US Code
CHAPTER 2005— URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM
§ 200503. Rehabilitation grants and innovation grants

(a)
Matching Grants.—
The Secretary may provide 70 percent matching rehabilitation grants and innovation
grants directly to eligible general purpose local governments on the Secretary’s
approval of applications for the grants by the chief executive officials of those
governments.
(b)
Special Considerations.—
An innovation grant should be closely tied to goals, priorities, and implementation
strategies expressed in local park and recreation recovery action programs, with
particular regard to the special considerations listed in section 200504(c)(2) of this title.
(c)
Transfer.—
If consistent with an approved application, a grant recipient may transfer a
rehabilitation grant or innovation grant in whole or in part to an independent special
purpose local government, private nonprofit agency, or county or regional park authority
if the assisted recreation area or facility owned or managed by the transferree 
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1 So in original. Probably should be
“transferee”.
offers recreation opportunities to the general population within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the grant recipient.
(d)
Payments.—
Payments may be made only for a rehabilitation project or innovation project that
has been approved by the Secretary. Payments may be made from time to time in keeping
with the rate of progress toward the satisfactory completion of the project, except that
the Secretary, when appropriate, may make advance payments on an approved rehabilitation
project or innovation project in an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the total project
cost.
(e)
Modification of Project.—
The Secretary may authorize modification of an approved project only when a grant
recipient adequately demonstrates that the modification is necessary because of
circumstances not foreseeable at the time at which the project was proposed.