Blog: Homelessness Ends Here

On July 17, the House Appropriations Committee passed draft fiscal year (FY) 2010 legislation. The bill included a total of $47 billion for HUD. The full House may consider the legislation this week. The legislation approved by the committee included:

• $1.85 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants, $56 million above the President's request and $173 million above the FY 2009 level (an increase of 10.3 percent);
• $18.2 billion for tenant-based rental assistance, $1.2 billion above FY 2009 and $406 million above President Obama's request;
• $75 million for HUD-VASH vouchers, which would be $75 million above the Administration's request and level funding from FY 2009;
• $8.7 billion for project-based rental assistance, an increase of $1.6 billion over FY 2009 and $600 million above the Administration's request;
• $350 million for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), $40 million above both the President's request and the FY 2009 level;
• $1 billion for Section 202 Housing for the Elderly, which represents $235 million above FY 2009 and above the Administration's FY 2010 request;
• $350 million for Section 811 Housing for People with a Disability, $100 million above both the Administration's request and the FY 2009 level;
• $250 million for HOPE VI, $130 million above FY 2009 levels and equal to the amount requested by President Obama for a new Choice Neighborhood Initiative to replace and expand the HOPE VI program;
• $4.6 billion for the Community Development Block Grant program, $700 million above the FY 2009 level;
• $2.5 billion for the public housing Capital Fund, $256 million above the President's request and $50 million above FY 2009; and
• $4.8 billion for the public housing Operating Fund, which is $200 million above the request and $345 million above the FY 2009 level.