124 STAT. 3501 PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 ‘‘(A)(i) be located in a State in which the population of Indians (including Alaska Natives) or Native Hawaiians exceeds 10 percent of the total population of the State; or ‘‘(ii) be an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian organization that focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence among Indians or Native Hawaiians, or an institution of higher education; and ‘‘(B) demonstrate the ability to serve all regions of the State, including underdeveloped areas and areas that are geographically distant from population centers. ‘‘(d) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity receiving a grant under this section shall submit a performance report to the Sec- retary annually and in such manner as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activi- ties that have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ‘‘SEC. 311. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS. ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants for the funding of State Domestic Violence Coalitions. ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appropriated under section 303(a)(2)(D) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the covered terri- tories an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amount so appropriated for such fiscal year. ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘covered territories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each State Domestic Violence Coalition desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be essential to carry out the objectives of this section. The application submitted by the coalition for the grant shall provide documentation of the coalition’s work, satisfactory to the Secretary, demonstrating that the coalition— ‘‘(1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in this title; and ‘‘(2) demonstrates the ability to conduct appropriately all activities described in this section, as indicated by— ‘‘(A) documented experience in administering Federal grants to conduct the activities described in subsection (d); or ‘‘(B) a documented history of active participation in the activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (d) and a demonstrated capacity to conduct the activities described in subsection (d)(2). ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for administration and oper- ations to further the purposes of family violence, domestic violence, 42 USC 10411.
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