115 STAT. 664 PUBLIC LAW 107-73—NOV. 26, 2001 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Deadline. Grants. Gra nts. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $277,432,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts and activities authorized under this section: Provided further. That the Secretary may use up to $2,000,000 of the funds under this heading for training, oversight, and technical assistance activities. RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000 to remain available until expended, which amount shall be awarded by June 1, 2002, to Indian tribes. State housing finance agencies, State community and/or economic development agencies, local rural nonprofits and community development corporations to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas: Provided, That all grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989. EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, for "Urban Empowerment Zones", as authorized in section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1391(g)), including $3,000,000 for each empowerment zone for use in conjunction with economic development activities consistent with the strategic plan of each empowerment zone, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the amount provided, $4,341,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the "Act" herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further, That $70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,300,000 shall be available as a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; $2,600,000 shall be available as a grant to the National American Indian Housing Council; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National Housing Development Corporation, for operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and for a program of affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance
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