(a) Section 408(a) of the Act provides that the chief executive of each participating state shall designate a State Office for the purposes of:
- (1) Preparing an application to obtain funds; and
- (2) Administering funds received from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, including receipt, review, processing, monitoring, progress and financial report review, technical assistance, grant adjustments, accounting, auditing, and fund disbursements.
- (b) An office or agency performing other functions within the state's executive branch may be designated as the State Office. Section 408(b) of the Act.