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1:   (GRANTS) Application Period for Ryan White Grant Program Underway : States and territories are eligible to apply through Jan. 3, 2011 for shares of $1.29 billion of Part B Ryan White HIV Care Grants. These Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) grants are designed to help develop and enhance access to Continuum... 08/30/2010 2:41 PM

2:   (REPORT) New Orleans Homelessness Doubles since Katrina; Nonprofit Says City is Nation's Most-Blighted : Homelessness has doubled in New Orleans during the five years since floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina wiped out sections of the city, dubbed the nation's most blighted in a report by the nonprofit Unity of Greater New Orleans. Random surveys throug... 08/27/2010 12:47 PM

3:   (CAMPS) Homeless Camp Review Panel Formed : Seattle, WA Mayor Mike McGinn (D) forms a review panel to make recommendations on how the city should respond to homeless camps in light of drastic budget cuts and increasing need. The city has an entrenched population of about 2,000 people who slee... 08/20/2010 3 PM

4:   (RFP) Detroit Seeking Applications for Emergency Shelter Program : Detroit city officials are accepting applications through Sept. 3 for participation in its Emergency Shelter Program (ESP) for 2010. The city expects to receive about $1.5 million for its fiscal year 2010 allocation, which it wants to use for emergen... 08/19/2010 3:22 PM

5:   (GAO) Report Says HUD, HHS Should Link Housing, Supportive Services in Rural Areas : Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that HUD and the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) more directly link housing and supportive services for the homeless, particularly in rural areas. Improvements in collaborative effort... 08/18/2010 1:59 PM

6:   (BUDGET) Homeless Assistance Grant Funds Gain Extra Boost in Final House Bill : Homeless Assistance Grants funding will be boosted by anywhere from $190 million to $335 million when a new HUD budget for 2011 is completed, although the final number likely will rest with a conference committee. The House's move to go for the high... 08/03/2010 3:28 PM

7:   (DEMO AWARDS) HUD, Vet Affairs Send $15 Million in Demonstration Grants to Bases, Communities : HUD and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs present the first grants totaling $15 million as part of a joint demonstration effort to prevent veteran homelessness. The new Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration Program (VHPD) provides existing HUD ... 07/26/2010 4:29 PM

8:   (HOUSING) HUD Issues $190 Million in CofC Grants to Aid Homeless Programs : HUD provides $190 million in new homeless grants to back 550 projects, work expected to aid as many as 20,000 persons and families. The money is delivered July 7 through the fiscal year 2009 Continuum of Care (CofC) programs and follows the departme... 07/13/2010 2:35 PM

9:   (CONGRESS) Murray to Continue Pushing Bill to Aid Homeless Women Vets, Vets with Children : Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) tries unsuccessfully to resurrect her dormant legislation to aid homeless women veterans and veterans with children, but the move to pass it on the floor by unanimous consent was rebuffed because of spending objections. Murr... 07/08/2010 1:39 PM

10:   (STRATEGIC PLAN) Multi-agency Council Provides First Strategic Plan to End Homelessness : The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) provides its first strategic plan, a document containing more than 10 objectives and four dozen strategies to end national homelessness. The plan carries the title "Opening Doors" and will help cr... 06/25/2010 4:31 PM

11:   (HPRP Funding) Emergency Housing Aid Unspent : Eight months after Detroit residents stormed a downtown convention center vying for federal emergency housing assistance, less than 8% of the city's $15.2 million allocation has been spent, placing the city at near the bottom of the list nationally t... 06/25/2010 12:54 PM

12:   (HUD) Homeless Assessment Shows Family Homelessness Continuing to Rise : Homelessness among individuals is down, but continues to rise among families, according to HUD's new 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report. The June 16 report, delivered annually to Congress, makes estimates based on point-in-time counts using Cont... 06/16/2010 6:26 PM

13:   (HUD) Federal Strategic Plan on Homelessness Coming Soon : HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan says the multi-agency council on homelessness which he chairs soon will issue the first Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent & End Homelessness. Donovan made the comments June 4 while speaking in Portland, ME at the grand op... 06/04/2010 5:15 PM

14:   (VETERANS) Local Agencies Get $58 Million to Provide Housing to Homeless Veterans : Housing agencies nationwide can begin using vouchers to house homeless veterans, as HUD distributes the first of three rounds of fiscal year 2010 supportive housing program money, more than $58 million. HUD is making its funding available via formul... 06/03/2010 3:23 PM

15:   (STATES) MA Lawmakers Push To End Motels For Homeless : Massachusetts lawmakers move to end the state practice of housing homeless persons in motels and hotels, a policy that costs the state $2 million a month. The state Senate proposes budgeting $3.5 million for FY 2011 to place homeless families in effi... 05/21/2010 3:55 PM

16:   (GRANTS) HUD Provides Instructions for Future CofC 2010 Funding Registration, Application : Continuums of Care (CofC) seeking shares of $1.68 billion in HUD 2010 fiscal year homeless assistance program funding can obtain initial instructions about the application process via the grant application portion of its website. HUD is using Intern... 04/27/2010 10:10 AM

17:   (HEARTH) HUD Seeking Comment on Homelessness Definitions : HUD is seeking comment through June 21 on various homelessness definitions as it begins to consolidate three homeless assistance grant programs it administers into one. The April 20 Federal Register announcement begins implementation of the Homeless... 04/21/2010 12:22 PM

18:   (NYC) Illegal Housing Of Homeless Quashed : New York City lawmakers tell the Dept. of Homeless Services (DHS) to stop referring homeless people to buildings that have been declared unsafe by city inspectors. At the same time, nine such shelters have been singled out for closer scrutiny based o... 04/09/2010 4:49 PM

19:   (HUD) Studies Find Opportunities for Local Homelessness Cost-Cutting : HUD offers new studies the department believes can help local homelessness programs save costs when dealing with first-time homeless persons and families. Mark Johnston, deputy assistant secretary for the Special Needs Assistance Program that overse... 03/26/2010 10:16 AM

20:   (CPD) HUD Seeks Record Amount for Homeless Assistance Programs : McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs would get nearly $2.1 billion -- the largest amount in program history -- if Congress follows through on the HUD fiscal year 2011 budget proposal. The new money is expected to help transform federal efforts... 02/05/2010 12:35 PM

21:   (HUD) Annual Homeless Count Underway : Communities nationwide are sending volunteers into the streets for HUD's annual one-day snapshot of homelessness. The counts are required by the department every other year as part of a community's application for federal homeless assistance subsidie... 01/29/2010 3:24 PM

22:   (CITIES) Cold Snap Strains Nation's Homeless Programs : Homeless shelters across the nation are being pushed past their ability to accommodate increasing numbers of homeless persons and the late December infusion by HUD of FY 2009 appropriations to homeless programs may be too little and too late. Shelte... 01/08/2010 4:15 PM

23:   (HUD) $1.34 Billion in Grants Sent to Local Homeless Programs : Thousands of local homeless programs will collectively receive $1.34 billion in grants through HUD's Continuum of Care (CofC) programs, as HUD tries to ensure no interruption in federal assistance. Federal funding for new projects will be unveiled e... 12/23/2009 3:50 PM

24:   (DATA) Mayors Report Hunger, Homelessness Surge : A survey conducted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors reports a 26% increase in the demand for food assistance, the largest average increase since 1991. The survey shows an increase in family homelessness but a drop or leveling in individual homelessne... 12/11/2009 1:38 PM

25:   (ASSOCIATIONS) NAEH Backs Senate Bill to Provide Permanent Housing for Low-Income Vets : Congress must pass Senate legislation creating a HUD-sponsored permanent supportive housing production program to house disabled low-income veterans, say officials at the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH). Among the many options lawmakers... 11/13/2009 1:35 PM

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