§9922 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary may give grants to public and private nonprofit groups to run community, local, state, or national programs that help feed low-income people. Grants can be used to bring private and public food help together, help low-income areas find sponsors and start child nutrition programs where none exist, and create new state or local ways to meet nutrition needs. Each year up to $6,000,000 can be used for these grants. Sixty percent (up to $3,600,000) is split to States by each State’s share of the low-income and unemployed population. Forty percent (up to $2,400,000) is awarded by competition for local and statewide projects. If more than $6,000,000 is provided, 40% of the extra goes to States by the same population rule, 40% is for competitive local/state grants, and 20% is for competitive national grants, including programs for Indians (as defined in the law) and migrant or seasonal farmworkers. To get a State allotment, an agency must show the program is statewide and a broad effort to reduce hunger. Minimum State allotments depend on total funding: $15,000 if total is $7,000,000–$9,999,999; $20,000 if $10,000,000–$14,999,999; $30,000 if $15,000,000 or more. Competitive grants to one agency may not exceed $50,000 (for local/state funds) or $300,000 (for national funds). Each year the Secretary must report to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources listing recipients, amounts, and what the grants did. Money was authorized as needed for fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

Title 42, §9922

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(a)The Secretary may, through grants to public and private, nonprofit agencies, provide for community-based, local, statewide, and national programs—

(1)to coordinate private and public food assistance resources, wherever the grant recipient involved determines such coordination to be inadequate, to better serve low-income populations;

(2)to assist low-income communities to identify potential sponsors of child nutrition programs and to initiate such programs in underserved or unserved areas; and

(3)to develop innovative approaches at the State and local level to meet the nutrition needs of low-income individuals.

(b)(1)Of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section (but not to exceed $6,000,000), the Secretary shall distribute funds for grants under subsection (a) as follows:

(A)From a portion equal to 60 percent of such amount (but not to exceed $3,600,000), the Secretary shall allot for grants to eligible agencies for statewide programs in each State the amount that bears the same ratio to such portion as the low-income and unemployed population of such State bears to the low-income and unemployed population of all the States.

(B)From a portion equal to 40 percent of such amount (but not to exceed $2,400,000), the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible agencies for local and statewide programs.

(2)Any amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section in excess of $6,000,000 shall be allotted as follows:

(A)The Secretary shall use 40 percent of such excess to allot for grants under subsection (a) to eligible agencies for statewide programs in each State an amount that bears the same ratio to 40 percent of such excess as the low-income and unemployed population of such State bears to the low-income and unemployed population of all the States.

(B)The Secretary shall use 40 percent of such excess to make grants under subsection (a) on a competitive basis to eligible agencies for local and statewide programs.

(C)The Secretary shall use the remaining 20 percent of such excess to make grants under subsection (a) on a competitive basis to eligible agencies for nationwide programs, including programs benefiting Indians, as defined in section 9911 of this title, and migrant or seasonal farmworkers.

(3)To be eligible to receive an allotment under paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A), an eligible agency shall demonstrate that the proposed program is statewide in scope and represents a comprehensive and coordinated effort to alleviate hunger within the State.

(4)(A)From the amounts allotted under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A), the minimum total allotment for each State for each fiscal year shall be—

(i)$15,000 if the total amount appropriated to carry out this section is not less than $7,000,000 but less than $10,000,000;

(ii)$20,000 if the total amount appropriated to carry out this section is not less than $10,000,000 but less than $15,000,000; or

(iii)$30,000 if the total amount appropriated to carry out this section is not less than $15,000,000.

(B)In this paragraph, the term “State” does not include Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(5)From funds made available under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) to an eligible agency in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000. From funds made available under paragraph (2)(C) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) to an eligible agency in an aggregate amount exceeding $300,000.

(c)For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report concerning the grants made under this section. Such report shall include—

(1)a list of grant recipients;

(2)information on the amount of funding awarded to each grant recipient; and

(3)a summary of the activities performed by the grant recipients with funding awarded under this section and a description of the manner in which such activities meet the objectives described in subsection (a).

(d)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 681 of Pub. L. 97–35 was classified to section 9910 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–285.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.

§9922 Community food and nutrition programs