HUD Announces $5B to Help Homeless; Florida to Get $254M
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced that nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds will go toward affordable housing and services for people currently homeless or at risk of becoming so.
In Florida, 38 counties or cities will share about $254 million. The largest dollar amount goes to Miami-Dade County at $17,686,235. The smallest allocation goes to North Miami at $1,088,181. The supplemental funding is allocated through HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program to 651 grantees, including states, insular areas, and local governments.
“Homelessness in the United States was increasing even before COVID-19, and we know the pandemic has only made the crisis worse,” says Fudge. “With this strong funding, communities across the country will have the resources needed to give homes to the people who have had to endure the COVID-19 pandemic without one.”
The $4.925 billion in HOME-ARP funding gives states flexibility to meet the people’s needs, including through development of affordable housing, tenant-based rental assistance, supportive services, and acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units. Funds must be spent by 2030.
Florida county-metro allocations for homelessness relief
Clearwater – $1,637,567
Daytona Beach – $1,405,829
Ft Lauderdale – $2,589,019
Gainesville – $1,968,639
Hialeah FL $5,388,586
Hollywood – $1,915,134
Lakeland – $1,401,459
Miami – $12,720,427
Miami Beach – $2,245,387
North Miami – $1,088,181
Orlando – $4,787,204
Pompano Beach – $1,639,319
St Petersburg – $3,036,659
Tallahassee – $3,412,463
Tampa – $6,335,438
West Palm Beach – $1,734,257
Collier County – $2,729,078
Jacksonville-Duval County – $12,060,074
Hillsborough County – $10,374,531
Lake County – $2,060,197
Lee County – $3,802,106
Manatee County – $2,362,768
Miami-Dade County – $17,686,235
Orange County – $10,554,916
Palm Beach County – $8,768,012
Polk County – $5,105,519
Seminole County – $3,046,438
Volusia County – $2,665,311
Non Entitlement (outside county/metro) – $71,903,340
Pinellas County – $4,794,571
Brevard County – $4,524,586
Sarasota City – $3,170,598
Escambia County – $4,135,750
Broward County – $13,987,207
Marion County – $3,217,585
St. Lucie County – $3,480,403
Pasco County – $4,455,673
Osceola County – $3,478,510
Florida total: $253,677,973
Source: Florida Realtors®