{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s5963","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f5963.","heading":"Eligible applicants","text":"\u00a7\u202f5963.\nEligible applicants\n(a)\nIn general\nTo be eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter, a local educational agency shall demonstrate in the application submitted pursuant to\n(1) serves an area in which there is a high rate of\u2014\n(A) homicides committed by persons between the ages 5 to 18, inclusive;\n(B) referrals of youth to juvenile court;\n(C) youth under the supervision of the courts;\n(D) expulsions and suspensions of students from school;\n(E) referrals of youth, for disciplinary reasons, to alternative schools; or\n(F) victimization of youth by violence, crime, or other forms of abuse; and\n(2) has serious school crime, violence, and discipline problems, as indicated by other appropriate data.\n(b)\nPriority\nIn awarding grants under this subchapter, the Secretary shall give priority to a local educational agency that submits an application that assures a strong local commitment to the projects or activities assisted under this subchapter, such as\u2014\n(1) the formation of partnerships among the local educational agency, a community-based organization, a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated commitment to or expertise in developing education programs or providing educational services to students or the public, a local law enforcement agency, or any combination thereof; and\n(2) a high level of youth participation in such projects or activities.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s5963.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f5963."},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligible applicants"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"To be eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter, a local educational agency shall demonstrate in the application submitted pursuant to ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 5964(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t20/s5964/a","tail":" that such agency\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" serves an area in which there is a high rate of\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" homicides committed by persons between the ages 5 to 18, inclusive;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" referrals of youth to juvenile court;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" youth under the supervision of the courts;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1/D","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(D)"},{"t":"content","text":" expulsions and suspensions of students from school;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1/E","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(E)"},{"t":"content","text":" referrals of youth, for disciplinary reasons, to alternative schools; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/1/F","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(F)"},{"t":"content","text":" victimization of youth by violence, crime, or other forms of abuse; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" has serious school crime, violence, and discipline problems, as indicated by other appropriate data.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Priority"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In awarding grants under this subchapter, the Secretary shall give priority to a local educational agency that submits an application that assures a strong local commitment to the projects or activities assisted under this subchapter, such as\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the formation of partnerships among the local educational agency, a community-based organization, a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated commitment to or expertise in developing education programs or providing educational services to students or the public, a local law enforcement agency, or any combination thereof; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s5963/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" a high level of youth participation in such projects or activities.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}