§11482. General grants for provision of services

(a) Authority

The Secretary is authorized to make not more than 30 grants to eligible entities in rural, urban and suburban areas to pay the cost of demonstration programs designed to encourage the provision of intensive and comprehensive supportive services that will enhance the physical, social, and educational development of low-income individuals and families, especially those individuals in very low-income families who were previously homeless and who are currently residing in governmentally subsidized housing or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Such grants shall be of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective, and shall be distributed to various entities including those in or near public housing developments, and in low income areas both urban and nonurban.

(b) Gateway programs

The Secretary shall make available not more than 5 demonstration grants in each fiscal year for Gateway programs in accordance with section 11485 of this title.

(c) Agreements with eligible entities

The Secretary shall enter into contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with eligible entities to carry out the provisions of this section.

(d) Considerations by Secretary

In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall consider-

(1) the capacity of the eligible entity to administer the comprehensive program for which assistance is sought;

(2) the proximity of the entities and facilities associated with the program to the low-income families to be served by the program or the ability of the entity to provide mobile or offsite services;

(3) the ability of the eligible entity to coordinate and integrate its activities with State and local public agencies (such as agencies responsible for education, employment and training, health and mental health services, substance abuse services, social services, child care, nutrition, income assistance, housing and energy assistance, and other relevant services), with public or private non-profit agencies and organizations that have a demonstrated record of effectiveness in providing assistance to homeless families, and with appropriate nonprofit private organizations involved in the delivery of eligible support services;

(4) fiscal and administrative management of the eligible entity;

(5) the involvement of project participants and community representatives in the planning and operation of the program to the extent practicable; and

(6) the availability and proximity of comparable services provided by Community Action Agencies unless the Community Action Agency is the applicant and intends to expand existing services.

(e) Requirements

(1) In general

Each eligible entity desiring to receive a grant under this section shall-

(A) have demonstrated effectiveness in providing or arranging for the provision of services such as those required under this section;

(B) to the maximum extent practicable, expand, coordinate, integrate, or contract with existing service providers, and avail itself of other resource and reimbursement mechanisms that may be used to provide services; and

(C) submit an application at such time in such manner and containing or accompanied by such information, including the information required under paragraph (2), as the Secretary shall reasonably require.

(2) Application

Each application submitted under paragraph (1)(C) shall-

(A) identify the population and geographic location to be served by the program;

(B) provide assurances that services are closely related to the identifiable needs of the target population;

(C) provide assurances that each program will provide directly or arrange for the provision of intensive and comprehensive supportive services;

(D) identify the referral providers, agencies, and organizations that the program will use;

(E) describe the method of furnishing services at offsite locations, if appropriate;

(F) describe the manner in which the services offered will be accessed through existing program providers to the extent that they are located in the immediate vicinity of the target population, or will contract with such providers for community-based services within the community to be served, and that funds provided under this section will be utilized to create new services only to the extent that no other funds can be obtained to fulfill the purpose.¹

(G) describe how the program will relate to the State and local agencies providing assistance to homeless families, or providing health, nutritional, job training, education, housing and energy assistance, and income maintenance services;

(H) describe the collection and provision of data on groups of individuals and geographic areas to be served, including types of services to be furnished, estimated cost of providing comprehensive services on an average per user basis, types and natures of conditions and needs to be identified and assisted, and such other information as the Secretary requires;

(I) describe the manner in which the applicant will implement the requirement of section 11483 of this title;

(J) provide for the establishment of an advisory council that shall provide policy and programming guidance to the eligible entity, consisting of not more than 15 members that shall include-

(i) participants in the programs, including parents;

(ii) representatives of local private industry;

(iii) individuals with expertise in the services the program intends to offer;

(iv) representatives of the community in which the program will be located;

(v) representatives of local government social service providers;

(vi) representatives of local law enforcement agencies;

(vii) representatives of the local public housing agency, where appropriate; and

(viii) representatives of local education providers;

(K) describe plans for evaluating the impact of the program;

(L) include such additional assurances, including submitting necessary reports, as the Secretary may reasonably require;

(M) contain an assurance that if the applicant intends to assess fees for services provided with assistance under this section, such fees shall be nominal in relation to the financial situation of the recipient of such services; and

(N) contain an assurance that amounts received under a grant awarded under this section shall be used to supplement not supplant Federal, State and local funds currently utilized to provide services of the type described in this section.

(f) Administrative provisions

(1) Administrative costs

Two percent of the amounts appropriated under this subchapter may be used by the Secretary to administer the programs established under this subchapter and three percent of the amounts appropriated under this subchapter may be used by the Secretary to evaluate such programs and to provide technical assistance to entities for the development and submission of applications for grants under this section.

(2) Limitation

Not more than 30 grants may be made under this part.

(3) Amount of grants

No grant made under this part may exceed $2,500,000 per year nor more than a total of $4,000,000 for 3 years. Funds received under such grants shall remain available until expended.

(4) Minimum amount

No grant made under subsection (a) of this section may be awarded in an amount that is less than $200,000 per year.

(g) Family support centers

Each program that receives assistance under this section shall establish one or more family support centers that operate-

(1) in or near the immediate vicinity of governmentally subsidized housing;

(2) in urban poverty areas; or

(3) in non-urban poverty areas.

Such centers shall be the primary location for the administration of the programs and the provision of services under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 100–77, title VII, §772, as added Pub. L. 101–645, title VI, §651, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4749 ; amended Pub. L. 103–382, title III, §370(a), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3976 .)

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (f)(1) and (g), was in the original "this title", meaning title VII of Pub. L. 100–77, which enacted this subchapter and amended sections 1205 and 1207a of Title 20, Education, and sections 1503 and 1551 of Title 29, Labor.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 103–382, §370(a)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Two percent of the amounts appropriated under this subchapter may be used by the Secretary to administer and evaluate the program established under this subchapter and to provide technical assistance to entities for the development and submission of applications for grants under this section."

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 103–382, §370(a)(2), substituted "3 years" for "2 years".

Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 103–382, §370(a)(3), added par. (4).

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 11481, 11483, 11484, 11485, 11486 of this title.

¹ So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.