---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 12904"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "12904"
heading: "Eligible activities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/12904"
units:
  - "Chapter 131 — Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids"
---

# §12904. Eligible activities


Grants allocated under this chapter shall be available only for approved activities to carry out strategies designed to prevent homelessness among [eligible persons](/usc/42/12902.md?p=12). Approved activities shall include activities that—

- (1) enable public and [nonprofit organizations](/usc/42/12902.md?p=13) or [agencies](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) to provide housing information to such persons and coordinate efforts to expand [housing assistance](/usc/42/13641.md?p=3) resources for such persons under [section 12906 of this title](/usc/42/12906.md);
- (2) facilitate the development and operation of shelter and services for such persons under [section 12907 of this title](/usc/42/12907.md);
- (3) provide rental assistance to such persons under [section 12908 of this title](/usc/42/12908.md);
- (4) facilitate (through [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2)-based rental assistance or other means) the moderate rehabilitation of single room occupancy dwellings (SROs) that would be made available only to such persons under [section 12909 of this title](/usc/42/12909.md);
- (5) facilitate the development of community residences for [eligible persons](/usc/42/12902.md?p=12) under [section 12910 of this title](/usc/42/12910.md);
- (6) carry out other activities that the [Secretary](/usc/42/12902.md?p=8) develops in cooperation with eligible [States](/usc/42/12902.md?p=9) and [localities](/usc/42/12902.md?p=6), except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under [section 12903(c)(3)](/usc/42/12903.md)[^1] of this title.

The [Secretary](/usc/42/12902.md?p=8) shall establish standards and guidelines for approved activities. The [Secretary](/usc/42/12902.md?p=8) shall permit [grantees](/usc/42/12902.md?p=4) to refine and adapt such standards and guidelines for individual [projects](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2), where such refinements and adaptations are made necessary by local circumstances.


## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 855, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4378; Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 606(e), (h)(2), (j)(3), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3808, 3810.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 12903(c)(3) of this title, referred to in par. (6), was redesignated section 12903(c)(5) of this title by Pub. L. 114–201, title VII, § 701(a)(1), July 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 812.

### Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “eligible persons” for “such persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(h)(2), struck out “short-term” after “provide”.

Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(B), struck out “with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” after “persons”.

Par. (6). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(e), inserted before period at end “, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) of this title”.