123STA T . 1 67 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 22 —M A Y 2 0, 200 9‘ ‘ (24)SOL O AP PL IC A NT.—Thet e rm ‘ sol o ap pl ic a n t ’ means an entit y that is an eli g i b le entity ,d irectly s u bmits an applica - tion f or a grant under subtitle C to the Secretary, and, if a w arded such grant, recei v es such grant directly from the Sec- retary. ‘‘(2 5 ) SPON S O R - B AS ED .—The term ‘sponsor-based’ means, with respect to rental assistance, that the assistance is provided pursuant to a contract that— ‘‘( A ) is between— ‘‘(i) the recipient or a pro j ect sponsor
and ‘‘(ii) an independent entity that— ‘‘( I ) is a private organi z ation; and ‘‘(II) owns or leases dwelling units; and ‘‘( B ) provides that rental assistance payments shall be made to the independent entity and that eligible persons shall occupy such assisted units. ‘‘(2 6 ) STATE.— Ex cept as used in subtitle B, the term ‘State’ means each of the several States, the D istrict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of P uerto R ico, the U nited States V irgin Islands, G uam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the N orthern M ariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. ‘‘(2 7 )S U PPORTI V E SERVICES.—The term ‘supportive services’ means services that address the special needs of people served by a project, including— ‘‘(A) the establishment and operation of a child care services program for families experiencing homelessness; ‘‘(B) the establishment and operation of an employment assistance program, including providing job training; ‘‘(C) the provision of outpatient health services, food, and case management; ‘‘(D) the provision of assistance in obtaining permanent housing, employment counseling, and nutritional coun- seling; ‘‘(E) the provision of outreach services, advocacy, life s k ills training, and housing search and counseling services; ‘‘( F ) the provision of mental health services, trauma counseling, and victim services; ‘‘(G) the provision of assistance in obtaining other Fed- eral, State, and local assistance available for residents of supportive housing (including mental health benefits, employment counseling, and medical assistance, but not including major medical e q uipment); ‘‘( H ) the provision of legal services for purposes including requesting reconsiderations and appeals of vet- erans and public benefit claim denials and resolving out- standing warrants that interfere with an individual’s ability to obtain and retain housing; ‘‘(I) the provision of— ‘‘(i) transportation services that facilitate an individual’s ability to obtain and maintain employment; and ‘‘(ii) health care; and ‘‘( J ) other supportive services necessary to obtain and maintain housing.
