Section 202 supportive housing for the elderly program

(a) Appropriation In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the Secretary) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— (1) $450,000,000 for the Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program authorized under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, and subject to subsections (a) through (g), (h)(2) through (h)(5), and (i) through (m) of such section 202 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(a) –12 U.S.C. 1701q(g), 12 U.S.C. 1701q(h)(2) –12 U.S.C. 1701q(h)(5), 12 U.S.C. 1701q(i) –12 U.S.C. 1701q(m)) (in this section referred to as the Act), which shall be used— (A) for capital advance awards in accordance with section 202(c)(1) of the Act to recipients that are eligible under the Act; (B) for new section 8 project-based rental assistance contracts under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)), subject to subsection (c) of this section, with the Secretary setting the terms of such project-based rental assistance contracts, including the duration and provisions regarding rent setting and rent adjustment, to support the capital advance projects funded under this section; and (C) for service coordinators; (2) $7,500,000, to provide technical assistance to support State-level efforts to improve the design and delivery of voluntary supportive services for residents of any housing assisted under the Act and other housing supporting low-income older adults, in order to support residents to age-in-place and avoid institutional care, as well as to assist applicants and potential applicants with project-specific design, and the Secretary may use amounts made available under this paragraph to increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an immediate increase in capacity building and technical assistance; and (3) $42,500,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section and the Supportive Housing for the Elderly program generally, including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluation, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs. Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033. (b) Limitation on costs When awarding grants under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish and assess reasonable development cost limitations by market area for various types and sizes of supportive housing for the elderly. The Secretary shall not count owner or sponsor contributions of other funding or assistance against the overall cost of a project. (c) Implementation The Secretary shall have authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.