Section 13843 Of Chapter 5. California Community Crime Resistance Program From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 5.
13843
. (a) Allocation and award of funds made available under this
chapter shall be made upon application to the Office of Emergency
Services. All applications shall be reviewed and evaluated by the
Office of Emergency Services.
(b) The Director of Emergency Services may allocate and award
funds to communities developing and providing ongoing citizen
involvement and crime resistance programs in compliance with the
established policies and criteria of the agency. Applications
receiving funding under this section shall be selected from among
those deemed appropriate for funding according to the criteria,
policy, and procedures established by the Office of Emergency
Services.
(c) With the exception of funds awarded for programs authorized
under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 13844, no single
award of funds under this chapter shall exceed a maximum of two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for a 12-month grant
period.
(d) Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local
funds that would, in the absence of the California Community Crime
Resistance Program, be made available to support crime resistance
programs.
(e) Funds disbursed under this chapter shall be supplemented with
local funds constituting, at a minimum, 10 percent of the total crime
resistance program budget during the initial year and 20 percent in
subsequent periods of funding.
(f) Annually, up to a maximum of 10 percent of the total funds
appropriated to the Community Crime Resistance Program may be used by
the Office of Emergency Services to support statewide technical
assistance, training, and public awareness activities relating to
crime prevention.
(g) Funds awarded under this program as local assistance grants
shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the
Government Code.
(h) Guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions upon which
the Office of Emergency Services is prepared to offer grants of
funds pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines do not
constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general
application.