04.02.20

Cantwell Announces Washington to Receive More than $52 Million in Affordable Housing Funds From COVID-19 Funding Package

31 cities and counties around the state, as well as the state of Washington, will receive funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law last Friday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today announced the state of Washington, as well as cities and counties throughout the state, will receive a combined total of more than $52 million in funding for critical housing programs. 

The housing funding comes from three housing programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program, and the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program. In total, thirty-one cities and counties, as well as the state, will receive funding.

Major recipients include the state of Washington, which will receive $17,646,363; the city of Seattle, which will receive $8,896,332; King County, which will receive $4,307,797; the city of Spokane, which will receive $2,982,048; Pierce County, which will receive $2,777,214; Snohomish County, which will receive $2,744,524; and the city of Tacoma, which will receive $2,246,556.

Name

CDBG Funding

ESG Funding

HOPWA Funding

TOTAL Funding

Anacortes

$68,183

 

 

$68,183

Auburn

$371,805

 

 

$371,805

Bellevue

$489,623

 

 

$489,623

Bellingham

$495,646

 

 

$495,646

Bremerton

$268,383

 

 

$268,383

East Wenatchee

$83,927

 

 

$83,927

Everett

$534,121

 

 

$534,121

Federal Way

$432,622

 

 

$432,622

Kennewick

$401,340

 

 

$401,340

Kent

$670,541

 

 

$670,541

Lakewood

$350,611

 

 

$350,611

Longview

$196,344

 

 

$196,344

Marysville

$226,637

 

 

$226,637

Mount Vernon

$225,849

 

 

$225,849

Olympia

$237,383

 

 

$237,383

Pasco

$434,166

 

 

$434,166

Richland

$197,543

 

 

$197,543

Seattle

$5,640,185

$2,829,807

$426,340

$8,896,332

Spokane

$1,990,689

$991,359

 

$2,982,048

Tacoma

$1,487,278

$759,278

 

$2,246,556

Vancouver

$769,471

 

 

$769,471

Walla Walla

$235,640

 

 

$235,640

Wenatchee

$139,593

 

 

$139,593

Yakima

$602,216

 

 

$602,216

Clark County

$890,013

 

 

$890,013

King County

$3,343,731

$964,066

 

$4,307,797

Kitsap County

$641,438

 

 

$641,438

Pierce County

$1,868,635

$908,579

 

$2,777,214

Snohomish County

$1,830,114

$914,410

 

$2,744,524

Spokane County

$970,961

 

 

$970,961

Thurston County

$717,852

 

 

$717,852

Washington state

$7,720,383

$9,748,945

$177,035

$17,646,363

TOTAL

$34,514,923

$17,116,532

$603,375

$52,234,830

More information on the grant programs is available HERE. Washington state is expected to receive additional funds for housing programs in the coming weeks as a result of the CARES Act.

Senator Cantwell has long supported funding for HUD’s housing and homelessness grants, including the CDBG and HOPWA programs. She has also prioritized investment in affordable housing, helping to secure nearly $3 billion in additional affordable housing funding in March 2018 and introducing legislation in 2019 to increase investment in affordable housing and provide more resources and stronger protections for at-risk groups.

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