((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 .