40 U.S.C. § 15506 — Supplements to Federal grant programs

(a) Finding. Congress found that some states and local communities in the region, including local development districts, cannot fully use federal grant programs they qualify for. This happens for two reasons: (1) they don't have the money to pay their required matching share; or (2) the federal program itself doesn't have enough funds for the project. (b) Federal Grant Program Funding. With the Federal Cochairperson's approval, a Commission can use its own subtitle funds in two ways: (1) to pay part of the basic federal share of a project under another federal grant program; and (2) to raise the federal contribution above the maximum percentage that program's law normally allows. (c) Certification Required. Before the Commission's money can be used this way, the federal official in charge of that other grant program must certify that the project meets all of that program's normal requirements, and that it could have been approved for federal money under that program's own law if enough funds had been available. (d) Limitations in Other Laws Inapplicable. Money under this subtitle can be used without regard to any other law's limits on eligible areas or appropriation authorizations. (e) Federal Share. The federal government's share of a project's cost under this section cannot exceed 80 percent. (f) Maximum Commission Contribution. Section 15501(d) — which limits how much a Commission can contribute — also applies to money given under this section.