Iowa Code § 16.41

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Shelter assistance fund.

Official statutory text

(1) A shelter assistance fund is created as a revolving fund in the state treasury under the control of the authority consisting of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly and received under section 428A.8 for costs of operations of shelters for the homeless and domestic violence shelters, essential services for the homeless, and evaluation and reporting of services for the homeless. Each fiscal year, moneys in the fund, in an amount equal to not more than three percent of the total moneys distributed as grants from the fund during the fiscal year, may be used for purposes of administering the fund.

(2) The authority shall award grants to qualified applicants on a competitive basis. The authority shall establish application procedures, requirements, priorities, and maximum and minimum grant award amounts for each grant competition.

(3) Notwithstanding section 8.33, all moneys in the shelter assistance fund which remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but shall remain available for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.

2010 Acts, ch 1031, §265; 2011 Acts, ch 130, §28, 71; 2015 Acts, ch 25, §2, 3; 2017 Acts, ch 33, §2

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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