42 U.S.C. § 1437bbb — Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to demonstrate the effectiveness of authorizing local governments and municipalities, in coordination with the public housing^* agencies for that jurisdictions— (1) to receive and combine program allocations of covered housing help; and (2) to design creative approaches for providing and administering Federal housing help based on the particular needs of the jurisdictions that— (A) provide incentives to families^* with low incomes with children whose head of the household is employed, seeking employment, or preparing for employment by participating in a job training or educational program, or any program that otherwise assists individuals in obtaining employment and attaining economic self-sufficiency; (B) reduce costs of Federal housing help and achieve greater cost-effectiveness in Federal housing help expenditures; (C) increase the stock of affordable housing and housing choices for families with low incomes; (D) increase homeownership among families with low incomes; (E) reduce geographic concentration of assisted families; (F) reduce homelessness through providing permanent housing solutions; (G) improve program management; and (H) achieve that other purposes about families with low incomes, as determined by the participating local governments and municipalities in coordination with the public housing agencies; 1