Judge blocks HUD move to change funding for homelessness programs
The ruling blocks a new HUD notice that would have shifted about $1.3 billion toward temporary housing and services.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development from overhauling the $4 billion Continuum of Care program, ruling the agency acted in a "procedurally invalid manner."
- HUD Secretary Scott Turner sought to shift funds away from permanent "Housing First" models toward temporary shelters requiring sobriety or treatment, claiming the existing system fueled a "homelessness crisis."
- The ruling halts distribution for 450 CoC programs, leaving billions in funding in limbo while advocates estimate the scrapped overhaul could have jeopardized housing assistance for roughly 170,000 vulnerable individuals.
- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and 21 other states filed the lawsuit, marking the third time this year federal judges have invalidated the agency's attempts to bypass standard public comment processes.
- Local organizations like UNITY now await federal guidance to determine how to proceed with grant applications while managing services without the anticipated funding distribution rules in place.
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Court Blocks HUD Funding Change That Could Have Put Nearly 1,800 Arizonans at Risk
A federal court has blocked a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding policy that Arizona officials said could have jeopardized housing for nearly 1,800 residents who rely on permanent supportive housing programs. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate lawsuit challenging HUD’s plan to steer $1.3 billion in federal homelessness funding toward new projects… Source
Court Again Blocks HUD's Homelessness Overhaul
Politico reports: A federal judge on Friday once again struck down an effort by the Trump administration to dramatically restructure $4 billion in federal funding for people experiencing homelessness. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s efforts to modify the so-called Continuum of Care Program aims to shift much of the funding, which is distributed to local organizations, from permanent housing assistance to temporary housing and s…
Trump's HUD walloped in court again as MAGA official's 'slush fund' crusade collapses
A federal judge just handed President Trump's Department of Housing and Urban Development its third courtroom defeat this year over efforts to reshape how billions in homelessness funding gets distributed nationwide.U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy ruled Friday that HUD issued its latest funding notice for the $4 billion Continuum of Care program in a "procedurally invalid manner," blocking the agency's newest attempt to overhaul the program, Po…
Rhode Island judge's ruling pauses homeless services funding applications in Louisiana
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development did not follow the proper legal process for securing federal funding, halting Louisiana's applications for homeless services grants.
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