42 U.S.C. § 3145 — Supplementary grants

(a) “Designated Federal grant program” means a Federal grant program that (1) helps construct or equip public works, public-service, or development facilities; (2) the Secretary designates as eligible for this section’s funds; and (3) assists projects (A) eligible under this subchapter and (B) consistent with a comprehensive economic development strategy. This section does not define the quoted term beyond these criteria. (b) On an eligible recipient’s application, the Secretary may make a supplementary grant for an eligible project when the recipient cannot provide the required nonfederal share because of its economic situation. (c) (1) The supplementary grant may not exceed the applicable federal share under § 3144. (2) The Secretary must provide it either (A) by paying chapter funds to the heads of agencies carrying out the federal program, or (B) by awarding chapter funds to be combined with funds transferred from other agencies for projects the Secretary administers. (3) Regardless of another program’s nonfederal-funding requirements, these funds may raise the federal share for specific projects in § 3161(a) areas above the share authorized by that program’s governing law.