---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 9820"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "9820"
heading: "Grants to plan economic development and cooperative programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/9820"
units:
  - "Chapter 105 — Community Services Programs"
  - "Subchapter I — Community Economic Development"
  - "Part D — Supportive Programs and Activities"
---

# §9820. Grants to plan economic development and cooperative programs


In order to facilitate the purposes of this subchapter, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) is authorized to provide financial assistance to any public or private [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) or organization for planning of community economic development programs and cooperative programs under this subchapter.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 631, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 498.)