Sec. 201. Community development block grant funding for affordable housing and infrastructure
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— $1,735,000,000 for grants in accordance with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 , 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321) to grantees under subsections (a)(2) and
(4)and
(d)of section 106 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(2) , (a)(4), and (d)), subject to subsection
(b)of this section, except that for purposes of amounts made available by this paragraph, paragraph
(2)of such section 106(a) shall be applied by substituting $70,000,000 for $7,000,000 ; $700,000,000 for grants in accordance with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 , 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321) to community development block grant grantees, as determined by the Secretary, under subsections (a)(4) and
(b)through
(f)of section 106 of such Act (5306(a)(4) and 5306(b)–(f)), only for colonias, to address the community and housing infrastructure needs of existing colonia residents based on a formula that takes into account persons in poverty in the colonia areas, except that grantees may use funds in colonias outside of the 150-mile border area upon approval of the Secretary; $500,000,000 for grants in accordance with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 , 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 5321), to eligible recipients under subsection
(c)of this section for manufactured housing infrastructure improvements in eligible manufactured home communities; $87,500,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, the Community Development Block Grant program, and the manufactured home construction and safety standards program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs; and $27,500,000 for providing technical assistance to recipients of or applicants for grants under this section. Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033. Expenditures on new construction of housing shall be an eligible expense for a recipient of funds made available under this section that is not a recipient of funds under section 40002 of this title. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a competitive grant program to award funds appropriated under subsection (a)(3) to eligible recipients to carry out eligible projects for improvements in eligible manufactured home communities. Amounts from grants under this subsection shall be used to assist in carrying out a project for construction, reconstruction, repair, or clearance of housing, facilities and improvements in or serving a manufactured housing community that is necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of the manufactured housing community and the long-term sustainability of the community. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: The term colonia area means any census tract that— is an area of the United States within 150 miles of the contiguous border between the United States and Mexico, except as otherwise determined by the Secretary; and lacks potable water supply, adequate sewage systems, or decent, safe, sanitary housing, or other objective criteria as approved by the Secretary. The term eligible manufactured home community means a community that— is affordable to low- and moderate-income persons (as such term is defined in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a) )); and is owned by the residents of the manufactured housing community through a resident-controlled entity, as defined by the Secretary, in which at least two-thirds of residents are member-owners of the land-owning entity; or will be maintained as such a community, and remain affordable for low- and moderate-income families, to the maximum extent practicable and for the longest period feasible. The term eligible recipient means a partnership of— a grantee under paragraph
(2)or
(4)of section 106(a) or section 106(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(2) , (a)(4), and (d)); and an eligible manufactured home community, a nonprofit entity, or a consortia of nonprofit entities working with an eligible manufactured home community. The term manufactured home community means any community, court, or park equipped to accommodate manufactured homes for which pad sites, with or without existing manufactured homes or other allowed homes, or other suitable sites, are used primarily for residential purposes, with any additional requirements as determined by the Secretary, including any manufactured housing community as such term is used for purposes of the program of the Federal National Mortgage Association for multifamily loans for manufactured housing communities and the program of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for loans for manufactured housing communities. The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.
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