(a)
- (1) There is established as a special fund the Community-Based Violence Reduction Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
- (2) Repealed.
- (b) The funds in the Fund shall be used only for the purpose of giving grants to community-based organizations in accordance with criteria to be established, and uniformly applied, by the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants.
- (c) Not more than 5% of the total amount of monies in the Fund in any given fiscal year may be used to pay administrative costs necessary to implement the requirements of this section.
- (d) Any money remaining available in the Fund at the end of a fiscal year, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer in the fiscal year-end close, shall be transferred to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia as part of the fiscal year-end close.
History
Aug. 16, 2008, D.C. Law 17-219, § 3014, 55 DCR 7598
Dec. 6, 2025, D.C. Law 26-55, § 7082
Short Title
Short title: Section 3013 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle F of title III of the act may be cited as the “Community-based Violence Reduction Fund”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7082 of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-146, Sept. 3, 2025, 72 DCR 9623).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7082 of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-210, Nov. 24, 2025, 72 DCR 13514).