# § 12144. Applications
To request a grant under this part the chief local elected official of an area shall—
**(1)** prepare and submit to the Attorney General an application in such form, at such time, and in accordance with such procedures, as the Attorney General shall establish; and
**(2)** provide an assurance that funds received under this part shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for programs funded under this part.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 30304, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1845.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.