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[CITE: 42USC3796dd-1]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 46--JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
 
 SUBCHAPTER XII-E--PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING; ``COPS ON THE 
                                 BEAT''
 
Sec. 3796dd-1. Applications


(a) In general

    No grant may be made under this subchapter unless an application has 
been submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney General.

(b) Application

    An application for a grant under this subchapter shall be submitted 
in such form, and contain such information, as the Attorney General may 
prescribe by regulation or guidelines.

(c) Contents

    In accordance with the regulations or guidelines established by the 
Attorney General, each application for a grant under this subchapter 
shall--
        (1) include a long-term strategy and detailed implementation 
    plan that reflects consultation with community groups and 
    appropriate private and public agencies and reflects consideration 
    of the statewide strategy under section 3753(a)(1) of this title;
        (2) demonstrate a specific public safety need;
        (3) explain the applicant's inability to address the need 
    without Federal assistance;
        (4) identify related governmental and community initiatives 
    which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
        (5) certify that there has been appropriate coordination with 
    all affected agencies;
        (6) outline the initial and ongoing level of community support 
    for implementing the proposal including financial and in-kind 
    contributions or other tangible commitments;
        (7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and continuing 
    the proposed program, project, or activity following the conclusion 
    of Federal support;
        (8) if the application is for a grant for hiring or rehiring 
    additional career law enforcement officers, specify plans for the 
    assumption by the applicant of a progressively larger share of the 
    cost in the course of time, looking toward the continuation of the 
    increased hiring level using State or local sources of funding 
    following the conclusion of Federal support;
        (9) assess the impact, if any, of the increase in police 
    resources on other components of the criminal justice system;
        (10) explain how the grant will be utilized to reorient the 
    affected law enforcement agency's mission toward community-oriented 
    policing or enhance its involvement in or commitment to community-
    oriented policing; and
        (11) provide assurances that the applicant will, to the extent 
    practicable, seek, recruit, and hire members of racial and ethnic 
    minority groups and women in order to increase their ranks within 
    the sworn positions in the law enforcement agency.

(d) Special provisions

                       (1) Small jurisdictions

        Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, in 
    relation to applications under this subchapter of units of local 
    government or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over 
    areas with populations of less than 50,000, the Attorney General may 
    waive 1 or more of the requirements of subsection (c) of this 
    section and may otherwise make special provisions to facilitate the 
    expedited submission, processing, and approval of such applications.

                       (2) Small grant amount

        Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, in 
    relation to applications under section 3796dd(d) of this title for 
    grants of less than $1,000,000, the Attorney General may waive 1 or 
    more of the requirements of subsection (c) of this section and may 
    otherwise make special provisions to facilitate the expedited 
    submission, processing, and approval of such applications.

(Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 1702, as added Pub. L. 103-322, title I, 
Sec. 10003(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1811.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3796dd, 3796dd-5 of this 
title.
