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Guest warns HUD funding shift could cut permanent supportive housing in Athens area
Summary
At the Affordable Housing Commission meeting, a regional provider said recent HUD guidance proposing a 30% cap on permanent supportive housing would sharply shift federal Continuum of Care dollars to transitional programs and could jeopardize local vouchers and project‑based housing; HUD has pulled and said it will reissue the NOFO amid lawsuits and advocacy.
At a meeting of the Athens City Affordable Housing Commission, Rose Freck of Integrated Services told commissioners that a recent Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) would have dramatically reduced funding for permanent supportive housing and redirected most Continuum of Care (CoC) dollars toward transitional housing and street outreach.
"For the second year, we want a 30% cap on permanent supportive housing," Freck said, describing the guidance HUD briefly released and then withdrew after legal challenges. She said HUD’s change, if reissued in similar form, would constitute a rapid and significant shift away from longstanding housing‑first priorities.
Freck said Integrated Services receives just over $3,000,000 in CoC funds and…
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