Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 3.djvu/139

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PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 1891 directed toward the issues with which such entities are concerned. SEC. 31703. APPLICATIONS. 16 USC 13863. (a) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this part for any fiscal year, a State, Indian tribal, or local prosecutor, in conjunction with the chief executive officer of the jurisdiction in which the program will be placed, shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (b) REQUIREMENTS. — Each applicant shall include— (1) a request for funds for the purposes described in section 31702; (2) a description of the communities to be served by the grant, including the nature of the youth crime, youth violence, and child abuse problems within such communities; (3) assurances that Federal funds received under this part shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under this section; and (4) statistical information in such form and containing such information that the Attorney General may require. (c) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. —Each applicant shall include a comprehensive plan that shall contain— (1) a description of the youth violence or child abuse crime problem; (2) an action plan outlining how the applicant will achieve the purposes as described in section 31702; (3) a description of the resources available in the community to implement the plan together with a description of the gaps in the plan that cannot be filled with existing resources; and (4) a description of how the requested grant will be used to fill gaps. SEC. 31704. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS. 42 USC 13864. (a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITATION. — The Attorney General shall use not more than 5 percent of the funds available under this program for the purposes of administration and technical assistance. (b) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.—^A grant under this part may be renewed for up to 2 additional years after the first fiscal year during which the recipient receives its initial grant under this part, subject to the availability of funds, if— (1) the Attorney General determines that the funds made available to the recipient during the previous years were used in a manner required under the approved application; and (2) the Attorney General determines that an additional grant is necessary to implement the community prosecution program described in the comprehensive plan required by section 31703. SEC. 31705. AWARD OF GRANTS. 42 USC 13865. The Attorney General shall consider the following facts in awarding grants: (1) Demonstrated need and evidence of the ability to provide the services described in the plan required under section 31703.