42 U.S.C. § 300a–4: Grants and contracts

Summary

The Secretary must make rules for giving grants and contracts and decides how much each grant will be. For any program year that starts after June 30, 1975, grants must pay at least 90% of a project’s costs as the Secretary figures them, unless that same project got a smaller share for the year ending June 30, 1975; in that case the new grant cannot be for less than the earlier percentage. Grants are paid in installments and can have conditions the Secretary thinks are needed to make sure the money is used properly. Grants or contracts for family planning must promise that people from low-income families get priority and that low-income people will not be charged for services unless a third party (like insurance or a government program that must pay) covers the cost. The Secretary will define “low-income family” so money isn’t a barrier. Any educational materials made or used with the grant must fit the audience’s education, culture, and community standards. For certain grants, the grantee must have an advisory committee, representative of the community and set up under the Secretary’s rules, review and approve materials before they are distributed.

Title 42, §300a–4

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(a)Promulgation of regulations governing execution; amount of grants

Grants and contracts made under this subchapter shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may promulgate. The amount of any grant under any section of this subchapter shall be determined by the Secretary; except that no grant under any such section for any program or project for a fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1975, may be made for less than 90 per centum of its costs (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) unless the grant is to be made for a program or project for which a grant was made (under the same section) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for less than 90 per centum of its costs (as so determined), in which case a grant under such section for that program or project for a fiscal year beginning after that date may be made for a percentage which shall not be less than the percentage of its costs for which the fiscal year 1975 grant was made.

(b)Payment of grants

Grants under this subchapter shall be payable in such installments and subject to such conditions as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate to assure that such grants will be effectively utilized for the purposes for which made.

(c)Prerequisites; “low-income family” defined

A grant may be made or contract entered into under section 300 or 300a of this title for a family planning service project or program only upon assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that—

(1)priority will be given in such project or program to the furnishing of such services to persons from low-income families; and

(2)no charge will be made in such project or program for services provided to any person from a low-income family except to the extent that payment will be made by a third party (including a government agency) which is authorized or is under legal obligation to pay such charge.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “low-income family” shall be defined by the Secretary in accordance with such criteria as he may prescribe so as to insure that economic status shall not be a deterrent to participation in the programs assisted under this subchapter.

(d)Suitability of informational or educational materials

(1)A grant may be made or a contract entered into under section 300 or 300a–3 of this title only upon assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that informational or educational materials developed or made available under the grant or contract will be suitable for the purposes of this subchapter and for the population or community to which they are to be made available, taking into account the educational and cultural background of the individuals to whom such materials are addressed and the standards of such population or community with respect to such materials.

(2)In the case of any grant or contract under section 300 of this title, such assurances shall provide for the review and approval of the suitability of such materials, prior to their distribution, by an advisory committee established by the grantee or contractor in accordance with the Secretary’s regulations. Such a committee shall include individuals broadly representative of the population or community to which the materials are to be made available.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1978—Pub. L. 95–613 added subsec. (d). 1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–63, § 204(c), inserted provisions relating to amount of grants authorized pursuant to sections of this subchapter. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–63, § 204(d), inserted provision relating to economic status as part of the criteria to be included within definition of “low-income family”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1975 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94–63 effective July 1, 1975, see section 608 of Pub. L. 94–63, set out as a note under section 247b of this title.

§300a–4 Grants and Contracts