§5178. Individual and family grant programs
(a) In general
The President is authorized to make a grant to a State for the purpose of making grants to individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster for meeting disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of such individuals or families in those cases where such individuals or families are unable to meet such expenses or needs through assistance under other provisions of this chapter or through other means.
(b) Cost sharing
(1) Federal share
The Federal share of a grant to an individual or a family under this section shall be equal to 75 percent of the actual cost incurred.
(2) State contribution
The Federal share of a grant under this section shall be paid only on condition that the remaining 25 percent of the cost is paid to an individual or family from funds made available by a State.
(c) Regulations
The President shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section and such regulations shall include national criteria, standards, and procedures for the determination of eligibility for grants and the administration of grants under this section.
(d) Administrative expenses
A State may expend not to exceed 5 percent of any grant made by the President to it under subsection (a) of this section for expenses of administering grants to individuals and families under this section.
(e) Administration through Governor
The Governor of a State shall administer the grant program authorized by this section in the State.
(f) Limit on grants to individual
No individual or family shall receive grants under this section aggregating more than $10,000 with respect to any single major disaster. Such $10,000 limit shall annually be adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 5178 and the effective date note thereto,
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Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5204c of this title.