Shelters Await Billions in Federal Money for Homelessness Providers
A lack of communication amid DOGE cuts is leaving shelters, crisis hotlines and veteran housing groups fearful that essential funds won’t arrive in time.
Housing providers for homeless individuals are fearful that promised funding may be frozen.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergThousands of US shelter operators and homelessness providers are awaiting word about some $3.6 billion in pending federal grants, stoking fear that the money won’t arrive amid cuts at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Providers that distribute this aid have not received formal notices about the awards, according to several local and national housing organizations. The office that distributes the funds is currently experiencing job cuts as part of the Department of Government Efficiency's broader effort to slash spending, multiple sources say, leading to questions about the future of critical shelter funding.