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Pierce County authorizes reallocation of up to $900,000 in Homeless Housing Program funds
Summary
The council adopted Resolution R2025-149 to allow Human Services to reallocate up to $900,000 of underspent Homeless Housing Program (HHP) funds among previously awarded contractors to avoid returning state funds and to support providers who used funds for winter inclement-weather services.
The Pierce County Council unanimously adopted Resolution R2025-149 on Tuesday, authorizing the Human Services Department to reallocate up to $900,000 in Homeless Housing Program (HHP) funds among contracted providers for the 2024–2025 biennium.
County staff said the reallocation is intended to prevent state funds from returning to the Washington State Department of Commerce due to underspending and to direct money to programs that can use it by the June 30 contract expiration date.
Mary Connolly, council staff, summarized the context: the HHP mixes local, state and federal funding and the current biennium includes "nearly $15,400,000 in funding from the Washington State Department…
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