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handle is hein.crs/govcuyv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Researh Sevice Funding for HUD in the CARES Act April 7, 2020 Division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; P.L. 116-136) provided S 12.4 billion in additional FY2020 funding for several Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and activities. The funds are generally for one of three broad purposes: to provide additional resources to meet emerging needs, to support existing rental assistance programs, or to provide additional administrative capacity and oversight. Three-quarters of the funding can be considered new resources to meet emerging needs, with most of the remaining funding supporting rental assistance programs. HUD has announced allocations of some grant funding provided by the law. Additional Resources to Meet Emerging Needs Several HUD grant programs provide relatively flexible funding to state and local governments, tribes, or other entities for eligible affordable housing, community development, or related activities. Because these programs generally fund a range of allowable activities, they may be useful in addressing a variety of emerging needs related to the pandemic. More-targeted grant programs can help address needs of specific vulnerable populations. The CARES act provides the HUD Secretary broad waiver authority in most accounts to expedite or facilitate the use of the funds to respond to the coronavirus. * $5 billion for the Community Development Fund for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG): $2 billion to be allocated pursuant to the standard CDBG formula, $I billion for direct allocation by HUD to states and insular areas, and up to $10 million to supplement existing awards and for technical assistance. The remaining funds are to be distributed to states and units of local government on a rolling basis as determined by the HUD Secretary. * $4 billion for the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) (one type of HUD Homeless Assistance Grants): up to $2 billion to be distributed to states and units of local government using the ESG formula (based on the CDBG formula); remaining funds distributed based on a formula that will take into account factors such as risk of coronavirus transmission, number of people experiencing homelessness, and housing market conditions. Funds can be used for emergency shelter, short- and medium-term rental assistance, homelessness prevention activities, and supportive services; as well as temporary emergency shelters, to train staff on disease prevention and mitigation, and for hazard pay. A technical assistance set-aside for health care services is included. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11319 CRS INSIGHT Prepaed for Membei-s and cornn ttees o4 Co nqress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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