A competitive grant program is due within a year and may not fund construction
What the document says“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to assist planning and implementation activities associated with affordable housing, except that such grant awards may not be used for construction, alteration, or repair work.”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set up, within a year of enactment, a competitive grant program helping eligible entities with planning and implementation work tied to affordable housing, and bars the grants from paying for construction, alteration, or repair.
What the document actually says“Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to assist planning and implementation activities associated with affordable housing, except that such grant awards may not be used for construction, alteration, or repair work.”
The housing agency must set up a grant program within a year. Groups compete for the money. It pays for planning work on affordable housing. It may not pay for building or repair.
Planning is the work done before anything is built. It covers maps, codes, and studies. This money stops where the building starts.
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