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Committee hears bill to add state funds to federal rapid-rehousing program
Summary
Representative S.J. Howell opened a hearing on House Bill 843, proposing state funds to supplement the federal Emergency Solutions Grant program to expand rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention in Montana.
Representative S.J. Howell, vice chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee, opened the public hearing on House Bill 843, which would provide state funds to supplement the federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program to expand homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing.
Howell said the bill would “appropriate $2,000,000 — 1 million dollars a year for the biennium” to supplement ESG funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She told the committee Montana has seen steep increases in homelessness, citing a statewide point-in-time count that she said showed a 37.4% rise in individuals experiencing…
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