Sec. 3. Shield Public Safety Enhancement Grants
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The Attorney General is authorized to carry out a program to award grants to eligible organizations to enhance public safety through the activities described in subsection
(c). For the purposes of this section, an eligible organization is— a unit of local government that has jurisdiction over all or part of an elevated need locality; or a nonprofit organization that operates in one or more elevated need localities. Grant funds awarded under this section shall be used as follows: With respect to an eligible organization described in subsection (b)(1) , to enhance public safety in the jurisdiction of the organization. Such enhancement may include— purchasing public safety equipment; funding public safety programs; making infrastructure improvements for the purpose of enhancing public safety; purchasing and installing street lights and other lights to deter crime; funding activities related to crime labs; and funding public defender programs. With respect to an eligible organization described in subsection (b)(2) , to carry out programs designed to reduce crime in one or more of the counties or cities under subsection (b)(2) . Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of one year and may be extended or renewed for an additional period at the discretion of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall provide technical assistance to eligible organizations during the application process and while such organizations are carrying out grants under this section. An eligible organization receiving a grant under this section shall not be required to provide any portion of the costs, in cash or in-kind, of the activities carried out with such grant from non-Federal funds. In addition to any other funds authorized to be appropriated for public safety enhancement by eligible organizations, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2019.