113 S1307 IS: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act
U.S. Senate
2013-07-16
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Youth Prison Reduction through
Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education
Act
or the Youth
PROMISE Act
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act are as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Findings.
Sec. 5. Allotment for Youth PROMISE Programs.
TITLE I—FEDERAL COORDINATION OF LOCAL AND TRIBAL JUVENILE JUSTICE
INFORMATION AND EFFORTS
Sec. 101. PROMISE Advisory Panel.
Sec. 102. Geographic assessment of resource
allocation.
TITLE II—PROMISE GRANTS
Sec. 201. Purposes.
Subtitle A—PROMISE Assessment and Planning Grants
Sec. 202. PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants
authorized.
Sec. 203. PROMISE Coordinating Councils.
Sec. 204. Needs and strengths assessment.
Sec. 205. PROMISE Plan components.
Subtitle B—PROMISE Implementation Grants
Sec. 211. PROMISE Implementation grants authorized.
Sec. 212. PROMISE Implementation grant application
requirements.
Sec. 213. Grant award guidelines.
Sec. 214. Reports.
Subtitle C—General PROMISE Grant Provisions
Sec. 221. Nonsupplanting clause.
Sec. 222. Grant application review panel.
Sec. 223. Evaluation of PROMISE grant programs.
TITLE III—PROMISE RESEARCH CENTERS
Sec. 301. Establishment of the National Research Center for
Proven Juvenile Justice Practices.
Sec. 302. Grants for regional research proven practices
partnerships.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Administrator means the Administrator of the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
(2)The
term community means a unit of local government or an Indian
tribe, or part of such a unit or tribe, as determined by such a unit or tribe
for the purpose of applying for a grant under this Act.
(3)Designated
geographic areaThe term designated geographic area
means a 5-digit postal ZIP Code assigned to a geographic area by the United
States Postal Service.
(4)The
term evidence-based, when used with respect to a practice relating
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention, means a practice (including a service, program, activity,
intervention, technology, or strategy) for which the Administrator has
determined—
(A)causal evidence
documents a relationship between the practice and its intended outcome, based
on measures of the direction and size of a change, and the extent to which a
change may be attributed to the practice; and
(B)the use of
scientific methods rules out, to the extent possible, alternative explanations
for the documented change.
(5)The
term intervention means the provision of programs and services
that are supported by research, are evidence-based or promising practices, and
are provided to youth who are involved in, or who are identified by
evidence-based risk assessment methods as being at high risk of continued
involvement in, juvenile delinquency or criminal street gangs, as a result of
indications that demonstrate involvement with problems such as truancy,
substance abuse, mental health treatment needs, or siblings who have had
involvement with juvenile or criminal justice systems.
(6)Juvenile
delinquency and criminal street gang activity preventionThe term
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention
means the provision of programs and resources to children and families who have
not yet had substantial contact with criminal justice or juvenile justice
systems, that—
(A)are designed to
reduce potential juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity risks;
and
(B)are evidence-based
or promising educational, health, mental health, school-based, community-based,
faith-based, parenting, job training, social opportunities and experiences, or
other programs, for youth and their families, that have been demonstrated to be
effective in reducing juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity
risks.
(7)The term promising, when used
with respect to a practice relating to juvenile delinquency and criminal street
gang activity prevention and intervention, means a practice (including a
service, program, activity, intervention, technology, or strategy) that, based
on statistical analyses or a theory of change, has been determined by the
Administrator to have demonstrated the potential to meet the requirements of an
evidence-based practice.
(8)The
term State means each of the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territories or possessions of
the United States.
(9)The term theory
of change means a program planning strategy approved by the
Administrator that outlines the types of interventions and outcomes essential
to achieving a set of program goals.
(10)The
term youth means—
(A)an individual who
is 18 years of age or younger; or
(B)in any State in
which the maximum age at which the juvenile justice system of such State has
jurisdiction over individuals exceeds 18 years of age, an individual who is
such maximum age or younger.
4.The Congress finds as follows:
(1)Youth gang crime
has taken a toll on a number of urban communities, and senseless acts of
gang-related violence have imposed economic, social, and human costs.
(2)Drug- and
alcohol-dependent youth, and youth dually diagnosed with addiction and mental
health disorders, are more likely to become involved with the juvenile justice
system than youth without such risk factors, absent appropriate prevention and
intervention services.
(3)Children of color
are over-represented relative to the general population at every stage of the
juvenile justice system. African-American youth are 17 percent of the United
States population, but represent 38 percent of youth in secure placement
juvenile facilities, and 58 percent of youth incarcerated in adult
prisons.
(4)Research funded by
the Department of Justice indicates that gang-membership is short-lived among
adolescents. With very few youth remaining gang-involved throughout their
adolescent years, ongoing opportunities for intervention exist.
(5)Criminal justice
costs have become burdensome in many States and cities, requiring reductions in
vital educational, social, welfare, mental health, and related services.
(6)Direct expenditures for each of the major
criminal justice functions, police, corrections, and judicial services, have
increased steadily over the last 25 years. In fiscal year 2009, Federal, State,
and local governments spent an estimated $258,000,000,000 for police
protection, corrections, and judicial and legal services, nearly a 207-percent
increase since 1982.
(7)In 2009, State
governments spent $5,700,000,000 to incarcerate youth. The average annual cost
to incarcerate one youth is $88,000.
(8)Coordinated
efforts of stakeholders in the juvenile justice system in a local community,
together with other organizations and community members concerned with the
safety and welfare of children, have a strong record of demonstrated success in
reducing the impact of youth and gang-related crime and violence, as
demonstrated in Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, Richmond, Virginia,
Los Angeles, California, and other communities.
(9)Investment in
prevention and intervention programs for children and youth, including quality
early childhood programs, comprehensive evidence-based school, after school,
and summer school programs, mentoring programs, mental health and treatment
programs, evidence-based job training programs, and alternative intervention
programs, has been shown to lead to decreased youth arrests, decreased
delinquency, lower recidivism, and greater financial savings from an
educational, economic, social, and criminal justice perspective.
(10)Quality early
childhood education programs have been demonstrated to help children start
school ready to learn and to reduce delinquency and criminal street gang
activity risks.
(11)Evidence-based
mentoring programs have been shown to prevent youth drug abuse and
violence.
(12)Evidence-based
school-based comprehensive instructional programs that pair youth with
responsible adult mentors have been shown to have a strong impact upon
delinquency prevention.
(13)After-school
programs that connect children to caring adults and that provide constructive
activities during the peak hours of juvenile delinquency and criminal street
gang activity, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., have been shown to reduce delinquency
and the attendant costs imposed on the juvenile and criminal justice
systems.
(14)States with
higher levels of educational attainment have been shown to have crime rates
lower than the national average. Researchers have found that a 5-percent
increase in male high school graduation rates would produce an annual savings
of almost $5,000,000,000 in crime-related expenses.
(15)Therapeutic
programs that engage and motivate high-risk youth and their families to change
behaviors that often result in criminal activity have been shown to
significantly reduce recidivism among juvenile offenders, and significantly
reduce the attendant costs of crime and delinquency imposed upon the juvenile
and criminal justice systems.
(16)Comprehensive
programs that target kids who are already serious juvenile offenders by
addressing the multiple factors in peer, school, neighborhood, and family
environments known to be related to delinquency can reduce recidivism among
juvenile offenders and save the public significant economic costs.
(17)There are many
alternatives to incarceration of youth that have been proven to be more
effective in reducing crime and violence at the Federal, State, local, and
tribal levels, and the failure to provide for such effective alternatives is a
pervasive problem that leads to increased youth, and later adult, crime and
violence.
(18)Savings achieved
through early intervention and prevention are significant, especially when
noncriminal justice social, educational, mental health, and economic outcomes
are considered.
(19)The prevention of
child abuse and neglect can help stop a cycle of violence and save up to $5.00
for every $1.00 invested in preventing such abuse and neglect.
(20)Targeting
interventions at special youth risk groups and focusing upon relatively
low-cost interventions increases the probability of fiscal benefit.
(21)Evidence-based
intervention treatment facilities have been shown to reduce youth delinquency
and to be cost-effective.
(22)States, including
Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Texas, and Pennsylvania, have seen a reduction in
juvenile incarceration due to a reallocation of criminal justice funds towards
prevention programs.
(23)The rise in
homicides in several cities in recent years followed declines in Federal
funding provided for law enforcement, educational, health and mental health,
social services, and other support to localities for youth, their families, and
other community-oriented programs and approaches.
5.Allotment for
Youth PROMISE ProgramsNot
more than 50 percent of the total amount available for the Edward Byrne
Memorial Criminal Justice Innovation Program for each fiscal year shall be made
available to carry out this Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>FEDERAL
COORDINATION OF LOCAL AND TRIBAL JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION AND
EFFORTS</header>
<section id="HE3922F3F0FE747B6948D762C71B54613"><enum>101.</enum><header>PROMISE
Advisory Panel</header>
<subsection id="HC5DA840A47E04019A126A922B369A636"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organization of
State Advisory Group Member Representatives</header><text>Section 223(f) of the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5633">42 U.S.C. 5633(f)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAD4D656CE89C434B81B0CC7AA2BA20C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>an eligible organization composed of member representatives
of the State advisory groups appointed under subsection (a)(3)</quote> and
inserting <quote>a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC985050C7CB844BC94A1B982F1C6887D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08C50EABB3254DCDB849D0D391BBD072" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9C174E1BAFF0492C9394AB59AAB9D7A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive such assistance,
such organization shall—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9553DE608BE4E7EAAF55CB670EAABA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be governed by
individuals who—</text>
<clause id="H8CF5FF22EF754E708BA0588F0C9F9434"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have been
appointed by a chief executive of a State to serve as a State advisory group
member under subsection (a)(3); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H72ED9D41EC544AFBA2A09B2C11D802CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are elected to
serve as a governing officer of such organization by a majority of the Chairs
(or Chair-designees) of all such State advisory groups;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF048B285CF4F4E63B0D43902E30A09A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include member
representatives from a majority of such State advisory groups, who shall be
representative of regionally and demographically diverse States and
jurisdictions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H109463165AA74B0CA0E37B2870A22AC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>annually seek
appointments by the chief executive of each State of one State advisory group
member and one alternate State advisory group member from each such State to
implement the advisory functions specified in clauses (iv) and (v) of
<internal-xref idref="H3F5435C4033C42758892DDEAF283EEA1" legis-path="(2)(D)">subparagraph (D)</internal-xref>, including serving on the
PROMISE Advisory Panel, and make a record of any such appointments available to
the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F5435C4033C42758892DDEAF283EEA1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agree to carry out activities that
include—</text>
<clause id="H68A9AA9702F348C1817D7D921FD818D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting an
annual conference of such member representatives for purposes relating to the
activities of such State advisory groups;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB874CE3E072747E4A5B51E2F47E066AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disseminating
information, data, standards, advanced techniques, and program models;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB09EC5C1E7D442B8721827F1C7A1336"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reviewing
Federal policies regarding juvenile justice and delinquency prevention;</text>
</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB737C2AB14764D4C8272C4E344887497"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advising the Administrator with respect to
particular functions or aspects of the work of the Office, and appointing a
representative, diverse group of members of such organization under
<internal-xref idref="H109463165AA74B0CA0E37B2870A22AC2" legis-path="(2)(C)">subparagraph (C)</internal-xref> to serve as an advisory
panel of State juvenile justice advisors (referred to as the <term>PROMISE
Advisory Panel</term>) to carry out the functions specified in subsection (g);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB2FA488E4BAB4C11A71A8082857770F6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>advising the
President and Congress with regard to State perspectives on the operation of
the Office and Federal legislation pertaining to juvenile justice and
delinquency
prevention.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H288274AFB4074B9A8C486AE8207D73B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>PROMISE Advisory
Panel</header><text>Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5633">42 U.S.C. 5633</external-xref>) is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC86122E04ED440C4BE6F6613C1772544" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB8420DE744CC43CB8DF5242319429A04"><enum>(g)</enum><header>PROMISE Advisory
Panel</header>
<paragraph id="H00D397EF89974FA1874768A4F90D5E09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
PROMISE Advisory Panel required under subsection (f)(2)(D) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE82F22A48834A1C9710552E3AB5CEC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess successful
evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and
criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention carried out by
PROMISE Coordinating Councils under the Youth PROMISE Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H961C64A7BE1944AFA07EB0F3F83F4389"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide the
Administrator with a list of individuals and organizations with experience in
administering or evaluating practices that serve youth involved in, or at risk
of involvement in, juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, from
which the Administrator shall select individuals who shall—</text>
<clause id="H2DF4D7AAE09546E59567D638D70A9C9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide to the
Administrator peer reviews of applications submitted by units of local
government and Indian tribes pursuant to title II of the Youth PROMISE Act, to
ensure that such applications demonstrate a clear plan to—</text>
<subclause id="H1F6FD24120E4429F9CD9EEBEB5931F61"><enum>(I)</enum><text>serve youth as
part of an entire family unit; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE58E6CECB2A046F5A7AECBF6EEDC75CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coordinate the
delivery of service to youth among agencies; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H7B52A90A7B364BA38ED10C2DA02A5783"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>advise the
Administrator with respect to the award and allocation of PROMISE Planning
grants to local and tribal governments that develop PROMISE Coordinating
Councils, and of PROMISE Implementation grants to such PROMISE Coordinating
Councils, pursuant to title II of the Youth PROMISE Act; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B364119BA9E4153AD376B3FD653459C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop
performance standards to be used to evaluate programs and activities carried
out with grants under title II of the Youth PROMISE Act, including the
evaluation of changes achieved as a result of such programs and activities
related to decreases in juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity,
including—</text>
<clause id="H6207729B2B7C4821A0FE1D69CA663F0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prevention of
involvement by at-risk youth in juvenile delinquency or criminal street gang
activity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H36112E7CC82D4920BBA0414881B70B05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diversion of
youth with a high risk of continuing involvement in juvenile delinquency or
criminal street gang activity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H812BB4A28784438D939AAA7E784ADF73"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>financial
savings from deferred or eliminated costs, or other benefits, as a result of
such programs and activities, and the reinvestment by the unit or tribe of any
such savings.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3DDD7096799A43C3A577A98AA4B7ABBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of the Youth PROMISE Act, and annually thereafter, the PROMISE Advisory Panel
shall prepare a report containing the findings and determinations under
paragraph (1)(A) and shall submit such report to Congress, the President, the
Attorney General, and the chief executive and chief law enforcement officer of
each State, unit of local government, and Indian
tribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B94CEF05A874430B0983AA10C660087"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 299(a)(1) of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5671">42 U.S.C. 5671(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0086EDC887564311892615BC3906A08F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF6D07B794AC4475B8D5DA2B68C692E78"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title for each of the fiscal
years 2014 through
2016.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H33C82819F0A641299A2D781DFC0C4493"><enum>102.</enum><header>Geographic
assessment of resource allocation</header>
<subsection id="HC74738E5296E47D2B40A963AE3077F2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant for
collection of data To determine need</header><text>The Administrator shall
award a grant, on a competitive basis, to an organization to—</text>
<paragraph id="H5458A7E2BE214354BD0858CF3AC32C4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect and
analyze data related to the existing juvenile delinquency and criminal street
gang activity prevention and intervention needs and resources in each
designated geographic area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD87564F082D74E66BA419B8AE198CC6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use the data
collected and analyzed under
<internal-xref idref="H5458A7E2BE214354BD0858CF3AC32C4D" legis-path="102.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> to compile a list of
designated geographic areas that have the most need of resources, based on such
data, to carry out juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity
prevention and intervention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA85308E5AE5A41108A1741E9D1431299"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the data collected and analyzed under
<internal-xref idref="H5458A7E2BE214354BD0858CF3AC32C4D" legis-path="102.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> to rank the areas listed
under
<internal-xref idref="HD87564F082D74E66BA419B8AE198CC6C" legis-path="102.(a)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> in descending order by
the amount of need for resources to carry out juvenile delinquency and criminal
street gang activity prevention and intervention, ranking the area with the
greatest need for such resources highest; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28AD875845714D7F94B0C66C456CC7C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>periodically
update the list and rankings under
<internal-xref idref="HA85308E5AE5A41108A1741E9D1431299" legis-path="102.(a)(3)">paragraph (3)</internal-xref> as the Administrator
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF74AF152D6341B0BDE18928FC606287"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data
sources</header><text>In compiling such list and determining such rankings, the
organization shall collect and analyze data relating to juvenile delinquency
and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention—</text>
<paragraph id="H540F276995ED470EBD225FF847B423B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>using the
geographic information system and Web-based mapping application known as the
Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography (SMART) system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7BEE365F69D4CFFBAFA9454651A8590"><enum>(2)</enum><text>from the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Education;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD628996842A47C08B2FB275AA5D0DEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>from the annual
KIDS Count Data Book and other data made available by the KIDS Count initiative
of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56E01685BDDE4161BA12CFAC2B031C04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of data by
the administrator</header><text>The list and rankings required by this section
shall be provided to the Administrator to be used to provide funds under this
Act in the most strategic and effective manner to ensure that resources and
services are provided to youth in the communities with the greatest need for
such resources and services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HED51D6D3FAA74E61BC1B82F0DD1AC9A9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of collected data</header><text>The information collected and analyzed
under this section may not be used for any purpose other than to carry out the
purposes of this Act. Such information may not be used for any purpose related
to the investigation or prosecution of any person, or for profiling of
individuals based on race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or any other
characteristic.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H128C8F25B7134EF7AD7B5C8CE9DB9700"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation of
allocation</header><text>Of the amount made available for fiscal year 2014 to
carry out this section and subtitle A of title II of this Act (as authorized
under section 205), not more than 1 percent of such amount, or $1,000,000,
whichever is less, shall be available to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>PROMISE
GRANTS</header>
<section id="H30369BA8CB534DD19BD83D4B513DB17E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of the grant programs
established under this title are to—</text>
<paragraph id="H0EB654EFC07D4DABBA8B83EF079151F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enable local and
tribal communities to assess the unmet needs of youth who are involved in, or
are at risk of involvement in, juvenile delinquency or criminal street
gangs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB9EC7C188E54D2CBB7AA4462B1AD247"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop plans
appropriate for a community to address those unmet needs with juvenile
delinquency and gang prevention and intervention practices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04C8C0DCF934428B8024B14A68183E2E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>implement and
evaluate such plans in a manner consistent with this Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><subtitle id="H421BAE1F5F4C4CA8983FB3C66A346AA5"><enum>A</enum><header>PROMISE Assessment
and Planning Grants</header>
<section id="H7DE81125F6DC462BB0C47A4A67AB7323"><enum>202.</enum><header>PROMISE
Assessment and Planning grants authorized</header>
<subsection id="HC63AA95B052B45BBAFE8D4550681BD13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Administrator is authorized to award grants to
units of local government and Indian tribes to assist PROMISE Coordinating
Councils with planning and assessing evidence-based and promising practices
relating to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention
and intervention, especially for youth who are involved in, or who are at risk
of involvement in, juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity. Such
PROMISE Coordinating Councils shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE04EDB1F4BF34713876A0F0F66186941"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct an
objective needs and strengths assessment in accordance with section 203;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63667C69C9754D4ABF2E97A82D417201"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop a PROMISE
Plan in accordance with section 204, based on the assessment conducted in
accordance with section 203.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5077D8C133E4F54A5859CCDCC1B8AF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant
duration</header>
<paragraph id="H3B805BEDB88B46B1A72F3E844C2A6924"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant awarded under this section shall be for a period not to exceed one
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21F4E88C76924CB2B67AD17217DCDAD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum grant
amount</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall not exceed
$300,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAD138C1C6EF143A59011D122A9DB14F7"><enum>203.</enum><header>PROMISE
Coordinating Councils</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To be
eligible to receive a grant under this subtitle, a unit of local government or
an Indian tribe shall establish a PROMISE Coordinating Council for each
community of such unit or tribe, respectively, for which such unit or tribe is
applying for a grant under this subtitle. Each such community shall include one
or more designated geographic areas identified on the list required under
section 102(a)(2). The members of such a PROMISE Coordinating Council shall be
representatives of public and private sector entities and individuals
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D60F0AC262140DB86BB9FE5B69E6DBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>should include at
least one representative from each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFA035D5573F4AF8A3A95D0524D7E4F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local chief
executive’s office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB1D72BF55904E93BE1FF2109C7F7BF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local
educational agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF368639368A740839B404BE7D9BF7826"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a local health
agency or provider;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF545CEF4A6A84239A73DD0E3B34924A9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a local mental
health agency or provider, unless the representative under subparagraph (C)
also meets the requirements of this subparagraph;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F995A8CADA14B7E8D1CE286CE4C2E61"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a local public
housing agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BDA1860386C453389188B025FD3D238"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a local law
enforcement agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BB2BDA81EAA4E5F895DB5B53DE5CB14"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a local child
welfare agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BE3373278514146BD1A49CFB8049CC3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a local juvenile
court;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H526CE3DAE557472A9C8724B949FF7A7E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a local juvenile
prosecutor’s office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FB850B5F1CF449481C8DF0098A6D8C8"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a private juvenile
residential care entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC0EC9A08BE245749D7E92B7CC0ED2E7"><enum>(K)</enum><text>a local juvenile
public defender’s office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC566B63AF8504B1A943CC0E52C481E5D"><enum>(L)</enum><text>a State juvenile
correctional entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8014DEBF1F014323BCFFD2098AE0B1AE"><enum>(M)</enum><text>a local business
community representative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFEE6CA9CA5C4FE383E02416D1CED13E"><enum>(N)</enum><text>a local
faith-based community representative;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FF87136838B4F2BBFFE78D85A6929E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall include two
representatives from each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H561BE2DCF97B4F06992A3980FE2E2480"><enum>(A)</enum><text>parents who have
minor children, and who have an interest in the local juvenile or criminal
justice systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H941A9158D96A483A991B64A91E326AA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>youth between the
ages of 15 and 24 who reside in the jurisdiction of the unit or tribe;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D30CAA5A5794E908A5391F9CAC30536"><enum>(C)</enum><text>members from
nonprofit community-based organizations that provide effective delinquency
prevention and intervention to youth in the jurisdiction of the unit or tribe;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57993C7674A940FDA32B8DC36E805AB2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may include other
members, as the unit or tribe determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA4CE28791BA748199931C98D751A2E88"><enum>204.</enum><header>Needs and
strengths assessment</header>
<subsection id="HEB1781FE2EA04CB5B5A2FC4F4C0F4761"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Each
PROMISE Coordinating Council receiving funds from a unit of local government or
Indian tribe under this subtitle shall conduct an objective strengths and needs
assessment of the resources of the community for which such PROMISE
Coordinating Council was established, to identify the unmet needs of youth in
the community with respect to evidence-based and promising practices related to
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention. The PROMISE Coordinating Council shall consult with a research
partner receiving a grant under section 302 for assistance with such
assessment. Such assessment shall include, with respect to the community for
which such PROMISE Coordinating Council was established—</text>
<paragraph id="H54151F202A924280BCBF3D072C3298A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
youth who are at-risk of involvement in juvenile delinquency or street gang
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B36F3217EE84260A33AB358F4AC5712"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
youth who are involved in juvenile delinquency or criminal street gang
activity, including the number of such youth who are at high risk of continued
involvement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19E9DCBC3A634D9F948C09319F2EDB6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>youth unemployment
rates during the summer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD3E2E2EA72A4DC9B0C9BB280181DBF0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of
individuals on public financial assistance (including a breakdown of the
numbers of men, women, and children on such assistance);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32959EAD13184BF1AEBEC8ED7BAFA34C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the estimated
number of youth who are chronically truant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF5E1F00238242BCA17F75FC545E7B54"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the number of
youth who have dropped out of school in the previous year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C32752AF89B4120BEF4906C5BE5EEE0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for the year
before such assessment, the estimated total amount expended (by the community
and other entities) for the incarceration of offenders who were convicted or
adjudicated delinquent for an offense that was committed in such community,
including amounts expended for the incarceration of offenders in prisons,
jails, and juvenile facilities that are located in the United States but are
not located in such community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4F851D775124AD2ACBF863DB13EA2D9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a
comparison of the amount under paragraph (5) with an estimation of the amount
that would be expended for the incarceration of offenders described in such
paragraph if the number of offenders described in such paragraph was equal to
the national average incarceration rate per 100,000 population;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBBA7239ABD748A6A0553E43BF2A26CB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a
description of evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile
delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention available for youth in
the community, including school-based programs, after school programs
(particularly programs that have activities available for youth between 3 p.m.
and 6 p.m. in the afternoon), weekend activities and programs, youth mentoring
programs, faith and community-based programs, summer activities, and summer
jobs, if any; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1A08579D6D24597AB825AC4D4E811FD"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a description of
evidence-based and promising intervention practices available for youth in the
community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF74295869F64DCE9B05C35A65CBBA0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of assessment information</header><text>Information gathered pursuant to
this section may be used for the sole purpose of developing a PROMISE Plan in
accordance with this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HADA1F19CDD5646B4887D75D3521D0E5C"><enum>205.</enum><header>PROMISE Plan
components</header>
<subsection id="H5843FDFD50D445488254ADEF196137AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each PROMISE Coordinating Council receiving funds from a
unit of local government or Indian tribe under this subtitle shall develop a
PROMISE Plan to provide for the coordination of, and, as appropriate, to
support the delivery of, evidence-based and promising practices related to
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention to youth and families who reside in the community for which such
PROMISE Coordinating Council was established. Such a PROMISE Plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE6F6F1B3360047D39A841E27BB4D7031"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include the
strategy by which the PROMISE Coordinating Council plans to prioritize and
allocate resources and services toward the unmet needs of youth in the
community, consistent with the needs and available resources of communities
with the greatest need for assistance, as determined pursuant to section
102;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE7168A2C4094160B8D91FEBE4E83800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a
combination of evidence-based and promising prevention and intervention
practices that are responsive to the needs of the community; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1AC2073694C4AA5B1B223A3095E9210"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that cultural and linguistic needs
of the community are met.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1DA45D459AA446BF95EC3462AD01F974"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory
components</header><text>Each PROMISE Plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D927A0D4AD44856B7F667455114E8C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>include a plan to
connect youth identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 203(a) to
evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and
criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA41EAD9E3C5E4BC788AED45C619B2AC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify the
amount or percentage of local funds that are available to the PROMISE
Coordinating Council to carry out the PROMISE Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA41D3611AFB40C9BA8A1139E1C3F500"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide strategies
to improve indigent defense delivery systems, with particular attention given
to groups of children who are disproportionately represented in the State
delinquency system and Federal criminal justice system, as compared to the
representation of such groups in the general population of the State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8ED9C69651F540989A7C92FBA1D43F85"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide for
training (which complies with the American Bar Association Juvenile Justice
Standards for the representation and care of youth in the juvenile justice
system) of prosecutors, defenders, probation officers, judges and other court
personnel related to issues concerning the developmental needs, challenges, and
potential of youth in the juvenile justice system, (including training related
to adolescent development and mental health issues, and the expected impact of
evidence-based practices and cost reduction strategies);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2C4580E745B4CFEB86135216C43DB3F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure that the
number of youth involved in the juvenile delinquency and criminal justice
systems does not increase as a result of the activities undertaken with the
funds provided under this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9814694281B44C918187D6AAEC7536BB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe the
coordinated strategy that will be used by the PROMISE Coordinating Council to
provide at-risk youth with evidence-based and promising practices related to
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC02DC0F7EE84CA3A3D36F0607327418"><enum>(7)</enum><text>propose the
performance evaluation process to be used to carry out section 211(d), which
shall include performance measures to assess efforts to address the unmet needs
of youth in the community with evidence-based and promising practices related
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05A1ED23EBED47DDABF80F8AB6546369"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify the
research partner the PROMISE Coordinating Council will use to obtain
information on evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile
delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, and
for the evaluation under section 211(d) of the results of the activities
carried out with funds under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBDDA1C220C44544A3DFA9EB77C5667C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Voluntary
components</header><text>In addition to the components under subsection (b), a
PROMISE Plan may include evidence-based or promising practices related to
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention in the following categories:</text>
<paragraph id="H54A794B68924401AA3A7EA90DB6779ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Early childhood
development services (such as pre-natal and neo-natal health services), early
childhood prevention, voluntary home visiting programs, nurse-family
partnership programs, parenting and healthy relationship skills training, child
abuse prevention programs, Early Head Start, and Head Start.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6894023852EE414B964F14901F85333E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Child protection
and safety services (such as foster care and adoption assistance programs),
family stabilization programs, child welfare services, and family violence
intervention programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H616F4078199043C5B34BF27DCFABF48D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Youth and
adolescent development services, including job training and apprenticeship
programs, job placement and retention training, education and after school
programs (such as school programs with shared governance by students, teachers,
and parents, and activities for youth between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. in
the afternoon), mentoring programs, conflict resolution skills training,
sports, arts, life skills, employment and recreation programs, summer jobs, and
summer recreation programs, and alternative school resources for youth who have
dropped out of school or demonstrate chronic truancy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H304ADE17F0A34A65BAEE73AEA31F351F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Health and mental
health services, including cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, and peer
mentoring and counseling.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AA811EA31584EF792CB2B0E09C18CA9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Substance abuse
counseling and treatment services, including harm-reduction strategies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7113219A4244D7D8B7EECD2B48F3C99"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Emergency,
transitional, and permanent housing assistance (such as safe shelter and
housing for runaway and homeless youth).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H861616DE276E437C89A0DCF00FB7C97A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Targeted gang
prevention, intervention, and exit services such as tattoo removal, successful
models of anti-gang crime outreach programs (such as <term>street worker</term>
programs), and other criminal street gang truce or peacemaking
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAF0BA76E80C4D5FAF71B96E5D073F3E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Training and
education programs for pregnant teens and teen parents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E949D4E0FF14DCBABAEEAA89A2D5385"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Alternatives to
detention and confinement programs (such as mandated participation in community
service, restitution, counseling, and intensive individual and family
therapeutic approaches).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA92D0B95646F4FD7A0A89A0A386F9EB7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Pre-release,
post-release, and reentry services to assist detained and incarcerated youth
with transitioning back into and reentering the community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HFEA3F6B1213A4BD3A1826C8A88B15520"><enum>B</enum><header>PROMISE
Implementation Grants</header>
<section id="HD887434E43E64B54A901F3B32AF3C902"><enum>211.</enum><header>PROMISE
Implementation grants authorized</header>
<subsection id="H56BFFF56E21945C5BE27D88287446DBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>PROMISE
Implementation grants authorized</header><text>The Administrator of the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is authorized to award grants to
units of local government and Indian tribes to assist PROMISE Coordinating
Councils with implementing PROMISE Plans developed pursuant to subtitle
A.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD318BB327F7B4DEFB69D1C4A43E1A710"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant
duration</header><text>A grant awarded under this subtitle shall be for a
3-year period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB3D7FBCE76B54529BD48E5C9CA128C8E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Non-Federal
funds required</header><text>For each fiscal year during the 3-year grant
period for a grant under this subtitle, each unit of local government or Indian
tribe receiving such a grant for a PROMISE Coordinating Council shall provide,
from non-Federal funds, in cash or in-kind, 25 percent of the costs of the
activities carried out with such grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF888B062C01E452DB66D10E61036E514"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Of
any funds provided to a unit of local government or an Indian tribe for a grant
under this subtitle, not more than $100,000 shall be used to provide a contract
to a competitively selected organization to assess the progress of the unit or
tribe in addressing the unmet needs of youth in the community, in accordance
with the performance measures under section 204(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H94D29D5A73CD46A7A4D30D077D519232"><enum>212.</enum><header>PROMISE
Implementation grant application requirements</header>
<subsection id="H50ABC58A8F7F4880BAEE39FB2E93176D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application
required</header><text>To be eligible to receive a PROMISE Implementation grant
under this subtitle, a unit of local government or Indian tribe that received a
PROMISE Assessment and Planning grant under subtitle A shall submit an
application to the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention not later than one year after the date such unit of
local government or Indian tribe was awarded such grant under subtitle A, in
such manner, and accompanied by such information, as the Administrator, after
consultation with the organization under section 223(f)(1) of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5633">42 U.S.C. 5633(f)(1)</external-xref>), may
require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA22FA9B4AB304D8F82B3307424C8A3E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
application</header><text>Each application submitted under subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF955701C9CA846F9BB8FF661A2444446"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify potential
savings from criminal justice costs, public assistance costs, and other costs
avoided by utilizing evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile
delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30B4D5EFC6354FE48A349236FBEA3662"><enum>(2)</enum><text>document—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45EF3FB2AD0E47E285C3DC04C80EE83A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>investment in
evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and
criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to be provided by the
unit of local government or Indian tribe;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DD24F7D6D84436FB0354A71E3F95A4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the activities to
be undertaken with the grants funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADB694B3490343048D534F303F8699E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any expected
efficiencies in the juvenile justice or other local systems to be attained as a
result of implementation of the programs funded by the grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC35864B254184C83A68F853B70F0BABC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>outcomes from such
activities, in terms of the expected numbers related to reduced criminal
activity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05C005FB7C974387A94CF471C1F985C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe how
savings sustained from investment in prevention and intervention practices will
be reinvested in the continuing implementation of the PROMISE Plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54973F21BB504A55B270FAFA7087DC00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide an
assurance that the local fiscal contribution with respect to evidence-based and
promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang
activity prevention and intervention in the community for which the PROMISE
Coordinating Council was established for each year of the grant period will not
be less than the local fiscal contribution with respect to such practices in
the community for the year preceding the first year of the grant period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34BAA9E2C11347E5B3D2E93CEE366B4C"><enum>213.</enum><header>Grant award
guidelines</header>
<subsection id="H6F0F9A382EA043729D74FA675233ABB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Selection and
distribution</header><text>Grants awarded under this subtitle shall be awarded
on a competitive basis. The Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1107AD0A008A4D3D803333903784E8E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take such steps as
may be necessary to ensure that grants are awarded to units of local
governments and Indian tribes in areas with the highest concentrations of youth
who are—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE00D95EDF88B40149E553B461D5C653E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at-risk of
involvement in juvenile delinquency or criminal street gang activity;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DFFEEEF6A0C4340B813EBDAC26F1B4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>involved in
juvenile delinquency or street gang activity and who are at high risk of
continued involvement; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4AE7E70E72C44316BBB03B9ACA4D59A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>give consideration
to the need for grants to be awarded to units of local governments and Indian
tribes in each region of the United States, and among urban, suburban, and
rural areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6AD081D1E894749A57CEA606051D0DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
grant award</header><text>The Administrator may extend the grant period under
section 211(b)(1) for a PROMISE Implementation grant to a unit of local
government or an Indian tribe, in accordance with regulations issued by the
Administrator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBD1B1353B04F438A90E5896F380F741B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Renewal of grant
award</header><text>The Administrator may renew a PROMISE Implementation grant
to a unit of local government or an Indian tribe to provide such unit or tribe
with additional funds to continue implementation of a PROMISE Plan. Such a
renewal—</text>
<paragraph id="H93C2F04DAF8A4B70B0FF28A5E710067A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be initiated
by an application for renewal from a unit of local government or an Indian
tribe;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H938C0C92D80343D68FBFDC826616D864"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be carried
out in accordance with regulations issued by the Administrator; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF90B93A014FC4FCBA00EE9CC2B971ACE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall not be
granted unless the Administrator determines such a renewal to be appropriate
based on the results of the evaluation conducted under section 223(a) with
respect to the community of such unit or tribe for which a PROMISE Coordinating
Council was established, and for which such unit or tribe is applying for
renewal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBDBBA72EE57B474EAA7634388DB4B5B9"><enum>214.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year after the end of the
grant period for which a unit of local government or an Indian tribe receives a
PROMISE Implementation grant, and annually thereafter for as long as such unit
or tribe continues to receive Federal funding for a PROMISE Coordinating
Council, such unit or tribe shall report to the Administrator regarding the use
of Federal funds to implement the PROMISE Plan developed under subtitle
A.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7F6DF547565E4752858B10A7B1540EB7"><enum>C</enum><header>General PROMISE
Grant Provisions</header>
<section id="H6272592E8C8343FC89DCBA99EC23BFA4"><enum>221.</enum><header>Nonsupplanting
clause</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A unit of local
government or Indian tribe receiving a grant under this title shall use such
grant only to supplement, and not supplant, the amount of funds that, in the
absence of such grant, would be available to address the needs of youth in the
community with respect to evidence-based and promising practices related to
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and
intervention.</text>
</section><section id="H8C4D6C3915EA4F469EE80D96103D5BCD"><enum>222.</enum><header>Grant
application review panel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in
conjunction with the PROMISE Advisory Panel, shall establish and utilize a
transparent, reliable, and valid system for evaluating applications for PROMISE
Assessment and Planning grants and for PROMISE Implementation grants, and shall
determine which applicants meet the criteria for funding, based primarily on a
determination of greatest need (in accordance with section 102), with due
consideration to other enumerated factors and the indicated ability of the
applicant to successfully implement the program described in the
application.</text>
</section><section id="H5E705F0BFE6946438B6B92873391677F"><enum>223.</enum><header>Evaluation of
PROMISE grant programs</header>
<subsection id="HB683513A6F564C3F885FA66A183343C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Evaluation
required</header><text>The Administrator shall, in consultation with the
organization provided assistance under section 223(f)(1) of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5633">42 U.S.C. 5633(f)(1)</external-xref>), provide
for an evaluation of the programs and activities carried out with grants under
this title. In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H5492C688E17D45088135F933A60A34BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>award grants to
institutions of higher education (including institutions that are eligible to
receive funds under part F of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1067q et seq.), to facilitate the evaluation process and measurement of
achieved outcomes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EDBEDAF35C044FDB028D967B54BC2B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
evidence-based and promising practices used by PROMISE Coordinating Councils
under PROMISE Implementation grants that have proven to be effective in
preventing involvement in, or diverting further involvement in, juvenile
delinquency or criminal street gang activity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D4A5DCF426A4F609D2B009EEBAB9D4D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE2F57F6C0A84758935A323F71258FAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that such
evaluation is based on the performance standards that are developed by the
PROMISE Advisory Panel in accordance with section 223(g) of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (as added by section 101(b) of
this Act);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29A8D87870914E989B43D9FAE4CE8201"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development of
longitudinal and clinical trial evaluation and performance measurements with
regard to the evidence-based and promising practices funded under this title;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45E258D48D07413995C04A9311137AC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the dissemination
of the practices identified in paragraph (2) to the National Research Center
for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices (established under section 301), units of
local government, and Indian tribes to promote the use of such practices by
such units and tribes to prevent involvement in, or to divert further
involvement in, juvenile delinquency or criminal street gang activity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE460F31BFA9B4039A6A9F5CA9083ECC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Results to the
national research center for proven juvenile justice
practices</header><text>The Administrator shall provide the results of the
evaluation under subsection (a) to the National Research Center for Proven
Juvenile Justice Practices established under section 301.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>PROMISE RESEARCH
CENTERS</header>
<section id="HB00568A582424BF8BCF71B321802DA8C"><enum>301.</enum><header>Establishment
of the National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice
Practices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator
shall award a grant to a nonprofit organization with a national reputation for
expertise in operating or evaluating effective, evidence-based practices
related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention or
intervention to develop a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice
Practices. Such Center shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC5E7240A0F84F5D8BF8CE5880E23471"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collaborate with
institutions of higher education as regional partners to create a best
practices juvenile justice information-sharing network to support the programs
and activities carried out with grants under title II of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H504B7F00277943C4851905E630A25B01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect, and
disseminate to PROMISE Coordinating Councils, research and other information
about evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency
and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to inform the
efforts of PROMISE Coordinating Councils and regional research partners and to
support the programs and activities carried out with grants under title II of
this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6C7F08A216B4207B8BBA6509E297843"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increase the
public’s knowledge and understanding of effective juvenile justice practices to
prevent crime and delinquency and reduce recidivism; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAF30192FCD5454190375B59A8C7D24D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop, manage,
and regularly update a site to disseminate proven practices for successful
juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3C6C0F8308964293A24DCDD2D75C516C"><enum>302.</enum><header>Grants for
regional research proven practices partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a grant
program to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as
regional research partners with PROMISE Coordinating Councils that are located
in the same geographic region as an institution, in collaboration with the
National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices authorized under
section 301. Regional research partners shall provide research support to such
PROMISE Coordinating Councils, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HC751815CAA0B431685E0574035DEA5D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assistance with
preparing PROMISE grant applications under title II, including collection of
baseline data for such applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H000B08F737CB40E18B09382F88B479E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assistance with
the needs and strengths assessments conducted under section 204; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3037A753632A43F295670B60ED5A91D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provision of
support services to PROMISE grant recipients for data collection and analysis
to assess progress under the PROMISE grant.</text>
</paragraph></section>