34 USC § 11314 - Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s11314"
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title: "34 USC § 11314 - Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "11314"
section_name: "Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 305, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5150.)"
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# § 11314. Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs

**(a)** **In general** The Administrator shall make grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible Indian Tribes (or consortia of Indian Tribes) as described in subsection (b)—

**(1)** to support and enhance—

**(A)** tribal juvenile delinquency prevention services; and

**(B)** the ability of Indian Tribes to respond to, and care for, at-risk or delinquent youth upon release; and

**(2)** to encourage accountability of Indian tribal governments with respect to preventing juvenile delinquency, and responding to, and caring for, juvenile offenders.

**(b)** **Eligible Indian Tribes** To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an Indian Tribe or consortium of Indian Tribes shall submit to the Administrator an application in such form as the Administrator may require.

**(c)** **Considerations** In providing grants under this section, the Administrator shall take into consideration, with respect to the Indian Tribe to be served, the—

**(1)** juvenile delinquency rates;

**(2)** school dropout rates; and

**(3)** number of youth at risk of delinquency.

**(d)** **Availability of funds** Of the amount available for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter, 11 percent shall be available to carry out this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 115–385, title III, § 305, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5150.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior , as added , , , which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2004 to 2008, was renumbered section 506 and was classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to omission from the Code and its subsequent repeal by , , .

Another prior , as added , , ; amended , , , 2681–76, related to grants for prevention programs, prior to the general amendment of title V of  by .

Another prior , title V, , , amended , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and was repealed by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section not applicable with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that begins before , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment note under .