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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 4254

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

Subtitle B—Drug Abuse Education and Prevention CHAPTER 1—DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS 42 USC 11801.

SEC. 3501. ESTABLISHMENT OF DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS.

Grants. Contracts.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private agencies, organizations (including community based organizations with demonstrated experience in this field), institutions, and individuals, to carry out projects and activities— (1) to prevent and to reduce the participation of youth in the activities of gangs that engage in illicit drug-related activities, (2) to promote the involvement of youth in lawful activities in communities in which such gangs commit drug-related crimes, (3) to prevent the abuse of drugs by youth, to educate youth about such abuse, and to refer for treatment and rehabilitation members of such gangs who abuse drugs, (4) to support activities of local police departments and other local law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach activities in communities in which gangs commit drug-related crimes, (5) to inform gang members and their families of the availability of treatment and rehabilitation services for drug abuse, (6) to facilitate Federal and State cooperation with local school officials to assist youth who are likely to participate in gangs that commit drug-related crimes, (7) to facilitate coordination and cooperation among— (A) local education, juvenile justice, employment and social service agencies, and (B) drug abuse referral, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, for the purpose of preventing or reducing the participation of youth in activities of gangs that commit drug-related crimes, and (8) to provide technical assistance to eligible organizations in planning and implementing drug abuse education, prevention, rehabilitation, and referral programs for youth who are members of gangs that commit drug-related crimes.

42 USC 11802.

SEC. 3.'>02. APPLICATION FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. (a) SUBMISSION

OF APPLICATIONS.—Any agency,

organization,

institution, or individual desiring to receive a grant, or to enter into a contract, under section 3501 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require by rule. 0?) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application for assistance under this chapter shall— (1) set forth a project or activity for carrying out one or more of the purposes specified in section 3501 and specifically identify each such purpose such project or activity is designed to carry out,