Housing Division

 Public Comment Invited

ON A SUSBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE

MILWAUKEE COUNTY 2009 ACTION PLAN

Community Development Block Grant - Recovery (CDBG-R)

CLOSED

Milwaukee County will accept public comment until June 1, 2009 on a substantial amendment to its 2009 Action Plan as follows:

The County intends to apply for $465,341 in Community Development Block Grant - Recovery (CDBG-R) funds under the American Recovery and Re-investment Act of 2009.  The county proposes to use all of these funds, less up to 10% to cover its administrative costs, to support development of a 52-unit supportive housing complex to be called "Veteran's Manor" at 35th & Wisconsin Avenue.  Income eligible veterans will receive housing and support services through the Veteran's Administration and the Center for Veteran's Issues.

You may read the details about the project here.

Public Comment Invited

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing

CLOSED

Milwaukee County will accept public comment until May 12, 2009 on a substantial amendment to its 2009 Action Plan to seek $712,555 in Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) funds under the American Recovery and Re-investment Act of 2009.  HPRP funds will be used for rental assistance of housing for homeless or potentially homeless persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues, whose incomes do not exceed 50% of County median.  HPRP housing will be available with services provided by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funds.

Administrator

VACANT

1220 W. Vliet Street

Milwaukee,  WI

53205

For Housing information, call:

289-5894

Administrative Contact:

Lynn Lauters

289-5949