HUD awards housing grants: Which cities in Volusia, Flagler counties are receiving funds?

Katie Kustura, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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A construction crew clears land next to the Clyde Morris Landing affordable apartment and senior housing complex being built out at 1381 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., a mile south of LPGA Boulevard, in Daytona Beach on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently awarded nearly $5.6 billion in grants to communities across the country as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico to address affordable housing, community development and homeless assistance.

About 5.3% of that funding is coming to Florida and more than 85 of its cities and counties.

"These funds allow communities to address their unique needs by prioritizing what matters most to their residents and letting them own their investments in community development through these important federal resources," HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge said in a news release Monday.

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Here are the programs and how much funding local communities are getting from them:

Community Development Block Grants

The Community Development Block Grants program "provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, counties, and insular areas to develop stronger, more resilient communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income people," according to HUD.

  • Volusia County - $1,695,278

  • Daytona Beach - $559,533

  • Deltona - $521,246

  • Palm Coast - $463,637

  • Port Orange - $375,895

HOME Investment Partnerships Program

The HOME Investment Partnerships Program "funds a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people," according to HUD.

  • Volusia County - $789,214

  • Daytona Beach - $407,358

Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS

The Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS program, also known as HOPWA, "provides stable and permanent housing assistance and supportive services to low-income people living with HIV," according to HUD.

  • Deltona - $745,527

Other funding programs

HUD also awarded funds through two other programs: Emergency Solutions Grant and Recovery Housing Program.

There were no municipalities within Volusia or Flagler counties that received funding from those programs.

What's next

The county and individual cities will decide how the funds will be distributed and to what agencies the funds are earmarked.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Housing help: Which cities in Volusia, Flagler are receiving funds?