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Council discusses flexible funding pool, ARPA sunset and how HPC should liaise with state lobbyists
Summary
Committee updates highlighted a proposal for a local flexible funding pool to support rental assistance and supportive services; members urged clearer pathways to Metro’s lobbyist and more timely notices about funding opportunities as ARPA-funded programs near their end.
The Homelessness Planning Council heard committee reports that emphasized funding continuity as federal and ARPA-backed programs begin to sunset and discussed how the council should connect to Metro’s lobbyist and the state legislature.
David Langel Martin (speaker 5), reporting for the Housing Opportunities Committee, described work to create a flexible funding pool that would combine capital and operating subsidy partners — philanthropy, banks, businesses and government — to provide rental assistance and supportive services. “One of the things we realized pretty early on is we’re going to need to limit the…
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