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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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[CITE: 42USC8144]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 90--NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY REINVESTMENT, SELF-HELP AND 
                             REVITALIZATION
 
                     SUBCHAPTER III--LIVABLE CITIES
 
Sec. 8144. Grants to or contracts with organizations


(a) Authorization; purposes

    The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter into 
contracts with, nonprofit organizations for the purpose of enabling such 
organizations to undertake or support in cities, urban communities, or 
neighborhoods, projects which the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Chairman, determines will carry out the purposes of this subchapter and 
which--
        (1) have substantial artistic, cultural, historical, or design 
    merit,
        (2) represent community or neighborhood initiatives which have a 
    significant potential for conserving or revitalizing communities or 
    neighborhoods, and for enhancing community or neighborhood identity 
    and pride, and
        (3) meet the criteria established jointly by the Secretary and 
    the Chairman pursuant to this section.

(b) Establishment of criteria and procedures for evaluation and 
        selection of projects; scope of criteria

    The Secretary and the Chairman shall establish jointly criteria and 
procedures for evaluating and selecting projects to be assisted under 
this subchapter. Such criteria shall address, but need not be limited 
to--
        (1) artistic, cultural, historical, or design quality;
        (2) the degree of broadly based, active involvement of 
    neighborhood residents, community groups, local officials, and 
    persons with expertise in the arts with the proposed project;
        (3) the degree of or the potential for utilization or 
    stimulation of assistance or cooperation from other Federal, State, 
    and local public and private sources, including arts organizations;
        (4) the feasibility of project implementation, including the 
    capability of the sponsor organization;
        (5) the potential contribution to neighborhood revitalization 
    and the creation of a sense of community identity and pride;
        (6) the potential for stimulating neighborhood economic and 
    community development, particularly for the benefit of persons of 
    low and moderate income; and
        (7) the potential of utilization of the project by neighborhood 
    residents, particularly residents of low and moderate income, senior 
    citizens, and handicapped persons.

(c) Application requirements

    No assistance shall be made under this subchapter except upon 
application therefor submitted to the Secretary in accordance with 
regulations and procedures established jointly by the Secretary and the 
Chairman.

(d) Consultation requirements

    Prior to the approval of any application for assistance under this 
subchapter, the Secretary shall consult with the Chairman and, in 
accordance with regulations and procedures established jointly by the 
Secretary and the Chairman, seek the recommendations of State and local 
officials and private citizens who have broad knowledge of, or 
experience or expertise in, community and economic development and 
revitalization, and of such officials and citizens who have broad 
knowledge of, or expertise in, the arts.

(e) Regulations respecting matching requirements; waiver, etc.

    The Secretary, in cooperation with the Chairman, shall prescribe 
regulations which require that specific portions of the cost of any 
projects assisted under this subchapter shall be provided from sources 
other than funds made available under this subchapter. Such matching 
requirements may vary depending on the type of applicant, and the 
Secretary may reduce or waive such requirements solely in order to take 
account of the financial capacity of the applicant.

(f) Certification of application

    Grants and other assistance may be made available under this 
subchapter only if the application contains a certification by the unit 
of general local government in which the project will be located that 
the project is consistent with and supportive of the objectives of that 
government for the area in which the project is located.

(g) Available funds not to supplant other public or private funds

    Funds made available under this subchapter shall not be used to 
supplant other public or private funds.

(h) Availability of funds for administrative expenses

    No more than 10 per centum of the funds appropriated for any fiscal 
year under section 8146 of this title shall be available for 
administrative expenses.

(Pub. L. 95-557, title VIII, Sec. 805, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2123.)
