Governor Hochul Announces More Than $30.6 Million for Supportive Housing Projects

 

State Capital Funding to Help Create 251 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing for Formerly Homeless New Yorkers

Funding is Part of the Governor's $25 Billion Five-Year Housing Plan to Address Homelessness

 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that more than $30.6 million in state funding has been awarded to six housing projects in four counties that will provide permanent supportive housing to New Yorkers who have experienced homelessness. Supported by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program, these developments will create 251 apartments to serve senior citizens, domestic violence victims, veterans and chronically homeless families as well as individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder, among others. One existing emergency shelter was also awarded funding for emergency repairs.

"This funding is a critical part of my administration's efforts to expand access to quality, affordable housing across our state and to help provide safe, secure homes for some of our most vulnerable New Yorkers," Governor Hochul said. "I look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition to help address homelessness and ensure that formerly homeless individuals and families can not only keep a roof over their heads, but can easily access support services to bring stability to their lives."

The Homeless Housing and Assistance Program is an important component of Governor Hochul's comprehensive plan to make housing more affordable, equitable, and stable throughout New York. In the FY 2023 Enacted State Budget, the Governor successfully secured a new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan that will increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes.

The Budget continues $128 million in capital funding for the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program to build new supportive housing units or repair existing emergency shelters.

The projects awarded funding include:

• HELP Development Corp. was awarded $7.9 million to construct 80 units of permanent supportive housing serving veterans and their families, individuals re-entering the community after incarceration, and individuals with a serious mental illness or a substance use disorder in Rochester, Monroe County.
• Comunilife, Inc. was awarded $5.9 million to help construct a 10-story building in the Bronx that will include 50 units of permanent supportive housing for senior citizens who have experienced homelessness.
• DePaul Properties, Inc. was awarded $5.5 million for the construction of three scattered site buildings that will include 35 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and senior citizens in Rochester, Monroe County.
• Helio Health was awarded $4.9 million for the gut rehabilitation of a three-story building in Binghamton, Broome County that will include 54 units of permanent supportive housing for veterans and individuals with mental illness or substance use disorder.
• HELP Development Corp. was awarded $3.1 million to help construct a five-story building in Brooklyn that will include eight units and 24 beds of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless families.
• PathStone was awarded $3.1 million for the new construction of a two-story building in the Town of Gates, Monroe County that will include 24 units and 40 beds of permanent supportive housing to serve individuals with a substance use disorder, serious mental illness, and survivors of domestic violence and their children.
• United Veterans Beacon House was awarded $85,504 to make repairs to a 15-bed emergency shelter in Suffolk County.

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner Daniel W. Tietz said, "Funding from the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program has been critical in ensuring that supportive housing, fundamental to ending the cycle of homelessness, is there to help our neighbors in need build a foundation for a better future. Governor Hochul has made a strong statement in support of these efforts by committing the resources necessary to help address the homelessness and housing crises."

The Homeless Housing Assistance Program provides capital grants and loans to not-for-profit corporations, charitable and religious organizations, and municipalities to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate housing for persons who are unable to secure adequate housing without special assistance. The grants are awarded through a competitive process by the New York State Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation, a public benefit corporation staffed by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.  

Through this program, New York State has appropriated more than $1.5 billion toward the development of supportive housing. In total, the program has created more than 25,000 units of housing to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.