BUSH ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $55.6 MILLION TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OHIO
Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to receive $14.4 million

CLEVELAND - Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary Roy A. Bernardi and Senator George Voinovich today announced more than $55.6 million in funding to provide housing and supportive services to homeless families and individuals in Ohio. Today's announcement includes $14.4 million for local homeless programs in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County (see attached list).

More than $1.1 billion in HUD funds will help thousands of local housing and service programs around the country.
This represents the largest amount of homeless assistance in the nation's history. Today's announcement signals a continuing effort by the Bush Administration to focus more resources on providing permanent housing and supportive services to the homeless including those persons who are mentally ill, addicted or physically disabled.

"We must continue to seek effective ways to help our most vulnerable neighbors to find the housing and services
they need to break their cycle of homelessness," said Bernardi. "The funding we announced today is a critical step toward ending chronic homelessness while providing a helping hand to those individuals and families to avoid a life on the streets."

HUD's Continuum of Care and Emergency Shelter Grant programs will support more than 3,000 local programs in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. As a result, an estimated 740,000 persons will receive the housing and services they need to become self-sufficient.

Two types of grants will be awarded:

• Continuum of Care grants provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons. In addition, these Continuum grants fund services like job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care.



• Emergency Shelter Grants convert buildings into homeless shelters, assist in the operation of local shelters
  and fund related social service and prevention programs.

Most of the funding announced today in Ohio, $48.8 million in Continuum of Care grants, is awarded through a competitive process. These grants provide each community the flexibility they need to meet the needs of their homeless clients. Continuum grants fund outreach and assessment programs at the local level as well as provide transitional and permanent housing to homeless persons and families.

By contrast, $6.8 million in Emergency Shelter Grants are awarded to 15 Ohio jurisdictions by a formula based on
that community's need. These grants assist local governments create, improve and operate emergency shelters for homeless people. In addition, this source of funding may also support essential services including job training, health care, drug/alcohol treatment, childcare and other homelessness prevention activities.

Approximately $105 million of the Continuum grants awarded nationally and almost $11 million in Ohio will renew funding of existing programs through HUD's Shelter Plus Care program which helps to pay rent and provide permanent housing for disabled homeless individuals and their families. The Shelter Plus Care program requires that HUD-funded projects help their clients live independently and provide needed supportive services from funding sources other than HUD.

Ending chronic homelessness is a primary goal of HUD's assistance programs. Research indicates that approximately
10 percent of all homeless persons are chronically homeless. Studies also find that this population consumes over
half of the resources designed to assist all homeless individuals and families. By shifting the federal emphasis toward meeting the needs of the most vulnerable homeless persons, more resources become available for those who experience homelessness as a temporary condition. Visit to learn more about Chronic Homelessness.

HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities, creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans, supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as well as
enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov.

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HUD's 2002 Continuum of Care awards for Ohio

Hamilton County/Cincinnati

Montgomery County/Dayton/Kettering CoC

Lucas County/Toledo CoC

Mahoning County/Youngstown CoC

Cuyahoga County/Cleveland CoC

Franklin County/Columbus CoC

Summit County, Akron/Barbeton CoC

Stark County/Alliance/Canton/Massillon CoC

Ohio Balance of State

Emergency Shelter Grants Allocations