Title 31Money and FinanceRelease 119-73

§5352 Program authorization

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

To get a grant, a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor must apply to the Treasury Secretary as required. The applicant must set up a way to measure and report results that follows common, approved indicators and evaluation methods. They must do surveys every two years (or use local surveys already in place) to check progress. They must also promise that whoever evaluates them has experience collecting data on money laundering and related financial crimes. The Treasury Secretary, working with the Attorney General, may award grants and may renew them each year. Any award cannot be more than $750,000 in a fiscal year. Grants can be paused if an awardee stops meeting the rules, but the awardee gets written notice and a chance to appeal. Generally one applicant per community gets a grant, unless multiple coalitions are working together and each meets the rules. Agencies must give the Treasury any forfeiture money they get after the grant, up to the total amount of grants they received. Applications can be filed any time during the fiscal year, and some funds must be kept for later applicants.

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Title 31, §5352

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(a)To be eligible to receive an initial grant or a renewal grant under this part, a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor shall meet each of the following criteria:
(1)The State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor shall submit an application to the Secretary in accordance with section 5353(a)(2).
(2)The State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor shall—
(A)establish a system to measure and report outcomes—
(i)consistent with common indicators and evaluation protocols established by the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General; and
(ii)approved by the Secretary;
(B)conduct biennial surveys (or incorporate local surveys in existence at the time of the evaluation) to measure the progress and effectiveness of the coalition; and
(C)provide assurances that the entity conducting an evaluation under this paragraph, or from which the applicant receives information, has experience in gathering data related to money laundering and related financial crimes.
(b)(1)(A)Subject to subparagraph (D), for a fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, may grant to an eligible applicant under this section for that fiscal year, an amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General, to be appropriate.
(B)If such grant recipient fails to continue to meet the criteria specified in subsection (a), the Secretary may suspend the grant, after providing written notice to the grant recipient and an opportunity to appeal.
(C)Subject to subparagraph (D), the Secretary may award a renewal grant to a grant recipient under this subparagraph for each fiscal year following the fiscal year for which an initial grant is awarded.
(D)The amount of a grant award under this paragraph may not exceed $750,000 for a fiscal year.
(2)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may, with respect to a community, make a grant to one eligible applicant that represents that community.
(B)The Secretary may make a grant to more than one eligible applicant that represent 11 So in original. Probably should be “represents”. a community if—
(i)the eligible coalitions demonstrate that the coalitions are collaborating with one another; and
(ii)each of the coalitions has independently met the requirements set forth in subsection (a).
(c)(1)No grant may be made or renewed under this part to any State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor unless the agency or prosecutor agrees to donate to the Secretary of the Treasury for the program established under this part any amount received by such agency or prosecutor (after the grant is made) pursuant to any criminal or civil forfeiture under chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, or any similar provision of State law.
(2)Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount received by a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor pursuant to any criminal or civil forfeiture referred to in such paragraph in excess of the aggregate amount of grants received by such agency or prosecutor under this part.
(d)In establishing the program under this part, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure, to the extent practicable, that—
(1)applications for grants under this part may be filed at any time during a fiscal year; and
(2)some portion of the funds appropriated under this part for any such fiscal year will remain available for grant applications filed later in the fiscal year.

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31 U.S.C. § 5352

Title 31Money and Finance

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73