34 U.S.C. § 30503 — Support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officials

(a) Assistance other than financial assistance. (1) At a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency's request, the Attorney General may provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other help investigating or prosecuting any crime that (A) is a crime of violence, (B) is a felony under state, local, or tribal law, and (C) is motivated by the victim's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or violates a state, local, or tribal hate crime law. (2) In giving this help, the Attorney General must prioritize crimes by offenders who committed crimes in more than one state, and rural jurisdictions that struggle to cover the extraordinary costs of investigating or prosecuting the crime. (b) Grants. (1) The Attorney General may award grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies for the extraordinary costs of investigating and prosecuting hate crimes. (2) The Office of Justice Programs must work closely with grantees to make sure the concerns of everyone affected — including community groups, schools, colleges, and universities — are addressed through the local systems the grants build. (3) An agency that wants a grant must apply to the Attorney General, following whatever timing, manner, and information requirements the Attorney General reasonably sets, and must submit the application during a 60-day window the Attorney General will set. The application must (i) describe why the extraordinary funds are needed; (ii) certify that the state, local government, or tribe lacks the resources to investigate or prosecute the hate crime; (iii) show that the agency consulted and coordinated with nonprofit victim-services programs experienced with hate-crime victims while planning to use the grant; and (iv) certify that federal funds will supplement, not replace, non-federal funds otherwise available for these activities. (4) The Attorney General must approve or deny an application within 180 business days after receiving it. (5) A grant cannot exceed $100,000 for any single jurisdiction in any one-year period. (6) By December 31, 2011, the Attorney General must report to Congress on the applications submitted, the grants awarded, and what the grant money was spent on. (7) Congress authorized $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012 to carry out this subsection.