42 U.S.C. § 8101: Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

the neighborhood housing services demonstration of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force has proven its worth as a successful program to revitalize older urban neighborhoods by mobilizing public, private, and community resources at the neighborhood level; and the demand for neighborhood housing services programs in cities throughout the United States warrants the creation of a public corporation to institutionalize and expand the neighborhood housing services program and other programs of the present Urban Reinvestment Task Force. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a public corporation which will continue the joint efforts of the Federal financial supervisory agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote reinvestment in older neighborhoods by local financial institutions working cooperatively with community people and local government, and which will continue the nonbureaucratic approach of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force, relying largely on local initiative for the specific design of local programs. target housing counseling services to minority and low-income populations facing housing instability; or provide housing counseling services in neighborhoods having high concentrations of minority and low-income populations. The aggregate amount provided to NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds made available by subsection (a). The Corporation may retain a portion of the amounts provided under this section, in a proportion consistent with its standard rate for program administration in order to cover its expenses related to program administration and oversight. housing counseling provided directly to households facing housing instability, such as eviction, default, foreclosure, loss of income, or homelessness; education, outreach, training, technology upgrades, and other program related support; and operational oversight funding for grantees and subgrantees that receive funds under this section.”