12 U.S.C. § 4143 | Grants for building resident capacity and funding predevelopment costs

(a)

In general

Assistance made available under this section shall be used for direct assistance grants to resident organizations and community-based nonprofit housing developers and resident councils to assist the acquisition of specific projects (including the payment of reasonable administrative expenses to participating intermediaries).

(b)

Allocation

30 percent of the assistance made available under this section shall be used for resident capacity grants in accordance with subsection (d). The remainder shall be used for predevelopment grants in connection with specific projects in accordance with subsection (e).

(c)

Limitation on grant amounts

A resident capacity grant under subsection (d) may not exceed $30,000 per project and a grant under subsection (e) for predevelopment costs may not exceed $200,000 per project, exclusive of any fees paid to a participating intermediary by the Secretary for administering the program.

(d)

Resident capacity grants

(1)

Use

Resident capacity grants under this subsection shall be available to eligible applicants to cover expenses for resident outreach, incorporation of a resident organization or council, conducting democratic elections, training, leadership development, legal and other technical assistance to the board of directors, staff and members of the resident organization or council.

(2)

Eligible housing

Grants under this subsection may be provided with respect to eligible low-income housing for which the owner has filed a notice of intent under subchapter I of this chapter or title II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (pursuant to section 604 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act).

(e)

Predevelopment grants

(1)

Use

Predevelopment grants under this subsection shall be made available to community-based nonprofit housing developers and resident councils to cover the cost of organizing a purchasing entity and pursuing an acquisition, including third party costs for training, development consulting, legal, appraisal, accounting, environmental, architectural and engineering, application fees, and sponsor’s staff and overhead costs.

(2)

Eligible housing

section 4110 of this titleSuch grants may only be made available with respect to any eligible low-income housing project for which the owner has filed an initial notice of intent to transfer the housing to a qualified purchaser in accordance with , or has filed a notice of intent and entered into a binding agreement to sell the housing to a resident organization or nonprofit organization.

(3)

Phase-in of grant payments

section 4145(b) of this titleGrant payments under this subsection shall be made in phases, based on performance benchmarks established by the Secretary in consultation with intermediaries selected under .

(f)

Grant applications

section 4145(b) of this titleGrant applications for assistance under subsections (d) and (e) shall be received monthly on a rolling basis and approved or rejected on at least a quarterly basis by intermediaries selected under .

(g)

Appeal

1 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.

If an application for assistance under subsections  (d) or (e) is denied, the applicant shall have the right to appeal the denial to the Secretary and receive a binding determination within 30 days of the appeal.

Pub. L. 100–242, title II, § 253 Pub. L. 102–550, title III, § 312Oct. 28, 1992106 Stat. 3766(, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 100–242Feb. 5, 1988102 Stat. 1877 Pub. L. 101–625, § 601(a)lPub. L. 100–242 Pub. L. 101–625, title VI, § 601(a)Nov. 28, 1990104 Stat. 4249 section 4101 of this titleTitle II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), probably means title II of , , , prior to being amended generally by , which was known as the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 and which was classified principally as a note under section 1715 of this title. Title II of was amended generally by , , , and is now known as the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

section 604 of Pub. L. 101–625 section 4101 of this titleSection 604 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is , which is set out as a note under .