§12907 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Provide grants only for programs that give short-term housing or help to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Money can be used to buy, lease, fix, or change buildings into short-term shelters; pay short-term rent support or rent, mortgage, and utility bills to keep people housed; pay for supportive services like mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, day care, food, help finding permanent housing, and help applying for benefits (health care paid with these funds can only go to people with AIDS or related diseases); pay operating costs like security, insurance, utilities, furniture, supplies, and equipment; and pay staff to run the program (following other program rules). Buildings bought or heavily fixed with grant money must stay used for short-term housing at least 10 years. Other grant-funded services or operations must stay in place at least 3 years. The Secretary can waive these rules if the grantee shows the building is no longer needed and it will be used for people or families with incomes at or below 80% of the area median (the Secretary can change that limit if needed). A facility may not house more than 50 people or families at once unless the Secretary allows it. One person may not live in a short-term program more than 60 days in any 6‑month period, and rent/mortgage/utility help may not cover more than 21 weeks in any 52‑week period, unless the Secretary waives those limits for someone the project sponsor tried in good faith to place in permanent housing but could not. Programs must try to help people move into permanent housing, keep people in suitable homes when reasonable, and offer case management from social service agencies when the person is eligible.

Title 42, §12907

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(a)Any amounts received from grants under this section may only be used to carry out a program to provide (or contract to provide) assistance to eligible persons who are homeless or in need of housing assistance to prevent homelessness, which may include the following activities:

(1)Purchasing, leasing, renovating, repairing, and converting facilities to provide short-term shelter and services.

(2)Providing rent assistance payments for short-term supported housing and rent, mortgage, and utilities payments to prevent homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a dwelling.

(3)Providing supportive services, to eligible persons assisted under paragraphs (1) and (2), including health, mental health, assessment, permanent housing placement, drug and alcohol abuse treatment and counseling, day care, and nutritional services (except that health services under this paragraph may only be provided to individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases), and providing technical assistance to eligible persons to provide assistance in gaining access to benefits and services for homeless individuals provided by the Federal Government and State and local governments.

(4)Providing for the operation of short-term supported housing provided under this section, including the costs of security, operation insurance, utilities, furnishings, equipment, supplies, and other incidental costs.

(5)Providing staff to carry out the program under this section (subject to the provisions of section 12905(g) of this title).

(b)(1)(A)Any building or structure assisted with amounts from a grant under this section shall be maintained as a facility to provide short-term supported housing or assistance for eligible persons—

(i)in the case of assistance involving substantial rehabilitation or acquisition of the building, for a period of not less than 10 years; and

(ii)in the case of assistance under paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), for a period of not less than 3 years.

(B)The Secretary may waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect to any building or structure if the organization or agency that received the grant under which the building was assisted demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that—

(i)the structure is no longer needed to provide short-term supported housing or assistance or the continued operation of the structure for such purposes is no longer feasible; and

(ii)the structure will be used to benefit individuals or families whose incomes do not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary, with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 80 percent of the median income for the area if the Secretary finds that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes.

(2)(A)A short-term supported housing facility assisted with amounts from a grant under this section may not provide shelter or housing at any single time for more than 50 families or individuals.

(B)The Secretary may, as the Secretary determines appropriate, waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) for any program or short-term supported housing facility.

(3)(A)A program assisted under this section may not provide residence in a short-term housing facility assisted under this section to any individual for a sum of more than 60 days during any 6-month period.

(B)A program assisted under this section may not provide assistance for rent, mortgage, or utilities payments to any individual for rent, mortgage, or utilities costs accruing over a period of more than 21 weeks of any 52-week period.

(C)Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may waive the applicability of the requirements under such subparagraphs with respect to any individual for which the project sponsor has made a good faith effort to acquire permanent housing (in accordance with paragraph (4)) and has been unable to do so.

(4)A program assisted under this section shall provide for any individual who has remained in short-term supported housing assisted under the demonstration program, to the maximum extent practicable, the opportunity for placement in permanent housing or an environment appropriate to the health and social needs of the individual.

(5)In providing assistance under this section in any case in which the residence of an individual is appropriate to the needs of the individual, a program assisted under this section shall, when reasonable, provide for assistance in a manner appropriate to maintain the individual in such residence.

(6)A program assisted under this section shall provide each individual assisted under the program with an opportunity, if eligible, to receive case management services available from the appropriate social service agencies.

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1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(11)(C)(i), substituted “eligible persons” for “individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(g)(1)(A), (j)(5), substituted “to eligible persons assisted under” for “to individuals assisted under” and inserted before period at end “(except that health services under this paragraph may only be provided to individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases), and providing technical assistance to eligible persons to provide assistance in gaining access to benefits and services for homeless individuals provided by the Federal Government and State and local governments”. Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(g)(1)(B), (C), added pars. (4) and (5) and struck out former pars. (4) and (5) which read as follows: “(4) Maintenance and administration.—Providing for maintenance, administration, security, operation, insurance, utilities, furnishings, equipment, supplies, and other incidental costs relating to any short-term supported housing provided under the demonstration program under this section. “(5) Technical assistance.—Providing technical assistance to such individuals to provide assistance in gaining access to benefits and services for homeless individuals provided by the Federal Government and State and local governments.” Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(11)(C)(ii), substituted “eligible persons” for “individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(g)(2)(A)(i), (iii), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “Location.—A facility for short-term supported housing assisted with amounts from a grant under this section may not be located in or contiguous to any other facility for emergency or short-term housing that is not limited to use by individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases.” Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(g)(2)(A)(ii), (iii), substituted “limitation under subparagraph (A)” for “limitations under subparagraphs (A) and (B)” and redesignated subpar. (C) as (B). Subsec. (b)(3)(C). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(g)(2)(B), added subpar. (C).

§12907 Aids Short-term Supported Housing and Services

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Title 42, §12907

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