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§ 582.100 under which the deceased member was a participant.) Recipient means an applicant approved to receive a S+C grant. Seriously mentally ill has the meaning given in section 462 of the McKinney Act (42 U.S.C. 11403g). Single room occupancy (SRO) housing means a unit for occupancy by one person, which need not but may contain food preparation or sanitary facilities, or both. Sponsor means a nonprofit organization which owns or leases dwelling units and has contracts with a recipient to make such units available to eligible homeless persons and receives rental assistance payments under the SRA component. State has the meaning given in section 462 of the McKinney Act (42 U.S.C. 11403g). Supportive service provider, or service provider, means a person or organization licensed or otherwise qualified to provide supportive services, either for profit or not for profit. Supportive services means assistance that - (1) Addresses the special needs of eligible persons; and (2) Provides appropriate services or assists such persons in obtaining appropriate services, including health care, mental health treatment, alcohol and other substance abuse services, child care services, case management services, counseling, supervision, education, job training, and other services essential for achieving and maintaining independent living. (Inpatient acute hospital care does not qualify as a supportive service.). Unit of general local government has the meaning given in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302). Very low-income means an annual income not in excess of 50 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller and larger families. HUD may establish income limits higher or lower than 50 percent of the median income for the area on the basis of its finding that such variations are A TRUE COPY CI TIFICATION ON LAST FACE J.K.BARTON CLERK 24 CFR Ch. V (4-1-09 Edition) necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes. [61 FR 51169, Sept. 30, 1996; 62 FR 13539, Mar. 21, 1997] Subpart B -Assistance Provided § 582.100 Program component descriptions. (a) Tenant -based rental assistance (TRA). Tenant -based rental assistance provides grants for rental assistance which permit participants to choose housing of an appropriate size in which to reside. Participants retain the rental assistance if they move. Where necessary to facilitate the coordination of supportive services, grant recipients may require participants to live in a specific area for their entire period of participation or in a specific structure for the first year and in a specific area for the remainder of their period of participation. Recipients may not define the area in a way that violates the Fair Housing Act or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The term of the grant between HUD and the grant recipient for TRA is five years. (b) Project -based rental assistance (PRA). Project -based rental assistance provides grants for rental assistance to the owner of an existing structure, where the owner agrees to lease the subsidized units to participants. Participants do not retain rental assistance if they move. Rental subsidies are provided to the owner for a period of either five or ten years. To qualify for ten years of rental subsidies, the owner must complete at least $3,000 of eligible rehabilitation for each unit (including the unit's prorated share of work to be accomplished on common areas or systems), to make the structure decent, safe and sanitary. This rehabilitation must be completed with in 12 months of the grant award. (c) Sponsor -based rental assistance (SRA). Sponsor -based rental assistance provides grants for rental assistance through contracts between the grant recipient and sponsor organizations. A sponsor may be a private, nonprofit organization or a community mental health agency established as a public nonprofit organization. Participants reside in housing owned or leased by www.hud.gov espanol.hud.gov Page 7