WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Tri-Cities, Walla Walla and Yakima are all included in recently announced funding to expand affordable housing and support those experiencing homelessness in Washington.
Washington State will get a total of $129 million in federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a press release from Senator Patty Murray’s Office.
“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,” said Senator Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The funding will be distributed through grants and programs to build more affordable housing, support renters and homeowners, address homelessness, and modernize and expand public housing across the state, according to today’s press release.
Eastern Washington cities receiving Community Development Block Grants:
Kennewick: $606,565Pasco: $677,540Richland: $294,843Walla Walla: $390,580Yakima: $1,013,068
Eastern Washington cities receiving HOME Investment Partnership Program funds:
Richland: $652,569Yakima: $458,940Yakima County: $421,427
Eastern Washington cities receiving funding for Public Housing Repair:
Kennewick: $621,241Othello: $214,290Housing Authority of Pasco and Franklin County: $879,476Housing Authority of Sunnyside: $461,116
