34 U.S.C. § 30108 — National Resource Center grant

(a) Definitions
"Cybercrime against individuals" means what section 30107 says it means; this section does not define the term. An "eligible entity" is a nonprofit private organization that focuses on cybercrimes against individuals, gives the Attorney General documents showing experience working directly on these issues, and has an advisory board with representatives who have a documented history of working directly on these issues, have a history of working directly with victims, and are geographically and culturally diverse.

(b) Authorization of grant program
Subject to available appropriations, the Attorney General must award a grant under this section to an eligible entity. The grant is for establishing and maintaining a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals. The Center provides resource information, training, and technical assistance to improve the ability of individuals, organizations, government entities, and communities to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals.

(c) Application
(1) In general: To request a grant, an eligible entity must apply to the Attorney General no later than 90 days after money for this section is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, in the form the Attorney General requires.
(2) Contents: The application must assure that, for each fiscal year it covers, the applicant will keep and report the program and financial data, records, and information the Attorney General reasonably requires. It must also certify that the grant-funded programs meet this section's requirements, that all application information is correct, and that the applicant will follow this section and all other applicable federal laws.

(d) Use of funds
The entity receiving the grant must use the money to establish and maintain the National Resource Center, which must:
(1) offer a complete range of technical assistance and training resources to federal, state, and local government agencies, community-based organizations, and other professionals and interested parties concerning cybercrimes against individuals, including programs and research related to victims;
(2) maintain a resource library that collects, prepares, analyzes, and distributes information and statistics about: (A) how often cybercrimes against individuals occur; (B) enforcement and prosecution of laws about those crimes; and (C) supportive services and resources for victims, including victims from underserved populations; and
(3) conduct research about: (A) the causes of cybercrimes against individuals; (B) their effects on victims; and (C) model solutions to prevent or deter those crimes or enforce the laws about them.

(e) Duration of grant
(1) A grant lasts 5 years.
(2) It may be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the Attorney General determines that the recipient used the available money as subsection (d) describes and the recipient submits a new application as subsection (c) describes, in the form and at the time the Attorney General reasonably requires.

(f) Subgrants
The entity receiving the grant may make subgrants to other nonprofit private organizations with relevant subject-matter expertise to establish and maintain the Center as subsection (d) requires.

(g) Reports to the Attorney General
One year after receiving a grant, and every year after that during the grant period, the entity must give the Attorney General a report containing a summary of the prior year's grant activities, an evaluation of their results, and any other information the Attorney General reasonably requires.

(h) Reports to Congress
By November 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General must send the House and Senate Judiciary Committees a report compiling the information in the subsection (g) reports.

(i) Authorization of appropriations
This section authorizes appropriations of $4,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2023 through 2027.