Senator Murray Announces Nearly $129 Million to Expand Affordable Housing, Support People Experiencing Homelessness in WA State

ICYMI: As Appropriations Chair, Murray Secures Millions for WA Housing Priorities in Funding Package

Senator Murray: “Whether you live in Seattle or Spokane—working families shouldn’t have to put more than half of their income toward their rent or mortgage, so I’ll keep fighting for the kind of federal investment we need to dramatically expand the supply of affordable housing and bring down costs.”

Washington DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nearly $129 million in federal funding for Washington state from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to build more affordable housing, support renters and homeowners, address homelessness, and modernize and expand public housing across Washington state. The programs range from Subvenciones en bloque para el desarrollo comunitario y el Programa de asociaciones de inversión HOME to build more affordable housing, to a programa that connects people living with HIV/AIDS to housing and support, to grants for homeless shelters and social service and homeless prevention programs. While House Republicans proposed cuts to federal housing programs, as Senate Appropriations Chair, Senator Murray stood firm to protect federal housing investments in Fiscal Year 2024 to ensure that Congress would continue these critical investments.

“I’m working every way I can to get funding like this out to Washington state where it can really make a difference—building more housing, repairing existing housing stock, and providing supportive services to people experiencing homelessness,” dijo el senador Murray. “I fought to protect critical investments in federal housing programs because every American deserves a roof over their head and a place to call home. Whether you live in Seattle or Spokane—working families shouldn’t have to put more than half of their income toward their rent or mortgage, so I’ll keep fighting for the kind of federal investment we need to dramatically expand the supply of affordable housing and bring down costs.”

El $128,893,048 in HUD fundingMurray announced for Washington state includes:

• $57,215,544 for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) which provide annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties 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. The total amount of CDBG grants broken down for Washington state are as follows:
  • $13,105,608 Para el Estado de Washington
  • $106,279 Para el City of Anacortes
  • $619,474 Para el City of Auburn
  • $865,525 Para el Ciudad de Bellevue  
  • $797,349 Para el City of Bellingham
  • $378,304 Para el Ciudad de Bremerton
  • $781,738 Para el Ciudad de Everett  
  • $813,502 Para el City of Federal Way
  • $606,565 Para el Ciudad de Kennewick
  • $1,065,644 por Kent City
  • $533,581 Para el Ciudad de Lakewood
  • $277,863 Para el Ciudad de Longview
  • $389,418 Para el Ciudad de Marysville
  • $360,931 Para el City of Mount Vernon
  • $347,049 Para el Ciudad de Olimpia
  • $677,540 Para el Ciudad de Pasco
  • $294,843 Para el Ciudad de Richland
  • $9,054,023 Para el Ciudad de Seattle
  • $3,046,666 Para el Ciudad de Spokane
  • $2,358,374 Para el Ciudad de tacoma
  • $1,438,547 Para el Ciudad de vancouver
  • $390,580 Para el City of Walla Walla
  • $308,346 Para el City of Wenatchee
  • $1,013,068 Para el Ciudad de Yakima
  • $1,567,719 por Condado de Clark
  • $5,646,763 por Condado de King
  • $994,350 por Condado de Kitsap
  • $3,150,339 por Condado de Pierce
  • $3,272,313 por Condado de Snohomish
  • $1,723,924 por Condado de Spokane
  • $1,229,319 por Condado de Thurston
• $24,309,900 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which is the largest federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. HOME 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. The total amount of HOME grants broken down for Washington state are as follows:
  • $6,017,274 Para el Estado de Washington
  • $528,736 Para el City of Bellingham
  • $300,229 Para el Ciudad de Longview
  • $652,569 Para el Ciudad de Richland
  • $2,869,685 Para el Ciudad de Seattle
  • $1,161,022 Para el Ciudad de Spokane
  • $1,084,060 Para el Ciudad de tacoma
  • $717,517 Para el Ciudad de vancouver
  • $458,940 Para el Ciudad de Yakima
  • $527,824 por Condado de Clark
  • $3,464,904 por Condado de King
  • $652,637 por Condado de Kitsap
  • $1,247,015 por Condado de Pierce
  • $1,813,904 por Condado de Snohomish
  • $820,355 por Condado de Spokane
  • $757,699 por Condado de Thurston
  • $421,427 por Condado de Yakima
  • $814,102 por Skagit County
• $5,430,503 for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program which provides stable and permanent housing assistance and supportive services to low-income people living with HIV. The total amount of HOPWA grants broken down for Washington state are as follows:
  • $1,612,571 Para el Estado de Washington
  • $3,817,932 Para el Ciudad de Seattle
• $5,031,257 for Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) which provide funds for homeless shelters, assists in the operation of local shelters, and funds related social service and homeless prevention programs. Recipients enable people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. ESG funds may be used for street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing assistance. The total amount of ESG grants broken down for Washington state are as follows:
  • $2,711,119 Para el Estado de Washington
  • $833,790 Para el Ciudad de Seattle
  • $274,772 Para el Ciudad de Spokane
  • $210,394 Para el Ciudad de tacoma
  • $295,182 por Condado de King
  • $275,328 por Condado de Pierce
  • $284,101 por Condado de Snohomish
  • $146,571 por Condado de Spokane
• $4,182,091 for the Housing Trust Fund which is an affordable housing production program that complements existing Federal, state and local efforts to increase and preserve the supply of decent, safe, and sanitary affordable housing for extremely low- and very low-income households, including families experiencing homelessness. State affordable housing recipients will use these funds for the eligible activities including real property acquisition, site improvements and development hard costs, related soft costs, demolition, financing costs, relocation assistance, and operating cost assistance for rental housing.
• $32,723,753 por Public Housing Repair funds to support 21 PHAs in Washington state. The funding, from HUD’s Capital Fund Program, will support PHAs as they work to build, renovate, and/or modernize the public housing in their communities. Housing authorities can use the funding to complete large-scale improvements such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to heating systems and installing water conservation measures. The 21 PHAs in Washington state receiving funding are:
  • $443,281 for the Housing Authority for the City of Anacortes
  • $474,274 for the Housing Authority of Asotin County
  • $1,298,493 for the Housing Authority for the City of Bellingham
  • $530,488 for the Housing Authority of the Ciudad de Bremerton
  • $852,814 for the Housing Authority of the Ciudad de Everett
  • $790,551 for the Housing Authority of Grant County
  • $303,815 for the Housing Authority of Condado de Island
  • $375,249 for the Housing Authority for the City of Kelso
  • $621,241 for the Housing Authority for the Ciudad de Kennewick
  • $6,678,990 for the Housing Authority of Condado de King
  • $498,399 Para el Autoridad de Vivienda Consolidada del Condado de Kitsap
  • $214,290 Para el Housing Authority for the City of Othello
  • $879,476 Para el Housing Authority for the City of Pasco and Franklin County
  • $403,493 for the Housing Authority of Condado de Pierce
  • $109,219 for the Housing Authorityfor the Ciudad de Renton
  • $16,757,766 Para el Autoridad de Vivienda de Seattle
  • $315,215 for the Housing Authority for the City of Sedro Woolley
  • $461,116 for the Housing Authority of Lado soleado
  • $16,650 for the Housing Authority for the Ciudad de tacoma
  • $438,431 for the Housing Authority for the Ciudad de vancouver
  • $260,502 for the Housing Authority of Whatcom County

Senator Murray has consistently worked to address Washington state’s housing crisis and has secured major federal investments to help families keep a roof over their heads. Throughout the pandemic, Senator Murray—then Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee—played a major role in writing federal COVID-19 relief legislation that secured major support for people facing housing insecurity, championing sizable investments in rental assistance and other programs that collectively resulted in the largest eviction prevention effort in American history. At the beginning of this Congress, Senator Murray called on Presidente Biden to utilize a “whole of government” approach to addressing our nation’s housing needs. In the government funding bill Murray negotiated and passed as Appropriations Chair, Murray secured billions for HUD as well as millions of dollars in Congressionally Directed Spending for affordable housing projects throughout Washington state.  

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