; and (5) $27,500,000 for providing technical assistance to recipients of or applicants for grants under this section. Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033. (b) Housing construction Expenditures on new construction of housing shall be an eligible expense for a recipient of funds made available under this section that is not a recipient of funds under section 40002 of this title. (c) Manufactured housing community improvement grant program (1) Establishment The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a competitive grant program to award funds appropriated under subsection (a)(3) to eligible recipients to carry out eligible projects for improvements in eligible manufactured home communities. (2) Eligible projects Amounts from grants under this subsection shall be used to assist in carrying out a project for construction, reconstruction, repair, or clearance of housing, facilities and improvements in or serving a manufactured housing community that is necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of the manufactured housing community and the long-term sustainability of the community. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Colonia area The term colonia area means any census tract that— (A) is an area of the United States within 150 miles of the contiguous border between the United States and Mexico, except as otherwise determined by the Secretary; and (B) lacks potable water supply, adequate sewage systems, or decent, safe, sanitary housing, or other objective criteria as approved by the Secretary. (2) Eligible manufactured home community The term eligible manufactured home community means a community that— (A) is affordable to low- and moderate-income persons (as such term is defined in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a) ))