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PUBLIC LAW 90-445-JULY 31, 1968

[82 STAT.

time community-based residential facilities for such youths requiring residential care, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. AUTHORIZATION

OP GRANTS

SEC. 112. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to meet not to exceed 60 per centum of the cost of projects or programs designed to carry out the purposes of this part. APPLICATIONS

SEC. 113. (a) Grants under this part may be made only upon application, to a State agency or, in the case of direct grants under section 132, to the Secretary, by a State, county, municipality, or other public agency or combination thereof, which contains or is accompanied by satisfactory assurances that— (1) such applicant agency will provide to the extent feasible for coordinating, on a continuing basis, its operations with the operations of public agencies and private nonprofit organizations furnishing welfare, education, health, mental health, recreation, job training, job placement, correction, and other basic services in the community for youths; (2) such applicant agency will make reasonable efforts to secure or provide any of such services which are necessary for diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating youths referred to in section 111 and which are not otherwise being provided in the community, or if being provided are not adequate to meet its needs; (3) maximum use will be made under the program or project of other Federal, State, or local resources available for provision of such services; (4) financial resources will, in the case of grants for construction, be available for the non-Federal share of such construction and for continued operation of the facility constructed; and (5) public and private agencies and organizations (including courts, law enforcement and other agencies involved in the youth correction process) providing the services referred to in paragraph (1) will be consulted in the formulation by the applicant of the project or program, taking into account the services and expertise of such agencies and organizations, and with a view to adapting such services to the better fulfillment of the purposes of this part. (b) Such application shall contain such information as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, including— (1) a description of the services for youths described in section 111 which are available in the State or community; (2) a statement of the method or methods of linking the agencies and organizations, public and private, providing these and other services; and (3) a showing that the project or program is consistent with any comprehensive plan developed under any other Act which is related to the purpose of this Act.

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