; and (2) such information and assurances as the Commission may require. (c) Priorities in selection of nonprofit corporations In selecting among eligible nonprofit corporations for receiving grants under the program established under this section, the Commission shall give priority to corporations which meet any of the following: (1) A proven history of working with homeless, housing-unstable, and cost-burdened households. (2) A proven history of successfully encouraging civic participation. (3) A proven history of participation by homeless, housing-unstable, and cost-burdened households in the leadership and decision-making power of the corporation. (4) A proven history of successful engagement with a population at higher risk of homelessness, including— (A) LGBTQ persons; (B) foster youth and former foster youth; (C) Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other communities of color; (D) low-income older adults; (E) persons with disabilities, including mental health disabilities; (F) justice-system-involved persons; and (G) immigrant communities. (d) Nonprofit corporation defined In this section, the term nonprofit corporation means a corporation described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter. V United States Interagency Council on Homelessness 501. Permanent authorization Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 208 ( 42 U.S.C. 11318 ), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year $10,000,000 to carry out this title. ; (2) by striking section 209 ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 )