34 USC § 10402 - Tribal grant program authorized

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title: "34 USC § 10402 - Tribal grant program authorized"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10402"
section_name: "Tribal grant program authorized"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "XVII"
subchapter_name: "JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1801A, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12102(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1861.)"
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# § 10402. Tribal grant program authorized

**1** **In general** [^1]

From the amount reserved under section 1810(b), the Attorney General shall make grants to Indian tribes for programs to strengthen tribal juvenile justice systems and to hold tribal youth accountable.

See References in Text note below.

**(b)** **Eligibility** section 5130 of title 25

Indian tribes, as defined by , or a consortia of such tribes, shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. Only tribes that carry out tribal juvenile justice functions shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section.

**(c)** **Awards** The Attorney General shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis.

**(d)** **Guidelines** The Attorney General shall issue guidelines establishing application, use, and award criteria and processes consistent with the purposes and requirements of this Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1801A, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12102(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1861.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 1810(b), referred to in subsec. (a), is , as added by , , , which was classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, and was omitted from the Code as obsolete.

This Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is , , , known as the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.