PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979
93 STAT. 1187
"(1) To be eligible for funds under this part all eligible jurisdictions shall assure the participation of citizens, and neighborhood and community organizations, in the application process. No grant may be made pursuant to this part unless the eligible jurisdiction has provided satisfactory assurances to the Administration that the applicant has— "(1) provided citizens and neighborhood and community organizations with adequate information concerning the amounts of funds available for proposed programs or projects under this title, the range of activities that may be undertaken, and other important program requirements; "(2) provided citizens and neighborhood and community organizations an opportunity to consider and comment on priorities set forth in the application or amendments; "(3) provided for full and adequate participation of units of local government in the performance of the analysis and the establishment of priorities required by subsection (D)(1)(A); and "(4) provided an opportunity for all affected criminal justice agencies to consider and comment on the proposed programs to be set forth in the application or amendments. The Administrator, in cooperation with the Office of Community Anti-Crime Programs, may establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to assure that citizens and neighborhood and community organizations will be assured an opportunity to participate in the application process.
Fundb, eligibility,
Application process, rules,
APPLICATIONS
"SEC. 403. (a) No grant may be made by the Administration to a 42 USC 3743. State, or by a State to an eligible recipient pursuant to part D, unless the application sets forth criminal justice programs covering a threeyear period which meet the objectives of section 401 of this title. This application must be amended annually if new programs are to be added to the application or if the programs contained in the original application are not implemented. The application must include— Contents. "(1) an analysis of the crime problems and criminal justice needs within the relevant jurisdiction and a description of the services to be provided and performance goals and priorities, including a specific statement of how the programs are expected to advance the objectives of section 401 of this title and meet the identified crime problems and criminal justice needs of the jurisdiction; "(2) an indication of how the programs relate to other similar State or local programs directed at the same or similar problems; "(3) an assurance that following the first fiscal year covered by an application and each fiscal year thereafter, the applicant shall submit to the Administration, where the applicant is a State, and to the council where the applicant is a State agency, the judicial coordinating committees, a nongovernmental grantee, or a unit or combination of units of local government— "(A) a performance report concerning the activities carried out pursuant to this title; and "(B) an assessment by the applicant of the impact of those activities on the objectives of this title and the needs and objectives identified in the applicant's statement; "(4) a certification that Federal funds made available under this title will not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the
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