---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 9808"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "9808"
heading: "Federal share; amount; availability; ownership of property acquired with Federal financial assistance"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/9808"
units:
  - "Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs"
  - "Subchapter I — Community Economic Development"
  - "Part A — Urban and Rural Special Impact Programs"
---

# §9808. Federal share; amount; availability; ownership of property acquired with Federal financial assistance

- (a)
  - (1) Assistance provided under this subchapter to any program described in [section 9807(a) of this title](/usc/42/9807.md?p=a) shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of such program, including costs of administration, unless the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) determines that the assistance in excess of such percentage is required in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter. Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, and services.
  - (2) The assistance referred to in [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall be made available (A) for deposit to the order of grantees which have demonstrated successful program performance, under conditions which the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) deems appropriate, within 30 days following approval of the grant agreement by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) and such grantee; or (B) whenever the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) deems appropriate, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations prescribed by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of the Treasury, and including any other conditions which the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Health and Human Services deems appropriate, within 30 days following approval of the grant agreement by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) and such grantee.
- (b) Property acquired as a result of capital investments made by any community development [corporation](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=2) with funds granted as its Federal share of the cost of programs carried out under this subchapter, and the proceeds from such property, shall become the property of the community development [corporation](/usc/42/2297h.md?p=2) and shall not be considered to be Federal property. The Federal Government retains the right to direct that on severance of the grant relationship the assets purchased with grant funds shall continue to be used for the original purpose for which they were granted.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 619, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 493.)