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City manager warns HUD changes could strip millions from Cambridge homelessness programs
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City manager Yon Wong told the Cambridge City Council that a Nov. 12 HUD notice could reduce guaranteed Continuum of Care carryover from roughly 90% to 30%, potentially cutting the city’s federal homelessness funding by an estimated $4.6 million and putting hundreds of households at risk.
City manager Yon Wong warned the Cambridge City Council on Nov. 17 that federal changes to homelessness grant rules could sharply reduce funding for the city’s Continuum of Care programs, potentially forcing local officials to seek legal and budgetary responses.
Wong said HUD’s Nov. 12 notice reconfigures the Continuum of Care grant, moving a larger share of funds into competitive priorities and reducing the previously typical 90% guaranteed carryover to about 30%. “These cuts are much deeper than expected and being implemented much faster than expected,” Wong said. He told the council Cambridge currently receives about $6.4 million a year from Continuum of Care grants and estimated the city might retain only…
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