Disability Housing

$98 Million for Disabled Homeless
   HUD and the Department of Health & Human Services make available $98 million in federal funding for rental assistance to low-income individuals with disabilities.Specifically, the funding will assist individuals who are transitioning out of institutional settings and are at a high risk of
posted 2/15/13 09:56 AM  read complete story

Grants For Disabled Supportive Housing
   HUD makes available $85 million to state housing agencies (SHAs) to provide supportive housing for extremely low-income persons with disabilities. Under new HUD rules, the SHAs must partner with a state health and human services agency and Medicaid agency to be eligible to participate in the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons
posted 5/18/12 09:55 AM  read complete story

Court Rejects Housing For Mentally Ill
   A federal appeals court overrules a district judge’s order to create individual housing for the mentally ill. The 2nd U.S. Circuit of Appeals in New York City rules Disability Advocates Inc. lacks standing to bring the claim because it is a non-membership organization with limited
posted 4/20/12 10:37 AM  read complete story

Maine Center Nabs Three HOPWA Awards
   Portland, ME-based Frannie Peabody Center captures three of the latest renewal awards for competitive Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), more than any other entity in HUD's latest round in which it disbursed $33 million to programs in 17 states.
posted 4/6/12 09:54 AM  read complete story

(NON-ELDERLY DISABLED) Housing Boost For Non-Elderly Disabled
   When a housing voucher for a non-elderly disabled (NED) household turns over, the voucher must be reissued to the next NED family on the waiting list according to a HUD Office of Public & Indian Housing notice (PIH Notice
posted 6/30/11 1:49 PM  read complete story

(HIV/AIDS HOUSING) Grants For HIV/AIDS Housing Opportunities
   States and local governments can compete for $9.1 million in grants to address the housing needs of low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. The three-year planning grants are intended to integrate strategies and
posted 5/27/11 12:23 PM  read complete story

(HOUSING FOR DISABLED) New Jersey Disability Housing Push
   New Jersey's developmentally disabled residents will get 600 new community residential beds in a new push for housing for the disabled by the state. The effort will be financed through municipal affordable housing
posted 5/13/11 11:48 AM  read complete story

(AID FOR DISABLED) Sec. 8 To Help Young Disabled Persons
   HUD and the Health & Human Services Department link to help about 1,000 non-elderly disabled leave nursing homes or other healthcare facilities to live independently. The two agencies set aside
posted 1/7/11 12:24 PM  read complete story

(ACCESS FOR DISABLED) Access For Disabled Reduced
   El Paso, TX City Council members vote 6-2 to reduce the required portion of units accessible to the disabled to 3%. The present quota is 5% but builders say that, while the city needs housing, financiers
posted 5/7/10 12:32 PM  read complete story

(DISABLED) Deadline For Vouchers For Disabled
   Public housing authorities have until July 7 to apply for $30 million of Sec. 8 housing vouchers that would provide housing for non-elderly disabled persons. HUD allocates the FY 2009 money through its
posted 4/9/10 12:33 PM  read complete story