1. (a) The Attorney General may issue grants for the purposes of crime reduction, violence interruption, and assistance to victims of crime and other categories of vulnerable residents served by the Office of the Attorney General, including seniors, children, individuals protected from discrimination under Unit A of Chapter 14 of Title 2, and individuals previously involved in the criminal justice system.
2. (b) Personnel and non-personnel costs related to administering any grants issued pursuant to the authority provided in subsection (a) of this section may be paid from funds deposited into the Litigation Support Fund established in § 1-301.86b.

History

May 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-160, § 108c [108f]

May 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-160, § 108d [108g]

May 10, 2019, D.C. Law 22-313, § 2(b)

Mar. 19, 2020, D.C. Law 23-68, § 2

Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 3062(b)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Attorney General Grant-Making Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-135, Oct. 23, 2019, 66 DCR 14307).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Clarification Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-201, Jan. 22, 2020, 67 DCR 731).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of Attorney General Grant-Making Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Law 23-42, Jan. 10, 2020, 66 DCR 15334).

Applicability

Section 16 of D.C. Law 23-68 provided that the changes made to this section by D.C. Law 23-68 shall apply as of October 1, 2019.