Federal Homelessness Appropriations

Each year, Congress passes a budget, allocating funds to federal programs, including housing and homelessness programs.

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On February 13, the President released his fiscal year (FY) 2013 Budget Proposal, which laid out the Administration’s priorities for a variety of homeless assistance, affordable housing, and low-income programs. On April 19, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its funding levels for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 2013.

The chart below represents various funding levels (FY 2012, proposed by the President for FY 2013, the Senate's FY 2013 levels, and the House's FY 2013 levels). Please note that blank spaces indicate that this information is not yet available.  The levels listed under the "Senate" and "House" columns indicate levels proposed by the appropriate Appropriations Subcommittees (denoted by **), the full Appropriations Committee (denoted by *), or the full chamber.

FY 2013 Discretionary Homelessness Budget
(Dollars in Millions)

Enacted

Proposed

Senate

House

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2013

FY 2013

HUD Programs

Homeless Assistance Grants

1,901

2,231

2,150*

 

Tenant-based rental assistance

18,914

19,074

19,400*

 

HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program

75

75

75*

 

Mainstream Voucher (Section 811) Renewals

116

111

 

 

Project-based rental assistance

9,340

8,700

9,800*

 

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)

332

330

 

 

Public Housing

5,837

6,594

6,590*

 

Capital

1,875

2,070

1,990*

 

Operating Subsidies

3,962

4,524

4,600*

 

Choice Neighborhoods

120

150

120*

 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

2,948

2,948

3,100*

 

HOME

1,000

1,000

1,000*

 

Elderly Housing (Section 202)

375

475

 

 

Housing for People with a Disability (Section 811)

165

150

 

 

(Mainstream voucher renewals would be funded under Tenant-based rental assistance)

HHS Programs

Community Health Centers (discretionary)

1,600

1,600

 

 

Community Health Centers (mandatory under Affordable Care Act)

1,200

1,500

 

 

Health Care for the Homeless (total, discretionary plus ACA)

231

257

 

 

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

115

115

 

 

Basic Centers

53

53

 

 

Transitional Living

44

44

 

 

Educ. Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse (street outreach)

18

18

 

 

Disconnected Youth*

n/a*

5

 

 

Combatting Domestic Sex Trafficking of Youth*

n/a*

5

 

 

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

677

350

 

 

LIHEAP

3,472

3,020

 

 

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs

2,390

2,470

 

 

Family Violence Prevention and Services

130

135

 

 

Promoting Safe and Stable Families

63

63

 

 

PATH

65

65

 

 

Mental Health Block Grant

460

460

 

 

Substance Abuse Block Grant

1,456

1,448

 

 

SAMHSA Homeless Programs

75

75

 

 

Child Care and Development Block Grant

2,278

2,603

 

 

Head Start

7,969

8,054

 

 

Other Programs

Veterans Homelessness Programs (Dept. of Veterans' Affairs)

1,019

1,352

1,352*

1,352*

Supportive Services for Veteran Families

100

300

300*


Grant and Per Diem Program

224

235

235*

 

Case Management for HUD-VASH Program

202

245

245*

 

Second Chance Act (Dept. of Justice)

63

80

25**

70

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (Dept. of Homeland Security)

120

100

150*

120*

Education for Homeless Children and Youth (Dept. of Education)

65

65

 

 

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (Dept. of Labor)

38

38

 

 

Domestic Violence Transitional Housing (Dept. of Justice)

25

22

 

25

 

Spotlight

Federal Policy Brief  |  February 15, 2012
This document summarizes the proposals included in the Obama Administration's fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget. This document compares the FY 2013 proposal to FY 2012 funding levels and is not adjusted for inflation.
Federal Policy Brief  |  September 22, 2011
This short paper will provide recommendations for how the Select Committee can assist in the work to end homelessness and identify decisions that would make the work more difficult and that should be avoided. It will also cover the impact that sequestration would have on nearly all key federal programs to end homelessness, should the Select Committee fail to identify sufficient reductions in the deficit.

Library Resources

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Federal Policy Brief  |  February 22, 2012
In order to continue the progress toward ending homelessness for America's veterans, Congress should continue to fund HUD-VASH vouchers to provide housing, coupled with services, to chronically homeless veterans.
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Federal Policy Brief  |  February 15, 2012
Congress could offer necessary, crisis services for homeless youth by appropriating $127 million in fiscal year (FY) 2013 for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs.
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Webinar  |  January 20, 2012
During this webinar, Alliance staff reviewed the key homelessness and low-income housing elements of the President's FY 2013 Budget Proposal, which was released in February 2012.