period for which information is available) equal to not more than 50 percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the State or territory in which the household is located, according to the most recent decennial census. (b) Grant program (1) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a program under which the Administrator shall provide grants to private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing assistance to eligible individuals who reside in the mid-Atlantic, the southeast, and the Appalachian regions of the United States, in accordance with subsection (c). (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a private nonprofit organization shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. (3) Priority In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to applicants that have substantial expertise and experience in promoting the safe and effective use of individual household decentralized wastewater systems. (4) Administrative expenses A private nonprofit organization may use amounts provided under this subsection to pay the administrative expenses associated with the provision of the services described in subsection (c)(1), as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. (c) Assistance (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), a private nonprofit organization shall use a grant provided under subsection (b) for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household decentralized waste systems for eligible individuals. (2) Public utility connection available (A) In general In any case in which an eligible individual who submits to a private nonprofit organization an application for the services described in paragraph (1) resides in a household that could be connected to an available public wastewater utility, the private nonprofit organization shall conduct a cost