Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 119— - HOMELESS ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HOUSING ASSISTANCE › Part Part B— - Emergency Solutions Grants Program › § 11375
Anyone who gets money under this program must add the same amount from other sources. States are different: a State only must add the amount over whatever it got minus $100,000. If a State gets $100,000 or less, it may not have to add anything. The organization must tell the Secretary it met this rule and list where the extra money or value came from. Donated materials or buildings, building leases, staff pay, and volunteer time (at a rate set by the Secretary) can count toward the required match. The group that gets the money must manage the funds for the federal government. The group must promise to keep buildings used as shelters open for set periods: 10 years after major rehab or conversion, 3 years after other rehab, or for the time the funds pay for services if no specific site is used. Renovations must make buildings safe and sanitary. The group must help homeless people get supportive services (like housing, health care, counseling) and other available aid. States must try to let poorer local groups benefit from the $100,000 rule. Records for family violence clients must stay confidential and shelter addresses must not be made public without written permission. Non-State grantees must include at least one homeless or formerly homeless person in key decision roles or consult them instead. If a client breaks program rules, the group can stop help after a formal process that protects rights and may include a hearing. The Secretary must also require use of the local homeless management information system by shelters and rehousing programs.
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42 U.S.C. § 11375
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73