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PSRC briefing warns of federal HUD cuts and possible impacts to housing and transportation funding
Summary
Puget Sound Regional Council staff told the Kitsap board that the federal 'skinny' budget proposes deep cuts to HUD programs and would convert some rent subsidies to state block grants and limit some Housing Choice Voucher assistance; PSRC said the region should monitor federal rescissions and legal challenges to grant certification requirements.
Puget Sound Regional Council staff briefed the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council on May 6 about federal and state funding developments that could affect housing and transportation projects in the Puget Sound region.
Robin Koski of the Puget Sound Regional Council summarized the administration’s outline (“skinny”) federal budget and ongoing congressional actions. Koski said the proposed federal budget would reduce funding at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, eliminate some programs and shift others to state block grants. “It would change rent subsidies to a state block grant and then limit housing choice vouchers … to two years,” Koski said, noting the outline was an administration proposal and still…
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