grant authority

grant authority Sec. 902. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States to help finance programs to provide information and data on urban needs and assistance programs and activities, and to provide technical assistance, to small communities with respect to the solution of local problems. Activities aided by such grants may include— (1) the assembly, correlation, and dissemination of urban physical, social, and economic development information and data for the purpose of informing local governments of small communities, and interested organizations and individuals, of the availability and status of Federal, State, and local programs and other resources and data for the solution of urban problems; and (2) providing technical assistance with respect to the solution of urban problems to any small community requesting such assistance. (b) A program assisted under this section shall— (1) specify the information and technical assistance activities to be carried on and justify the needs for the costs of such activities; and (2) represent substantially increased or improved activities on the part of the applicant State agency.