$8.79M in CARES Act funding going to affordable housing

Following Gov. Ralph Northam’s announcement on Aug. 7 that the eviction moratorium would be extended through Sept. 7, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on Monday announced that $8.79 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding will go to affordable housing in Virginia. 

“As housing insecurity continues to rise for many Virginians, now more than ever, Congress needs to offer critical assistance to those in need,” the senators said in a joint statement. “We’re pleased to announce these federal funds that will go directly towards supporting some of the most vulnerable communities right now.”  

The nearly $9 million Housing Choice Voucher Program will be divided among all major regions in Virginia, which includes 39 individual housing authorities or programs. Congress allocated $1.25 billion through the CARES act toward tenant-based rental assistance, which funds the Housing Choice Voucher program. 

The program is intended to assist lower-income families, elderly people and individuals with disabilities to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing. The Virginia Housing Development Authority (in Richmond) and the Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority were the only two entities to be allocated more than $1 million.

The funding in Virginia will be awarded as below:

• Abingdon Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Abingdon, $14,067
• Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority, Accomack, $70,053
• Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Alexandria, $384,750
• Arlington County Dept. of Human Services, Arlington, $382,489
• Big Stone Gap Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Big Stone Gap, $14,895
• Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Bristol, $44,015
• Buckingham Housing Development Corp. Inc., New Canton, $2,112
• Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Charlottesville, $60,969
• Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Chesapeake, $273,293
• County of Albemarle/Office of Housing, Charlottesville, $68,308
• Covington Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Covington, $6,188
• Danville Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Danville, $202,837
• Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Fairfax, $1,343,712
• Franklin Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Franklin, $39,053
• Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Hampton, $546,358
• Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Harrisonburg, $118,122
• Hopewell Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Hopewell, $83,304
• James City County Office of Housing, Williamsburg, $26,718
• Lee County Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Jonesville, $60,122
• Loudoun County Department of Family Services, Leesburg, $141,428
• Lynchburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Lynchburg, $102,166
• Marion Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Marion, $32,611
• Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Newport News, $457,534
• Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Norfolk, $670,205
• Norton Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Norton, $13,554
• People Inc. of Southwest Virginia, Abingdon, $18,907
• Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Petersburg, $120,138
• Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Portsmouth, $332,279
• Prince William County Office of Housing and Community Development, Woodbridge, $467,993
• Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Richmond, $506,406
• Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Roanoke, $250,704
• Scott County Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Duffield, $28,438
• Staunton Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Staunton, $26,821
• Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Suffolk, $158,077
• Virginia Beach Dept. of Housing & Neighborhood Preservation, Virginia Beach, $363,274
• Virginia Housing Development Authority, Richmond $1,381,408
• Waynesboro Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Waynesboro, $46,973
• Wise County Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Coeburn, $90,291
• Wytheville Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Wytheville, $17,848

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