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A Treasury fact sheet on how state, local, territorial and Tribal governments are using American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) for housing, updated on July 26th, 2023 with data from reports covering the period ending March 31, 2023. It states that over 900 governments committed $17 billion to meet housing needs and that more than 4.5 million households were served with rent, mortgage or utility assistance. It also states that roughly $6 billion was committed to affordable housing by over 340 governments and over $3.8 billion by over 260 governments to help people experiencing homelessness. The sheet gives recipient examples, including New Jersey committing nearly $790 million to rental and utility assistance.

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FACT SHEET: State, local, territorial, and Tribal
governments are using Fiscal Recovery Funds to keep
families in their homes and build more affordable housing
The pandemic dramatically underscored the severity and consequences of the
shortage of affordable housing in the United States, and new reporting shows how
state, local, and Tribal governments are using American Rescue Plan State and Local
Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to support more families’ access to stable, quality,
affordable homes.

Researchers estimate that the United States faces a shortage of 3.8 million housing
units, driving prices up and straining families’ finances, with severe shortages of
affordable rental units for low-income households. Even before the pandemic, 45% of
renters spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs, with substantially
higher rates among low-income households and people of color. Data for 2022 showed
an increase in homelessness for the fifth year in a row. The pandemic exacerbated
these challenges, as millions of households fell behind on their rent and surging home
prices put homeownership out of reach for many.

Key Housing Outcomes of SLFRF through March 20231
 Over 900 governments committed $17 billion to meet housing needs and lower
costs, including through providing direct assistance to households and
expanding affordable housing.2
 More than 4.5 million households served with rent, mortgage, or utility
assistance.
 Roughly $6 billion committed to affordable housing by over 340 state, local,
and Tribal governments for development, preservation, and innovative
approaches to expand housing supply.
 Over $3.8 billion committed by over 260 governments to help people
experiencing homelessness find safe, stable housing, including through
permanent supportive housing.

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Information reported by Tribal governments is included in aggregate statistics about the program, (e.g., the total number of governments using
funds for a specific eligible use, total projects reported, etc.); however due to privacy considerations, Treasury does not release complete
information on all Tribal projects.

This fact sheet was updated on July 26th, 2023 and includes data from Project and Expenditure reports covering the period ending March 31, 2023.
Recipients file either annually or quarterly based on population and allocation size. All recipients, regardless of size, are required to file Project and
Expenditure Reports annually by April 30. In 2023, these Project and Expenditure reports covered the period from January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023
for quarterly reporters and April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 for annual reporters.
SLFRF can address immediate and long-term challenges, helping renters, homeowners,
and unhoused individuals weather the pandemic’s harms, while also tackling the long-
standing challenge of insufficient supply of affordable homes. Meeting the need for
stable, quality, affordable homes has emerged as one of the most common priorities
for states, localities, and Tribes and is among the largest uses of SLFRF funds.

By the end of March 2023, over 750 state, local, and Tribal governments committed $17
billion to meet housing needs, including preventing evictions and foreclosures, helping
individuals experiencing homelessness become stably housed, and expanding the
supply of affordable homes to address the root cause of housing insecurity. Treasury
continues to urge state, local, and Tribal governments to deepen their investments and
use these funds to dramatically ramp up production and preservation of affordable
housing.

Emergency Housing Assistance
During the pandemic, millions of renters and homeowners fell behind on their housing
payments, putting them at risk of losing their homes to evictions or foreclosures, events
that can cause long-term damage to families’ health, employment, housing security,
and well-being. Since the start of the pandemic, programs to provide emergency
assistance for rent, mortgage, and utility costs, combined with other steps taken by the
Administration and the robust economic recovery, helped prevent an eviction and
foreclosure crisis. For example, research found that millions of renters avoided the
threat of eviction in 2021 due to the federal government’s serious and unprecedented
response, in significant part through the American Rescue Plan.

State, local, and Tribal governments are using SLFRF to expand on the success of
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, add resources to rental assistance
programs where need outstrips available funding, and help households struggling to
meet their mortgage, utility, or other housing costs.

Rental and Mortgage Assistance
Through March 31, 2023, SLFRF served over 4.5 million households with rent,
mortgage, or utility assistance. For example: 3

 New Jersey is committing nearly $790 million to rental and utility assistance for
households affected by the pandemic. The State is also funding an Office of

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The examples included throughout this fact sheet are based on recipient reports, and their inclusion in this document does not
constitute an explicit approval of these projects by Treasury.

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Eviction Prevention to provide services to help households avoid eviction and
support housing stability. Over 24,000 households are being assisted.

 Many jurisdictions are adding SLFRF funds to emergency rental assistance
programs.

o Washington State is budgeting $448 million for emergency rental
assistance, serving over 8,500 additional households.

o Washington, District of Columbia is adding $5.5 million to its
emergency rental assistance program, serving over 8,600 households
total.

o The State of Oregon is adding $100 million to its emergency rental
assistance program.

o St. Louis County, Missouri is using $5 million to supplement its
emergency rental assistance program, expanding rent and utility
assistance.

 Bellevue, Washington is using more than $9 million for rent assistance, eviction
prevention efforts, and mortgage assistance. Rental relief can cover current and
past due rent, including past due rent paid by credit card or through a loan, and
the city is working with community organizations with a demonstrated ability to
reach residents of color, older adults, and other hard-hit communities. The
program has served 650 households.

 Crow Wing County, Minnesota is using funds to develop a rental assistance
program to address significant housing stability challenges in the community
and continue to provide rental assistance after the state assistance program has
stopped taking new applications.

 Multnomah County, Oregon is using nearly $22.8 million to create a rental
assistance program, coordinate with landlords, and support a host of outreach
in communities of color to ensure access is broadly available, including working
with community-based organizations and local governments. The program has
served over 2,300 households.

 New Hanover County, North Carolina is helping over 300 households who
were behind on their mortgage or faced other costs due to the pandemic.

 Other rental assistance investments include, for example:

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 Lakewood, Ohio is using nearly $2 million to provide emergency rent and
utility assistance for low-income residents.

 North Miami, Florida is committing funds to assist nearly 1,000
households with rent and mortgage payments.

 Union City, New Jersey is committing $2.1 million to rent and utility
assistance and has served over 1,000 households so far.

 Glynn County, Georgia is utilizing $160,000 to fund program navigators
to help residents apply for emergency rental assistance and provide
referrals to other programs as needed.
Jurisdictions across the country are also helping struggling homeowners pay their mortgage costs
and keep their homes, including, for example, Memphis, Boston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Los
Angeles County, St. Lucie County, Portland, Oregon, Perris City, California, Yauco Municipality,
Puerto Rico, and Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Utility Assistance
 The State of Maryland is committing $121 million to reduce and eliminate
unpaid electric and gas utility bills for struggling households, serving over
275,000 households.

 Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky is helping over
4,000 households pay for utility expenses to avoid shut-offs and more than 600
households pay for security deposits and two months' rent to move to a new
rental unit.

 Mesa, Arizona is providing an energy credit to over 20,000 households in low-
income communities, using $10 million of SLFRF.

 Burlington, Vermont is helping eliminate utility arrears and providing temporary
energy assistance to nearly 4,000 households.

 Buffalo, New York is using $13 million to forgive unpaid water, sewer, and
garbage fees for homeowners and residents. Delinquent fees can become tax
liens applied to residents’ homes and if not paid can result in foreclosure. The
city expects to serve over 30,000 households.

Eviction Prevention
Treasury’s ERA programs also demonstrated the profound impact of eviction
prevention services. For example, programs that provide renters with access to legal

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counsel during eviction proceedings decrease evictions. Eviction diversion partnerships
developed with housing courts through ERA to help renters facing eviction access
rental assistance, negotiate with their landlord, or defend their case have shown great
promise. Governments are using SLFRF to build on and continue these programs –
expanding or even guaranteeing access to legal counsel for households in eviction
proceedings and, more broadly, rethinking what the eviction process should look like.

Examples of eviction prevention investments with SLFRF include:

 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is dedicating $2.75 million to guarantee a right
to legal counsel for people facing eviction or foreclosure who meet eligibility
criteria such as having low income, residing in a certain zip code, or other criteria.
Attorneys specializing in housing law are helping negotiate disputes and access
supportive services and are providing in-court advocacy. The program served
over 750 households in 2021.

 New York City is dedicating $61.5 million of SLFRF to provide free legal
representation for households at or below 200 percent of federal poverty
guidelines. This program has served over 8,500 households.

 Cook County, Illinois is using $22.2 million to provide legal aid to residents to
help resolve eviction, foreclosure, consumer debt, and tax deed issues, both
before court proceedings and during them. The program has helped 26,400
households with free legal aid, mediation services, and case management.

 A joint program between Tallahassee and Leon County, Florida is helping a
local legal aid organization expand its capacity to provide eviction defense
services, including legal services and help accessing rental relief programs and
other assistance like unemployment compensation or stimulus checks. The
program is also hiring a community outreach specialist to work with residents
and other partner organizations. The joint program has assisted over 250
households.

 Indianapolis, Indiana is using $1.15 million for tenant advocates in housing
courts to prevent evictions. Advocates connect tenants to the rental assistance
program, negotiate with landlords, provide legal advice, or refer the tenant for
full legal representation as appropriate.

 Pima County, Arizona is using $3 million to help households with eviction legal
services and assistance navigating rental relief programs.

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 Bridgeport, Connecticut is using $1.5 million to launch a Rental Relocation
Eviction Prevention and Protection program to help low-income residents who
are facing eviction or homelessness due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The program
provides first month's rent and security deposit to eligible applicants who submit
the required documents.
Other jurisdictions across the country are funding similar programs, including, Dallas, Texas;
Kalamazoo, Michigan; Dane County, Wisconsin; Johnson County, Iowa; Collier County, Florida;
Washington, DC; Portland, Oregon; Minneapolis, Minnesota; San Diego County, California; and local
governments across Hawaii.

Scaling up Affordable Housing Production and Preservation
States, localities, and Tribal governments across the country have also seized this
opportunity to significantly expand development and preservation of affordable
housing, addressing a long-standing challenge that drives housing insecurity and high
housing costs. Reflecting the scale and urgency of this challenge, a broad range of
governments representing all regions and sizes, from the largest states to small cities
and rural communities, are using SLFRF to invest in expanding quality, affordable
housing.

In addition to constructing new single-family and multifamily homes, governments plan
to convert existing buildings into affordable housing, create supportive housing options
for people with special needs, and develop vacant or government-owned land into
affordable housing. Others are preserving and improving existing affordable housing,
for example ensuring that existing units remain affordable and helping homeowners or
landlords with repairs.

Through March 31, 2023, state, local, and Tribal governments had committed $6
billion to affordable housing. For example:

Affordable Housing
 The State of California is investing $1.75 billion in development capital for
“shovel-ready” affordable housing developments, preservation of existing
affordable housing at risk of conversion to market-rate housing or in need of
significant repairs, and development of additional adult and senior care facilities.
The State is also seeking to develop state-owned land into affordable housing.
In addition to expanding affordable housing supply overall, the State is also
making a major investment to purchase and rehabilitate housing specifically for

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individuals facing homelessness, including rehabilitating hotels, motels, vacant
apartment buildings, and other buildings and converting them into housing.

 Washington, District of Columbia is investing $553 million in affordable
housing and increasing housing for individuals and families experiencing
homelessness. The district is adding $320 million to its local housing trust fund,
creating an expected 2,800 units of housing, and is making an additional
investment of $17 million to preserve 250 affordable units. Finally, the District is
creating over 1,050 units of permanent supportive housing for unhoused
individuals and families, alongside outreach, rapid rehousing, and other services.

 Denver, Colorado is allocating $28 million to the Affordable Housing Fund,
which is providing financing to assist in the development and preservation of
affordable housing projects, including rental projects that have deeply
affordable units with supportive services or large units for families and
homeowner projects. Planned projects include 400 newly constructed rental
units, 200 preserved rental units, and 50 newly constructed homeowner units.

 Maricopa County, Arizona is utilizing a $78 million budget to purchase
affordable housing for low-income renters by adding at least 120 affordable
housing units to its existing affordable housing inventory for economically-
disadvantaged persons.

 The State of Delaware and the City of Wilmington are partnering to support
redevelopment of the Riverside neighborhood through the construction of 67
rental units on vacant land that was formerly public housing. The mixed-income
project includes 50 affordable and 17 workforce townhouse units, with the
affordable units receiving operating subsidies enabling them to serve
households at very low-income levels. The city is also rehabilitating and selling
four affordable properties in the historic Eastside neighborhood.

 Seattle, Washington is investing $16.3 million to acquire buildings and/or land
to create new affordable housing units for those facing or at risk of
homelessness. Seattle aims to purchase four new multifamily buildings with 198
total units.

 Fort Worth, Texas is utilizing $4.2 million to purchase 36 properties in a low-
income neighborhood as part of a $70 million redevelopment investment to
include affordable housing in addition to retail, commercial units, parks, and
other public spaces.

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 Buncombe County, North Carolina is using $3.2 million to construct 120 units
of new affordable rentals, serving households ranging from 30 to 80 percent of
area median income.

 Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky is partnering with the Lexington
Housing Authority to invest $13.8 million in new affordable housing. Nearly $7.5
million is budgeted for the preservation of existing and creation of new
affordable housing. Approximately $1.75 million is allocated to the preservation
of a 63-unit housing complex for low-income seniors. $800,000 is set aside to
fund the land purchase for 144 new units of affordable housing within the
County. Additionally, the county is using $750,000 to make public improvements
to support new residential development by developing a vacant three-acre
parcel of land to construct new single-family homes and rental units.

 Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is using funds to address overcrowding and housing
shortages. The Pe’zhitu Village Project will provide more than 20 homes to
individuals and encourage gainful employment through a partnership with social
services. Tribal citizens facing homelessness and other at-risk populations will
be prioritized.

 Deschutes County, Oregon is developing nearly 20 affordable housing
duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes, as well as support repairs for 200 existing
units of affordable housing.

 The State of Utah is incentivizing zoning changes to permit more and denser
development of affordable housing by using $35 million in SLFRF funds for a
matching grant program. The program creates incentives for municipalities to
redevelop and rezone current commercial, retail, or industrial vacant land to a
zone to allow higher density housing as a permitted use. An additional $85
million is being used create grants for development, land costs, and construction
of new affordable apartment buildings that are in advanced stages of
development.
 Lewis and Clark County, Montana is purchasing and install three housing units
to provide affordable options to workers in Lincoln, Montana burdened with high
housing costs, including employees of the area’s largest employer.

 Portland, Oregon is committing $5.1 million to preserve and renovate over 500
units of affordable housing that would otherwise be at risk for converting to
market rate housing over the next five years. Many of these existing rent
restricted units are in high opportunity locations in the city where affordable
housing is limited.

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 Boston, Massachusetts is leveraging $105 million to promote affordable
housing. $57 million is planned to promote homeownership for low- and
moderate-income Bostonians. The majority of this proposed funding would be
used to develop green, affordable homeownership opportunities. To accelerate
production, the Mayor's Office of Housing would issue a rolling application cycle
for homeownership projects instead of its existing annual funding round.
Additionally, $48 million is being used to purchase units from the private market
and create long term income-restrictions for low- and moderate-income tenants.

 Salt Lake County, Utah is using $20 million to increase and preserve access to
safe affordable rental housing and home ownership. In particular,
homeownership programs are seeking to connect low-income households with
opportunities to build future equity.
Other jurisdictions investing in affordable housing span the country and include smaller cities
and counties as well as rural areas. These jurisdictions include, for example, the State of Idaho;
Covington, Kentucky; Onslow County, North Carolina; Macon-Bibb County, Georgia; Sarasota
County, Florida; Bridgeport, Connecticut; York County, Pennsylvania; Granite City, Illinois;
Toledo, Ohio; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Outagamie County, Wisconsin; and Whatcom County,
Washington.

Home Repairs and Homeownership Cost Assistance
Many governments are also preserving affordable housing by helping families
maintain their homes through assistance with home repairs and other
homeownership costs . Inability to afford needed repairs can lead to unsafe or
unhealthy living conditions for families. To help families in need, other jurisdictions pay
housing taxes and fees, preventing liens and tax foreclosures on homes.

 Manchester, New Hampshire is investing $3 million in grants to low-income
homeowners for emergency home repairs, with a focus on helping older adults
age at home, as well as grants to landlords for property improvements if they
commit to keeping the property affordable. The funds are also supporting
development of new affordable, transitional, and supportive housing projects.

 Dallas, Texas is budgeting $11.2 million to support home repairs for property
owners in three low-income neighborhoods to help seniors age in place and
residents to remain in the neighborhood in a safe, healthy home.

 The State of Vermont is budgeting almost $2.5 million to support home
weatherization statewide for both multifamily and single-family homes.
Weatherization reduces energy costs and makes homes more comfortable and

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safer. Funds are also supporting a rental housing rehabilitation program to
incentivize small private apartment owners to weatherize and make significant
improvements to housing quality.

 Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians is located in an area where
temperatures often dip below -20°F. The Tribe budgeted funds to ensure that
Tribal members have a reliable water supply line and to assist with other
emergency plumbing services.

 Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes is providing emergency assistance to
households for home repairs and weatherization. Priority is given to elders in the
community and those with a low-to-moderate income.

 Detroit, Michigan , in financial partnership with the State of Michigan , is
budgeting $27.8 million to launch Renew Detroit. This program offers free roof
or window replacements to low-income seniors and homeowners with a disability
in Detroit. The program aims to help them stay in their homes during and after
the pandemic.

 Boston, Massachusetts is investing $32 million to improve ventilation and
windows across 1,040 units at the federally-assisted Franklin Field, Ruth Barkley,
Alice Taylor, Roslyn, and Rockland developments. These investments would
improve air quality, increase efficiency, and improve resident comfort. The
majority of residents are extremely low-income and hail from historically
marginalized racial and ethnic groups who have been severely impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic.

 Sioux Falls, South Dakota is allocating $1.4 million for their Safety and Home
Repair Grant program. This program provides financial help to low-or-moderate
income households for home repairs.

 Omaha City, Nebraska is allocating $3.8 million to support major or minor
repairs to existing housing units to assist low-to-moderate income households in
maintaining their homes. The assistance to property owners is being done for the
preservation and renovation or reuse of existing rental housing units or naturally
occurring affordable housing units, with the expectation that those units
become or remain dedicated affordable housing units willing to accept public
housing vouchers and/or participate in other affordable housing supportive
programs.

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Converting Existing Assets to Housing
Governments are pursuing innovative strategies to develop and preserve
affordable housing.

SLFRF funds are supporting investments in both proven approaches and opportunities
to test new or novel approaches to tackle the issue.

Jurisdictions are repurposing hotels and motels to meet affordable housing needs, with
some looking to convert these properties to affordable housing and others seeking to
add supportive services to meet the needs of residents at properties that already
function as longer-term housing. For example:

 Polk County, Iowa is converting an underutilized hotel into 40 units of
affordable housing, and Madison, Wisconsin is planning a similar effort as part
of the city’s broader housing strategy.

 Clallam County, Washington is converting a motel into supportive housing for
individuals with serious mental health needs or substance use disorders,
providing 27 units of stable housing with onsite behavioral health services.

 Raleigh, North Carolina is purchasing an extended-stay 113-room hotel
occupied by long standing guests, with a long-term vision to support mixed
occupancy, combining the existing extended-stay model with permanent
supportive housing and other types of affordable housing.

 Reno, Nevada is converting a hotel into one-bedroom and studio units. The
location of this project is located adjacent to public transit.

 Potter County, Texas , in partnership with Amarillo, TX , is converting a no-
longer-used hospital facility into 124 affordable housing for senior citizens.

 Tucson, Arizona is acquiring and rehabilitating manufactured housing, in order
to sell it affordably to low-to-moderate-income families.

Development of Government-Owned Land and Vacant Properties
Governments have created new opportunities for affordable housing by
developing government-owned land or rehabilitating vacant properties.

 Rochester, New York is using $13.3 million to create affordable housing and
support community development in struggling neighborhoods. The city is
constructing new single-family houses on previously vacant city-owned land in
targeted neighborhoods and coordinating sales of completed units to income-

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eligible households. The city is also purchasing and rehabilitating multiple vacant
tax-foreclosed structures to create additional affordable housing opportunities.

 Pompano Beach, Florida is budgeting $2.5 million to construct new single-
family homes on city-owned vacant lots, providing mixed-income affordable
housing opportunities.

 Battle Creek, Michigan is purchasing a vacant building in a low-income area
and is rehabilitating it into affordable housing. Morgantown, West Virginia is
similarly working with local housing agencies to renovate vacant and dilapidated
houses into housing stock to create opportunities for low-income owner-
occupied housing, workforce housing, and support for individuals experiencing
homelessness. Additionally, Holyoke, Massachusetts will develop duplexes on
vacant lots in low-income neighborhoods.

 Boston, Massachusetts is using $29.8 million to develop affordable multifamily
rental housing as part of larger mixed-income communities on strategically
located city owned land.

Linking Unhoused Individuals & Families with Stable, Supportive Homes
Rental cost burdens and insufficient supply of affordable housing are closely related
to the devastating increase in homelessness in recent years. In parallel to the efforts
above, state, local, and Tribal governments are using SLFRF to strengthen support for
unstably housed or unsheltered members of their communities across the full
continuum of needs, including to meet the goals of the House America initiative led by
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes both near- and long-
term strategies to ensure unhoused and unsheltered people can recover and thrive.

As immediate steps to safeguard health during the pandemic, governments expanded
diversion programs, rapid rehousing, emergency shelters, and hygiene supports, among
other activities. Longer-term investments include expanding permanent supportive
housing to offer stable housing over time and investing in wraparound supports – or
services beyond housing – including mental and behavioral health care, job training,
and legal, financial, and education assistance. To improve coordination and
effectiveness, governments have also invested in data use, outreach, and partnership
with community-based organizations.

Through March 31, 2023, over 260 governments have committed over $3.7
billion to help unhoused individuals access safe and stable housing, including
development of new permanent supportive housing. For example :

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 Los Angeles County, California is investing $173 million as part of the State of
California’s Homekey program, to create new interim and permanent supportive
housing for individuals and families with complex health or behavioral health
conditions who are experiencing homelessness by acquiring hotels, motels, and
apartment complexes.

 Washoe County, Nevada is investing $24.6 million to improve and expand the
Nevada Cares Campus, a transitional housing facility for unhoused individuals.
The county is funding significant property improvements, including constructing
50 units of bridge housing and offering enhanced services to help individuals
become stably housed. The campus is adding case managers and mental health
counselors, among other staff.

 Hennepin County, Minnesota is committing $1.5 million to diversion efforts,
shelter services, and housing-focused case management. The program focuses
on case management to help people find housing, access public benefits,
connect to supportive mainstream services, and meet other basic needs. In
parallel, the County is investing in shelter diversion, continuing 24/7 shelter
access, funding for low-barrier shelters, and making capital improvements at
shelters.

 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is implementing a tiny homes project
intended for low-income elders, Tribal members in transitional living situations,
or those facing homelessness. With housing costs rising, the Tribe saw tiny
homes as a solution to get people in homes safely, especially during the winter
months.

 Anchorage, Alaska is investing over $7.5 million in a range of efforts to assist
individuals experiencing homelessness. Funds are helping build a coordinated
shelter intake system to link people with resources, intensive case managers to
help people transition out of homelessness, data system improvements, rapid
rehousing for homeless youth, and supportive housing offering addiction
treatment, vocational training, and other wraparound supports. Finally, funds are
providing emergency rental assistance to individuals who do not qualify for
federal rental assistance.

 Kauai County, Hawaii is using $2.5 million to develop 24 units of permanent
supportive housing, focused on serving individuals experiencing homelessness
and individuals at risk of becoming homeless.

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 Boston, Massachusetts is investing more than $18.9 million to support
behavioral health. Services for unhoused people include expanded medical and
psychiatric supports, storage for personal belongings, short-term transitional
housing, and access to laptops and hotspots for newly housed people so they
can attend recovery meetings, work with navigators and case managers, and
attend telehealth visits.

 Harris County, Texas is using $35.8 million for interventions that improve
health and stability of homeless populations and increase the availability of
Permanent Supportive Housing for unsheltered and sheltered homeless
individuals, along with individuals experiencing domestic violence. Supportive
services are coupled with vouchers to create Permanent Supportive Housing,
which provides stable housing environments with voluntary and flexible
supports to help people manage serious, chronic issues such as mental and
substance use disorders. This program includes benefits advocacy to help
people find benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance and specialized
Housing Navigation to help locate and secure affordable and suitable housing.

 The State of California is using SLFRF to support its Homekey program. This
program is distributing $2.2 billion in funding to cities, counties, and other
entities to purchase and rehabilitate housing. These projects could include
rehabilitating hotels, motels, vacant apartment buildings, and other structures
for either interim or permanent housing.

 Pierce County, Washington is partnering with two municipalities, the City of
Tacoma , and the City of Lakewood , to purchase a motel to provide 90 housing
units for vulnerable people, including individuals and families experiencing
homelessness. The property is serving as a temporary emergency shelter
through 2023, then converting to permanent affordable housing for the
following forty years. The project also provides hygiene services, camper
relocation, and day centers among other supports.

 Madison, Wisconsin is planning to use funds for a wide range of projects to
increase housing stability and support for individuals experiencing
homelessness. The city is budgeting $3.5 million to increase safe housing
options for people currently living outdoors, $2 million to establish a new
emergency shelter and related supportive services, and $2 million for housing
tailored to youth experiencing homelessness and/or aging out of foster care. The
city is also increasing access to affordable housing by converting hotels into

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permanent affordable housing and assisting families with costs to secure quality
housing like security deposits, down payments, and home repair loans.

 Orange County, North Carolina is using SLFRF to fund an Eviction Diversion
Attorney, who offers free legal counsel to people in eviction proceedings, and
an Eviction Diversion Expeditor, who connects people facing and at risk of
eviction with community resources and funding.

 El Paso, Texas is using $530,000 to provide access to suitable living
environments to individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity
because of the economic impact of COVID-19. Services include shelter, case
management, and assistance navigating services.

 Pueblo, Colorado is using approximately $1 million to provide emergency
shelter, eviction prevention, meals, and counseling. Pueblo is also purchasing a
4-plex used for emergency housing for homeless individuals with COVID-19. The
homes are being transitioned to rapid rehousing, transitional, and temporary and
permanent housing for homeless individuals and families.

 Fargo, North Dakota is building upon a 2020 Cares Act investment used to
retrofit a shelter by allocating $405,000 of SLFRF funding to operate the shelter,
which serves up to 25 unaccompanied women each night.

 The City of Cheyenne and Laramie County, Wyoming are partnering to use
$740,000 of their SLFRF funding to purchase a hotel to help serve the homeless
population.

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