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Committee hears testimony supporting $1M/year state supplement to federal Emergency Solutions Grant for rapid rehousing
Summary
Supporters told the House Human Services Committee that House Bill 843 would add $1 million per fiscal year to supplement HUD Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds for rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention, and witnesses described use cases, local shortfalls and how the funds would be distributed through existing HRDC structures.
House Human Services Committee members heard more than a dozen proponents Wednesday supporting House Bill 843, which would appropriate $1,000,000 for each fiscal year of the biennium to supplement federal Emergency Solutions Grant funding for homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing.
Proponents told the committee the state dollars would stretch federal ESG resources and be distributed through existing regional Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) districts and ESG delivery systems. "The legislation represents a critical step toward addressing homelessness in Montana by allocating a million dollars for each fiscal year of the biennium to supplement federal resources for rapid rehousing initiatives," said Kathy Marks of Rocky Mountain Development Council.
Why it matters: Witnesses said federal ESG funding and HUD fair market rents have not kept pace with local markets, limiting program use in communities…
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