§9910. Discretionary authority of Secretary

(a) Training and activities of national or regional significance

The Secretary is authorized to make grants, loans, or guarantees to States and public agencies and private nonprofit organizations, or to enter into contracts or jointly financed cooperative arrangements with States and public agencies and private nonprofit organizations, to provide for ongoing activities of national or regional significance related to the purposes of this chapter, with special emphasis on-

(1) a Community Initiative Program, awarded on a competitive basis, to fund private, nonprofit community development corporations for purposes of planning and carrying out community and economic development activities in economically distressed areas and in rural areas, as described in subsection (c) of this section;

(2) grants to support the design, development, and widespread availability of interactive information technology among the nationwide network of Community Service Block Grant eligible entities, State administrators, national associations and organizations, and program recipients to promote electronic communication and access to program information that would enhance the effective delivery of social services; and

(3) grants to nonprofit private organizations that provide assistance for migrants and seasonal farmworkers.

(b) Community initiative program

(1) In general

(A) Economic development activities

Economic development activities under this section shall be designed to address the economic needs of low-income individuals and families by creating employment and business development opportunities.

(B) Consultation

The Secretary shall exercise the authority provided under subparagraph (A) in consultation with other relevant Federal officials.

(C) Governing boards

Each community development corporation receiving funds under this section shall be governed by a board that shall consist of residents of the community and business and civic leaders and shall have as a principal purpose planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development projects.

(D) Geographic distribution

In providing assistance or entering into other arrangements under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the geographic distribution of funds among States and the relative proportion of funding among rural and urban areas.

(E) Reservation

Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve not to exceed 1 percent for each fiscal year to make grants to private nonprofit organizations or to enter into contracts with private nonprofit or for profit organizations to provide technical assistance to aid community development corporations in developing or implementing projects funded under this section and to evaluate projects funded under this section.

(2) Rural community development activities

Rural community development activities under this section shall include-

(A) grants to private, nonprofit corporations that provide assistance to rural low-income families in home repair and in planning and developing low-income rural rental housing units; and

(B) grants to multistate, regional private, nonprofit organizations that provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities in meeting their community facility needs.

(c) Final reports by recipients of assistance; summarization and transmittal to committees of Congress; catalog of projects assisted

(1) The final reports submitted by recipients of assistance under this section on projects completed with such assistance shall be summarized and reported by the Secretary annually to the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. The report shall contain a list of recipients who have received assistance under this section outside of the competitive process.

(2) The Secretary shall, at the end of each fiscal year, prepare and distribute a catalog listing all the projects assisted under clause (A) of subsection (a)(2) of this section in such fiscal year. The catalog shall include-

(A) a description of each project;

(B) an identification of the agency receiving the award, including the name and address of the principal investigator;

(C) a description of the project objectives; and

(D) a statement of the accomplishments of the project.

(d) Availability of amounts authorized for any fiscal year

Of the amounts appropriated under section 9901(b) of this title for any fiscal year, not more than 9 percent of such amounts shall be available to the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this section, section 9911 ¹ of this title, and subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title.

( Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, §681, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 518 ; Pub. L. 98–558, title II, §204, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2886 ; Pub. L. 99–425, title IV, §405(a), (b), Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 969 , 970; Pub. L. 101–501, title IV, §§405, 407(b), Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1252 , 1255; Pub. L. 103–171, §7(a), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1993 ; Pub. L. 103–252, title II, §203, May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 654 .)

References in Text

Section 9911 of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original a reference to section 682, meaning section 682 of the Community Services Block Grant Act. Section 682 of the Act was renumbered section 683 by Pub. L. 103–252, title II, §205(1), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 655 . A new section 682 of the Community Services Block Grant Act is classified to section 9910c of this title.

Subchapter I of chapter 105 of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original "subchapter A of chapter 8 of subtitle A of this title", meaning subchapter A (§§611 to 633) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of Pub. L. 97–35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 489 , known as the Community Economic Development Act of 1981, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§9801 et seq.) of chapter 105 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–252, §203(a), inserted "ongoing activities of national or regional significance related to the purposes of this chapter, with special emphasis on-" after "to provide for" in introductory provisions, substituted pars. (1) to (3) for former pars. (1) to (3) which related to grants for training related to the purposes of this chapter, grants or contracts for ongoing activities of national or regional significance related to the purposes of this chapter, including special emphasis programs, and grants for training and technical assistance to aid States in carrying out their responsibilities under this chapter, and struck out concluding provisions which read "In addition, grants, loans, and guarantees made pursuant to this subsection may be made to a private nonprofit organization applying jointly with a business concern."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–252, §203(b), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Any instructional activity carried out under subsection (a)(2)(F) of this section shall be carried out on the campus of an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1141(a) of title 20) and shall include-

"(1) access to the facilities and resources of such institution;

"(2) an initial medical examination and follow-up referral or treatment, without charge, for youth during their participation in such activity;

"(3) at least one nutritious meal daily, without charge, for participating youth during each day of participation;

"(4) high quality instruction in a variety of sports (that shall include swimming and that may include dance and any other high quality recreational activity) provided by coaches and teachers from institutions of higher education and from elementary and secondary schools (as defined in sections 2891(8) and 2891(21) of title 20); and

"(5) enrichment instruction and information on matters relating to the well-being of youth, such as educational opportunities and study practices, the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, health and nutrition, career opportunities, and job responsibilities."

1993-Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 103–171, §7(a)(1), substituted ", including rental housing for low-income individuals" for "(including rental housing for low-income individuals) and community facilities".

Subsec. (a)(2)(E) to (G). Pub. L. 103–171, §7(a)(2), (3), added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpars. (E) and (F) as (F) and (G), respectively.

1990-Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 101–501, §405(a), substituted "the planning and development of rural housing (including rental housing for low-income individuals) and community facilities" for "rural housing and community facilities development".

Subsec. (a)(2)(F). Pub. L. 101–501, §405(b)(1), substituted "instructional activities described in subsection (b) of this section" for "recreational activities".

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 101–501, §405(b)(2), (3), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–501, §§405(b)(2), 407(b), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and inserted reference to section 9911 of this title.

1986-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–425, §405(a)(1), in introductory provisions substituted "is authorized to make" for "is authorized, either directly or through", and inserted "to enter into" before "contracts".

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–425, §405(a)(2), inserted ", including national conferences, newsletters, and collection and dissemination of data about programs and projects assisted under this chapter" before the semicolon.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99–425, §405(a)(3), amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: "special programs of assistance to private, locally initiated community development programs which sponsor enterprises providing employment and business development opportunities for low-income residents of the area".

Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 99–425, §405(a)(4), inserted before the semicolon "(in selecting entities to carry out such programs, the Secretary shall give priority to private nonprofit organizations that before September 30, 1986, carried out such programs under this subparagraph)".

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 99–425, §405(b), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).

1984-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–558, §204(a)(1), substituted "public agencies and private nonprofit organizations" for "public and other organizations and agencies" in two places in provisions preceding par. (1).

Pub. L. 98–558, §204(b), inserted at end "In addition, grants, loans, and guarantees made pursuant to this subsection may be made to a private nonprofit organization applying jointly with a business concern."

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 98–558, §204(a)(2), added par. (3).

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–252 effective Oct. 1, 1994, see section 208 of Pub. L. 103–252, set out as a note under section 9901 of this title.

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–501 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–425 effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub. L. 99–425, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

Functions relating to administration of Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan Fund transferred from Secretary of Health and Human Services to National Credit Union Administration Board by Pub. L. 99–609, set out as a note under section 9822 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 9803, 9812a, 9903, 9909, 9911, 11841 of this title.

¹ See References in Text note below.