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Contra Costa housing staff warn HUD funding changes could cost hundreds of vouchers
Summary
Housing Authority staff told commissioners that recent HUD changes and a pulled Continuum of Care NOFO could eliminate roughly 550 vouchers and millions in supportive-services funding, and urged the county to consider short-term transition assistance. Staff described specific program expirations and proposed a plan to convert units to Housing Choice Vouchers where possible.
Housing Authority staff told commissioners that sudden changes to federal housing funding could remove hundreds of local housing subsidies and prompt rapid transitions for vulnerable households. Joseph, a housing authority presenter, said HUD had pulled or revised a Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity and that the immediate effect could be the loss of approximately 550 units across programs.
The briefing laid out the most acutely affected programs and the Authority’s contingency plans. Joseph said the Shelter Plus Care tenant‑based rental assistance (TBRA) program could house up to 273 units on about $8,000,000 annually and that the Shelter Plus Care project‑based rental assistance (PBRA) supports 15 units on roughly $434,610. “We know for a fact that we're losing 550 units out of all of our programs,”…
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