Arizona gets $21M more in federal housing assistance for COVID-19 – By Rebekah L. Sanders (Arizona Republic) / May 16 2020
Arizona received close to $21 million from the federal government this month to address housing needs during the new coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development distributed about $18 million to the Arizona Department of Housing and $3 million to local public housing authorities, the agency announced.
“This is an extraordinary circumstance,” Stephanie Smelnick, the federal department’s Arizona field office director, said. “Cities and counties all need help … We’re really pushing hard to get this money to the communities.”
Arizona’s housing department will decide how to distribute $18 million through the Community Development Block Grant program, according to HUD.
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