34 U.S.C. § 11171
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.
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.
34 U.S.C. § 11171
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 5665 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 261 of title II of Pub. L. 93-415, as added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7263(a)(2)(F), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4443; amended Pub. L. 102-586, §2(g)(7), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5000, related to authority to make grants and contracts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107-273, §12210, 116 Stat. 1880.Another prior section 261 of Pub. L. 93-415 was renumbered section 299 and was classified to section 11181 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115-385, §402, 132 Stat. 5160.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEPart effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 12223 of Pub. L. 107-273, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under section 11101 of this title.
- Administrator
- the term "Administrator" means the agency head designated by section 11111(b) of this title;
- promising
- the term "promising" means a program or practice that-(A) is demonstrated to be effective based on positive outcomes relevant to juvenile justice from one or more objective, independent, and scientifically valid evaluations, as documented in writing to the Administrator; and(B) will be evaluated through a well-designed and rigorous study, as described in paragraph (34)(D);