1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hotel to Housing Conversion Act of 2023 . 2. Grants for converting structures for use as emergency shelters and housing for homeless persons and families (a) Authority The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a program under this section to make grants to States and continua of care for distribution to units of local government and private nonprofit organizations to assist in carrying out conversions of structures for use as emergency, temporary, and transitional housing and emergency shelters for homeless persons and families. (b) Use of grant amounts Amounts from a grant under this section shall be used only in connection with the conversion of hotels, motels, or vacant, blighted, or unused residential properties for use as housing or shelter as provided in subsection (a), including for— (1) the acquisition (by purchase or lease), rehabilitation, renovation, or other conversion of such structures; (2) operating costs in connection with use of such structures as housing or shelters; and (3) providing supportive services, as such term is defined in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11360 ), homelessness prevention services, and housing counseling services in connection with the converted housing or shelter. (c) Application; selection The Secretary shall provide for States and continua of care to apply for grants under this section and shall select States and continua of care to receive such grants based on a competition that takes into account— (1) the level of housing instability in the jurisdiction of the applicant and the need— (A) for emergency, transitional, or permanent housing or emergency shelters for homeless persons and families; (B) to address safety and public health needs of such persons and families; and (C) for supportive services for such persons and families