Oregon Allocated 1,582 HUD Emergency Homeless/Domestic Violence/Human Trafficking Vouchers, With 37%/587 Available in 3 County Portland Metro Area

HUD's Emergency Voucher webpage is HERE and includes links to presentations, notes, and webinars. 

The initial overview presentation is HERE. Eligible populations are:

• Homeless; 
• At-risk of homelessness; 
• Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; and 
• Recently homeless, as determined by the Secretary, and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family’s homelessness or having high risk of housing instability.

PHA's have until MONDAY MAY 24th to accept or decline the HUD tentative allocation

The Oregon HUD tentative allocation totals 1.582 vouchers with 582/37% allocated to the three Oregon Portland metro counties. 

The table pasted below shows the allocation by Oregon housing authority. 

Estimated Total New Oregon Rental Assistance Since April 2020: $801 Million.

In recent testimony in the Oregon Legislature the total new funding made available for rental housing since April 2020 was estimated at $801 million (this doesn't include ongoing rental assistance programs). It's not clear if the $12 million+ HUD funding for these vouchers is included in these totals. 

Originally posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.