PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006
119 STAT. 3033
‘‘(7) the term ‘homeless service provider’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental homeless service provider, such as a homeless shelter, a homeless service or advocacy program, a tribal organization serving homeless individuals, or coalition or other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization carrying out a community-based homeless or housing program that has a documented history of effective work concerning homelessness; ‘‘(8) the term ‘tribally designated housing’ means housing assistance described in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and ‘‘(9) the term ‘tribally designated housing entity’ means a housing entity described in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(21)); ‘‘SEC. 41404. COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration of Children and Families, in partnership with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for a period of not less than 2 years to eligible entities to develop long-term sustainability and self-sufficiency options for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are currently homeless or at risk for becoming homeless. ‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award funds in amounts— ‘‘(A) not less than $25,000 per year; and ‘‘(B) not more than $1,000,000 per year. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive funds under this section, an entity shall demonstrate that it is a coalition or partnership, applying jointly, that— ‘‘(1) shall include a domestic violence victim service provider; ‘‘(2) shall include— ‘‘(A) a homeless service provider; ‘‘(B) a nonprofit, nongovernmental community housing development organization or a Department of Agriculture rural housing service program; or ‘‘(C) in the absence of a homeless service provider on tribal lands or nonprofit, nongovernmental community housing development organization on tribal lands, a tribally designated housing entity or tribal housing consortium; ‘‘(3) may include a dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victim service provider; ‘‘(4) may include housing developers, housing corporations, State housing finance agencies, other housing agencies, and associations representing landlords; ‘‘(5) may include a public housing agency or tribally designated housing entity; ‘‘(6) may include tenant organizations in public or tribally designated housing, as well as nonprofit, nongovernmental tenant organizations;
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