Program requirements

(A) Applications (i) Applications for assistance under this subsection shall be submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish. (ii) The Secretary shall require that applications contain at a minimum (I) a description of the proposed housing, (II) a description of the size and characteristics of the population that would occupy the housing, (III) a description of any public and private resources that are expected to be made available in connection with the housing, (IV) a description of the housing needs for migrant farmworkers and homeless individuals (and the families of such individuals) in the area to be served by the housing, and (V) assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the housing assisted will be operated for not less than 10 years for the purpose specified in the application. (iii) The Secretary shall require that an application furnish reasonable assurances that the housing will be available for occupancy by homeless individuals (and the families of such individuals) only on an emergency and temporary basis during the offseason and shall be otherwise available for occupancy by migrant farmworkers (and their families). (iv) The Secretary shall require that an application furnish reasonable assurances that the applicant will own or have control of a site for the proposed housing not later than 6 months after notification of an award for grant assistance. An applicant may obtain ownership or control of a suitable site different from the site specified in the application. If an applicant fails to obtain ownership or control of the site within 1 year after notification of an award for grant assistance, the grant shall be recaptured and reallocated.

(B) Selection criteria The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for a national competition for assistance under this subsection, which shall include— (i) the ability of the applicant to develop and operate the housing; (ii) the feasibility of the proposal in providing the housing; (iii) the need for such housing in the area to be served; (iv) the cost effectiveness of the proposed housing; (v) the extent to which the project would meet the needs of migrant farmworkers and homeless individuals (and the families of such individuals) in the State; (vi) the extent to which the applicant has control of the site of the proposed housing; and (vii) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for purposes of this subsection.

(C) Required agreements The Secretary may not approve assistance for any housing under this subsection unless the applicant agrees— (i) to operate the proposed project as housing for migrant farmworkers and homeless individuals (and the families of such individuals) in compliance with the provisions of this subsection and the application approved by the Secretary; (ii) to monitor and report to the Secretary on the progress of the housing; and (iii) to comply with such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish for purposes of this subsection.

(D) Occupant rent Each migrant farmworker and homeless individual residing in a facility assisted under this subsection shall pay as rent an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of section 1437a(a) of this title .