# § 11131. Authority to make grants and contracts
**(a)** The Administrator is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government or combinations thereof to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects directly or through grants and contracts with public and private agencies for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile justice system.
**(b)**
**1** With not to exceed 5 percent of the funds available in a fiscal year to carry out this part, the Administrator shall make grants to and enter into contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide technical assistance to States, units of general local governments [^1] (and combinations thereof), and local private agencies to facilitate compliance with section 11133 of this title and implementation of the State plan approved under section 11133(c) of this title.
So in original. Probably should be “units of local governments”.
**(2)** Grants and contracts may be made under paragraph (1) only to public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals that have experience in providing such technical assistance.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 221, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 95–115, § 4(a), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 625(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2111; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7256, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4438; Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(f)(1), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4987; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title I, § 129(a)(2)(A)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–75; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12221(a)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894; Pub. L. 115–385, title II, § 204(a), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5130.)
## 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.
### Amendments
2018—Subsec. (b)(1). substituted “5 percent” for “2 percent”.
2002—Subsec. (b)(2). struck out at end “In providing such technical assistance, the recipient of a grant or contract under this subsection shall coordinate its activities with the State agency described in .”
1998—Subsec. (a). substituted “units of local government” for “units of general local government”.
1992—Subsec. (b)(2). , which directed the substitution of “experience” for “existence”, could not be executed because “existence” did not appear in text.
, made technical amendment to reference to to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.
1988— inserted “and contracts” after “grants” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
1984— amended section catchline.
1977— inserted “grants and” before “contracts” and substituted “units of general local government or combinations thereof” for “local governments”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by not applicable with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that begins before , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , as added by and repealed by , , , formerly set out as a note under .
### Short Title
For short title of part B of title II of , which is classified to this part, as the “Charles Grassley Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program”, see , set out as a Short Title of 1974 Act note under .