‘‘(2) Services, as described in paragraph (1), 
that are delivered to individuals and families who 
are chronically homeless and who are scheduled to 
become residents of permanent supportive housing 
within 90 days pending the location or development 
of an appropriate unit of housing. 
‘‘(3) For individuals and families who are oth-
erwise eligible, and who have voluntarily chosen to 
seek other housing opportunities after a period of 
tenancy in supportive housing, services, as described 
in paragraph (1), that are delivered, for a period of 
90 days after exiting permanent supportive housing 
or until the individuals have transitioned to com-
prehensive services adequate to meet their current 
needs, provided that the purpose of the services is to 
support the individuals in their choice to transition 
into housing that is responsive to their individual 
needs and preferences. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A condition for the receipt 
of a grant under subsection (a) is that, with respect 
to the cost of the project to be carried out by an ap-
plicant pursuant to such subsection, the applicant 
agrees as follows: 
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‘‘(A) In the case of the initial grant pursu-
ant to subsection (j)(1)(A), the applicant will, 
in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), 
make available contributions toward such costs 
in an amount that is not less than $1 for each 
$3 of Federal funds provided in the grant. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a renewal grant pursu-
ant to subsection (j)(1)(B), the applicant will, 
in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), 
make available contributions toward such costs 
in an amount that is not less than $1 for each 
$1 of Federal funds provided in the grant. 
‘‘(2) SOURCE
OF
CONTRIBUTION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), contributions made by an 
applicant are in accordance with this paragraph if 
made as follows: 
‘‘(A) The contribution is made from funds 
of the applicant or from donations from public 
or private entities. 
‘‘(B) Of the contribution— 
‘‘(i) not less than 80 percent is from 
non-Federal funds; and 
‘‘(ii) not more than 20 percent is from 
Federal funds provided under programs 
that— 
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‘‘(I) are not expressly directed at 
services for homeless individuals, but 
whose purposes are broad enough to 
include the provision of a service or 
services described in subsection (d) as 
authorized expenditures under such 
program; and 
‘‘(II) do not prohibit Federal 
funds under the program from being 
used to provide a contribution that is 
required as a condition for obtaining 
Federal funds. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CONTRIB-
UTED.—Contributions required in paragraph (1) 
may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by 
the Federal Government, or services assisted or sub-
sidized to any significant extent by the Federal Gov-
ernment, may not be included in determining the 
amount of non-Federal contributions required in 
paragraph (2)(B)(i). 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A condition for 
the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the ap-
plicant involved agree that not more than 10 percent of 
the grant will be expended for administrative expenses 
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with respect to the grant. Expenses for data collection and 
measuring performance outcomes as specified in sub-
section (k) shall not be considered as administrative ex-
penses subject to the limitation in this subsection. 
‘‘(g) CERTAIN USES OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 
other provisions of this section, a grantee under subsection 
(a) may expend not more than 20 percent of the grant 
to provide the services described in subsection (d) to home-
less individuals or families who are not chronically home-
less individuals or families. 
‘‘(h) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(i) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A condition for the 
receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the appli-
cant involved demonstrate the following: 
‘‘(1) The applicant and all direct providers of 
services have the experience, infrastructure, and ex-
pertise needed to ensure the quality and effective-
ness of services, which may be demonstrated by any 
of the following: 
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‘‘(A) Compliance with all local, city, coun-
ty, or State requirements for licensing, accredi-
tation, or certification (if any) which are appli-
cable to the proposed project. 
‘‘(B) A minimum of 2 years experience 
providing comparable services that do not re-
quire licensing, accreditation, or certification. 
‘‘(C) Certification as a Medicaid service 
provider, including health care for the homeless 
programs and community health centers. 
‘‘(D) An executed agreement with a rel-
evant State or local government agency that 
will provide oversight over the mental health, 
substance use disorder, or other services that 
will be delivered by the project. 
‘‘(2) There is a mechanism for determining 
whether residents of permanent supportive housing 
are chronically homeless individuals or families. 
Such a mechanism may rely on local data systems 
or records of shelter admission. If there are no 
sources of data regarding the duration or number of 
homeless episodes, or if such data are unreliable for 
the purposes of this subsection, an applicant must 
demonstrate that the project will implement appro-
priate procedures, taking into consideration the ca-
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