providing specialized housing and social services for quali-
fied relatives who are raising a child. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant award under 
this program, an eligible nonprofit organization shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(c) NEED-BASED; COMPETITION.—A grant award 
under the program shall be need-based and made available 
on a competitive basis. 
(d) LIMIT ON ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED.—The Sec-
retary may select no more than 5 eligible organizations 
to receive a grant award under the program. 
(e) DISTRIBUTION
OF AWARDS.—A grant award 
under the program shall be distributed during the fiscal 
years referenced in subsection (g). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
(A) is not attending school and is not more 
than 18 years of age; or 
(B) is attending school and is not more 
than 19 years of age. 
(2) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible non-
profit organization’’ means an organization 
that— 
(i) provides specialized housing and 
social services for qualified relatives who 
are raising a child; and 
(ii) is described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
such Code. 
(B) POLITICAL
DIVISIONS
INCLUDED.— 
Such term includes organizations that provide 
such services in each of the several States, the 
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
territory, or possession of the United States. 
(3) RAISING A CHILD.—The term ‘‘raising a 
child’’ means, with respect to an individual, that the 
individual— 
(A) resides with the child; and 
(B) is the primary caregiver for the 
child— 
(i) because the biological or adoptive 
parents of the child do not reside with the 
child or are unable or unwilling to serve as 
the primary caregiver for the child; and 
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(ii) regardless of whether the indi-
vidual has a legal relationship to the child 
(such as guardianship or legal custody) or 
is caring for the child informally and has 
no such legal relationship with the child. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(5) QUALIFIED RELATIVE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified 
relative’’ means, with respect to a child, an in-
dividual who is— 
(i) 65 years of age or older; 
(ii) is not a parent of the child by 
blood or marriage; and 
(iii) is a relative of the child by blood 
or marriage. 
(B) ADOPTED CHILDREN.—In the case of 
a child who was adopted, the term includes an 
individual who, by blood or marriage, is a rel-
ative of the family who adopted the child. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$20,000,000 for fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 
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