Up to 5 percent may be set aside for technical assistance
What the document says“The Secretary may set aside not more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated in a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to grant recipients under this section and pregrant technical assistance to prospective applicants.”
The section lets the Secretary hold back up to 5 percent of the money appropriated in a fiscal year to give technical assistance to grant recipients and to help prospective applicants before they apply.
What the document actually says“The Secretary may set aside not more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated in a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to grant recipients under this section and pregrant technical assistance to prospective applicants.”
The housing agency may keep back part of the money each year. That share stops at 5 percent. It pays for help to towns that got a grant and towns thinking of applying.
Technical assistance is expert help with the work. A small town may not have staff who know this. The help can come before the town even applies.
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