# § 300t. Development grants for health systems agencies
**(a)** **Eligible recipients; purpose of grants** The Secretary shall make in each fiscal year a grant to each health system agency—
to enable the agency to establish and maintain an Area Health Service Development Fund from which it may make grants and enter into contracts in accordance with section 300*l–*2(c)(3) <sup>1</sup> of this title.
**1** with which there is in effect a designation agreement under section 300*l–*4(c) [^1] of this title,
See References in Text note below.
**(2)** which has in effect an HSP and AIP reviewed by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and
**(3)** which, as determined under the review made under section 300n–4(c) <sup>1</sup> of this title, is organized and operated in the manner prescribed by section 300*l–*1(b) <sup>1</sup> of this title and is performing its functions under section 300*l–*2 <sup>1</sup> of this title in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary,
**(b)** **Determination of amounts; maximum amounts**
**(1)** Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of any grant under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary after taking into consideration the population of the health service area for which the health systems agency is designated, the average family income of the area, and the supply of health services in the area.
**(2)** The amount of any grant under subsection (a) to a health systems agency for any fiscal year may not exceed the product of $1 and the population of the health service area for which such agency is designated.
**(c)** **Applications; submission and approval as prerequisite; form and contents** No grant may be made under subsection (a) unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such an application shall be submitted in such form and manner and contain such information as the Secretary may require.
**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** June 30, 1975June 30, 1976September 30, 1977September 30, 1978September 30, 1981September 30, 1982
For the purpose of making payments pursuant to grants under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $120,000,000 each for the fiscal years ending , and , $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending .
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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XVI, § 1640, as added Pub. L. 93–641, § 4, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2273; amended Pub. L. 95–83, title I, § 103(c), Aug. 1, 1977, 91 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 96–79, title I, § 127(e), Oct. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 629.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Sections 300–2, 300–4, and 300n–4 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), were repealed effective , by , , .
Section 300–1 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), was in the original a reference to section 1512 of act , which was repealed effective , by , , . , , , enacted section 1502A of act , which is classified to section 300–1 of this title.
### Amendments
1979—Subsec. (d). authorized appropriations of $20,000,000 for fiscal year ending , and $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending .
1977—Subsec. (d). substituted “each for the fiscal years ending , and ” for “for the fiscal year ending ”.