CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia will receive $3.3 million for affordable housing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The state’s U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, announced the funding on Tuesday.
Most of the money, $3.1 million, will go to the housing trust fund, which gives grants to build and preserve affordable housing units for low income earners.
About $200,000 will go to the Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority for programs to help public housing residents become self-sufficient and homeless foster youth.
“Many of our fellow West Virginians are currently experiencing homelessness, including children and families, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened this heartbreaking issue,” Manchin said in a statement.
Capito said that “providing access to affordable housing for West Virginians who have fallen on tough times is an essential part of our public housing sectors.”
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