§10405 Allotment of Funds

Summary

Divide the grant money for each fiscal year like this. Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands each get at least 1/8 of 1 percent of the total grant pool. Every State gets $600,000 to start. After that, the rest of the money is split among the States based on their share of the total State population. The Department uses the most recent census numbers, including yearly population estimates if available, to figure those shares. If there isn’t enough money to pay the full amounts, every State’s allotment is cut back proportionally. If more money shows up later that year, allotments are increased the same way. The word “State” for the $600,000 rule does not include the four territories above. If a State hasn’t met the grant rules and still has not received its money six months into the fiscal year, that amount can be given to States that do meet the rules. Money a State receives can be spent until the end of the next fiscal year. Any of that money not spent by then goes to the Secretary for discretionary use and must be used within one year after the Secretary gets it.