Grant money may have to be returned if the designs are not adopted in five years
To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 209, Sec. 209.
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Grant money may have to be returned if the designs are not adopted in five years
The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 209 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary may require an eligible entity to return to the Secretary any grant funds received under this section if the selected prereviewed designs submitted under this section have not been adopted”
The section lets the Secretary require an eligible entity to return grant funds if the prereviewed designs it selected have not been adopted within the five years after it received the grant, unless the Secretary extends that period.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary may require an eligible entity to return to the Secretary any grant funds received under this section if the selected prereviewed designs submitted under this section have not been adopted”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency may ask for the money back. That can happen when the picked plans are not taken up.
What this is about
The town has five years to put the plans to use. The housing agency can give it longer. If nothing happens, the money can be pulled back.
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Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 209, 140 Stat. 878 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm
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“Grant money may have to be returned if the designs are not adopted in five years,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 209, Sec. 209. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec209-repayment/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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