Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§11343 Purposes of Grants

Title 42 › CHAPTER 119 — HOMELESS ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER III — FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM › Part B — Emergency Food and Shelter Grants › § 11343

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money given to the National Board can be used to help homeless people. It can pay for shelter, food, and supportive services that move people from temporary shelters into permanent homes, pay attention to those with mental or physical disabilities, fund stronger local programs, and make only basic repairs to large shelters or feeding sites so they are safe and meet local codes. The grants can only fund private nonprofit groups or local governments and must match the law’s goals. The National Board cannot run the programs itself.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §11343

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Eligible activities

Grants to the National Board may be used—

(1)to supplement and expand ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food, and supportive services for homeless individuals with sensitivity to the transition from temporary shelter to permanent homes, and attention to the special needs of homeless individuals with mental and physical disabilities and illnesses, and to facilitate access for homeless individuals to other sources of services and benefits;

(2)to strengthen efforts to create more effective and innovative local programs by providing funding for them; and

(3)to conduct minimum rehabilitation of existing mass shelter or mass feeding facilities, but only to the extent necessary to make facilities safe, sanitary, and bring them into compliance with local building codes.

(b)Limitations on activities

(1)The National Board may only provide funding provided under this part for—

(A)programs undertaken by private nonprofit organizations and local governments; and

(B)programs that are consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.

(2)The National Board may not carry out programs directly.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 11343

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110