Authority to make grants
The Administrator may make grants to and contracts with States, units of general local government, Indian tribal governments, public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals, or combinations thereof, to carry out projects for the development, testing, and demonstration of promising initiatives and programs for the prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency. The Administrator shall ensure that, to the extent reasonable and practicable, such grants are made to achieve an equitable geographical distribution of such projects throughout the United States.
Use of grants
A grant made under subsection (a) may be used to pay all or part of the cost of the project for which such grant is made.
Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 261Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12212116 Stat. 1891 (, as added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 5665 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
section 261 of title II of Pub. L. 93–415Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7263(a)(2)(F)102 Stat. 4443 Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(g)(7)106 Stat. 5000 Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12210(1)116 Stat. 1880 A prior , as added , , ; amended , , , related to authority to make grants and contracts, prior to repeal by , , .
section 261 of Pub. L. 93–415section 11181 of this titlePub. L. 115–385, title IV, § 402(c)(1)132 Stat. 5160 Another prior was renumbered section 299 and was classified to , prior to repeal by , , .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 12223 of Pub. L. 107–273section 11101 of this titlePart effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under .