HUD Announces Funding to Support People Experiencing Homelessness in Maui through Rapid Response Program
Grant will
be awarded to state of Hawaii consisting of $1.3 million to help
communities in Maui in wake of the wildfires.
WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) awarded $1.3 Million to the state of Hawai’i to support
people experiencing homelessness – those living in an emergency shelter,
transitional housing, or a place not meant for human habitation – and people at
risk of homelessness through the department’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor
Housing (RUSH) program. This funding is awarded to help communities in Maui in the wake of the
wildfires.
While FEMA, the Red Cross and local
community members have stepped up to assist survivors, the severity of the
damage and displacement experienced in Lāhainā and Upcountry Maui has exceeded local sheltering
capacity and more assistance is needed. RUSH funding is responding to the
surge in shelter needs to assist the community in addressing homelessness that
could be exacerbated by the disaster. The funding HUD is making available
in this announcement will help ensure that most people experiencing homelessness
are not forgotten.
“Before the wildfires, Hawai’i already had a housing
crisis – one that disproportionally impacts Native Hawaiians. HUD is closely
monitoring the impact of this disaster on local housing needs, and this funding
will fill the gap to ensure the state of Hawai’i has what it needs to
support people experiencing homelessness,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L.
Fudge. “HUD is invested in supporting Maui's recovery and will continue to
work with local officials to support the path forward.”
The eligible activities for this
funding include:
1. For people currently experiencing homelessness: emergency
shelter; rapid re-housing, which provides up to 24 months of rental assistance,
financial assistance for move in costs, and supportive services; and
2. For people who are at-risk of experiencing homelessness:
homelessness prevention, which provides up to 24 months of rental assistance,
utility assistance, and supportive services for people at risk of homelessness;
and outreach assistance, including assistance to meet urgent needs.
RUSH funding is available to help
communities provide outreach, emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, and other
assistance to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness who are in a
disaster-affected area but cannot access all services provided by FEMA
programs. HUD is providing this allocations due to FEMA activation of
Transitional Sheltering Assistance, which is done in disasters where there is a
high level of displacement.
RUSH will fill gaps in federal
disaster assistance for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing
homelessness. People experiencing pre-disaster homelessness have very limited
eligibility for FEMA Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA).
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