34 U.S.C. § 11313
Grants for local delinquency prevention programs
United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 11313, Grants for local delinquency prevention programs, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470147
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The purpose of this section is to enable local communities to address the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth, including through a continuum of delinquency prevention programs for juveniles who have had contact with the juvenile justice system or who are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system.
The Administrator shall—
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State entity shall submit an application to the Administrator that includes the following:
An assurance the State entity will use—
not more than 10 percent of such grant, in the aggregate—
In awarding grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Administrator may not award a grant to a State entity for a fiscal year unless—
Each State entity receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with this subsection.
In awarding subgrants under this subsection, the State shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate ability in—
A subgrant awarded to an eligible entity by a State entity under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, of which the eligible entity—
In awarding subgrants under this subsection, a State entity shall ensure, to the extent practicable and applicable, that such subgrants are distributed throughout different areas, including urban, suburban, and rural areas.
An eligible entity that desires a subgrant under this subsection shall submit an application to the State entity in the State of the eligible entity, at such time and in such manner as determined by the State entity, and that includes—
a description of—
An eligible entity desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall agree to provide a 50 percent match of the amount of the subgrant that may include the value of in-kind contributions.
Not later than the end of the second year of a subgrant period for a subgrant awarded to an eligible entity under this subsection and before awarding the remaining amount of the subgrant to the eligible entity, the State entity shall—
If the State entity finds through the review conducted under subparagraph (A) that the eligible entity has not met the requirements of clause (i) of such subparagraph, the State entity shall reallocate the amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligible entity to other eligible entities receiving a subgrant under this subsection or award the amount to an eligible entity during the next subgrant competition under this subsection.
An eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this subsection shall use the funds to implement a plan to carry out delinquency prevention programs in the community served by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner with other delinquency prevention programs or entities serving such community, which includes—
an analysis of the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth in the community—
which shall include—
may include an estimate—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
- Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010House: 326–92Senate: no recorded tally
- Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally