Wisconsin Code § 16.306

Housing grants
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(1) DEFINITION. In this section,
“eligible applicant” means any of the following:
(am) A county or municipal governing body.
(bm) A county or municipal governmental agency.
(c) A community action agency under s. 49.265.
(d) A private, nonprofit organization.
(e) An organization operated for profit.
(2) GRANTS. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7)
(fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant
for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive
services to homeless individuals and families to facilitate their
movement to independent living if the conditions under par. (b)
are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the
grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the
state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal department
of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality of
applications submitted.
(b) A recipient of a grant under par. (a) shall agree to use the
grant to support a housing program that does all of the following:
1. Utilizes only existing buildings.
2. Utilizes buildings at scattered sites.
3. Facilitates the utilization, by residents, of appropriate social services available in the community.
4. Provides, or facilitates the provision of, training in selfsufficiency to residents.
5. Requires that at least 25 percent of the income of residents
be spent for rent.
(3) REPORTING. Each recipient of a grant under this section
shall annually provide all of the following information to the
department:
(a) The total number of persons served.
(b) The length of stay in housing of each person served.
(c) The housing and employment status of each person
served, at the time that the person leaves the housing program.
(d) Any other information that the department determines to
be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the housing program
operated by the recipient.

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