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DSHA To Host A Virtual Public Hearing To Gather Input On The Home-American Rescue Plan Program

Delaware State Housing Authority | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2022


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Priorities include homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing, and low-income housing

Dover, Del. December 15, 2022 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will host a virtual public hearing to obtain public input on the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP). The plan is Delaware’s application and distribution plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development Block Grant Programs.

Recently, Delaware received close to $5 million in additional funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to be administered through the DSHA’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program to perform activities that benefit qualifying individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations.

DSHA conducted an extensive stakeholder consultation process to identify unmet housing and service needs among qualifying homeless individuals and families at risk of homelessness or other vulnerable populations. Based on this information, DSHA has identified the following priority needs for HOME-ARP funding:

  • Increased emergency shelter units and beds
  • Increased permanent supportive housing for persons with physical disabilities and substance abuse disorders
  • Increased affordable and low-income housing

The draft HOME -ARP Plan is available for public viewing here. Public comment will be available beginning December 6, 2022, through December 20, 2022. Oral and written comments will be accepted during the public hearing. To be considered, all oral and written comments must be received by DSHA by December 20, 2022. Written comments can also be emailed to Cindy Deakyne at cindy@destatehousing.com

The virtual public hearing on December 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. can be accessed remotely via the following link and/or phone number:

Accommodations are available in reading this Notice for anyone with disabilities by calling DSHA at 302-739-4263 or 888-363-8808. TTY/ ASCII/ VOICE/ VCO users may utilize the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) at 800-676-3777. 

The HOME-ARP funding is one example of Delaware’s investment in affordable housing support services and development initiatives. In the Summer of 2022, Governor Carney and DSHA announced plans to use American Rescue Plan Act funding to develop a multi-tiered approach to address the affordable housing crisis across the state. DSHA will create the following programs as part of this initiative and will administer the programs through 2026.

About Delaware State Housing Authority

The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA), formed in 1968, is dedicated to providing quality, affordable housing opportunities and appropriate supportive services to low- and moderate-income Delawareans. In addition to its role as the State’s Housing Finance Agency, DSHA is unique in that it serves as a Public Housing Authority and a Community Development and Planning Agency. As a Public Housing Authority, DSHA receives funding from HUD to build, own and operate public housing in Kent and Sussex counties, two of Delaware’s three counties. For more information about DSHA, please call (302) 739-4263 or visit destatehousing.com

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DSHA To Host A Virtual Public Hearing To Gather Input On The Home-American Rescue Plan Program

Delaware State Housing Authority | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2022


Aerial photo of neighborhood

Priorities include homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing, and low-income housing

Dover, Del. December 15, 2022 – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) will host a virtual public hearing to obtain public input on the HOME-American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP). The plan is Delaware’s application and distribution plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Community Planning and Development Block Grant Programs.

Recently, Delaware received close to $5 million in additional funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to be administered through the DSHA’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program to perform activities that benefit qualifying individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations.

DSHA conducted an extensive stakeholder consultation process to identify unmet housing and service needs among qualifying homeless individuals and families at risk of homelessness or other vulnerable populations. Based on this information, DSHA has identified the following priority needs for HOME-ARP funding:

  • Increased emergency shelter units and beds
  • Increased permanent supportive housing for persons with physical disabilities and substance abuse disorders
  • Increased affordable and low-income housing

The draft HOME -ARP Plan is available for public viewing here. Public comment will be available beginning December 6, 2022, through December 20, 2022. Oral and written comments will be accepted during the public hearing. To be considered, all oral and written comments must be received by DSHA by December 20, 2022. Written comments can also be emailed to Cindy Deakyne at cindy@destatehousing.com

The virtual public hearing on December 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. can be accessed remotely via the following link and/or phone number:

Accommodations are available in reading this Notice for anyone with disabilities by calling DSHA at 302-739-4263 or 888-363-8808. TTY/ ASCII/ VOICE/ VCO users may utilize the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) at 800-676-3777. 

The HOME-ARP funding is one example of Delaware’s investment in affordable housing support services and development initiatives. In the Summer of 2022, Governor Carney and DSHA announced plans to use American Rescue Plan Act funding to develop a multi-tiered approach to address the affordable housing crisis across the state. DSHA will create the following programs as part of this initiative and will administer the programs through 2026.

About Delaware State Housing Authority

The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA), formed in 1968, is dedicated to providing quality, affordable housing opportunities and appropriate supportive services to low- and moderate-income Delawareans. In addition to its role as the State’s Housing Finance Agency, DSHA is unique in that it serves as a Public Housing Authority and a Community Development and Planning Agency. As a Public Housing Authority, DSHA receives funding from HUD to build, own and operate public housing in Kent and Sussex counties, two of Delaware’s three counties. For more information about DSHA, please call (302) 739-4263 or visit destatehousing.com

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