Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§6702 Direct Grants; Federal Share
Title 42 › CHAPTER 80 — PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS › § 6702
Summary
The Secretary can give grants to state and local governments to build, fix, or improve local public works. That covers things like construction, demolition, renovation, repairs, and finishing plans or engineering work needed so a project can be built. Grants may also fund projects already eligible for other federal aid. The federal government will pay 100% of the project’s cost.
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Title 42, §6702
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(a)The Secretary is authorized to make grants to any State or local government for construction (including demolition and other site preparation activities), renovation, repair, or other improvement of local public works projects including but not limited to those public works projects of State and local governments for which Federal financial assistance is authorized under provisions of law other than this chapter. In addition the Secretary is authorized to make grants to any State or local government for the completion of plans, specifications, and estimates for local public works projects where either architectural design or preliminary engineering or related planning has already been undertaken and where additional architectural and engineering work or related planning is required to permit construction of the project under this chapter.
(b)The Federal share of any project for which a grant is made under this section shall be 100 per centum of the cost of the project.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 6702
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102