Governor Hochul Announces $36 Million Awarded to Create Permanent Supportive Housing Across New York State

State Funding Will Create 249 Units of Permanent Supportive Housing in Monroe, Steuben, Erie, Jefferson, and Kings Counties

Projects Include Funding for Housing with On-Site Support Services to Assist Formerly Homeless Veterans, Youth Aging Out of Foster Care, and Individuals Living with Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders and Their Families

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $36 million has been awarded to five projects across New York State that will create 249 units of permanent supportive housing in Monroe, Steuben, Erie, Jefferson, and Kings counties for individuals and families who have experienced homelessness.

“From Brooklyn to Watertown, these diverse projects across New York demonstrate our commitment to invest in housing that strengthens our communities and makes every region of our state a safer, healthier, and more affordable place to live,” Governor Hochul said. “The supportive housing created through these projects will provide formerly homeless New Yorkers with safe, stable homes and the services they need to thrive in their communities.”

The grants—awarded through a competitive process by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Homeless Housing and Assistance (HHAP) Program—are an important component of Governor Hochul's $25 billion comprehensive Housing Plan that will help create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes across New York State, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations. The five projects awarded funding will provide housing with on-site support services for individuals and families who have experienced homelessness, including, youth aging out of foster care, and individuals living with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

With these latest awards, HHAP has committed more than $133.8 million in this funding cycle. That includes all of the $128 million in funding provided in the FY 2025 budget, as well as an additional $5.8 million in unspent funding that had first been awarded in prior years. The projects awarded funding include:

• PathStone Housing Action Corporation (Monroe) - $750,000 to develop 38 units of permanent supportive housing in the Town of Perinton for formerly homeless individuals over the age of 55. Part of a larger project, Midvale Commons involves the new construction of a two-story fully electric building (Passive House and net zero solar certified) with elevator, community space, laundry, support services office, a fitness center and outdoor space. Already in construction, the fossil fuel-free project includes air source heat pumps, energy recovery ventilators, heat pump dryers, and onsite EV charging stations. Support services will be provided by Rochester Regional Health.
• Providence Housing Development Corporation (Steuben) - $1.9 million to develop eight units of permanent supportive housing in Bath for individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorder who have experienced homelessness. Part of a larger project, The Dana Lyon Apartments involves the preservation and adaptive reuse of the former Dana Lyon elementary school building. There will be on-site laundry facilities, service office space, a management office, exercise room, community room, playground and outdoor greenspace. There will also be commercial space that will be leased for the operation of a community arts center. Support services will be provided by Catholic Charities Steuben/Livingston on site and through other community organizations via linkage agreements.
• Episcopal Community Housing Development Organization, Inc. (Erie) - $3.8 million to develop 16 units of permanent supportive housing in the Village of Angola for single adults aged 55 and over, who have experienced homelessness. Part of a larger project, St. Paul’s Apartments II proposes the new construction of a three-story building with onsite amenities including laundry facilities, office space for property and case management providers, ample outdoor green space, and a 52-space parking lot that includes two electric vehicle charging stations. Support services will be provided by People, Inc.
• DePaul Properties, Inc. and DePaul Community Services, Inc. (Jefferson) - $14.5 million to develop 70 units of permanent supportive housing in Watertown for individuals with serious mental illness, veterans, and individuals aged 55 and older who have experienced homelessness. Pine Camp Apartments is part of a larger project that proposes the new construction of a four-story building that will feature laundry facilities, a community room, and exterior central courtyard. Support services will be provided by DePaul Community Services and Eagle Star Housing, Inc.
• Breaking Ground II Housing Development Corporation (Kings) - $15 million to develop 117 units of permanent supportive housing in Brooklyn for chronically homeless individuals, as well as youth aging out of foster care, and formerly homeless individuals and families where the head of household is living with a serious mental illness. This is part of a larger project that proposes the new construction of two buildings on the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center campus. This project is being developed as part of the Vital Brooklyn Initiative and will be constructed over three phases with these two buildings in phase one. The total project, once all three phases are complete, will provide over 1,000 units of housing. Support services will be provided by Breaking Ground.