Urban and Rural Poverty Areas
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000,
P.L. 106‐402, includes two references to “urban and rural poverty areas” in SUBTITLE B‐‐FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE TO STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCILS. The references are:
42 USC 15024 SEC. 124(C)(5)(E) State Plan
(E) URBAN AND RURAL POVERTY AREAS. ‐The plan shall provide assurances that special financial and technical assistance will be given to organizations that provide community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities who live in areas designated as urban or rural poverty areas