Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1226

 93 STAT. 1194

State criminal justice council's application review.

PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979

"(b) Each applicant for funds under this part shall certify that its program or project meets all the requirements of this section, that all the information contained in the application is correct, and that the applicant will comply with all the provisions of this title and all other applicable Federal laws. Such certification shall be made in a form acceptable to the Administration. "(c) Each application must be submitted for review to the criminal justice council in whose State the applicant is located. The council shall have thirty days to comment to the Administration upon the application. Any recommendation shall be accompanied by supporting rationale. (d) States and units of local government may utilize the services of private nonprofit organizations for purposes consistent with this part. "CRITERIA FOR AWARD

42 USC 3755.

Publication in Federal Register.

Ante, p. 1179.

Recipient's assumption of program cost.

"SEC. 505. (a) The Administration shall, after appropriate consultation with representatives of State and local governments and representatives of the various components of the justice system at all levels of government, establish reasonable requirements consistent with this part for the award of national priority grants. Procedures for awards of national priority grants shall be published in the Federal Register and no national priority grant shall be made in a manner inconsistent with these procedures. The Administration in determining whether to award a priority grant to an eligible jurisdiction shall give consideration to the criminal justice needs and efforts of eligible jurisdictions, to the need for continuing programs which would not otherwise be continued because of the lack of adequate part D funds, and to the degree to which an eligible jurisdiction has expended or proposes to expend funds from part D or other sources of funds, including other Federal grants, for priority programs and projects. No jurisdiction shall be denied a priority grant solely on the basis of its population. (b) Grants under this part may be made in an amount equal to 50 per centum of the cost of the priority program or project for which such grant is made except allocations made pursuant to section 405(a)(2), which may be made in an amount equal to 100 per centum of the cost of the funded program. The remaining costs may be provided from part D funds or from any other source of funds, including other Federal grants, available to the eligible jurisdiction. The Administration may provide technical assistance to any priority program or project funded under this part. Technical assistance so provided may be funded in an amount equal to 100 per centum of its cost from funds set aside pursuant to this part. "(c) Amounts reserved and set aside pursuant to this part in any fiscal year, but not used in such year, may be used by the Administration to provide additional financial assistance to priority programs or projects of demonstrated effectiveness in improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b). "(d) The Administration may provide financial aid and assistance to programs or projects under this part for a period not to exceed three years. Grants made pursuant to this part may be extended or renewed by the Administration for an additional period of up to two years if an evaluation of the program or project indicates that it has been effective in achieving the stated goals or offers the potential for improving the functioning of the criminal justice system. A recipient

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