Senator Murray Announces Major Federal Investments in Affordable Housing Across Washington State
Statement
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced housing awards totaling more than $95 million for cities and counties across Washington state. The federal investments come largely from two Department of Housing and Urban Development grant programs--the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the HOME program--which fund the acquisition and construction of secure, affordable housing for people and families in need. The awards will also be funded through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, which provides critical stable housing for people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families, as well as the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program, which funds rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention efforts.
"The housing crisis is a critical problem for so many in our state, so I'm glad to see this vital federal funding go towards helping more Washington state families have access to a safe, stable, and secure home," Senator Murray said. "Despite President Trump's efforts to zero-out these crucial programs, I'll keep fighting to ensure that the federal government is a partner to local communities in Washington state and across the country as they work to combat housing insecurity."
In total, $58,689,830 was awarded through the CDBG program, $27,231,939 through the HOME program, $4,963,794 through the ESG program, and $4,146,100 through the HOPWA program. The funding from these grant programs is distributed on a formula basis.
See a full breakdown of federal awards going to Washington state below.
STATE
RECEPIENT
CDBG
HOME
ESG
HOPWA
WA
Anacortes
$115,906
WA
Auburn
$632,034
WA
Bellevue
$832,314
WA
Bellingham
$842,553
$586,798
WA
Bremerton
$456,271
WA
East Wenatchee City
$142,669
WA
Everett
$907,957
WA
Federal Way
$735,417
WA
Kennewick
$682,241
WA
Kent City
$1,139,859
WA
Lakewood
$596,006
WA
Longview
$333,767
$360,974
WA
Marysville
$385,261
WA
Mount Vernon
$383,922
WA
Olympia
$403,529
WA
Pasco
$738,042
WA
Richland
$305,207
$700,367
WA
Seattle
$9,588,335
$3,390,613
$820,644
$2,929,601
WA
Spokane
$3,384,101
$1,336,999
$287,494
WA
Tacoma
$2,528,421
$1,446,351
$220,216
WA
Vancouver
$1,308,029
$683,237
WA
Walla Walla city
$400,585
WA
Wenatchee
$237,296
WA
Yakima
$1,023,711
$507,466
WA
Clark County
$1,512,941
$574,307
WA
King County
$5,684,037
$3,889,103
$279,579
WA
Kitsap County
$1,090,385
$738,887
WA
Pierce County
$3,176,506
$1,436,633
$263,488
WA
Snohomish County
$3,111,023
$2,026,370
$265,179
WA
Spokane County
$1,650,543
$782,955
WA
Thurston County
$1,220,282
$833,841
WA
Washington Nonentitlement
$13,140,680
$6,411,816
$2,827,194
$1,216,499
WA
CNSRT-Yakima County
$510,125
WA
CNSRT-Skagit County
$1,015,097
As a senior member of the Senate subcommittee responsible for housing appropriations, Senator Murray has been instrumental in continuing the CDBG and HOME programs--fighting not only to save the HOME program from near elimination in 2015, but successfully protecting that funding from attacks by the Trump Administration and increasing funding for each program by $100 million in the fiscal year 2020 spending agreement. In his most recent budget plan President Trump again proposed eliminating the programs entirely.
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