§11904. Applications

(a) In general

To receive a grant under this subchapter, a public housing agency, a public housing resident management corporation, or an owner of federally assisted low-income housing shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application shall include a plan for addressing the problem of drug-related crime on the premises of the housing administered or owned by the applicant for which the application is being submitted.

(b) Criteria

Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section the Secretary shall approve applications under this subchapter based exclusively on-

(1) the extent of the drug-related crime problem in the public or federally assisted low-income housing project or projects proposed for assistance;

(2) the quality of the plan to address the crime problem in the public or federally assisted low-income housing project or projects proposed for assistance, including the extent to which the plan includes initiatives that can be sustained over a period of several years;

(3) the capability of the applicant to carry out the plan; and

(4) the extent to which tenants, the local government and the local community support and participate in the design and implementation of the activities proposed to be funded under the application.

(c) Federally assisted low-income housing

In addition to the selection criteria specified in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may establish other criteria for the evaluation of applications submitted by owners of federally assisted low-income housing, except that such additional criteria shall be designed only to reflect-

(1) relevant differences between the financial resources and other characteristics of public housing authorities and owners of federally assisted low-income housing, or

(2) relevant differences between the problem of drug-related crime in public housing and the problem of drug-related crime in federally assisted low-income housing.

(d) High intensity drug trafficking areas

In evaluating the extent of the drug-related crime problem pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may consider whether housing projects proposed for assistance are located in a high intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 1504 of title 21.

( Pub. L. 100–690, title V, §5125, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4302 ; Pub. L. 101–625, title V, §581(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4246 ; Pub. L. 102–550, title I, §161(d)(3), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3719 .)

Amendments

1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–550 inserted ", a public housing resident management corporation," after "public housing agency" in first sentence.

1990-Pub. L. 101–625 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions relating generally to applications for grants under this subchapter and to criteria for approval of such applications.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 11907 of this title.