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made available for the second, third and fourth capacity 
building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the 
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), 
of which not less than $5,000,000 may be made available 
for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, 
That $3,500,000 shall be made available for capacity 
building activities as authorized in sections 6301 through 
6305 of Public Law 110–246. 
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 
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, $1,677,000,000, of which $1,672,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2011, and of 
which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for rehabilitation projects with 10-year grant terms: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided, $10,000,000 shall be 
made available to conduct a demonstration program on the 
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prevention of homelessness among the Nation’s veterans: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall work in coordi-
nation with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
Department of Labor to select a limited number of urban 
and rural sites in which to carry out this demonstration: 
Provided further, That in selecting sites, the Secretary 
shall evaluate the rate of homelessness among veterans in 
the area, and the experience of the grantees in coordi-
nating with Department of Veterans Affairs and the De-
partment of Labor to enable veterans to access main-
stream programs: Provided further, That of the sites se-
lected, up to three shall have a high number of service 
members separating from the military and transitioning 
into civilian life: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
also select up to four sites located in rural areas to evalu-
ate how to effectively serve veterans in rural areas, many 
of whom may have been part of the National Guard, may 
have limited access to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical centers, and may have dependent family members: 
Provided further, That funding made available under this 
demonstration shall be available for housing and appro-
priate services to prevent veterans and their families from 
becoming homeless or reduce the length of time veterans 
and their families are homeless: Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, not to ex-
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ceed $750,000 may be available for an evaluation of this 
demonstration: Provided further, That not less than 30 
percent of funds made available, excluding amounts pro-
vided for renewals under the shelter plus care program, 
shall be used for permanent housing for individuals and 
families: Provided further, That all funds awarded for 
services shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in 
funding by each grantee: Provided further, That for all 
match requirements applicable to funds made available 
under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, 
a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of 
match funds other funds administered by the Secretary 
and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a spe-
cific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
funds: 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, 
social services, and employment programs for which home-
less populations may be eligible, including Medicaid, State 
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