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Affordable Housing Commission says limited use-tax allocation and ARPA timing strain ability to meet demand
Summary
April Ford Griffin, executive director of the Affordable Housing Commission, told the Budget Committee that the commission’s FY26 budget centers on a $5.6 million subsidy line while statutory expectations and ARPA timing complicate the commission’s ability to meet growing housing needs.
April Ford Griffin, executive director of the City of St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission (AHC), briefed the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 21 about the commission’s FY26 budget and the role of the affordable housing trust fund.
Griffin said the commission’s proposed FY26 budget totals $6,513,175, with the bulk of that in a subsidy/housing-assistance line item ($5,555,512). She described the commission’s annual competitive funding round, which in the most recent cycle produced about $4.7 million in program awards (37 nonprofit programs) and $2.0 million toward housing development that will create 88 rental units. The AHC has invested approximately $150.7 million in St. Louis housing and programs…
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