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42 U.S.C. ch. 130 (§§ 12701–12841) — Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (incl. HOME Investment Partnerships Act, §§ 12741–12756)

§12807. Low-income housing conservation and efficiency grant programs

42 U.S.C. ch. 130 (§§ 12701–12841) — Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (incl. HOME Investment Partnerships Act, §§ 12741–12756) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

(a) In general

The Secretary shall make available a model program to provide safe, energy-efficient affordable housing for low-income persons.

(b) Activities

The model program shall provide for—

(1) identification of housing that is—

(A) owned and occupied by low-income families who have received, are currently receiving, or are scheduled to receive assistance under the weatherization assistance for low-income persons program under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act [42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.] (or a comparable Federal or State program);

(B) in danger of becoming uninhabitable within a 5-year period because of structural weaknesses or problems; and

(C) not sufficiently sound to permit energy conservation improvements without other repair or rehabilitation measures to protect such energy investments;

(2) repairs that will significantly prolong the habitability of units identified under paragraph (1), including roofing, electrical, plumbing, furnace, and foundation repairs or replacement that will prolong the use of the unit as a safe and energy-efficient residence for low-income persons; and

(3) reasonable steps to ensure that any units so repaired will remain occupied by persons or families eligible for assistance under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 101–625, title II, §257, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4122.)

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▸ Contents — 42 U.S.C. ch. 130 (§§ 12701–12841) — Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (incl. HOME Investment Partnerships Act, §§ 12741–12756)
42 U.S.C. ch. 130 (§§ 12701–12841) — Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (incl. HOME Investment Partnerships Act, §§ 12741–12756)
  1. ▸ 42 U.S.C. ch. 130 (§§ 12701–12841) — Cranston-Gonzalez Nationa…
    Overview
    1. §12721. Findings
    2. §12722. Purposes
    3. §12723. Coordinated Federal support for housing strategies
    4. §12724. Authorization of program
    5. §12725. Notice
    6. §12741. Authority
    7. §12742. Eligible uses of investment
    8. §12743. Development of model programs
    9. §12744. Income targeting
    10. §12745. Qualification as affordable housing
    11. §12746. Participation by States and local governments
    12. §12747. Allocation of resources
    13. §12748. HOME Investment Trust Funds
    14. §12749. Repayment of investment
    15. §12750. Matching requirements
    16. §12751. Private-public partnership
    17. §12752. Distribution of assistance
    18. §12753. Program enforcement and penalties for noncompliance
    19. §12754. Limitation on jurisdictions under court order
    20. §12755. Tenant and participant protections
    21. §12756. Monitoring of compliance
    22. §12757. Revitalizing empty structures into desirable environme…
    23. §12771. Set-aside for community housing development organizati…
    24. §12772. Project-specific assistance to community housing devel…
    25. §12773. Housing education and organizational support
    26. §12774. Other requirements
    27. §12781. Authority
    28. §12782. Priorities for capacity development
    29. §12783. Conditions of contracts
    30. §12784. Research in housing affordability
    31. §12785. REACH: asset recycling information dissemination
    32. §12801. General authority
    33. §12802. Rental housing production
    34. §12803. Rental rehabilitation
    35. §12804. Rehabilitation loans
    36. §12805. Sweat equity model program
    37. §12806. Home repair services grants for older and disabled hom…
    38. §12807. Low-income housing conservation and efficiency grant p…
    39. §12808. Second mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers
    40. §12809. Rehabilitation of State and local government in rem pr…
    41. §12810. Cost-saving building technologies and construction tec…
    42. §12821. Omitted
    43. §12831. Equal opportunity
    44. §12832. Nondiscrimination
    45. §12833. Audits by Comptroller General
    46. §12834. Uniform recordkeeping and reports to Congress
    47. §12835. Citizen participation
    48. §12836. Labor
    49. §12837. Interstate agreements
    50. §12838. Environmental review
    51. §12839. Termination of existing housing programs
    52. §12840. Suspension of requirements for disaster areas
    53. §12841. Nonapplicability of certain requirements for small pro…

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