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[CITE: 42USC5116]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
  CHAPTER 67--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM
 
   SUBCHAPTER III--COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY RESOURCE AND SUPPORT GRANTS
 
Sec. 5116. Purpose and authority


(a) Purpose

    It is the purpose of this subchapter--
        (1) to support State efforts to develop, operate, expand and 
    enhance a network of community-based, prevention-focused, family 
    resource and support programs that coordinate resources among 
    existing education, vocational rehabilitation, disability, respite 
    care, health, mental health, job readiness, self-sufficiency, child 
    and family development, community action, Head Start, child care, 
    child abuse and neglect prevention, juvenile justice, domestic 
    violence prevention and intervention, housing, and other human 
    service organizations within the State; and
        (2) to foster an understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of 
    diverse populations in order to be effective in preventing and 
    treating child abuse and neglect.

(b) Authority

    The Secretary shall make grants under this subchapter on a formula 
basis to the entity designated by the State as the lead entity 
(hereafter referred to in this subchapter as the ``lead entity'') under 
section 5116a(1) of this title for the purpose of--
        (1) developing, operating, expanding and enhancing Statewide 
    networks of community-based, prevention-focused, family resource and 
    support programs that--
            (A) offer assistance to families;
            (B) provide early, comprehensive support for parents;
            (C) promote the development of parenting skills, especially 
        in young parents and parents with very young children;
            (D) increase family stability;
            (E) improve family access to other formal and informal 
        resources and opportunities for assistance available within 
        communities;
            (F) support the additional needs of families with children 
        with disabilities through respite care and other services; and
            (G) decrease the risk of homelessness;

        (2) fostering the development of a continuum of preventive 
    services for children and families through State and community-based 
    collaborations and partnerships both public and private;
        (3) financing the start-up, maintenance, expansion, or redesign 
    of specific family resource and support program services (such as 
    respite care services, child abuse and neglect prevention 
    activities, disability services, mental health services, housing 
    services, transportation, adult education, home visiting and other 
    similar services) identified by the inventory and description of 
    current services required under section 5116d(3) \1\ of this title 
    as an unmet need, and integrated with the network of community-based 
    family resource and support program to the extent practicable given 
    funding levels and community priorities;
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        (4) maximizing funding for the financing, planning, community 
    mobilization, collaboration, assessment, information and referral, 
    startup, training and technical assistance, information management, 
    reporting and evaluation costs for establishing, operating, or 
    expanding a Statewide network of community-based, prevention-
    focused, family resource and support program; and
        (5) financing public information activities that focus on the 
    healthy and positive development of parents and children and the 
    promotion of child abuse and neglect prevention activities.

(Pub. L. 93-247, title II, Sec. 201, as added Pub. L. 104-235, title I, 
Sec. 121, Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3080.)

                       References in Text

    Section 5116d(3) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was 
in the original ``section 205(a)(3)'' and was translated as reading 
``section 205(3)'', meaning section 205(3) of Pub. L. 93-247, to reflect 
the probable intent of Congress, because section 205 does not contain 
subsections.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 5116, Pub. L. 93-247, title II, Sec. 201, as added 
Pub. L. 103-252, title IV, Sec. 401(a), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 666, 
related to community-based family resource programs, prior to the 
general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104-235, Sec. 121.
    Another prior section 5116, Pub. L. 93-247, title II, Sec. 201, 
formerly Pub. L. 98-473, title IV, Sec. 402, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 
2197; renumbered Sec. 201 of Pub. L. 93-247, and amended Pub. L. 101-
126, Secs. 2(a), 3(a)(3), (c)(1), 4(a), Oct. 25, 1989, 103 Stat. 764, 
766; Pub. L. 102-295, title I, Sec. 121(b), May 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 198, 
set forth purpose of subchapter to assist States in supporting child 
abuse and neglect prevention activities through community based grants, 
prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103-252, 
Sec. 401(a).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 31 section 6703.
