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 PUBLIC LAW 95-557—OCT. 31, 1978

92 STAT. 2123

ernments and nonprofit societies, neighborhood groups, institutions, organizations, associations or museums; (3) the term "project" means a program or activity intended to carry out the purposes of this title, including programs for neighborhood and community-based arts programs, urban design, user needs design, and the encouragement of the preservation of historic or other structures which have neighborhood or community significance; (4) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (5) the term "Chairman" means the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; (6) the term "Department" means the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (7) the term "Endowment" means the National Endowment for the Arts. GRANTS TO OR CONTRACTS W I T H

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SEC. 805. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter 42 USC 8144. into contracts with, nonprofit organizations for the purpose of enabling such organizations to undertake or support in cities, urban communities, or neighborhoods, projects which the Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman, deterihines will carry out the purposes of this title and which— (1) have substantial artistic, cultural, historical, or design merit, (2) represent community or neighborhood initiatives which have a significant potential for conserving or revitalizing communities or neighborhoods, and for enhancing community or neighborhood identity and pride, and (3) meet the criteria established jointly by the Secretary and the Chairman pursuant to this section. (b) The Secretary and the Chairman shall establish jointly criteria Assistance, and procedures for evaluating and selecting projects to be assisted criteria and under this title. Such criteria shall address, but need not be limited procedures, joint establishment. to— (1) artistic, cultural, historical, or design quality; (2) the degree of broadly based, active involvement of neighborhood residents, community groups, local officials, and persons with expertise in the arts with the proposed project; (3) the degree of or the potential for utilization or stimulation of assistance or cooperation from other Federal, State, and local public and private sources, including arts organizations; (4) the feasibility of project implementation, including the capability of the sponsor organization; (5) the potential contribution to neighborhood revitalization and the creation of a sense of community identity and pride; (6) the potential for stimulating neighborhood economic and community development, particularly for the benefit of persons of low and moderate income; and (7) the potential of utilization of the project by neighborhood residents, particularly residents of low and moderate income, senior citizens, and handicapped persons. (c) No assistance shall be made under this title except upon application therefor submitted to the Secretary in accordance with reg:ulations and procedures established jointly by the Secretary and the Chairman.

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