; and (5) $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2033, to make new awards or increase prior awards to existing technical assistance providers to provide an increase in capacity building and technical assistance available to entities eligible for funding for activities or projects consistent with this section. (b) Terms and conditions for section 24 grants Grants awarded under subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, which shall include the following: (1) Use Grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development and revitalization, and affordable housing needs in the community. (2) Applicants Eligible recipients of grants shall include lead applicants and joint applicants, as follows: (A) Lead applicants A lead applicant shall be a local government, a public housing agency, or an owner of an assisted housing property. (B) Joint applicants A nonprofit organization or a for-profit developer may apply jointly as a joint applicant with such public entities specified in subparagraph (A). A local government must be a joint applicant with an owner of an assisted housing property specified in subparagraph (A). (3) Period of affordability Grantees shall commit to a period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years, but the Secretary may specify a period of affordability that is fewer than 20 years with respect to homeownership units developed with section 24 grants. (4) Environmental review For purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437x ). (5) Low-income and affordable housing Amounts made available under this section shall be used for low-income housing (as such term is defined under section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) )), HUD-assisted housing, and affordable housing, which shall be housing for which the owner of the project shall record an