12 U.S.C. § 4146

1. (1)the term “community-based nonprofit housing developer” means a nonprofit community development corporation that—
   1. (A)has been classified by the Internal Revenue Service as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of title 26;
   2. (B)has been in existence for at least 2 years prior to the date of the grant application;
   3. (C)has a record of service to low- and moderate-income people in the community in which the project is located;
   4. (D)is organized at the neighborhood, city, county or multi-county level; and
   5. (E)in the case of a corporation acquiring eligible housing under subchapter I of this chapter, agrees to form a purchaser entity that conforms to the definition of a community-based nonprofit organization under such subchapter and agrees to use its best efforts to secure majority tenant consent to the acquisition of the project for which grant assistance is requested; and
2. (2)the terms “eligible low-income housing”, “nonprofit organization”, “owner”, and “resident council” have the meanings given such terms in section 4119 of this title.