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Metro Nashville directs $50 million ARPA package to housing, gap financing and services for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
Metro’s Office of Homeless Services outlined a $50 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment to accelerate housing development, interim shelter and supportive services; officials said funds are committed and must be spent by July 2026.
Metro Nashville’s Office of Homeless Services announced a $50,000,000 one‑time funding package to address homelessness that city officials said is already fully allocated to housing and support services.
The announcement came from Joseph Marsh, assistant director of Metro’s Office of Homeless Services, who said the funds “represent a chance to reset systems, create pathways to permanent housing, and address the gaps that have long left too many of our neighbors un‑housed.” Marsh told the symposium the package is largely ARPA money and described how it has been earmarked.
Marsh provided the allocation breakdown: $25,000,000 for gap financing to unlock stalled affordable and supportive housing developments; $9,000,000 for interim gap housing (enhanced shelter, surge…
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