Grant Awards Through Housing Accelerator Fund on 3rd ARPA Anniversary

Monday Mar 11th, 2024

Mayor Brandon M. Scott, alongside Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), the Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD), the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS), the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs (MORP), and federal and city partners announced $29.8 million in awards from the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund. 

In September 2023, DHCD and MOHS announced the launch of the Housing Accelerator Fund, with the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to construct permanent supportive housing. The program utilizes $15.2 million from the City’s American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Recovery funds (SLFRF) and $14.7 million from the Home Investment Partnerships Program American Rescue Plan Act funds. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) combines affordable housing, health care, and supportive services to help individuals and families who are homeless, may have been formerly homeless, or otherwise unable to maintain housing stability.

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