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At least 25 grants a year, none over $10 million or under $250,000

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

At least 25 grants a year, none over $10 million or under $250,000

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 208 in the PDF
What the document says

“The Secretary shall make not fewer than 25 grants on an annual basis (unless amounts appropriated to provide grant amounts consistent with subsection (b) are insufficient, in which case fewer grants may be awarded), with strong consideration of different geographical areas and a relatively even spread of rural, suburban, and urban communities.”

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

The section requires at least 25 grants a year unless the money appropriated is not enough, with strong consideration of different geographic areas and a relatively even spread of rural, suburban, and urban communities. No grant may be more than $10,000,000 or less than $250,000.

What the document actually says

“The Secretary shall make not fewer than 25 grants on an annual basis (unless amounts appropriated to provide grant amounts consistent with subsection (b) are insufficient, in which case fewer grants may be awarded), with strong consideration of different geographical areas and a relatively even spread of rural, suburban, and urban communities.”

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

At least 25 grants go out each year. Fewer may go out if the money runs short. The housing agency must spread them across the country. Country, suburb, and city places should get a fairly even share.

What this is about

There is also a floor and a ceiling on each grant. The most is ten million dollars. The least is two hundred fifty thousand.

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