§ 60303. Applications

• (a) The Attorney General shall establish a process through which a State may apply for a grant under this chapter.
• (b)
  • (1) A State desiring a grant under this chapter shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
  • (2) Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—
    • (A) a certification by an appropriate officer of the State that the State authorizes capital punishment under its laws and conducts, or will conduct, prosecutions in which capital punishment is sought;
    • (B) a description of the communities to be served by the grant, including the nature of existing capital defender services and capital prosecution programs within such communities;
    • (C) a long-term statewide strategy and detailed implementation plan that—
      • (i) reflects consultation with the judiciary, the organized bar, and State and local prosecutor and defender organizations; and
      • (ii) establishes as a priority improvement in the quality of trial-level representation of indigents charged with capital crimes and trial-level prosecution of capital crimes;
    • (D) in the case of a State that employs a statutory procedure described in section 60301(e)(1)(C) of this title , a certification by an appropriate officer of the State that the State is in substantial compliance with the requirements of the applicable State statute; and
    • (E) assurances that Federal funds received under this chapter shall be—
      • (i) used to supplement and not supplant non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under this chapter; and
      • (ii) allocated in accordance with section 60306(b) of this title .