42 USC 12783 – Conditions of contracts
(a) Eligible organizations
The Secretary shall carry out this part insofar as is practicable through contract with—
(1) a participating jurisdiction or agency thereof;
(2) a public purpose organization established pursuant to State or local legislation and responsible to the chief elected official of a participating jurisdiction;
(3) an agency or authority established by two or more participating jurisdictions to carry out activities consistent with the purposes of this subchapter;
(4) a national or regional nonprofit organization that has a membership comprised predominantly of entities or officials of entities that qualify under paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
(5) a professional and technical services company or firm that has demonstrated capacity to provide services under this part.
(b) Contract terms
Terms Used In 42 USC 12783
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
Contracts under this part shall be for not more than 3 years and shall provide not more than 20 percent of the operating budget of the contracting organization in any one year. Within any fiscal year, contracts with any one organization may not be entered into for a total of more than 40 percent of the funds appropriated under this part in that fiscal year.