((a)) ** In general** The Attorney General shall establish a process through which a State may apply for a grant under this chapter.

((b)) ** Application**

((1)) ** In general** A State desiring a grant under this chapter shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.

((2)) ** Contents** Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—

((A)) 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;

((B)) 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;

((C)) a long-term statewide strategy and detailed implementation plan that—

((i)) reflects consultation with the judiciary, the organized bar, and State and local prosecutor and defender organizations; and

((ii)) 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;

((D)) in the case of a State that employs a statutory procedure described in , 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

((E)) assurances that Federal funds received under this chapter shall be—

((i)) used to supplement and not supplant non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under this chapter; and

((ii)) allocated in accordance with .