Sec. 40103. Unlocking possibilities program
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— $4,260,000,000 for awarding planning grants under this section to develop and evaluate housing policy plans and substantially improve housing strategies; $20,000,000 for research and evaluation related to housing policy planning and other associated costs; $70,000,000 to provide technical assistance to grantees or applicants for grants made available by this section; and $150,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, fair housing compliance, and other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title; the Secretary may transfer and merge amounts appropriated under this paragraph to section 40301.
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2031. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a competitive grant program for— planning grants to develop and evaluate housing policy plans and substantially improve housing strategies; streamlining regulatory requirements and shorten processes, reform zoning codes, or other initiatives that reduce barriers to housing supply elasticity and affordability; developing and evaluating local or regional plans for urban development to substantially improve urban development strategies related to sustainability, fair housing, and location efficiency; implementation and livable community investment grants; and research and evaluation.
The Secretary shall, under selection criteria determined by the Secretary, award grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis to eligible entities to finance planning activities, including engagement with community stakeholders and housing practitioners, to— develop housing policy plans; substantially improve State or local housing strategies; develop new regulatory requirements and processes, reform zoning codes, or undertake other initiatives to reduce barriers to housing supply elasticity and affordability; develop local or regional plans for urban development; and substantially improve urban development strategies, including strategies to increase availability and access to affordable housing, to further access to public transportation or to advance other sustainable or location-efficient urban development goals.
The Secretary shall award implementation grants under this paragraph on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the purpose of implementing— completed housing strategies and housing policy plans and any planning to affirmatively further fair housing within the meaning of subsections
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(e)of section 808 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 608 ) and applicable regulations and for community investments that support the goals identified in such housing strategies or housing policy plans; new regulatory requirements and processes, reformed zoning codes, or other initiatives to reduce barriers to housing supply elasticity and affordability that are consistent with a plan under subparagraph (A); completed local or regional plans for urban development and any planning to increase availability and access to affordable housing, access to public transportation and other sustainable or location-efficient urban development goals. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Federal Transit Administrator in carrying out this section. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: The term eligible entity means— a State, insular area, metropolitan city, or urban county, as such terms are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 ); or for purposes of grants under subsection (b)(1), a regional planning agency or consortia. The term housing policy plan means a plan of an eligible entity to, with respect to the area within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity— match the creation of housing supply to existing demand and projected demand growth in the area, with attention to preventing displacement of residents, reducing the concentration of poverty, and meaningfully reducing and not perpetuating housing segregation on the basis of race, color, religion, natural origin, sex, disability, or familial status; increase the affordability of housing in the area, increase the accessibility of housing in the area for people with disabilities, including location-efficient housing, and preserve or improve the quality of housing in the area; reduce barriers to housing development in the area, with consideration for location efficiency, affordability, and accessibility; and coordinate with the metropolitan transportation plan of the area under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, or other regional plan. The term housing strategy means the housing strategy required under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ). Up to 15 percent of a recipient’s grant may be used for administrative costs. Except as otherwise provided by this section, amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this section shall be subject to the community development block grant program requirements under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ). Expenditures on new construction of housing shall be an eligible expense under this section. Expenditures on building for the general conduct of government, other than the Federal Government, shall be eligible under this section when necessary and appropriate as a part of a natural hazard mitigation project. The Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) or regulation for the administration of the amounts made available under this section other than requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, upon a finding that the waiver or alternative requirement is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use of amounts made available under this section. The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations or other notices, guidance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section, including to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
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