PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

A federal official must consider six things when reviewing grant or contract applications under this law: the project’s cost versus how well it will work, whether it uses new or creative methods, whether it makes the State or agency better able to help runaway and homeless youth with illegal drug use, whether it serves communities with high youth drug use, whether it fills places that lack similar services, and whether it raises or coordinates the amount of help available to eligible youth. The official must speed up review if the applicant shows that a delay would stop the project from being carried out effectively. Applications are chosen through a competitive process set by rule. The official must publish a Federal Register notice telling people about the money, the general selection criteria, and how to apply and be reviewed. Each application must get peer review by experts who are not officers or employees of the Department of Justice or the Department of Health and Human Services.

Title 42, §11825

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Consideration of factors

In reviewing applications submitted under this subchapter, the appropriate Federal officer shall consider—

(1)the relative cost and effectiveness of the proposed project or activity in carrying out purposes for which the requested grant or contract is authorized to be made,

(2)the extent to which such project or activity will incorporate new or innovative techniques,

(3)the increase in capacity of the State or the public or nonprofit private agency, organization, institution, or individual involved to provide services to address the illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth,

(4)the extent to which such project or activity serves communities which have high rates of illicit drug use by juveniles (including runaway and homeless youth),

(5)the extent to which such project or activity will provide services in geographical areas where similar services are unavailable or in short supply, and

(6)the extent to which such project or activity will increase the level of services, or coordinate other services, in the community available to eligible youth.

(b)Competitive process

(1)Applications submitted under this subchapter shall be selected for approval through a competitive process to be established by rule by the appropriate Federal officer. As part of such a process, such officer shall publish a notice in the Federal Register—

(A)announcing the availability of funds to carry out this subchapter,

(B)stating the general criteria applicable to the selection of applicants to receive such funds, and

(C)describing the procedures applicable to submitting and reviewing applications for such funds.

(2)As part of such process, each application referred to in subsection (a) shall be subject to peer review by individuals (excluding officers and employees of the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services) who have expertise in the subject matter related to the project or activity proposed in such application.

(c)Expedited review

The appropriate Federal officer shall expedite the consideration of an application referred to in subsection (a) if the applicant demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the such officer, that the failure to expedite such consideration would prevent the effective implementation of the project or activity set forth in such application.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), was in the original “this part” and was translated as reading “this chapter” to reflect the probable intent of Congress because subtitle B of title III of Pub. L. 100–690, which comprises subchapters I to III of this chapter, does not contain parts.

Amendments

1989—Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 101–204, § 1001(b)(1)(A), inserted “stating” before “the general criteria”. Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 101–204, § 1001(b)(1)(B), substituted “describing” for “a description of”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–204, § 1001(b)(2), substituted “such officer” for “Administrator”.

§11825 Review of Applications