HUD MEM-06-001 Gail Bankston Public Affairs Officer |
For
Release Tuesday January 10, 2006 |
BUSH ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $4.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HOUSE AND SERVE THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY
WASHINGTON - Thousands of local programs that house and serve homeless persons�from emergency shelters and transitional housing projects to permanent supportive housing programs�will receive $1.33 billion in funding through grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson. Included in the funding announced today is $4.9 million to support 14 local programs throughout Memphis and Shelby County and are expected to provide critically needed assistance to persons and families living without a home of their own.
"Today, we take another step along the road toward that day when we end chronic homelessness on our streets," said Jackson. "The funding we announce today will help provide homes and vital services to those who need them most�persons and families who deserve a place they can call home."
HUD's funding is provided in two ways:
- HUD's Continuum of Care programs provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons. In
addition, Continuum grants fund important services including 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 homeless prevention programs.
Combined, HUD's Continuum of Care and Emergency Shelter Grant programs will provide critically needed funding to nearly 5,000 local programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For a more detailed local summary of the funding announced today, visit HUD's website.
More than $13,677,951 in Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to Tennessee programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. Continuum grants fund a wide variety of programs-from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for homeless persons and families.
Emergency Shelter Grants are allocated based on a formula to state and local governments to create, improve and operate emergency shelters for homeless persons. These funds may also support essential services including job training, health care, drug/alcohol treatment, childcare and homelessness prevention activities. By helping to support emergency shelter, transitional housing and needed support services, Emergency Shelter Grants are designed to
move homeless persons away from a life on the street toward permanent housing.
The Goal to End Chronic Homelessness
For nearly five years, HUD has increasingly emphasized the Bush Administration's goal of ending chronic
homelessness in its assistance programs. Research indicates that approximately 10 percent of all homeless persons experience long-term or chronic homelessness. These studies also find that this hardest-to-serve population utilizes over half of all emergency shelter resources designed to assist 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.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and 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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Tennessee | ||
TN05-500 Chattanooga Housing Authority | ||
Chattanooga Housing Authority | SPC | $148,800.00 |
Chattanooga Housing Authority | SPC | $331,560.00 |
Chattanooga Church Ministries, Inc. | SHPR | $90,873.00 |
Chattanooga Church Ministries, Inc. | SHPR | $94,828.00 |
Fortwood Center, Inc. | SHPR | $138,649.00 |
The Council for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Inc. | SHPR | $211,255.00 |
The Council for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Inc. | SHPR | $41,638.00 |
City of Chattanooga | SPCR | $164,220.00 |
Total: | $1,221,823.00 | |
TN05-501 Memphis/Shelby County CoC | ||
Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Inc. | SHP | $426,477.00 |
Partners for the Homeless | SHPR | $37,572.00 |
Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Inc. | SHPR | $93,425.00 |
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | SHPR | $105,738.00 |
Memphis Family Shelter | SHPR | $123,861.00 |
Memphis Family Shelter | SHPR | $74,025.00 |
Whitehaven Southwest Mental Health Center, Inc. | SHPR | $13,538.00 |
Associated Catholic Charities, Inc. | SHPR | $455,356.00 |
Women's Oasis of Memphis | SHPR | $239,117.00 |
Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Inc. | SHPR | $190,050.00 |
The Salvation Army, Memphis TN Area Command |
SHPR |
$385,192.00 |
Whitehaven Southwest Mental Health Center | SHPR | $107,174.00 |
Regional Medical Center (THE MED) | SHPR | $285,818.00 |
Cocaine/Alcohol Awareness Program, Inc. (CAAP) | SHPR | $168,749.00 |
AGAPE Child & Family Services, Inc. | SHPR | $193,040.00 |
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, Inc. | SHPR | $497,674.00 |
Behavioral Health Initiatives, Inc. | SHPR | $78,750.00 |
Associated Catholic Charities, Inc. | SHPR | $296,565.00 |
Associated Catholic Charities, Inc. | SHPR | $625,350.00 |
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, Inc. | SHPR | $153,615.00 |
Synergy Treatment Centers, Inc. | SHPR | $44,722.00 |
Total: | $4,595,808.00 | |
TN05-502 Knoxville/Knox County CoC | ||
Child & Family Tennessee | SHPR | $88,899.00 |
The University of Tennessee, College of Social Work | SHPR | $138,895.00 |
Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee | SHPR |
$104,580.00 |
Knoxville-Knox Co. Community Action Committee | SHPR | $139,050.00 |
The Salvation Army. A Georgia Corporation | SHPR | $207,648.00 |
Total: | $679,072.00 | |
TN05-503 South Central Tennessee CoC | ||
Marshall County | SPC | $62,760.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $445,650.00 |
Hope House, Maury County Center Against Domestic Violence | SHPR | $73,333.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $49,575.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $73,047.00 |
Total: | $704,365.00 | |
TN05-504 Nashville/Davidson County CoC | ||
Urban Housing Solutions | SHP | $240,000.00 |
Urban Housing Solutions | SHP | $300,000.00 |
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency | SPC | $243,180.00 |
Urban Housing Solutions | SHPR | $10,401.00 |
Street Works | SHP | $89,418.00 |
Urban Housing Solutions | SHPR | $29,500.00 |
Lawrence | SHPR | $50,000.00 |
Park Center | SHPR | $124,080.00 |
Renewal House | SHPR | $29,307.00 |
Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc. | SHPR | $50,000.00 |
Welcome Home Ministries | SHP | $188,966.00 |
Urban Housing Solutions | SHPR | $54,221.00 |
S.A.V.E. (Survivors Against Violent Environments) | SHP | $107,466.00 |
Nashville CARES | SHPR | $5,137.00 |
Nashville CARES | SHPR | $53,028.00 |
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency | SHPR | $222,068.00 |
YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee | SHPR | $46,566.00 |
Campus for Human Development | SHPR | $31,348.00 |
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency | SPCR | $1,237,464.00 |
Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency | SPCR | $36,396.00 |
Total: | $3,148,546.00 | |
TN05-505 Clarksville/Mid Cumberland CoC | ||
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $442,708.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $228,444.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $72,392.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $24,850.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $71,376.00 |
Buffalo Valley, Inc. | SHPR | $131,539.00 |
Total: | $971,309.00 | |
TN05-506 Oak Ridge/Upper Cumberland CoC | ||
Town of Crossville Housing Authority | SPC | $236,880.00 |
Fentress County | SPC | $130,440.00 |
Genesis House, Inc. | SHPR | $62,649.00 |
Cumberland Regional Development Corporation (CRDC) | SHP | $165,204.00 |
Total: | $595,173.00 | |
TN05-507 Jackson/West Tennessee CoC | ||
Damascus Road, Inc. | SHP | $109,279.00 |
West Tennessee Housing Resources Network | SHPR | $60,149.00 |
Damascus Road, Inc. | SHPR | $49,258.00 |
Quinco Community Mental Health Centers | SHPR | $98,595.00 |
Carey Counseling Center, Inc. | SHPR | $98,595.00 |
Women's Resource and Rape Assistance Program | SHPR | $85,973.00 |
Professional Counseling Services, Inc. | SHPR | $18,959.00 |
Fayette Cares, Inc. | SHP | $76,739.00 |
Carey Counseling Center, Inc. | SHP | $96,993.00 |
Jackson Area Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency | SHP | $145,300.00 |
Total: | $839,840.00 | |
TN05-509 Appalachian Regional CoC | ||
Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority | SPC | $86,880.00 |
Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority |
SPC | $108,600.00 |
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | SHPR | $63,840.00 |
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | SHPR | $121,197.00 |
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | SHP | $228,924.00 |
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | SHP | $33,826.00 |
Total: | $643,267.00 | |
TN05-510 Murfreesboro/Rutherford County CoC | ||
Murfreesboro Housing Authority | SPC | $160,740.00 |
Murfreesboro Housing Authority | SPCR | $118,008.00 |
Total: | $278,748.00 | |
State Total: | $13,677,951.00 | |
Emergency Shelter Grants Allocations | ||
CHATTANOOGA | $83,992.00 | |
KNOXVILLE | $83,066.00 | |
MEMPHIS | $357,539.00 | |
NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON |
$218,458.00 | |
TN NONENTITLEMENT | $1,429,231.00 | |
Total ESG: |
$2,172,286.00 |