FACT SHEET: State, local, territorial, and Tribal 

governments are using Fiscal Recovery Funds to keep 

families in their homes and build more affordable housing

The pandemic dramatically underscored the severity and consequences of the 

shortage of affordable housing in the United States, and new reporting shows how 

state, local, and Tribal governments are using American Rescue Plan State and Local 

Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to support more families’ access to stable, quality, 

affordable homes. 

Researchers estimate that the United States faces a shortage of 3.8 million housing 

units, driving prices up and straining families’ finances, with severe shortages of 

affordable rental units for low-income households. Even before the pandemic, 45% of 

renters spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs, with substantially 

higher rates among low-income households and people of color. Data for 2022 showed 

an increase in homelessness for the fifth year in a row. The pandemic exacerbated 

these challenges, as millions of households fell behind on their rent and surging home 

prices put homeownership out of reach for many. 

Key Housing Outcomes of SLFRF through March 20231 

 Over 900 governments committed $17 billion to meet housing needs and lower

costs, including through providing direct assistance to households and

expanding affordable housing.2

 More than 4.5 million households served with rent, mortgage, or utility

assistance.

 Roughly $6 billion committed to affordable housing by over 340 state, local,

and Tribal governments for development, preservation, and innovative

approaches to expand housing supply.

 Over $3.8 billion committed by over 260 governments to help people

experiencing homelessness find safe, stable housing, including through

permanent supportive housing.

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 Information reported by Tribal governments is included in aggregate statistics about the program, (e.g., the total number of governments using 

funds for a specific eligible use, total projects reported, etc.); however due to privacy considerations, Treasury does not release complete 

information on all Tribal projects. 

This fact sheet was updated on July 26th, 2023 and includes data from Project and Expenditure reports covering the period ending March 31, 2023. 

Recipients file either annually or quarterly based on population and allocation size. All recipients, regardless of size, are required to file Project and 

Expenditure Reports annually by April 30. In 2023, these Project and Expenditure reports covered the period from January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023 

for quarterly reporters and April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 for annual reporters.
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SLFRF can address immediate and long-term challenges, helping renters, homeowners, 

and unhoused individuals weather the pandemic’s harms, while also tackling the longstanding challenge of insufficient supply of affordable homes. Meeting the need for 

stable, quality, affordable homes has emerged as one of the most common priorities 

for states, localities, and Tribes and is among the largest uses of SLFRF funds. 

By the end of March 2023, over 750 state, local, and Tribal governments committed $17 

billion to meet housing needs, including preventing evictions and foreclosures, helping 

individuals experiencing homelessness become stably housed, and expanding the 

supply of affordable homes to address the root cause of housing insecurity. Treasury 

continues to urge state, local, and Tribal governments to deepen their investments and 

use these funds to dramatically ramp up production and preservation of affordable 

housing. 

During the pandemic, millions of renters and homeowners fell behind on their housing 

payments, putting them at risk of losing their homes to evictions or foreclosures, events 

that can cause long-term damage to families’ health, employment, housing security, 

and well-being. Since the start of the pandemic, programs to provide emergency 

assistance for rent, mortgage, and utility costs, combined with other steps taken by the 

Administration and the robust economic recovery, helped prevent an eviction and 

foreclosure crisis. For example, research found that millions of renters avoided the 

threat of eviction in 2021 due to the federal government’s serious and unprecedented 

response, in significant part through the American Rescue Plan. 

State, local, and Tribal governments are using SLFRF to expand on the success of 

Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs, add resources to rental assistance 

programs where need outstrips available funding, and help households struggling to 

meet their mortgage, utility, or other housing costs. 

Through March 31, 2023, SLFRF served over 4.5 million households with rent, 

mortgage, or utility assistance. For example: 3 

 New Jersey is committing nearly $790 million to rental and utility assistance for 

households affected by the pandemic. The State is also funding an Office of 

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 The examples included throughout this fact sheet are based on recipient reports, and their inclusion in this document does not 

constitute an explicit approval of these projects by Treasury.

Emergency Housing Assistance 

Rental and Mortgage Assistance
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Eviction Prevention to provide services to help households avoid eviction and 

support housing stability. Over 24,000 households are being assisted. 

 Many jurisdictions are adding SLFRF funds to emergency rental assistance 

programs. 

o Washington State is budgeting $448 million for emergency rental 

assistance, serving over 8,500 additional households. 

o Washington, District of Columbia is adding $5.5 million to its 

emergency rental assistance program, serving over 8,600 households 

total. 

o The State of Oregon is adding $100 million to its emergency rental 

assistance program. 

o St. Louis County, Missouri is using $5 million to supplement its 

emergency rental assistance program, expanding rent and utility 

assistance. 

 Bellevue, Washington is using more than $9 million for rent assistance, eviction 

prevention efforts, and mortgage assistance. Rental relief can cover current and 

past due rent, including past due rent paid by credit card or through a loan, and 

the city is working with community organizations with a demonstrated ability to 

reach residents of color, older adults, and other hard-hit communities. The 

program has served 650 households. 

 Crow Wing County, Minnesota is using funds to develop a rental assistance 

program to address significant housing stability challenges in the community 

and continue to provide rental assistance after the state assistance program has 

stopped taking new applications. 

 Multnomah County, Oregon is using nearly $22.8 million to create a rental 

assistance program, coordinate with landlords, and support a host of outreach 

in communities of color to ensure access is broadly available, including working 

with community-based organizations and local governments. The program has 

served over 2,300 households. 

 New Hanover County, North Carolina is helping over 300 households who 

were behind on their mortgage or faced other costs due to the pandemic. 

 Other rental assistance investments include, for example: 
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 Lakewood, Ohio is using nearly $2 million to provide emergency rent and 

utility assistance for low-income residents. 

 North Miami, Florida is committing funds to assist nearly 1,000 

households with rent and mortgage payments. 

 Union City, New Jersey is committing $2.1 million to rent and utility 

assistance and has served over 1,000 households so far. 

 Glynn County, Georgia is utilizing $160,000 to fund program navigators 

to help residents apply for emergency rental assistance and provide 

referrals to other programs as needed.

Jurisdictions across the country are also helping struggling homeowners pay their mortgage costs 

and keep their homes, including, for example, Memphis, Boston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Los 

Angeles County, St. Lucie County, Portland, Oregon, Perris City, California, Yauco Municipality, 

Puerto Rico, and Cabarrus County, North Carolina. 

 The State of Maryland is committing $121 million to reduce and eliminate 

unpaid electric and gas utility bills for struggling households, serving over 

275,000 households.

 Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky is helping over 

4,000 households pay for utility expenses to avoid shut-offs and more than 600 

households pay for security deposits and two months' rent to move to a new 

rental unit. 

 Mesa, Arizona is providing an energy credit to over 20,000 households in lowincome communities, using $10 million of SLFRF. 

 Burlington, Vermont is helping eliminate utility arrears and providing temporary 

energy assistance to nearly 4,000 households.

 Buffalo, New York is using $13 million to forgive unpaid water, sewer, and 

garbage fees for homeowners and residents. Delinquent fees can become tax 

liens applied to residents’ homes and if not paid can result in foreclosure. The 

city expects to serve over 30,000 households.

Treasury’s ERA programs also demonstrated the profound impact of eviction 

prevention services. For example, programs that provide renters with access to legal 

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Eviction Prevention 
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counsel during eviction proceedings decrease evictions. Eviction diversion partnerships

developed with housing courts through ERA to help renters facing eviction access 

rental assistance, negotiate with their landlord, or defend their case have shown great 

promise. Governments are using SLFRF to build on and continue these programs – 

expanding or even guaranteeing access to legal counsel for households in eviction 

proceedings and, more broadly, rethinking what the eviction process should look like. 

Examples of eviction prevention investments with SLFRF include: 

 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is dedicating $2.75 million to guarantee a right 

to legal counsel for people facing eviction or foreclosure who meet eligibility 

criteria such as having low income, residing in a certain zip code, or other criteria. 

Attorneys specializing in housing law are helping negotiate disputes and access 

supportive services and are providing in-court advocacy. The program served 

over 750 households in 2021.

 New York City is dedicating $61.5 million of SLFRF to provide free legal 

representation for households at or below 200 percent of federal poverty 

guidelines. This program has served over 8,500 households.

 Cook County, Illinois is using $22.2 million to provide legal aid to residents to 

help resolve eviction, foreclosure, consumer debt, and tax deed issues, both 

before court proceedings and during them. The program has helped 26,400 

households with free legal aid, mediation services, and case management.

 A joint program between Tallahassee and Leon County, Florida is helping a 

local legal aid organization expand its capacity to provide eviction defense 

services, including legal services and help accessing rental relief programs and 

other assistance like unemployment compensation or stimulus checks. The 

program is also hiring a community outreach specialist to work with residents 

and other partner organizations. The joint program has assisted over 250 

households.

 Indianapolis, Indiana is using $1.15 million for tenant advocates in housing 

courts to prevent evictions. Advocates connect tenants to the rental assistance 

program, negotiate with landlords, provide legal advice, or refer the tenant for 

full legal representation as appropriate. 

 Pima County, Arizona is using $3 million to help households with eviction legal 

services and assistance navigating rental relief programs.
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 Bridgeport, Connecticut is using $1.5 million to launch a Rental Relocation 

Eviction Prevention and Protection program to help low-income residents who 

are facing eviction or homelessness due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The program 

provides first month's rent and security deposit to eligible applicants who submit 

the required documents.

Other jurisdictions across the country are funding similar programs, including, Dallas, Texas; 

Kalamazoo, Michigan; Dane County, Wisconsin; Johnson County, Iowa; Collier County, Florida; 

Washington, DC; Portland, Oregon; Minneapolis, Minnesota; San Diego County, California; and local 

governments across Hawaii. 

States, localities, and Tribal governments across the country have also seized this 

opportunity to significantly expand development and preservation of affordable 

housing, addressing a long-standing challenge that drives housing insecurity and high 

housing costs. Reflecting the scale and urgency of this challenge, a broad range of 

governments representing all regions and sizes, from the largest states to small cities 

and rural communities, are using SLFRF to invest in expanding quality, affordable 

housing. 

In addition to constructing new single-family and multifamily homes, governments plan 

to convert existing buildings into affordable housing, create supportive housing options 

for people with special needs, and develop vacant or government-owned land into 

affordable housing. Others are preserving and improving existing affordable housing, 

for example ensuring that existing units remain affordable and helping homeowners or 

landlords with repairs. 

Through March 31, 2023, state, local, and Tribal governments had committed $6 

billion to affordable housing. For example: 

 The State of California is investing $1.75 billion in development capital for 

“shovel-ready” affordable housing developments, preservation of existing 

affordable housing at risk of conversion to market-rate housing or in need of 

significant repairs, and development of additional adult and senior care facilities. 

The State is also seeking to develop state-owned land into affordable housing. 

In addition to expanding affordable housing supply overall, the State is also 

making a major investment to purchase and rehabilitate housing specifically for 

Scaling up Affordable Housing Production and Preservation 

Affordable Housing
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individuals facing homelessness, including rehabilitating hotels, motels, vacant 

apartment buildings, and other buildings and converting them into housing. 

 Washington, District of Columbia is investing $553 million in affordable 

housing and increasing housing for individuals and families experiencing 

homelessness. The district is adding $320 million to its local housing trust fund, 

creating an expected 2,800 units of housing, and is making an additional 

investment of $17 million to preserve 250 affordable units. Finally, the District is 

creating over 1,050 units of permanent supportive housing for unhoused 

individuals and families, alongside outreach, rapid rehousing, and other services.

 Denver, Colorado is allocating $28 million to the Affordable Housing Fund, 

which is providing financing to assist in the development and preservation of 

affordable housing projects, including rental projects that have deeply 

affordable units with supportive services or large units for families and 

homeowner projects. Planned projects include 400 newly constructed rental 

units, 200 preserved rental units, and 50 newly constructed homeowner units.

 Maricopa County, Arizona is utilizing a $78 million budget to purchase 

affordable housing for low-income renters by adding at least 120 affordable 

housing units to its existing affordable housing inventory for economicallydisadvantaged persons.

 The State of Delaware and the City of Wilmington are partnering to support 

redevelopment of the Riverside neighborhood through the construction of 67 

rental units on vacant land that was formerly public housing. The mixed-income 

project includes 50 affordable and 17 workforce townhouse units, with the 

affordable units receiving operating subsidies enabling them to serve 

households at very low-income levels. The city is also rehabilitating and selling 

four affordable properties in the historic Eastside neighborhood. 

 Seattle, Washington is investing $16.3 million to acquire buildings and/or land 

to create new affordable housing units for those facing or at risk of 

homelessness. Seattle aims to purchase four new multifamily buildings with 198 

total units.

 Fort Worth, Texas is utilizing $4.2 million to purchase 36 properties in a lowincome neighborhood as part of a $70 million redevelopment investment to 

include affordable housing in addition to retail, commercial units, parks, and 

other public spaces.
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 Buncombe County, North Carolina is using $3.2 million to construct 120 units 

of new affordable rentals, serving households ranging from 30 to 80 percent of 

area median income. 

 Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky is partnering with the Lexington 

Housing Authority to invest $13.8 million in new affordable housing. Nearly $7.5 

million is budgeted for the preservation of existing and creation of new 

affordable housing. Approximately $1.75 million is allocated to the preservation 

of a 63-unit housing complex for low-income seniors. $800,000 is set aside to 

fund the land purchase for 144 new units of affordable housing within the 

County. Additionally, the county is using $750,000 to make public improvements 

to support new residential development by developing a vacant three-acre 

parcel of land to construct new single-family homes and rental units. 

 Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is using funds to address overcrowding and housing 

shortages. The Pe’zhitu Village Project will provide more than 20 homes to 

individuals and encourage gainful employment through a partnership with social 

services. Tribal citizens facing homelessness and other at-risk populations will 

be prioritized. 

 Deschutes County, Oregon is developing nearly 20 affordable housing 

duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes, as well as support repairs for 200 existing 

units of affordable housing. 

 The State of Utah is incentivizing zoning changes to permit more and denser 

development of affordable housing by using $35 million in SLFRF funds for a 

matching grant program. The program creates incentives for municipalities to 

redevelop and rezone current commercial, retail, or industrial vacant land to a 

zone to allow higher density housing as a permitted use. An additional $85 

million is being used create grants for development, land costs, and construction 

of new affordable apartment buildings that are in advanced stages of 

development. 

 Lewis and Clark County, Montana is purchasing and install three housing units 

to provide affordable options to workers in Lincoln, Montana burdened with high 

housing costs, including employees of the area’s largest employer. 

 Portland, Oregon is committing $5.1 million to preserve and renovate over 500 

units of affordable housing that would otherwise be at risk for converting to 

market rate housing over the next five years. Many of these existing rent 

restricted units are in high opportunity locations in the city where affordable 

housing is limited.
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 Boston, Massachusetts is leveraging $105 million to promote affordable 

housing. $57 million is planned to promote homeownership for low- and 

moderate-income Bostonians. The majority of this proposed funding would be 

used to develop green, affordable homeownership opportunities. To accelerate 

production, the Mayor's Office of Housing would issue a rolling application cycle 

for homeownership projects instead of its existing annual funding round. 

Additionally, $48 million is being used to purchase units from the private market 

and create long term income-restrictions for low- and moderate-income tenants. 

 Salt Lake County, Utah is using $20 million to increase and preserve access to 

safe affordable rental housing and home ownership. In particular, 

homeownership programs are seeking to connect low-income households with 

opportunities to build future equity. 

Other jurisdictions investing in affordable housing span the country and include smaller cities 

and counties as well as rural areas. These jurisdictions include, for example, the State of Idaho; 

Covington, Kentucky; Onslow County, North Carolina; Macon-Bibb County, Georgia; Sarasota 

County, Florida; Bridgeport, Connecticut; York County, Pennsylvania; Granite City, Illinois; 

Toledo, Ohio; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Outagamie County, Wisconsin; and Whatcom County, 

Washington. 

Many governments are also preserving affordable housing by helping families 

maintain their homes through assistance with home repairs and other 

homeownership costs . Inability to afford needed repairs can lead to unsafe or 

unhealthy living conditions for families. To help families in need, other jurisdictions pay 

housing taxes and fees, preventing liens and tax foreclosures on homes. 

 Manchester, New Hampshire is investing $3 million in grants to low-income 

homeowners for emergency home repairs, with a focus on helping older adults 

age at home, as well as grants to landlords for property improvements if they 

commit to keeping the property affordable. The funds are also supporting 

development of new affordable, transitional, and supportive housing projects. 

 Dallas, Texas is budgeting $11.2 million to support home repairs for property 

owners in three low-income neighborhoods to help seniors age in place and 

residents to remain in the neighborhood in a safe, healthy home. 

 The State of Vermont is budgeting almost $2.5 million to support home 

weatherization statewide for both multifamily and single-family homes. 

Weatherization reduces energy costs and makes homes more comfortable and 

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safer. Funds are also supporting a rental housing rehabilitation program to 

incentivize small private apartment owners to weatherize and make significant 

improvements to housing quality. 

 Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians is located in an area where 

temperatures often dip below -20°F. The Tribe budgeted funds to ensure that 

Tribal members have a reliable water supply line and to assist with other 

emergency plumbing services. 

 Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes is providing emergency assistance to 

households for home repairs and weatherization. Priority is given to elders in the 

community and those with a low-to-moderate income. 

 Detroit, Michigan , in financial partnership with the State of Michigan , is 

budgeting $27.8 million to launch Renew Detroit. This program offers free roof 

or window replacements to low-income seniors and homeowners with a disability 

in Detroit. The program aims to help them stay in their homes during and after 

the pandemic. 

 Boston, Massachusetts is investing $32 million to improve ventilation and 

windows across 1,040 units at the federally-assisted Franklin Field, Ruth Barkley, 

Alice Taylor, Roslyn, and Rockland developments. These investments would 

improve air quality, increase efficiency, and improve resident comfort. The 

majority of residents are extremely low-income and hail from historically 

marginalized racial and ethnic groups who have been severely impacted by the 

COVID-19 pandemic. 

 Sioux Falls, South Dakota is allocating $1.4 million for their Safety and Home 

Repair Grant program. This program provides financial help to low-or-moderate 

income households for home repairs. 

 Omaha City, Nebraska is allocating $3.8 million to support major or minor 

repairs to existing housing units to assist low-to-moderate income households in 

maintaining their homes. The assistance to property owners is being done for the 

preservation and renovation or reuse of existing rental housing units or naturally 

occurring affordable housing units, with the expectation that those units 

become or remain dedicated affordable housing units willing to accept public 

housing vouchers and/or participate in other affordable housing supportive 

programs. 
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Governments are pursuing innovative strategies to develop and preserve 

affordable housing. 

SLFRF funds are supporting investments in both proven approaches and opportunities 

to test new or novel approaches to tackle the issue. 

Jurisdictions are repurposing hotels and motels to meet affordable housing needs, with 

some looking to convert these properties to affordable housing and others seeking to 

add supportive services to meet the needs of residents at properties that already 

function as longer-term housing. For example: 

 Polk County, Iowa is converting an underutilized hotel into 40 units of 

affordable housing, and Madison, Wisconsin is planning a similar effort as part 

of the city’s broader housing strategy. 

 Clallam County, Washington is converting a motel into supportive housing for 

individuals with serious mental health needs or substance use disorders, 

providing 27 units of stable housing with onsite behavioral health services.

 Raleigh, North Carolina is purchasing an extended-stay 113-room hotel 

occupied by long standing guests, with a long-term vision to support mixed 

occupancy, combining the existing extended-stay model with permanent 

supportive housing and other types of affordable housing.

 Reno, Nevada is converting a hotel into one-bedroom and studio units. The 

location of this project is located adjacent to public transit. 

 Potter County, Texas , in partnership with Amarillo, TX , is converting a nolonger-used hospital facility into 124 affordable housing for senior citizens.

 Tucson, Arizona is acquiring and rehabilitating manufactured housing, in order 

to sell it affordably to low-to-moderate-income families.

Governments have created new opportunities for affordable housing by 

developing government-owned land or rehabilitating vacant properties. 

 Rochester, New York is using $13.3 million to create affordable housing and 

support community development in struggling neighborhoods. The city is 

constructing new single-family houses on previously vacant city-owned land in 

targeted neighborhoods and coordinating sales of completed units to incomeConverting Existing Assets to Housing

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eligible households. The city is also purchasing and rehabilitating multiple vacant 

tax-foreclosed structures to create additional affordable housing opportunities.

 Pompano Beach, Florida is budgeting $2.5 million to construct new singlefamily homes on city-owned vacant lots, providing mixed-income affordable 

housing opportunities.

 Battle Creek, Michigan is purchasing a vacant building in a low-income area 

and is rehabilitating it into affordable housing. Morgantown, West Virginia is 

similarly working with local housing agencies to renovate vacant and dilapidated 

houses into housing stock to create opportunities for low-income owneroccupied housing, workforce housing, and support for individuals experiencing 

homelessness. Additionally, Holyoke, Massachusetts will develop duplexes on 

vacant lots in low-income neighborhoods.

 Boston, Massachusetts is using $29.8 million to develop affordable multifamily 

rental housing as part of larger mixed-income communities on strategically 

located city owned land. 

Rental cost burdens and insufficient supply of affordable housing are closely related 

to the devastating increase in homelessness in recent years. In parallel to the efforts 

above, state, local, and Tribal governments are using SLFRF to strengthen support for 

unstably housed or unsheltered members of their communities across the full 

continuum of needs, including to meet the goals of the House America initiative led by 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes both near- and longterm strategies to ensure unhoused and unsheltered people can recover and thrive. 

As immediate steps to safeguard health during the pandemic, governments expanded 

diversion programs, rapid rehousing, emergency shelters, and hygiene supports, among 

other activities. Longer-term investments include expanding permanent supportive 

housing to offer stable housing over time and investing in wraparound supports – or 

services beyond housing – including mental and behavioral health care, job training, 

and legal, financial, and education assistance. To improve coordination and 

effectiveness, governments have also invested in data use, outreach, and partnership 

with community-based organizations. 

Through March 31, 2023, over 260 governments have committed over $3.7 

billion to help unhoused individuals access safe and stable housing, including 

development of new permanent supportive housing. For example : 

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 Los Angeles County, California is investing $173 million as part of the State of 

California’s Homekey program, to create new interim and permanent supportive 

housing for individuals and families with complex health or behavioral health 

conditions who are experiencing homelessness by acquiring hotels, motels, and 

apartment complexes.

 Washoe County, Nevada is investing $24.6 million to improve and expand the 

Nevada Cares Campus, a transitional housing facility for unhoused individuals. 

The county is funding significant property improvements, including constructing 

50 units of bridge housing and offering enhanced services to help individuals 

become stably housed. The campus is adding case managers and mental health 

counselors, among other staff.

 Hennepin County, Minnesota is committing $1.5 million to diversion efforts, 

shelter services, and housing-focused case management. The program focuses 

on case management to help people find housing, access public benefits, 

connect to supportive mainstream services, and meet other basic needs. In 

parallel, the County is investing in shelter diversion, continuing 24/7 shelter 

access, funding for low-barrier shelters, and making capital improvements at 

shelters. 

 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is implementing a tiny homes project 

intended for low-income elders, Tribal members in transitional living situations, 

or those facing homelessness. With housing costs rising, the Tribe saw tiny 

homes as a solution to get people in homes safely, especially during the winter 

months.

 Anchorage, Alaska is investing over $7.5 million in a range of efforts to assist 

individuals experiencing homelessness. Funds are helping build a coordinated 

shelter intake system to link people with resources, intensive case managers to 

help people transition out of homelessness, data system improvements, rapid 

rehousing for homeless youth, and supportive housing offering addiction 

treatment, vocational training, and other wraparound supports. Finally, funds are 

providing emergency rental assistance to individuals who do not qualify for 

federal rental assistance.

 Kauai County, Hawaii is using $2.5 million to develop 24 units of permanent 

supportive housing, focused on serving individuals experiencing homelessness 

and individuals at risk of becoming homeless.
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 Boston, Massachusetts is investing more than $18.9 million to support 

behavioral health. Services for unhoused people include expanded medical and 

psychiatric supports, storage for personal belongings, short-term transitional 

housing, and access to laptops and hotspots for newly housed people so they 

can attend recovery meetings, work with navigators and case managers, and 

attend telehealth visits. 

 Harris County, Texas is using $35.8 million for interventions that improve 

health and stability of homeless populations and increase the availability of 

Permanent Supportive Housing for unsheltered and sheltered homeless 

individuals, along with individuals experiencing domestic violence. Supportive 

services are coupled with vouchers to create Permanent Supportive Housing, 

which provides stable housing environments with voluntary and flexible 

supports to help people manage serious, chronic issues such as mental and 

substance use disorders. This program includes benefits advocacy to help 

people find benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance and specialized 

Housing Navigation to help locate and secure affordable and suitable housing. 

 The State of California is using SLFRF to support its Homekey program. This 

program is distributing $2.2 billion in funding to cities, counties, and other 

entities to purchase and rehabilitate housing. These projects could include 

rehabilitating hotels, motels, vacant apartment buildings, and other structures 

for either interim or permanent housing. 

 Pierce County, Washington is partnering with two municipalities, the City of 

Tacoma, and the City of Lakewood , to purchase a motel to provide 90 housing 

units for vulnerable people, including individuals and families experiencing 

homelessness. The property is serving as a temporary emergency shelter 

through 2023, then converting to permanent affordable housing for the 

following forty years. The project also provides hygiene services, camper 

relocation, and day centers among other supports. 

 Madison, Wisconsin is planning to use funds for a wide range of projects to 

increase housing stability and support for individuals experiencing 

homelessness. The city is budgeting $3.5 million to increase safe housing 

options for people currently living outdoors, $2 million to establish a new 

emergency shelter and related supportive services, and $2 million for housing 

tailored to youth experiencing homelessness and/or aging out of foster care. The 

city is also increasing access to affordable housing by converting hotels into 
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permanent affordable housing and assisting families with costs to secure quality 

housing like security deposits, down payments, and home repair loans.

 Orange County, North Carolina is using SLFRF to fund an Eviction Diversion 

Attorney, who offers free legal counsel to people in eviction proceedings, and 

an Eviction Diversion Expeditor, who connects people facing and at risk of 

eviction with community resources and funding. 

 El Paso, Texas is using $530,000 to provide access to suitable living 

environments to individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity 

because of the economic impact of COVID-19. Services include shelter, case 

management, and assistance navigating services. 

 Pueblo, Colorado is using approximately $1 million to provide emergency 

shelter, eviction prevention, meals, and counseling. Pueblo is also purchasing a 

4-plex used for emergency housing for homeless individuals with COVID-19. The 

homes are being transitioned to rapid rehousing, transitional, and temporary and 

permanent housing for homeless individuals and families. 

 Fargo, North Dakota is building upon a 2020 Cares Act investment used to 

retrofit a shelter by allocating $405,000 of SLFRF funding to operate the shelter, 

which serves up to 25 unaccompanied women each night. 

 The City of Cheyenne and Laramie County, Wyoming are partnering to use 

$740,000 of their SLFRF funding to purchase a hotel to help serve the homeless

population.