107 STAT. 1146 PUBLIC LAW 103-120—OCT. 27, 1993 (F) national geographic diversity in the designation ofjurisdiction; and (G) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (4) CONSULTATION.— Prior to designating jurisdictions under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate regarding such designations. (5) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.— Recipients of assistance under this subsection shall, in cooperation with the Secretary, other governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, other private entities, and the community, develop a comprehensive plan that— (A) sets forth a realistic and feasible strategy that cont£dns specific projects and activities to carry out the purpose of this section; (B) demonstrates the willingness of the appropriate government and private entities and other parties to participate cooperatively in this plan; (C) specifies the projects and activities to be funded under this subsection; (D) provides an estimate of the cost of implementing the initiative funded under this subsection; (E) enumerates amounts to be made available to fund the comprehensive homeless initiative by participating governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and the community, as appropriate, and requests funds from the Secretary pursuant to this subsection; and (F) provides such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (6) DESIGNATION.— The designation referred to in paragraph (1) and assistance provided under paragraph (2) shall be made on a noncompetitive basis. (d) INNOVATIVE PROJECT FUNDING. — (1) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance under this subsection to jurisdictions and nonprofit organizations operating within such jurisdictions to establish innovative programs to carry out the piupose of this section. (2) APPLICATIONS. — Applications for assistance under this subsection shall be in such form, and shall include such information, as the Secretary shall determine. Each application shall include— (A) a description of the extent of homelessness in the jiirisdiction; (B) an explanation of the extent to which the existing systems, both public and private, for homelessness prevention, outreach, assessment, shelter, services, transitional services, transitional housing, and permanent housing available within the jurisdiction woula benefit from additional resources to achieve a comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of individuals and families who are homeless, or who are very low-income and at risk of homelessness; (C) a description of the projects and activities for which the applicant is requesting funding under this subsection and the amounts requested;
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