Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021
Bill: S.2179 | Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA)
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021
This bill establishes grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for owners of intergenerational dwellings. Grants must be used to (1) provide services such as tutoring, health care services, and after-school care; (2) perform outreach to intergenerational families in the surrounding community; and (3) maintain spaces within the property to be used for programs and services for intergenerational families.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited to as the ``Grandfamily Housing Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the LEGACY Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 
1790q note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, establish a program to 
provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units.
    ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational 
dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use 
amounts provided to cover costs associated with--
            ``(1) employing a service coordinator to--
                    ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational 
                families, including tutoring, health care services, and 
                afterschool care; and
                    ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator 
                program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7));
            ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families 
        as described in subsection (d);
            ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational 
        families; and
            ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within 
        the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit 
        for the services and programs provided to intergenerational 
        families.
    ``(d) Outreach.--
            ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational 
        dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall 
        engage with intergenerational families in the community 
        surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing 
        owned by the grant recipient by--
                    ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; 
                and
                    ``(B) planning and executing events for 
                intergenerational families.
            ``(2) Coordination.--Outreach under this subsection shall, 
        where possible, be in coordination with a local kinship 
        navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable 
        program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational 
        dwelling unit is located.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
submit to the Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program 
        established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as 
        added by subsection (a); and
            (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that 
        could allow for the grant program to be more effective.
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