§ 2011. Grants
(a)
Authority To Make Grants.—
Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary shall make grants to assist eligible entities in establishing programs to furnish, and expanding or modifying existing programs for furnishing, the following to homeless veterans:
(b)
Criteria for Grants.—
The Secretary shall establish criteria and requirements for grants under this section, including criteria for entities eligible to receive grants, and shall publish such criteria and requirements in the Federal Register. The criteria established under this subsection shall include the following:
(1)
Specification as to the kinds of projects for which grants are available, which shall include—
(c)
Funding Limitations.—
A grant under this section may not be used to support operational costs. The amount of a grant under this section may not exceed 65 percent of the estimated cost of the project concerned.
(d)
Eligible Entities.—
The Secretary may make a grant under this section to an entity applying for such a grant only if the applicant for the grant—
(1)
is a public or nonprofit private entity with the capacity (as determined by the Secretary) to effectively administer a grant under this section;
(e)
Application Requirement.—
An entity seeking a grant for a project under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant. The application shall set forth the following:
(3)
Plans, specifications, and the schedule for implementation of the project in accordance with criteria and requirements prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b).
(4)
Reasonable assurance that upon completion of the work for which the grant is sought, the project will become operational and the facilities will be used principally to provide to veterans the services for which the project was designed, and that not more than 25 percent of the services provided under the project will be provided to individuals who are not veterans.
(f)
Program Requirements.—
The Secretary may not make a grant for a project to an applicant under this section unless the applicant in the application for the grant agrees to each of the following requirements:
(1)
To provide the services for which the grant is made at locations accessible to homeless veterans.
(2)
To maintain referral networks for homeless veterans for establishing eligibility for assistance and obtaining services, under available entitlement and assistance programs, and to aid such veterans in establishing eligibility for and obtaining such services.
(3)
To ensure the confidentiality of records maintained on homeless veterans receiving services through the project.
(4)
To establish such procedures for fiscal control and fund accounting as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement and accounting with respect to the grant and to such payments as may be made under section
2012 of this title.
(g)
Service Center Requirements.—
In addition to criteria and requirements established under subsection (b), in the case of an application for a grant under this section for a service center for homeless veterans, the Secretary shall require each of the following:
(1)
That such center provide services to homeless veterans during such hours as the Secretary may specify and be open to such veterans on an as-needed, unscheduled basis.
(2)
That space at such center be made available, as mutually agreeable, for use by staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, and other appropriate agencies and organizations in assisting homeless veterans served by such center.
(h)
Recovery of Unused Grant Funds.—
(1)
If a grant recipient under this section does not establish a program in accordance with this section or ceases to furnish services under such a program for which the grant was made, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such recipient the total of all unused grant amounts made under this section to such recipient in connection with such program.