This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to owners of grand-family housing (i.e., housing dedicated to low-income grandparents or older relative caregivers who are caring full-time for a related child) for housing programming services, equipment, and upkeep and construction of buildings. Additionally, grant recipients must engage with grandparent and older caregivers in the community by performing periodic informational outreach and holding periodic events.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Housing and Community Development
Child care and developmentFamily relationshipsFamily servicesHousing and community development fundingHousing for the elderly and disabledLow- and moderate-income housingPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingSocial security and elderly assistanceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
To provide grants to owners of grandfamily housing, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-5406| House
| Updated: 12/12/2019
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to owners of grand-family housing (i.e., housing dedicated to low-income grandparents or older relative caregivers who are caring full-time for a related child) for housing programming services, equipment, and upkeep and construction of buildings. Additionally, grant recipients must engage with grandparent and older caregivers in the community by performing periodic informational outreach and holding periodic events.
Child care and developmentFamily relationshipsFamily servicesHousing and community development fundingHousing for the elderly and disabledLow- and moderate-income housingPoverty and welfare assistancePublic housingSocial security and elderly assistanceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations