Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Commissioner may make grants to States for the purpose of providing the services described in subsection (d) to older individuals who are blind.
The Commissioner may not make a grant under this subsection unless the State involved agrees that the grant will be administered solely by the agency described in section 721(a)(2)(A)(i) of this title.
Beginning with fiscal year 1993, in the case of any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 796l of this title is less than $13,000,000, grants made under subsection (a) shall be-
In the case of any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 796l of this title is equal to or greater than $13,000,000, grants under subsection (a) shall be made only to States and shall be made only from allotments under paragraph (2).
For grants under subsection (a) for a fiscal year described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall make an allotment to each State in an amount determined in accordance with subsection (i), and shall make a grant to the State of the allotment made for the State if the State submits to the Commissioner an application in accordance with subsection (h).
The Commissioner may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that the grant will be expended only for purposes of-
Independent living services for purposes of subsection (d)(1) include-
The Commissioner may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees, with respect to the costs of the program to be carried out by the State pursuant to such subsection, to make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less than $1 for each $9 of Federal funds provided in the grant.
Non-Federal contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions.
A State may expend a grant under subsection (a) to carry out the purposes specified in subsection (d) through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public and nonprofit private agencies or organizations.
The Commissioner may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless an application for the grant is submitted to the Commissioner and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to carry out this section (including agreements, assurances, and information with respect to any grants under subsection (i)(4)).
An application for a grant under this section shall contain-
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the amount of an allotment under subsection (a) for a State for a fiscal year shall be the greater of-
In the case of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is the greater of-
In the case of Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is $40,000.
The amount referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for a State for a fiscal year is the product of-
From the amounts specified in subparagraph (B), the Commissioner may make grants to States whose population of older individuals who are blind has a substantial need for the services specified in subsection (d) relative to the populations in other States of older individuals who are blind.
The amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) are any amounts that are not paid to States under subsection (a) as a result of-
The Commissioner may not make a grant under subparagraph (A) unless the State involved agrees that the grant is subject to the same conditions as grants made under subsection (a).
29 U.S.C. § 796k
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTPart C, as in effect on the day before October 29, 1992, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B), means former part C (§796f) which was included in the repeal of subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 102-569, title VII, §701(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4443.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 796k, Pub. L. 93-112, title VII, §752, as added Pub. L. 102-569, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4465; amended Pub. L. 103-73, title I, §114(m), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 732, authorized grants to provide independent living services for older individuals who are blind, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105-220.
AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(3), substituted "subsection (i)" for "subsection (j)" and "subsection (h)" for "subsection (i)". Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(4), inserted ", or contracts or cooperative agreements with," after "grants to".Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (i) as (h) and struck out former subsec. (h). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Commissioner may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that, in carrying out subsection (d)(1), the State will seek to incorporate into the State plan under section 796c of this title any new methods and approaches relating to independent living services for older individuals who are blind."Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(5)(A), substituted "subsection (i)(4)" for "subsection (j)(4)".Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(vi) to (C). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(5)(B), inserted "and" after semicolon at end of subpar. (A)(vi), substituted a period for "; and" at end of subpar. (B)(ii)(III), and struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "an assurance that the application is consistent with the State plan for providing independent living services required by section 796c of this title."Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(2), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (h).Subsec. (i)(2)(A)(ii), (3)(A). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(6)(A), (B), inserted ", and not reserved under section 796j-1 of this title," after "section 796l of this title". Subsec. (i)(4)(B)(i). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(6)(C), substituted "subsection (h)" for "subsection (i)".Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 113-128, §487(2), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i).