34 USC 10462 – Applications
(a) Application
An eligible grantee shall submit an application to the Attorney General that—
(1) contains a certification by the chief executive officer of the State, Indian tribal government, court, or local government entity that the conditions of section 10461(c) of this title are met or will be met within the later of—
(A) the period ending on the date on which the next session of the State or Indian tribal legislature ends; or
(B) 2 years of September 13, 1994 or, in the case of the condition set forth in subsection 1 10461(c)(4) 2 of this title, the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on October 28, 2000;
(2) describes plans to further the purposes stated in section 10461(a) of this title;
(3) identifies the agency or office or groups of agencies or offices responsible for carrying out the program; and
(4) includes documentation from victim service providers and, as appropriate, population specific organizations demonstrating their participation in developing the application, and identifying such programs in which such groups will be consulted for development and implementation.
(b) Priority
Terms Used In 34 USC 10462
- Attorney General: means the Attorney General of the United States or his designee. See 34 USC 10251
- chief executive: means the highest official of a State or local jurisdiction. See 34 USC 10251
- court: means a tribunal recognized as a part of the judicial branch of a State or of its local government units. See 34 USC 10251
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- population: means total resident population based on data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and referable to the same point or period in time. See 34 USC 10251
- State: means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands: Provided, That for the purposes of section 10156(a) of this title, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one state 1 and that for these purposes 67 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, and 33 per centum to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. See 34 USC 10251
In awarding grants under this subchapter, the Attorney General shall give priority to applicants that—
(1) do not currently provide for centralized handling of cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking by police, prosecutors, and courts;
(2) demonstrate a commitment to strong enforcement of laws, and prosecution of cases, involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including the enforcement of protection orders from other States and jurisdictions (including tribal jurisdictions);
(3) have established cooperative agreements or can demonstrate effective ongoing collaborative arrangements with neighboring jurisdictions to facilitate the enforcement of protection orders from other States and jurisdictions (including tribal jurisdictions); and
(4) in applications describing plans to further the purposes stated in paragraph (4) or (7) of section 10461(b) of this title, will give priority to using the grant to develop and install data collection and communication systems, including computerized systems, and training on how to use these systems effectively to link police, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions for the purpose of identifying and tracking protection orders and violations of protection orders, in those jurisdictions where such systems do not exist or are not fully effective.
(c) Dissemination of information
The Attorney General shall annually compile and broadly disseminate (including through electronic publication) information about successful data collection and communication systems that meet the purposes described in this section. Such dissemination shall target States, State and local courts, Indian tribal governments, and units of local government.