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42 U.S.C. § 11372a — Amount and allocation of assistance

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42 U.S.C. § 11372a — Amount and allocation of assistance

**(a) In general** Of the amount made available to carry out this part and part C for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate nationally 20 percent of such amount for activities described in [section 11374 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11374&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary shall be required to certify that such allocation will not adversely affect the renewal of existing projects under this part and part C for those individuals or families who are homeless. **(b) Allocation** An entity that receives a grant under [section 11372 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11372&num=0&edition=prelim), and serves an area that includes 1 or more geographic areas (or portions of such areas) served by collaborative applicants that submit applications under part C, shall allocate the funds made available through the grant to carry out activities described in [section 11374 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11374&num=0&edition=prelim), in consultation with the collaborative applicants.

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42 U.S.C. § 11373 — Allocation and distribution of assistance

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall allocate assistance under this part to metropolitan cities, urban counties, and States (for distribution to local governments and private nonprofit organizations in the States) in a manner that ensures that the percentage of the total amount available under this part for any fiscal year that is allocated to any State, metropolitan city, or urban county is equal to the percentage of the total amount available for [section 5306 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5306&num=0&edition=prelim) for such prior fiscal year that is allocated to such State, metropolitan city, or urban county. **(b) Minimum allocation requirement** If, under the allocation provisions applicable under this part, any metropolitan city or urban county would receive a grant of less than 0.05 percent of the amounts appropriated under [section 11364 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11364&num=0&edition=prelim) and made available to carry out this part for any fiscal year, such amount shall instead be reallocated to the State, except that any city that is located in a State that does not have counties as local governments, that has a population greater than 40,000 but less than 50,000 as used in determining the fiscal year 1987 community development block grant program allocation, and that was allocated in excess of $1,000,000 in community development block grant funds in fiscal year 1987, shall receive directly the amount allocated to such city under subsection (a). **(c) Distributions to nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, and local redevelopment authorities** Any local government receiving assistance under this part may distribute all or

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42 U.S.C. § 11302 — General definition of homeless individual

**(a) In general** For purposes of this chapter, the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person” means— 11 So in original. Probably should be “mean—”. (1) an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; (2) an individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground; (3) an individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing); (4) an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided; (5) an individual or family who— (A) will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, as evidenced by— (i) a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family that they must leave within 14 days; (ii) the individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14 days; or (iii) credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will not allow the individ

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42 U.S.C. § 11374 — Eligible activities

**(a) In general** Assistance provided under [section 11372 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11372&num=0&edition=prelim) may be used for the following activities: (1) The renovation, major rehabilitation, or conversion of buildings to be used as emergency shelters. (2) The provision of essential services related to emergency shelter or street outreach, including services concerned with employment, health, education, family support services for homeless youth, substance abuse services, victim services, or mental health services, if— (A) such essential services have not been provided by the local government during any part of the immediately preceding 12-month period or the Secretary determines that the local government is in a severe financial deficit; or (B) the use of assistance under this part would complement the provision of those essential services. (3) Maintenance, operation, insurance, provision of utilities, and provision of furnishings related to emergency shelter. (4) Provision of rental assistance to provide short-term or medium-term housing to homeless individuals or families or individuals or families at risk of homelessness. Such rental assistance may include tenant-based or project-based rental assistance. (5) Housing relocation or stabilization services for homeless individuals or families or individuals or families at risk of homelessness, including housing search, mediation or outreach to property owners, legal services, credit repair, providing security or utility deposits, utility payments, rental assistance for a final month at a location, assistance with moving costs, or other activities that are effective at— (A) stabilizing individuals and families in their current housing; o

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42 U.S.C. § 11372 — Grant assistance

The Secretary shall make grants to States and local governments (and to private nonprofit organizations providing assistance to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, in the case of grants made with reallocated amounts) for the purpose of carrying out activities described in [section 11374 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11374&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 11372a — Amount and allocation of assistance

Page 8155 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 11372a (4) The term ‘‘operating costs’’ means ex- penses incurred by a recipient operating a fa- cility assisted under this part with respect to— (A) the administration, maintenance, re- pair, and security of such housing; and (B) utilities, fuels, furnishings, and equip- ment for such housing. (5) The term ‘‘private nonprofit organiza- tion’’ means a secular or religious organiza- tion described in section 501(c) of title 26 that is exempt from taxation under subtitle A of title 26, has an accounting system and a vol- untary board, and practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance. (6) The term ‘‘recipient’’ means any govern- mental or private nonprofit entity that is ap- proved by the Secretary as to financial respon- sibility. (7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- retary of Housing and Urban Development. (8) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the sev- eral States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is- lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or pos- session of the United States. (9) The term ‘‘urban county’’ has the mean- ing given such term in section 5302 of this title. (Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 411, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 495; Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 832(f)(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4361; Pub. L. 104–330, title V, § 506(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4044.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Par. (10). Pub. L. 104–330 struck out par. (10) which read as follows: ‘‘The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given such term in section 5302(a)(17) of this title.’’ 1990—Par. (10). Pub. L. 101–625 added par. (10). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiarie

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