34 USC § 10181 - Application requirements

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title: "34 USC § 10181 - Application requirements"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10181"
section_name: "Application requirements"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Discretionary Grants"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 517, formerly § 513, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4336; renumbered § 517 and amended Pub. L. 101–647, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(4), (6), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4847; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(c)(2)(A), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3101.)"
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# § 10181. Application requirements

**(a)** No grant may be made under this part unless an application has been submitted to the Director in which the applicant—

**(1)** sets forth a program or project which is eligible for funding pursuant to section 10171 of this title;

**(2)** describes the services to be provided, performance goals, and the manner in which the program is to be carried out;

**(3)** describes the method to be used to evaluate the program or project in order to determine its impact and effectiveness in achieving the stated goals; and

**(4)** agrees to conduct such evaluation according to the procedures and terms established by the Bureau.

**(b)** Each applicant for funds under this part shall certify that its program or project meets all the applicable requirements of this section, that all the applicable information contained in the application is correct, and that the applicant will comply with all the applicable provisions of this part and all other applicable Federal laws. Such certification shall be made in a form acceptable to the Director.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 517, formerly § 513, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4336; renumbered § 517 and amended Pub. L. 101–647, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(4), (6), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4847; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(c)(2)(A), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3101.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , 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.

### Prior Provisions

A prior , title I, , ; , , ; , , , provided for personnel of Administration, prior to the general amendment of title I of  by .

### Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a)(1).  substituted “pursuant to section 3762a” for “pursuant to section 3761 or 3762a”.

1990—Subsec. (a)(1). , inserted “or 3762a” after “3761”.

Subsec. (b). , inserted “applicable” after “all the” in three places.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2006 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to the first fiscal year beginning after , and each fiscal year thereafter, see , set out as a note under .

### Transfer of Functions

Effective , all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of , set out as a note under .