SUBCHAPTER I—DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS
§11801. Establishment of drug abuse education and prevention program relating to youth gangs
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private agencies (including agencies described in paragraph (7)(A) acting jointly), organizations (including community based organizations with demonstrated experience in this field), institutions, and individuals, to carry out projects and activities—
(1) to prevent and to reduce the participation of youth in the activities of gangs that engage in illicit drug-related activities,
(2) to promote the involvement of youth in lawful activities in communities in which such gangs commit drug-related crimes,
(3) to prevent the abuse of drugs by youth, to educate youth about such abuse, and to refer for treatment and rehabilitation members of such gangs who abuse drugs,
(4) to support activities of local police departments and other local law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach activities in communities in which gangs commit drug-related crimes,
(5) to inform gang members and their families of the availability of treatment and rehabilitation services for drug abuse,
(6) to facilitate Federal and State cooperation with local school officials to assist youth who are likely to participate in gangs that commit drug-related crimes,
(7) to facilitate coordination and cooperation among—
(A) local education, juvenile justice, employment and social service agencies, and
(B) drug abuse referral, treatment, and rehabilitation programs,
for the purpose of preventing or reducing the participation of youth in activities of gangs that commit drug-related crimes, and
(8) to provide technical assistance to eligible organizations in planning and implementing drug abuse education, prevention, rehabilitation, and referral programs for youth who are members of gangs that commit drug-related crimes.
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Amendments
1991—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
§11802. Application for grants and contracts
(a) Submission of applications
Any agency, organization, institution, or individual desiring to receive a grant, or to enter into a contract, under
(b) Contents of application
Each application for assistance under this subchapter shall—
(1) set forth a project or activity for carrying out one or more of the purposes specified in
(2) provide that such project or activity shall be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant,
(3) provide for the proper and efficient administration of such project or activity,
(4) provide for regular evaluation of the operation of such project or activity,
(5) provide that regular reports on such project or activity shall be submitted to the Secretary, and
(6) provide such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure prudent use, proper disbursement, and accurate accounting of funds received under this subchapter.
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§11803. Approval of applications
In selecting among applications submitted under
(1) for the purposes specified in
(2) that the applicant demonstrates have the broad support of community based organizations in such geographical areas.
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1989—Par. (2).
§11804. Coordination with juvenile justice programs
The Secretary shall coordinate the program established by
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References in Text
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, referred to in text, is
§11805. Authorization of appropriations
To carry out this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 and 1994.
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1991—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by
§11806. Annual report
Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report describing—
(1) the types of projects and activities for which grants and contracts were made under this subchapter for such fiscal year,
(2) the number and characteristics of the youth and families served by such projects and activities, and
(3) each of such projects and activities the Secretary considers to be exemplary.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1991, see section 3 of