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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act · Sec. 753

Sec. 753. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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## SEC. 753 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ###
(a)Application In order to receive a grant under this subtitle, a State shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form and at such time as the Secretary may require. Such application shall describe the agencies, organizations, and activities that the State intends to support with the amounts received. ###
(b)Assurances In order to receive a grant under this subtitle, a State shall ensure that— ####
(1)it will award not less than 95 percent of the amounts it receives, by not later than 60 days after such receipt, to— #####
(A)community action agencies that are eligible to receive amounts under section 675(c)(2)(A) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9904(c)(2)(A)); #####
(B)organizations serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers; and #####
(C)any organization to which a State, that applied for and received a waiver from the Secretary under Public Law 98–139, made a grant under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) for fiscal year 1984; and ####
(2)no amount received under this subtitle will be used to supplant other programs for homeless individuals administered by the State; ####
(3)not more than 5 percent of the amounts received under this subtitle will be used to defray State administrative costs; and ####
(4)not more than 25 percent of the amounts received will be used for the purpose described in subsection (c)(4). ###
(c)Eligible Use of Funds Amounts awarded under this subtitle may be used only for the following purposes: ####
(1)#####
(A)Expansion of comprehensive services to homeless individuals to provide follow-up and long-term services to enable homeless individuals to make the transition out of poverty. #####
(B)Renovation of buildings to be used to provide such services, except that not more than 50 percent of such amounts may be used for such purpose. ####
(2)Provision of assistance in obtaining social and maintenance services and income support services for homeless individuals. ####
(3)Promotion of private sector and other assistance to homeless individuals. ####
(4)Provision of assistance to any individual who has received a notice of foreclosure, eviction, or termination of utility services, if— #####
(A)the inability of the individual to make mortgage, rental, or utility payments is due to a sudden reduction in income; #####
(B)the assistance is necessary to avoid the foreclosure, eviction, or termination of utility services; and #####
(C)there is a reasonable prospect that the individual will be able to resume the payments within a reasonable period of time. #####
(A)in the case of property other than surplus property, for use to assist the homeless in accordance with the provisions of this section; and #####
(B)in the case of surplus property, for use to assist the homeless either in accordance with this section or as a public health use in accordance with paragraphs
(1)and
(4)of section 203(k) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k)
(1)and (4)). ####
(5)Provision of, or referral to, violence counseling for homeless children and individuals, and the provision of violence counseling training to individuals who work with homeless children and individuals. ###
(d)Compliance With 60-Day Requirement It shall be left solely to the discretion of the Secretary to enforce the 60-day requirement specified in subsection (b)(1)(A). **[**[42 U.S.C. 11463](/us/usc/t42/s11463)**]**
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  • Pub. L. 98-139
  • 40 USC 484(k)
  • 42 USC 11463
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Sec. 753
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