Federal Policy Brief | 2 Feb 2010

Author: National Alliance to End Homelessness

Files: PDF | 118 KB | 4 pages

This document provides a brief rundown on funding for homeless and housing programs that were included in President Obama's FY 2011 budget proposal.

The rundown includes an overview of four highlights for new initiatives or important changes:

• McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Grants (10% increase)
• Housing and Services for Homeless Persons Demonstration (new)
• Veterans Affairs Zero Homelessness Initiative (50% increase to homeless veteran programs)
• TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (extension of Recovery Act funding)

The rundown also includes information on the following programs within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):

• Tenant-Based Rental Assistance/Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
• Housing Trust Fund
• Project-Based Rental Assistance
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• HOME
• Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA)
• Section 811 Housing for People with Disabilities
• Section 202 Housing for the Elderly
• Public Housing
• HUD Transformation Initiatives

The rundown also includes information on the following programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):

• Community Health Centers and Health Care for the Homeless
• Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA)
• Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
• SAMHSA Homelessness Grants
• Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

Lastly, the rundown includes information on several other homelessness and housing programs in various other federal departments and agencies, including the Departments of Justice, Education, and Labor.