---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 3154b"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "3154b"
heading: "Planning performance awards"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/3154b"
units:
  - "Chapter 38 — Public Works and Economic Development"
  - "Subchapter II — Grants for Public Works and Economic Development"
---

# §3154b. Planning performance awards

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) may make a planning performance award in connection with a [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) made, on or after October 27, 2004, to an [eligible recipient](/usc/42/3122.md?p=6-A) for a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) under this subchapter located in an [economic development district](/usc/42/3122.md?p=5-A).
- (b) **Eligibility—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) may make a planning performance award to an [eligible recipient](/usc/42/3122.md?p=6-A) under [subsection (a)](#a) in connection with a [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) for a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) if the [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) determines before closeout of the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) that—
  - (1) the recipient actively participated in the economic development activities of the [economic development district](/usc/42/3122.md?p=5-A) in which the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) is located;
  - (2) the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) is consistent with the [comprehensive economic development strategy](/usc/42/3122.md?p=3) of the district;
  - (3) the recipient worked with Federal, [State](/usc/42/3122.md?p=14), and local economic development entities throughout the development of the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2); and
  - (4) the [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) was completed in accordance with the [comprehensive economic development strategy](/usc/42/3122.md?p=3) of the district.
- (c) **Maximum amount—** The amount of a planning performance award made under [subsection (a)](#a) in connection with a [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) may not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8).
- (d) **Use of awards—** A recipient of a planning performance award under [subsection (a)](#a) shall use the award to increase the Federal share of the cost of a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) under this subchapter.
- (e) **Federal share—** Notwithstanding [section 3144 of this title](/usc/42/3144.md), the funds of a planning performance award may be used to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) under this subchapter.
- (f) **Funding—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) shall use any amounts made available for economic development assistance programs to carry out this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 216, as added Pub. L. 108–373, title II, § 211(a), Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1765.)