Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§11372 Grant assistance
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 119— - HOMELESS ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HOUSING ASSISTANCE › Part Part B— - Emergency Solutions Grants Program › § 11372
Summary
The Secretary must give grants to States and local governments. When the grants use reallocated funds, private nonprofit groups that help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness can also get grants. The money is for carrying out specific activities listed elsewhere in the law.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §11372
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The Secretary shall make grants to States and local governments (and to private nonprofit organizations providing assistance to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, in the case of grants made with reallocated amounts) for the purpose of carrying out activities described in section 11374 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 11372, Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 412,
July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 832(f)(2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4361; Pub. L. 104–330, title V, § 506(a)(2), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4044, which related to grant assistance, was repealed by Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title II, § 1201(4),
May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1678.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the earlier of 18 months after May 20, 2009, or 3 months after publication of certain final
Regulations
by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see section 1503 of Pub. L. 111–22, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2009 Amendment note under section 11302 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 11372
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73