34 USC § 12221 - Grant authorization

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s12221"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 12221 - Grant authorization"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "12221"
section_name: "Grant authorization"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CRIME PREVENTION"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Community-Based Justice Grants for Prosecutors"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31701, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890.)"
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# § 12221. Grant authorization

**(a)** **In general** The Attorney General may make grants to State, Indian tribal, or local prosecutors for the purpose of supporting the creation or expansion of community-based justice programs.

**(b)** **Consultation** The Attorney General may consult with the Ounce of Prevention Council in making grants under subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31701, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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