than $25,000,000 is appropriated under section 506,1 award grants to not fewer than 3 State entities, but not more than 5 State entities, that apply under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of subsection (d); or
(2) for each fiscal year for which $25,000,000 or more is appropriated under section 506,1 award grants to not fewer than 5 State entities that apply under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of subsection (d).
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State entity shall submit an application to the Administrator that includes the following:
(1) An assurance the State entity will use—
(A) not more than 10 percent of such grant, in the aggregate—
(i) for the costs incurred by the State entity to carry out this section, except that not more than 3 percent of such grant may be used for such costs; and
(ii) to provide technical assistance to eligible entities receiving a subgrant under subsection (e) in carrying out delinquency prevention programs under the subgrant; and
(B) the remainder of such grant to award subgrants to eligible entities under subsection (e).
(2) An assurance that such grant will supplement, and not supplant, State and local efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.
(3) An assurance the State entity will evaluate the capacity of eligible entities receiving a subgrant under subsection (e) to fulfill the requirements under such subsection.
(4) An assurance that such application was prepared after consultation with, and participation by, the State advisory group, units of local government, community-based organizations, and organizations that carry out programs, projects, or activities to prevent juvenile delinquency in the local juvenile justice system served by the State entity.
In awarding grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Administrator may not award a grant to a State entity for a fiscal year unless—
(1)(A) the State that will be served by the State entity submitted a plan under section 11133 of this title for such fiscal year; and
(B) such plan is approved by the Administrator for such fiscal year; or
(2) after finding good cause for a waiver, the Administrator waives the plan required under subparagraph (A) for such State for such fiscal year.
(1) Program authorized
(A) In general
Each State entity receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with this subsection.
(3) developing or enhancing a statewide subsidy program to local governments that is dedicated to early intervention and delinquency prevention;
(4) coordinating and collaborating with programs established in local communities for delinquency prevention under part C of subchapter II; 2 and
(1) In general
The Administrator shall make grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible Indian tribes or consortia of Indian tribes, as described in paragraph (2)—
(A) to support and enhance—
(i) tribal juvenile delinquency prevention services; and
(ii) the ability of Indian tribes to respond to, and care for, juvenile offenders; and
(B) to encourage accountability of Indian tribal governments with respect to preventing juvenile delinquency and responding to, and caring for, juvenile offenders.
(2) Eligible Indian tribes
(iv) identifying under the plan submitted under paragraph (5) potential savings and efficiencies associated with successful implementation of such plan; and
(v) describing how such savings and efficiencies may be used to carry out delinquency prevention programs and be reinvested in the continuing implementation of such programs after the end of the subgrant period.
(C) Subgrant program period and diversity of projects
(i) Program period
A subgrant awarded to an eligible entity by a State entity under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, of which the eligible entity—
(I) may use not more than 18 months for completing the plan submitted by the eligible entity under paragraph (5); and
(II) shall use the remainder of the subgrant period, after planning 2 period described in subclause (I), for the implementation of such plan.
(ii) Diversity of projects
In awarding subgrants under this subsection, a State entity shall ensure, to the extent practicable and applicable, that such subgrants are distributed throughout different areas, including urban, suburban, and rural areas.
(2) Local application
(3) Considerations
In providing grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall take into consideration, with respect to the Indian tribe to be served, the—
(A) juvenile crime rates;
(B) dropout rates; and
(C) number of at-risk youth.
(4) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
(A) a description of—
(i) the local policy board and local partners the eligible entity will engage in the development of the plan described in paragraph (5);
(ii) the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth in the community;
(iii) available resources in the community to meet the unmet needs identified in the needs assessment described in paragraph (5)(A); 3
(iv) potential costs to the community if the unmet needs are not addressed;
(B) a specific time period for the planning and subsequent implementation of its continuum of local delinquency prevention programs;
(C) the steps the eligible entity will take to implement the plan under subparagraph (A); and
(D) a plan to continue the grant activity with non-Federal funds, if proven successful according to the performance evaluation process under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period.
(3) Matching requirement
An eligible entity desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall agree to provide a 50 percent match of the amount of the subgrant that may include the value of in-kind contributions.
(4) Subgrant review
(A) Review
Not later than the end of the second year of a subgrant period for a subgrant awarded to an eligible entity under this subsection and before awarding the remaining amount of the subgrant to the eligible entity, the State entity shall—
(i) ensure that the eligible entity has completed the plan submitted under paragraph (2) and that the plan meets the requirements of such paragraph; and
(ii) verify that the eligible entity will begin the implementation of its plan upon receiving the next installment of its subgrant award.
(B) Termination
If the State entity finds through the review conducted under subparagraph (A) that the eligible entity has not met the requirements of clause (i) of such subparagraph, the State entity shall reallocate the amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligible entity to other eligible entities receiving a subgrant under this subsection or award the amount to an eligible entity during the next subgrant competition under this subsection.
(5) Local uses of funds
An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this subsection shall use the funds to implement a plan to carry out delinquency prevention programs in the community served by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner with other delinquency prevention programs or entities serving such community, which includes—
(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth in the community—
(i) which shall include—
(I) the available resources in the community to meet the unmet needs; and
(II) factors present in the community that may contribute to delinquency, such as homelessness, food insecurity, teen pregnancy, youth unemployment, family instability, lack of educational opportunity; and
(ii) may include an estimate—
(I) for the most recent year for which reliable data is available, the amount expended by the community and other entities for delinquency adjudication for juveniles and the incarceration of adult offenders for offenses committed in such community; and
(II) of potential savings and efficiencies that may be achieved through the implementation of the plan;
(B) a minimum 3-year comprehensive strategy to address the unmet needs and an estimate of the amount or percentage of non-Federal funds that are available to carry out the strategy;
(C) a description of how delinquency prevention programs under the plan will be coordinated;
(D) a description of the performance evaluation process of the delinquency prevention programs to be implemented under the plan, which shall include performance measures to assess efforts to address the unmet needs of youth in the community analyzed under subparagraph (A);
(E) the evidence or promising evaluation on which such delinquency prevention programs are based; and
(F) if such delinquency prevention programs are proven successful according to the performance evaluation process under subparagraph (D), a strategy to continue such programs after the subgrant period with non-Federal funds, including a description of how any estimated savings or efficiencies created by the implementation of the plan may be used to continue such programs.