HUD No. 12-73 Adam Glantz (212) 264-1100 Olga Alvarez (212) 542-7142 |
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Release Thursday August 2, 2012 |
HUD ANNOUNCES $600,000 FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KINGSTON
NEW YORK - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced that Kingston will receive more $662,778 to support community development and produce more affordable housing.
The FY2011 Continuing Resolution significantly reduced overall funding for HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs compared to last year. The nation's CDBG funding was reduced by more than $600 million, or approximately 16.5 percent, while the HOME program funding was reduced by more than $200 million, or approximately 11.7 percent.
"This year's block grant funding requires tough choices that we would not have made in better circumstances," Donovan said. "As we work under the challenges of our nation's deficit, we must also understand that these programs are absolutely essential in promoting community development, producing affordable housing, helping our homeless and even supporting long-term disaster recovery."
The funding announced today includes:
- $662,778 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
Since 1974, HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program has provided approximately $134 billion to state and local governments to target their own community development priorities. The rehabilitation of affordable housing and the improvement of public facilities have traditionally been the largest uses of CDBG although the program is also an important catalyst for job growth and business opportunities. Annual CDBG funds are distributed to communities according to a statutory formula based on a community's population, poverty, and age of its housing stock, and extent of overcrowded housing.
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