Last Thursday, June 20, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development marked up the Appropriations Bill for the fiscal year (FY) 2009. In total, the bill allocates $108.3 billion for transportation and housing programs, including:
$1.69 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants, $105 million above last year’s level;
$75 million to fund 10,000 new housing vouchers for homeless veterans;
$30 million for 4,000 new housing vouchers for people with disabilities;
$16.57 billion for the Tenant Based Section 8 housing program, a $145 million increase over last year;
$7.3 billion for the Project Based Section 8 program, an increase of nearly $1 billion above last year;
$765 million for the Section 202 program, a increase of $30 million over last year; and
$250 million for the Section 811 program, an increase of $13 million dollars over last year.
To view the full budget click here.
The full House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider the bill either later this week or shortly after July 4. The Senate Subcommittee is scheduled to consider its version of the bill on July 10.
Tags: Advocacy, Ending Homelessness, HUD-Budget, McKinney-Vento, Section-202, Section-811, Supportive Housing
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