Sec. 532. Grant award guidelines
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Grants awarded under this subtitle shall be awarded on a competitive basis. The Administrator shall— 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— at-risk of involvement in juvenile delinquency or criminal street gang activity; and involved in juvenile delinquency or street gang activity and who are at high-risk of continued involvement; and 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.
The Administrator may extend the grant period under section 530(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. Subject to the availability of appropriations, 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— shall be initiated by an application for renewal from a unit of local government or an Indian tribe; shall be carried out in accordance with regulations issued by the Administrator; and shall not be granted unless the Administrator determines such a renewal to be appropriate based on the results of the evaluation conducted under section 523(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.