State grants

The Attorney General may make grants to States, for use by States, State and local courts (including juvenile courts), units of local government, victim service providers, and Indian tribal governments for the purposes described in section 10441(b) of this title. Of the amounts appropriated for the purposes of this subchapter— Upon satisfying the terms of subsection (d), any State shall be qualified for funds provided under this subchapter upon certification that— grantees and subgrantees shall develop a plan for implementation and shall consult and coordinate with— 33 So in original. There are two pars. designated “(4)”. of the amount granted— An application for a grant under this section shall include— Not later than 60 days after the receipt of an application under this subchapter, the Attorney General shall— In disbursing monies under this subchapter, the Attorney General shall issue regulations to ensure that States will— In disbursing grants under this subchapter, the Attorney General may impose reasonable conditions on grant awards to ensure that the States meet statutory, regulatory, and other program requirements. The Federal share of a grant made under this subchapter 5 may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the application submitted, except that, for purposes of this subsection, the costs of the projects for victim services or tribes for which there is an exemption under section 12291(b)(1) of this title shall not count toward the total costs of the projects. Funds appropriated by the Congress for the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal government or of the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share of the cost of programs or projects funded under this subchapter. Upon completion of the grant period under this subchapter, a State or Indian tribal grantee shall file a performance report with the Attorney General explaining the activities carried out, which report shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the purposes of this subchapter. A section of the performance report shall be completed by each grantee and subgrantee that performed the direct services contemplated in the application, certifying performance of direct services under the grant. The Attorney General shall suspend funding for an approved application if— A State applying for a grant under this subchapter shall— submit to the Attorney General— documentation from the prosecution, law enforcement, court, and victim services programs to be assisted, describing— A State may use any returned or remaining funds for any authorized purpose under this subchapter if— In this subsection: The term “child custody proceeding”— does not include— The term “eligible State” means a State that— has in effect— The term “reunification treatment” means a treatment or therapy aimed at reuniting or reestablishing a relationship between a child and an estranged or rejected parent or other family member of the child. The Attorney General shall increase the amount of a grant awarded under subsection (a) to an eligible State that submits an application under paragraph (6) by an amount that is not more than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding provided to the State under subsection (a) under the 3 most recent awards to the State. An increase of a grant under subparagraph (A) shall be for 1 fiscal year. An eligible State that receives an increase under subparagraph (A) may submit an application for renewal of the increase at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. An eligible State may not receive an increase under subparagraph (A) for more than 4 fiscal years. The laws described in this paragraph are the following: A law that ensures that, with respect to a child custody proceeding in which a parent has been alleged to have committed domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse— in making a finding regarding any allegation of domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse, in addition to any other relevant admissible evidence, evidence of past sexual or physical abuse committed by the accused parent shall be considered, including— A law that ensures that, during a child custody proceeding— a court may not, solely in order to improve a deficient relationship with the other parent of a child, remove the child from a parent or litigating party— a court may not, solely in order to improve a deficient relationship with the other parent of a child, restrict contact between the child and a parent or litigating party— A law that requires judges and magistrates who hear child custody proceedings and other relevant court personnel involved in child custody proceedings, including guardians ad litem, best interest attorneys, counsel for children, custody evaluators, masters, and mediators to complete, with respect to the training program described in paragraph (5)— The standards described in this paragraph are uniform required standards that— The training program described in this paragraph is an ongoing training and education program that— focuses solely on domestic and sexual violence and child abuse, including— is provided by— is designed to improve the ability of courts to— make appropriate custody decisions that— An eligible State desiring a grant increase under this subsection shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. An application submitted by an eligible State under subparagraph (A) shall include information relating to— An eligible State that receives a grant increase under paragraph (2)(A) shall use the total amount of the increase for the purposes described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (c)(4). Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as discouraging States from adopting additional provisions to increase safe outcomes for children. Additional protective provisions are encouraged. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.