Gloucester County Receives $2 Million In Grants For Housing

Gloucester County will receive a $2 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. Cherry Hill also 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.”

Gloucester County will receive a $1,200,642 Community Development Block Grant and $626,323 from the HOME program.

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.

Three other types of grants were also awarded, including:

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