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—

(1) for each fiscal year for which less than $25,000,000 is appropriated under section 506,[1] award grants to not fewer than 3 State entities, but not more than 5 State entities, that apply under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of subsection (d); or

(2) for each fiscal year for which $25,000,000 or more is appropriated under section 506,1 award grants to not fewer than 5 State entities that apply under subsection (c) and meet the requirements of subsection (d).

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—

(A) not more than 10 percent of such grant, in the aggregate— (i) for the costs incurred by the State entity to carry out this section, except that not more than 3 percent of such grant may be used for such costs; and (ii) to provide technical assistance to eligible entities receiving a subgrant under subsection (e) in carrying out delinquency prevention programs under the subgrant; and

(B) the remainder of such grant to award subgrants to eligible entities under subsection (e).

(2) An assurance that such grant will supplement, and not supplant, State and local efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.

(3) An assurance the State entity will evaluate the capacity of eligible entities receiving a subgrant under subsection (e) to fulfill the requirements under such subsection.

(4) An assurance that such application was prepared after consultation with, and participation by, the State advisory group, units of local government, community-based organizations, and organizations that carry out programs, projects, or activities to prevent juvenile delinquency in the local juvenile justice system served by the State entity.

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—

the State that will be served by the State entity submitted a plan under section 11133 of this title for such fiscal year; and

(A) the State that will be served by the State entity submitted a plan under section 11133 of this title for such fiscal year; and

(B) such plan is approved by the Administrator for such fiscal year; or

(2) after finding good cause for a waiver, the Administrator waives the plan required under subparagraph (A) for such State for such fiscal year.

In awarding subgrants under this subsection, the State shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate ability in—

In awarding subgrants under this subsection, the State shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate ability in—

(A) In general Each State entity receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with this subsection.

(B) PriorityIn awarding subgrants under this subsection, the State shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate ability in— (i) plans for service and agency coordination and collaboration including the collocation of services; (ii) innovative ways to involve the private nonprofit and business sector in delinquency prevention activities; (iii) developing data-driven prevention plans, employing evidence-based prevention strategies, and conducting program evaluations to determine impact and effectiveness; (iv) identifying under the plan submitted under paragraph (5) potential savings and efficiencies associated with successful implementation of such plan; and (v) describing how such savings and efficiencies may be used to carry out delinquency prevention programs and be reinvested in the continuing implementation of such programs after the end of the subgrant period.

(C) Subgrant program period and diversity of projects (i) Program periodA 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— (I) may use not more than 18 months for completing the plan submitted by the eligible entity under paragraph (5); and (II) shall use the remainder of the subgrant period, after planning [2] period described in subclause (I), for the implementation of such plan. (ii) Diversity of projects 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) a description of— (i) the local policy board and local partners the eligible entity will engage in the development of the plan described in paragraph (5); (ii) the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth in the community; (iii) available resources in the community to meet the unmet needs identified in the needs assessment described in paragraph (5)(A); [3] (iv) potential costs to the community if the unmet needs are not addressed;

(B) a specific time period for the planning and subsequent implementation of its continuum of local delinquency prevention programs;

(C) the steps the eligible entity will take to implement the plan under subparagraph (A); and

(D) a plan to continue the grant activity with non-Federal funds, if proven successful according to the performance evaluation process under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period.

(3) Matching requirement 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—

(A) ReviewNot 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— (i) ensure that the eligible entity has completed the plan submitted under paragraph (2) and that the plan meets the requirements of such paragraph; and (ii) verify that the eligible entity will begin the implementation of its plan upon receiving the next installment of its subgrant award.

(B) Termination 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—

(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of at-risk or delinquent youth in the community— (i) which shall include— (I) the available resources in the community to meet the unmet needs; and (II) factors present in the community that may contribute to delinquency, such as homelessness, food insecurity, teen pregnancy, youth unemployment, family instability, lack of educational opportunity; and (ii) may include an estimate— (I) for the most recent year for which reliable data is available, the amount expended by the community and other entities for delinquency adjudication for juveniles and the incarceration of adult offenders for offenses committed in such community; and (II) of potential savings and efficiencies that may be achieved through the implementation of the plan;

(B) a minimum 3-year comprehensive strategy to address the unmet needs and an estimate of the amount or percentage of non-Federal funds that are available to carry out the strategy;

(C) a description of how delinquency prevention programs under the plan will be coordinated;

(D) a description of the performance evaluation process of the delinquency prevention programs to be implemented under the plan, which shall include performance measures to assess efforts to address the unmet needs of youth in the community analyzed under subparagraph (A);

(E) the evidence or promising evaluation on which such delinquency prevention programs are based; and

(F) if such delinquency prevention programs are proven successful according to the performance evaluation process under subparagraph (D), a strategy to continue such programs after the subgrant period with non-Federal funds, including a description of how any estimated savings or efficiencies created by the implementation of the plan may be used to continue such programs.

(Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 504, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12222(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1895; amended Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 246(a), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2295; Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 304, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5147.)