longer duration, lasting 10 to 20 days longer by the end of the century. (8) Solutions exist that communities can implement now to mitigate the challenge of urban heat. One example is the planting of urban trees to offset or reverse the urban heat island effect. Studies in multiple cities in the United States have shown that urban trees can offset projected increases in heat-related mortality in 2050 by 40 to 99 percent. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered census tract The term covered census tract means a census tract with a poverty rate of not less than 20 percent, as measured by the 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census for the period of 2014 through 2018, including such a census tract that includes an area that was designated as hazardous or definitely declining in maps drawn by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation. (2) Covered grant The term covered grant means a grant awarded under section 4(a). (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 ))