Applications
In general
Application
In general
Contents
Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—
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;
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;
a long-term statewide strategy and detailed implementation plan that—
reflects consultation with the judiciary, the organized bar, and State and local prosecutor and defender organizations; and
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;
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
assurances that Federal funds received under this chapter shall be—
used to supplement and not supplant non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under this chapter; and
allocated in accordance with section 60306(b) of this title.