1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Up Our Neighborhoods Act of 2018 . 2. Blight elimination and neighborhood revitalization grants (a) Authority The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to States for use for eligible activities under subsection (c)(1) designed to eliminate blight and promote neighborhood revitalization. (b) Use in New Market Tax Credit areas Amounts from a grant under this section may be used only to carry out eligible activities under subsection (c)(1) within low-income communities, as such term if defined in subsection (g). (c) Eligible activities (1) In general Amounts from a grant under this section may be used only for the following activities: (A) Demolition, clearance, and removal of blighted structures. (B) Boarding of vacant properties and blighted structures. (C) Removal of waste and site clearance. (D) Stabilization activities in connection with providing vacant, open green space for the purpose of public access and redevelopment. (2) Use of amounts by local governments A grantee State may use amounts from a grant under this Act to carry out eligible activities under paragraph (1) or may provide such amounts to land banks or units of general local government within the State whose jurisdictions include low-income communities for use to carry out such eligible activities within such low-income communities. (d) Matching requirement The Secretary shall require each State that receives a grant under this section to contribute, toward carrying out the plan for the State under subsection (e)(2), an amount of matching funds from non-Federal sources that is equal to or greater than 15 percent of the amount of the grant. (e) Application and plan (1) Application A grant under this section may only be provided to a State that submits to the Secretary an application for such a grant that contains a plan for use of grant funds in accordance with paragraph (2) and such other information, certifications, and assurances