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Drafters say $10 million proposed as one-time transition support tied to FY25 shelter funding
Summary
Committee members discussed a $10 million one-time appropriation to support the transition to the BHARF model, noting the amount mirrors FY25 shelter-support funding and that the draft signals an intent to use those FY25 one-time funds for transition and housing needs during rollout.
Drafters and committee members discussed how to treat one-time funding referenced in the draft and how those dollars relate to FY25 appropriations. The meeting clarified that the $10,000,000 figure in the draft matches one-time shelter-support funds included in FY25 and that the drafters intend those dollars to support a multi-part transition process.
According to the discussion, the $10 million in the draft is meant to fund activities tied to the program transformation — including planning, capacity-building for regional resource organizations, and certain housing-specific needs — rather than to create a new ongoing shelter appropriation. Participants emphasized they could express legislative intent to use FY25 one-time appropriations for this transition even though future legislatures would ultimately set budgets.
Committee members noted roughly half of the proposed $10 million would still be directed toward housing-specific needs rather than administrative transition costs. The group asked drafters to be explicit about what funds are intended to cover and where master grant mechanics (single award to a network that then subawards regionally) might apply.
Why it matters: how the bill treats these FY25 one-time funds determines immediate funding available for the transition, the support communities receive for implementation, and whether current emergency housing programs are folded into the new program structure.
Outstanding drafting questions
- Whether the $10 million replaces or supplants other FY25 shelter funding elements and how the language should indicate that transition support is intended in lieu of future one-time awards. - Precise breakdowns of the $10 million and whether some subcomponents are earmarked for housing versus planning/implementation assistance. - How master grant mechanics will be treated (individual awards to each community action agency vs. single award to a network that distributes funds internally).
