Week 1: Fully Fund HUD Programs in Fiscal Year 2025
Congress is currently working on its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Urge your elected officials to pass an on-time budget that fully funds Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) affordable housing and community development programs!
This letter is part of NAHRO’s August Advocacy Campaign – our annual letter-writing campaign to Congress and the White House in support of housing and community development programs. You do not have to be a NAHRO member to send a letter. Check back each week for a new advocacy letter.
Minnesota Statistics
- In Minnesota, HUD subsidies help 92,558 households and 164,676 Minnesotans.
- The average annual household income of residents of federally subsidized housing is $17,886 annually
- Households must wait for an average of 22 months before receiving for Public Housing, HCVs, or PBRA in Minnesota.
- The average time Minnesotans spend in a federally subsidized unit is 7.5 years.
Level of Programs Funding in Minnesota
- Public Housing Capital Fund $50 million (2023)
- Public Housing Operating Fund Shortfall $533,563 (2023)
- Public Housing Capital Fund $47 million (2023)
- Emergency Capital Needs $10,167 (2023)
- Choice Neighborhoods Initiative $0 (2023)
- HCV Housing Assistance Payments Renewals $335.4 million (2024)
- CDBG $18,836,467 (2024)
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program $8,203,543 (2024)
- Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS $455,194 (2024)
- Homeless Assistance Grants $2,245,705 (2024)
