42 U.S.C. § 5307 : US Code - Section 5307: Special purpose grants

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5307 : US Code - Section 5307: Special purpose grants

(a) Set-aside
(1) In general
For each fiscal year (except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph), of the total amount provided in appropriation Acts
under section 5303 of this title for the fiscal year, $60,000,000
shall be set aside for grants under subsection (b) of this
section for such year for the following purposes:
(A) $6,500,000 shall be available for grants under subsection
(b)(3) (!1) of this section;
(B) $6,000,000 shall be available for grants under subsection
(b)(5) (!1) of this section;
(C) $6,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 1993 for
grants under subsection (b)(7) (!1) of this section;
(D) $3,000,000 shall be available for grants under subsection
(c) of this section;
(E) such sums as may be necessary shall be available for
grants under paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) (!1) of subsection
(b) of this section;
(F) $2,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 1993 for a
grant to the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, subject to the
approval of sufficient amounts in an appropriation Act and to
binding commitments made by the City of Bridgeport and the
State of Connecticut that the city and State, respectively,
will supplement such amount with $2,000,000 of additional
funds; and
(G) $7,500,000 shall be available to carry out the Community
Outreach Partnership Act of 1992.
(2) Treatment of grants
Any grants made under this section shall be in addition to any
other grants that may be made under this chapter to the same
entities for the same purposes.
(b) Permissible uses of funds
From amounts set aside under subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary is authorized to make grants -
(1) to States and units of general local government for the
purpose of allocating amounts to any such State or unit of
general local government that is determined by the Secretary to
have received insufficient amounts under section 5306 of this
title as a result of a miscalculation of its share of funds under
such section;
(2) to historically Black colleges;
(3) to States, units of general local government, Indian
tribes, or areawide planning organizations for the purpose of
providing technical assistance in planning, developing, and
administering assistance under this chapter and section 1706e
(!1) of title 12; to groups designated by such governmental units
to assist them in carrying out assistance under this chapter; to
qualified groups for the purpose of assisting more than one such
governmental unit to carry out assistance under this chapter; the
Secretary may also provide technical assistance, directly or
through contracts, to such governmental units and groups; for
purposes of this paragraph the term "technical assistance" means
the facilitating of skills and knowledge in planning, developing,
and administering activities under this chapter in entities that
may need but do not possess such skills and knowledge, and
includes assessing programs and activities under this chapter;
except that any recipient of a grant under this paragraph that
provides technical assistance pursuant to this paragraph shall
provide for the notification of the availability of such
assistance and shall have specific criteria for selection of
recipients of such assistance that are published and publicly
available;
(4) to States and units of general local government and
institutions of higher education having a demonstrated capacity
to carry out eligible activities under this chapter, except that
the Secretary may make a grant under this paragraph only to a
State or unit of general local government that jointly, with an
institution of higher education, has prepared and submitted to
the Secretary an application for such grant, as the Secretary
shall by regulation require;
(5) to units of general local government in nonentitlement
areas for planning community adjustments and economic
diversification activities, which may include any eligible
activities under section 5305 of this title, required -
(A) by the proposed or actual establishment, realignment, or
closure of a military installation,
(B) by the cancellation or termination of a Department of
Defense contract or the failure to proceed with an approved
major weapon system program, or
(C) by a publicly announced planned major reduction in
Department of Defense spending that would directly and
adversely affect a unit of general local government and will
result in the loss of 1,000 or more full-time Department of
Defense and contractor employee positions over a 5-year period
in the unit of general local government and the surrounding
area, or
if the Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Defense)
determines that an action described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) is likely to have a direct and significant adverse
consequence on the unit of general local government; and
(6) for the purposes of rebuilding and revitalizing distressed
areas of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
(c) Assistance to economically disadvantaged and minority students
participating in community development work study programs
Of the amount set aside for use under subsection (b) of this
section in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall,(!2) make grants to
institutions of higher education, either directly or through
areawide planning organizations or States, for the purpose of
providing assistance to economically disadvantaged and minority
students who participate in community development work study
programs and are enrolled in full-time graduate or undergraduate
programs in community and economic development, community planning,
or community management.
(d) Continued availability of unused funds
Amounts set aside for use under subsection (b) of this section in
any fiscal year but not used in that year shall remain available
for use in subsequent fiscal years in accordance with the
provisions of that subsection.
(e) Satisfactory assurances required, special assurances required
of Indian tribes
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no grant may be made
under this section or section 5318 of this title and no assistance
may be made available under section 1437o (!3) of this title unless
the grantee provides satisfactory assurances that its program will
be conducted and administered in conformity with the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.] and the Fair Housing Act [42
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.].
(2) No grant may be made to an Indian tribe under this section,
section 5306(a)(1) of this title, or section 5318 of this title
unless the applicant provides satisfactory assurances that its
program will be conducted and administered in conformity with title
II of Public Law 90-284 [25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.]. The Secretary may
waive, in connection with grants to Indian tribes, the provisions
of section 5309 of this title and section 5310 of this title.
(3) The Secretary may accept a certification from the grantee or
applicant that it has complied with the requirements of paragraph
(1) or (2), as appropriate.
(f) Criteria for selection of recipients
Any grant made under this section shall be made pursuant to
criteria for selection of recipients of such grants that the
Secretary shall by regulation establish and which the Secretary
shall publish together with any notification of availability of
amounts under this section.