grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities

grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities Sec. 301. (a) For the purpose of making grants and contracts under this section for construction of rehabilitation facilities, initial staffing, and planning assistance, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1970. Amounts so appropriated shall remain available for expenditure with respect to construction projects funded or initial staffing grants made under this section prior to July 1, 1977. (b) (1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to assist in meeting the costs of construction of public or nonprofit rehabilitation facilities. Such grants may be made to States and public or nonprofit organizations and agencies for projects for which applications are approved by the Secretary under this section. (2) To be approved, an application for a grant for a construction project under this section must conform to the provisions of section 306. (3) The amount of a grant under this section with respect to any construction project in any State shall be equal to the same percentage of the cost of such project as the Federal share which is applicable in the case of rehabilitation facilities (as defined in section 645(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291o(a))), in such State, except that if the Federal share with respect to rehabilitation facilities in such State is determined pursuant to subparagraph (b)(2) of section 645 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2910 (b) (2)), the percentage of the cost for 87 Stat. 378purposes of this section shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary designed to achieve as nearly as practicable results comparable to the results obtained under such subparagraph. (c) The Secretary is also authorized to make grants to assist in the initial staffing of any public or nonprofit rehabilitation facility constructed after the date of enactment of this section (whether or not such construction was financed with the aid of a grant under this section) by covering part of the costs (determined in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe) of compensation of professional or technical personnel of such facility during the period beginning with the commencement of the operation of such facility and ending with the close of four years and three months after the month in which such operation commenced. Such grants with respect to any facility may not exceed 75 per centum of such costs for the period ending with the close of the fifteenth month following the month in which such operation commenced, 60 per centum of such costs for the first year thereafter, 45 per centum of such costs for the second year thereafter, and 30 per centum of such costs for the third year thereafter. (d) The Secretary is also authorized to make grants upon application approved by the State agency designated under section 101 to administer the State plan, to public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, or organizations to assist them in meeting the cost of planning rehabilitation facilities and the services to be provided by such facilities.