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professionals, parents, State, local, or tribal govern-
mental agencies, and other organizations;
(2) collect and disseminate research and find-
ings;
(3) collect and report community demographic
information related to crime rates, violent crime, and
substance abuse patterns;
(4) sustain program elements after 5 years of
Federal funding; and
(5) include special populations.
(e) WAIVERS
FOR MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A
community with an officially designated Weed and Seed
site may be provided a waiver by the Attorney General
for all matching requirements under this section based on
demonstrated financial hardship.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry
out this section for the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
SEC. 7. STATE CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
award grants to each State criminal justice agency,
Byrne agency, or other agency as designated by the
Governor of that State and approved by the Attor-
ney General of the United States, in an amount not
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to exceed $400,000 per year to develop State capac-
ity to assist local communities in the prevention and
reduction of crime, violence, and substance abuse.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) A state capacity building grant shall be
used to develop a statewide strategic plan as defined
in section (c) below to prevent and reduce crime, vio-
lence, and substance abuse;
(2) A State may also use grants to modify or
remove regulatory or other barriers to integrate
service delivery; provide training and technical as-
sistance to communities; and promote innovation in
the development of policies, technologies, and pro-
grams to prevent and reduce crime; and
(3) A State may use up to 5 percent of the
grant to assist grant recipients in collecting state-
wide data related to the costs of crime, violence, and
substance abuse for purposes of supporting the
statewide strategic plan.
(c) STATEWIDE STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A statewide strategic pre-
vention plan shall be used by the state to assist local
communities, both directly and through existing
state programs and services, in building comprehen-
sive, strategic and innovative approaches to reducing
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crime, violence, and substance abuse based on local
conditions and needs.
(2) GOALS.—The plan must contain statewide
long-term goals and measurable annual objectives
for reducing crime, violence, and substance abuse.
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The state shall be re-
quired to develop and report in its plan relevant per-
formance targets and measures for the goals and ob-
jectives to track changes in crime, violence, and sub-
stance abuse.
(4) CONSULTATION.—States shall constitute a
state crime free communities commission comprised
of state and local government, and community lead-
ers who will provide advice and recommendations on
relevant community goals and objectives, and per-
formance targets and measures.
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
The state shall provide training and technical assist-
ance, including such assistance offered by the Attor-
ney General of the United States through the Na-
tional Crime Prevention Council, to assist local com-
munities in developing Crime Prevention Plans that
reflect statewide strategic goals and objectives, and
performance targets and measures.
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(2) REPORTS.—The state shall be required to
report its statewide strategic plan to the Attorney
General that includes evidence of—
(A) involvement of relevant state-level
agencies to assist communities in the develop-
ment and implementation of their Crime Pre-
vention Plans;
(B) support for local applications for Com-
munity Grants; and
(C) community progress toward reducing
crime, violence, and substance abuse.
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the third
year of the program, states must certify that the
local grantee’s project funded under the community
grant is generally consistent with statewide strategic
goals and objectives, and performance targets and
measures.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to carry
out this section for the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
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