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

President's FY 2011 Budget Chart
This chart highlights numerous homelessness and housing federal programs. For each program, it shows how much funding was appropriated in FY 2009 and FY 2010, as well as how much President Obama requested in his FY 2011 budget proposal. The chart also notes whether the President's Proposal represents an increase or decrease and by how much.

Letter to OMB Regarding FY 2011 RHYA Appropriations
The Alliance recently signed a letter to the Director of the Office on Management and Budget (OMB) urging a $35 million increase in funding to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Transitional Living Program (TLP) for the President’s proposed FY 2011 budget. This increased federal appropriation would expand housing options to 3,000 new youth annually.

Increase Access to Affordable Housing for Extremely Low Income Families
Congress should increase access to affordable housing for extremely low income families by providing a $1 billion mandatory allocation for the National Housing Trust Fund this year and funding 200,000 new Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers in FY 2011.

FY 2011 Appropriations: HUD's Homeless Assistance Grants
The HEARTH Act expands investments in solutions to homelessness. Congress should fund those investments without shifting significant resources from existing homeless assistance programs. The Homeless Assistance Grants program will require an increase of 28 percent to approximately $2.4 billion in FY 2011.

2009 Policy Guide
This policy guide provides information about the most important federal programs, policies, and legislation affecting homelessness. Key housing and homelessness topics are covered including HUD's McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and housing programs dedicated to people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

FY 2010 Appropriations: Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
Congress could offer necessary, crisis services for homeless youth by appropriating $165 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010, a $50 million increase over the FY 2009 level for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs. The Administration’s FY 2010 budget did not include an increase for the program, proposing level funding of $115 million.

FY 2010 Appropriations: Second Chance Act Programs
This document provides information about the Second Chance Act programs, which were passed into law in April 2008, and recommendations for funding in FY 2010.

FY 2010 Appropriations: Housing Choice Vouchers
Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance (Housing Choice Voucher program) is the core program intended to assist extremely low-income people with the cost of housing. Approximately 2 million households receive rental assistance through this program. Congress should fund all existing vouchers and 200,000 additional Housing Choice Vouchers in FY 2010.

FY 2010 RHYA Appropriations
This issue brief provides a recommendation for funding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs and explains why such funding levels are necessary to adequately address the problem of youth homelessness.

FY 2010 Appropriations: HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program
The National Alliance to End Homelessness urges Congress to make ending homelessness among veterans a top priority, and provide $75 million for Section 8 vouchers for the HUD-VASH program in fiscal year 2010, enough to house approximately 10,000 veterans.

FY 2010 Appropriations: SAMHSA Homeless Services Programs
SAMHSA Homeless Services Programs, the Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) and Treatment Systems for Homeless programs, provide essential mental health and substance use treatment services needed to help homeless people maintain their housing and make progress toward recovery and self-sufficiency.

FY 2010 Appropriations: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs are essential to prevent exploitation of youth on the streets and to support reconnection to their families, schools, employment, and housing options. In 2007, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act programs served over 600,000 homeless youth, yet less than 50,000 received access to a shelter bed. Congress could offer necessary, crisis services for homeless youth by appropriating $165 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010 for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs.

The Second Chance Act of 2007 (H.R. 1593 / S. 1060)
The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition people make from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful.

Fact Sheet: How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Homelessness?
Answering the question about how much the federal government spends on homelessness should be as simple as summing the total expenditures for homeless assistance programs. Homeless programs, however, do not fit neatly into one federal agency; instead they are spread across several, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Education (ED), and the Department of Labor (DOL).

Supportive Housing is Cost Effective
January 19, 2007

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
This section provides resources on the HOPWA program, as well as additional resources relating to homelessness and HIV/AIDS.

Federal Spending on Housing and Low-Income Housing
This one-pager provides an overview of how much the federal government spends on homelessness and low-income housing.

The Homelessness Budget
This handout describes The Homelessness Budget, an index that combines the funding levels of eleven major federal programs dedicated to homelessness. It provides a quick look at the Federal commitment to homelessness and how it is changing. It also includes a broader indicator of federal housing spending and need.