HUD
No. 04-030 Jane Goin, Public Affairs (303) 672-5440 |
For
Release Monday April 12, 2004 |
LIST OF 13 HUD AWARDEES SELECTED TO HELP PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING TO HELP END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
Community organizations in 10 States to move homeless persons away from a life on the streets
DENVER - Denver is one of 13 communities to receive grants totaling
$6.5 million to help the hundreds of persons experiencing long-term
or chronic homelessness. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced the recipients during a White
House meeting of the Interagency Council of
Homelessness April 1,
2004.
HUD is providing this funding from the Department's HOME Investment
Partnerships Program (HOME) to develop permanent rental housing
for the hardest-to-serve homeless individuals who may also be living
with a disability,
mental illness or an addiction. The projects
must be carried out by local community-based nonprofit organizations.
Each will receive grants of $500,000:
Community | State |
Contra Costa County Consortium | CA |
City of San Francisco | CA |
City of Denver | CO |
City of Orlando | FL |
City of St. Petersburg | FL |
City of Cedar Rapids | IA |
City of Decatur | IL |
State of Minnesota | MN |
Hennepin County Consortium | MN |
City of Minneapolis | MN |
Winston-Salem Consortium | NC |
State of Nevada | NV |
County of Spokane | WA |
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