34 USC 10551 - Program authorized

U.S Code last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

§ 10551.

Program authorized

(a)

In general

(1)

COPS grants

(2)

BJA grants

(b)

Uses of funds

Grants awarded under this section shall be distributed directly to the State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe, and shall be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs that may include one or more of the following:

(1)

Training school personnel and students to prevent student violence against others and self.

(2)

The development and operation of anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and Internet websites.

(3)

The development and operation of—

(A)

school threat assessment and intervention teams that may include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel; and

(B)

specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises.

(4)

Any other measure that, in the determination of the BJA Director, may provide a significant improvement in training, threat assessments and reporting, and violence prevention.

(5)

Coordination with local law enforcement.

(6)

Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others and self.

(7)

Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures.

(8)

Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.

(9)

Any other measure that, in the determination of the COPS Director, may provide a significant improvement in security.

(c)

Contracts and subawards

A State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this subchapter for purposes authorized under subsection (b), use the grant to contract with or make 1 or more subawards to 1 or more—

(1)

local educational agencies;

(2)

nonprofit organizations, excluding schools; or

(3)

units of local government or tribal organizations.

(d)

Services and benefits for schools

(e)

Preferential consideration

(f)

Matching funds

(1)

The portion of the costs of a program provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent.

(2)

Any funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this subsection.

(3)

The COPS Director and the BJA Director may each provide, in the guidelines implementing this section, for the requirement of paragraph (1) to be waived or altered in the case of a recipient with a financial need for such a waiver or alteration.

(g)

Equitable distribution

(h)

Administrative costs

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2701, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1108(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1501; amended Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1169(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3122; Pub. L. 109–271, § 8(j), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 767; Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title XIV, § 14010,

cite as: 34 USC 10551