Camden County Receives $3.7 Million For Affordable Housing

Camden County will receive $3.7 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Rep. Donald Norcross (D-1) announced.

The grants are part of $12,833,718 in federal funding for South Jersey communities to provide affordable housing and assistance services, improving security for residents and helping local economies thrive.

This includes $4.4 for the City of Camden, $3.7 million for Camden County, $2.3 million for Burlington County and $2 million for Gloucester County. Gloucester Township received a $289,364 Community Development Block Grant. Cherry Hill received a $438,205 Community Development Block Grant.

"Everyone deserves an affordable, safe place to call home,” Norcross said. “These funds will go a long way to change lives and help transform neighborhoods in South Jersey and I’m proud to have supported this funding in my district. From combatting homelessness to assisting those who are ill, these investments will provide opportunities that may never have existed otherwise.”

Camden County will receive a $2,378,081 Community Development Block Grant; a $1,116,674 grant from the HOME Program; and $194,143 in Emergency Solution Grants.

Community Development Block Grants provide funding for the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

The HOME program grants help to expand the supply of decent, affordable housing to low- and very low-income families.

Emergency Solutions Grants, which provide funding to engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; improve the number, quality and operations of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; provide essential services to shelter residents, rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, and prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless.

Two other types of grants were also awarded.

The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program grants provide housing assistance and related supportive services for projects that benefit low-income persons medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families.

The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is a new affordable housing production program to increase and preserve the supply of decent, safe, and sanitary affordable housing for extremely low- and very low-income households, including homeless families.

For a full list of recipients throughout New Jersey, click here.

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