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42 U.S. Code § 1437z–6 - Services for public and Indian housing residents | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 8 › Subchapter I › § 1437z–6 42 U.S. Code § 1437z–6 - Services for public and Indian housing residents
In general To the extent that amounts are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may make grants to public housing agencies on behalf of public housing residents, recipients under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 [25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.] (notwithstanding section 502 of such Act [25 U.S.C. 4181]) on behalf of residents of housing assisted under such Act, or directly to resident management corporations, resident councils, or resident organizations (including nonprofit entities supported by residents), for the purposes of providing a program of supportive services and resident empowerment activities to provide supportive services to public housing residents and residents of housing assisted under such Act or assist such residents in becoming economically self-sufficient.
Eligible activities Grantees under this section may use such amounts only for activities on or near the property of the public housing agency or public housing project or the property of a recipient under such Act or housing assisted under such Act that are designed to promote the self-sufficiency of public housing residents or residents of housing assisted under such Act or provide supportive services for such residents, including activities relating to—
the provision of services related to work readiness, including education, job training and counseling, job search skills, business development training and planning, tutoring, mentoring, adult literacy, computer access, personal and family counseling, health screening, work readiness health services, transportation, and child care;
Funding distribution (1)
In general Except for amounts provided under subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary may distribute amounts made available under this section on the basis of a competition or a formula, as appropriate.
Factors for distribution Factors for distribution under paragraph (1) shall include—
Matching requirement The Secretary may not make any grant under this section to any applicant unless the applicant supplements amounts made available under this section with funds from sources other than this section in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the grant amount. Such supplemental amounts may include—
Funding for resident organizations To the extent that there are a sufficient number of qualified applications for assistance under this section, not less than 25 percent of any amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall be provided directly to resident councils, resident organizations, and resident management corporations. In any case in which a resident council, resident organization, or resident management corporation lacks adequate expertise, the Secretary may require the council, organization, or corporation to utilize other qualified organizations as contract administrators with respect to financial assistance provided under this section.
(Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, title I, § 34, as added Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 538(a),Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2592; amended Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(a)], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–29.)
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 104–330, Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4016, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 43 (§ 4101 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4101 of Title 25 and Tables.
2000—Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(a)(1)], substituted “public and Indian housing” for “public housing” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(a)(2)], inserted “recipients under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (notwithstanding section 502 of such Act) on behalf of residents of housing assisted under such Act,” after “on behalf of public housing residents,” and inserted “and residents of housing assisted under such Act” after “supportive services to public housing residents”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(a)(3)(A), (B)], in introductory provisions, inserted “or the property of a recipient under such Act or housing assisted under such Act” after “public housing project” and “or residents of housing assisted under such Act” after “public housing residents”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(a)(3)(C)], inserted “or residents of housing assisted under such Act” after “public housing project”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(a)(4)], substituted “State, local, or tribal government” for “State or local government”.
Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 538(b),Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2594, as amended by Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 221(b)], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–29, provided that: “Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 [Oct. 21, 1998], the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall—
“(1) conduct an evaluation and assessment of grants carried out by resident organizations, and particularly of the effect of the grants on living conditions in public housing and housing assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 [25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.]; and
“(2) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the findings of the Secretary as a result of the evaluation and assessment and including any recommendations the Secretary determines to be appropriate.