Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12743 Development of model programs

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 130— - NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Part Part A— - HOME Investment Partnerships › § 12743

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create, test, improve, and replace a set of model programs to carry out this law. The Secretary will work with states, government mortgage groups, nonprofits, the private sector, and others. The Secretary must offer alternative program options with guidelines, forms, and legal documents; make sure there are choices that fit different local markets and problems; make agreements with federal agencies, lenders, and others for services or financing; provide detailed information on request; and promote use of the programs through training and printed materials. Except as provided in section 12753(2), each participating jurisdiction can choose to adopt, adapt, or design its own model programs and may suggest new ones for the Secretary to consider. The programs offered must include those that meet the criteria in part D.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12743

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(a)The Secretary shall—

(1)in cooperation with participating jurisdictions, government-sponsored mortgage finance corporations, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and other appropriate parties, develop, test, evaluate, refine, and, as necessary, replace a selection of model programs designed to carry out the purposes of this subchapter;

(2)make available to participating jurisdictions alternative model programs, which shall include suggested guidelines, procedures, forms, legal documents and such other elements as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;

(3)assure, insofar as is feasible, the availability of an appropriate variety of model programs designed for local market conditions, housing problems, project characteristics, and managerial capacities as they differ among participating jurisdictions;

(4)negotiate and enter into agreements with agencies of the Federal Government, participating jurisdictions, private financial institutions, government-sponsored mortgage finance corporations, nonprofit organizations, and other entities to provide such services, products, or financing as may be required for the implementation of a model program;

(5)provide detailed information on model programs as requested by participating jurisdictions, private financial institutions, developers, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; and

(6)encourage the use of such model programs to achieve efficiency, economies of scale, and effectiveness in the investment of funds made available under this part through third-party training, printed materials, and such other means of support as the Secretary determines will achieve the purpose of this subchapter.

(b)Except as provided in section 12753(2) of this title, each participating jurisdiction shall have the discretion to adopt one or more model programs, adapt one or more model programs to its own requirements, design additional forms of assistance by itself or in cooperation with other participating jurisdictions, and suggest additional model programs for adoption by the Secretary as the participating jurisdiction may deem appropriate, and the Secretary may assist a participating jurisdiction in adopting, adapting, or designing one or more model programs.

(c)The selection of model programs to be made available for adoption or adaptation shall include programs meeting the criteria set forth in part D.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12743

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73