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The money may fund block grant activities, transport projects, and housing supply initiatives

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 208, Sec. 208. Written by .

The money may fund block grant activities, transport projects, and housing supply initiatives

The document says “canWho acts: eligible entitiesHow: statuteSec. 208 in the PDF
What the document says

“(C) carry out initiatives of the eligible entity that facilitate the expansion of the supply of attainable housing and that supplement initiatives the eligible entity has carried out, or is in the process of carrying out, as specified in the application submitted under paragraph (4).”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 208

An eligible entity may use grant funds to carry out activities described in section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, activities permitted under the Local and Regional Project Assistance Program in section 6702 of title 49 of the United States Code, and its own initiatives that expand the supply of attainable housing and build on work it has already done or has under way.

What the document actually says

“(C) carry out initiatives of the eligible entity that facilitate the expansion of the supply of attainable housing and that supplement initiatives the eligible entity has carried out, or is in the process of carrying out, as specified in the application submitted under paragraph (4).”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 208
That sentence, in plain words

The money can pay for the place's own plans to add attainable homes. Those plans must build on work the place has started or finished. The application must say what that work is.

What this is about

The other two uses point to programs that already exist. One is a housing block grant. One is for local transport projects.

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