; and (B) for performance-based contract administrators for project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), for carrying out this section and section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (2) Project-based rental assistance (A) In general The Secretary may make assistance payments using amounts made available under this section pursuant to contracts with owners or prospective owners who agree to construct housing, to substantially rehabilitate existing housing, to substantially rehabilitate non-housing structures for use as new multifamily housing, or to attach the assistance to newly constructed housing in which some or all of the units shall be available for occupancy by very low-income families in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), under terms determined by the Secretary. (B) Priority In awarding contracts pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall give priority to owners or prospective owners of multifamily housing projects located or to be located in areas of high opportunity, as defined by the Secretary, in areas experiencing economic growth or rising housing prices to prevent displacement or secure affordable housing for low-income households, or that serve people at risk of homelessness or that integrate additional units that are accessible for persons with mobility impairments and persons with hearing or visual impairments beyond those required by applicable Federal accessibility standards. 203. Emergency solutions grant program (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2024 $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, to make grants under the emergency solutions grant program authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq. ). (b) Maximum allocation for emergency shelter activities A recipient of a grant