Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§12142 Uses of Funds
Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 121 — VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER II — CRIME PREVENTION › Part B — Model Intensive Grant Programs › § 12142
Summary
Grants must be used only for the purposes approved in the application and are meant to pay for intensive, full-scale crime prevention programs in areas with long-term high crime; the Attorney General must publish suggested uses in the Federal Register and must make sure awards are spread fairly across different geographic areas, including cities and rural places of different sizes.
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Title 34, §12142
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(a)In general
Funds awarded under this part may be used only for purposes described in an approved application. The intent of grants under this part is to fund intensively comprehensive crime prevention programs in chronic high intensive crime areas.
(b)Guidelines
The Attorney General shall issue and publish in the Federal Register guidelines that describe suggested purposes for which funds under approved programs may be used.
(c)Equitable distribution of funds
In disbursing funds under this part, the Attorney General shall ensure the distribution of awards equitably on a geographic basis, including urban and rural areas of varying population and geographic size.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13772 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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34 U.S.C. § 12142
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110