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$4,200,000,000 (increased by $15,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, unless otherwise spec-
ified: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
the 
amount 
provided, 
$3,872,580,000 is for carrying out the community devel-
opment block grant program under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended 
(the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading 
(except for planning grants provided in the second para-
graph and amounts made available under the third para-
graph), not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended 
for planning and management development and adminis-
tration: Provided further, That $57,420,000 shall be for 
grants to federally-recognized Indian tribes notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including section 305 
of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emer-
gencies that constitute imminent threats to health and 
safety. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$250,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Eco-
nomic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety 
of targeted economic investments in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the statement of man-
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agers accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided under this paragraph may be used for pro-
gram operations: Provided further, That, for fiscal years 
2005, 2006, and 2007, no unobligated funds for EDI 
grants may be used for any purpose except acquisition, 
planning, design, purchase of equipment, revitalization, re-
development or construction: Provided further, That funds 
awarded to each grantee under this paragraph shall be 
matched by 40 percent in funding by each grantee. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$20,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed 
and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate invest-
ment, economic diversification, and community revitaliza-
tion in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating 
or declining economic base, or to determine whether hous-
ing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
reform initiatives: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph shall be provided in accordance with 
the terms and conditions specified in the statement of 
managers accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
funds awarded to each grantee under this paragraph shall 
be matched by 40 percent in funding by each grantee. 
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HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional 
Affordable 
Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
$1,891,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That of the total amount provided in this 
paragraph, up to $41,580,000 shall be available for hous-
ing counseling under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968, and $9,000,000 shall be 
available for contracts to provide counseling of prospective 
HECM borrowers as required by subsection (f) of section 
255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20): 
Provided further, That $3,465,000 shall be transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That up to 
$9,900,000 shall be available for technical assistance. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
under this heading, $24,750,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, for assistance to homebuyers as au-
thorized under title I of the American Dream Downpay-
ment Act. 
SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP 
OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM 
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op-
portunity Program, $60,390,000, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the total amount 
provided in this heading $21,920,000 shall be made avail-
able to the Self Help Homeownership Opportunity Pro-
gram as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Op-
portunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: 
Provided further, That $32,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for capacity building, of which $31,000,000 shall be 
for capacity building for Community Development and af-
fordable Housing for LISC and the Enterprise Founda-
tion for activities authorized by section 4 of the HUD 
Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in 
effect immediately before June 12, 1997, and $1,000,000 
shall be made available for capacity building activities ad-
ministered by Habitat for Humanity International: Pro-
vided further, That $3,500,000 shall be made available to 
the Housing Assistance Council; $1,980,000 shall be avail-
able as a grant to the National Housing Development Cor-
poration for operating expenses and a program of afford-
able housing acquisition and rehabilitation: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $990,000 shall be made available for tech-
nical assistance. 
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
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Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive 
housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title 
IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation sin-
gle room occupancy program as authorized under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter 
plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title 
IV of such Act, $1,535,990,000, of which $1,515,990,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2009, and of 
which $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not less than 30 percent of funds made 
available, excluding amounts provided for renewals under 
the shelter plus care program, shall be used for permanent 
housing: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 
services shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each 
grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew 
on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to 
contracts funded under the shelter plus care program if 
the program is determined to be needed under the applica-
ble continuum of care and meets appropriate program re-
quirements and financial standards, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
under this heading shall be required to coordinate and in-
tegrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
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