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Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§11131 Authority to make grants and contracts

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 111— - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PROGRAMS AND OFFICES › Part Part B— - Charles Grassley Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program › § 11131

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administrator can give grants to States, local governments, or groups of them. These grants help plan, set up, run, coordinate, and check projects. The projects can be run directly or through grants and contracts with public or private groups. They aim to improve programs for juvenile delinquency, such as education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, rehabilitation, and the juvenile justice system. Each year, up to 5 percent of the program’s funds may be used for grants or contracts that provide technical help to States, local governments, and local private agencies to follow section 11133 and carry out the State plan approved under section 11133(c). Only organizations or people with experience giving that help may get those grants or contracts.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §11131

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(a)The Administrator is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government or combinations thereof to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile justice system.
(b)(1)With not to exceed 5 percent of the funds available in a fiscal year to carry out this part, the Administrator shall make grants to and enter into contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide technical assistance to States, units of general local governments 11 So in original. Probably should be “units of local governments”. (and combinations thereof), and local private agencies to facilitate compliance with section 11133 of this title and implementation of the State plan approved under section 11133(c) of this title.
(2)Grants and contracts may be made under paragraph (1) only to public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals that have experience in providing such technical assistance.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 5631 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–385 substituted “5 percent” for “2 percent”. 2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–273 struck out at end “In providing such technical assistance, the recipient of a grant or contract under this subsection shall coordinate its activities with the State agency described in section 5671(c)(1) of this title.” 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “units of local government” for “units of general local government”. 1992—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(f)(1)(A), which directed the substitution of “experience” for “existence”, could not be executed because “existence” did not appear in text. Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(f)(1)(B), made technical amendment to reference to section 5671 of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act. 1988—Pub. L. 100–690 inserted “and contracts” after “grants” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b). 1984—Pub. L. 98–473 amended section catchline. 1977—Pub. L. 95–115 inserted “grants and” before “contracts” and substituted “units of general local government or combinations thereof” for “local governments”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–385 not applicable with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that begins before Dec. 21, 2018, see section 3 of Pub. L. 115–385, set out as a note under section 11102 of this title.

Effective Date

of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–273 effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 12223 of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–115 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 263(c) of Pub. L. 93–415, as added by Pub. L. 95–115 and repealed by Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7266(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4449, formerly set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

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of part B of title II of Pub. L. 93–415, which is classified to this part, as the “Charles Grassley Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program”, see section 220 of Pub. L. 93–415, set out as a

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of 1974 Act note under section 10101 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 11131

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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