8:56 AM
Julio Barreto
The president’s proposed 2010 budget outline offers a glimmer of hope for funding housing and community development programs yet it raises questions about how restrictive these programs will be managed.The president’s budget document is not as detailed as past budget documents in articulating funding levels for various programs. For example, there is no information on the proposed funding levels for the public housing programs, for the HOME Investment Partnership program or the Emergency Grant Shelter program. However, the outline provides a glimpse to the scope of support offered to these programs and the mandates to be imposed on them.The portion pertaining to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) includes $7.5 billion for HUD on top of the $13.6 billion included in the stimulus...
