WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is urging families still receiving Katrina/Rita transitional housing assistance to contact HUD to ensure that they are considered for rental vouchers, which are not time limited. A toll-free number, 1-800-955-2232, has been set up to make the process as easy as possible.
More on DHAP Katrina/Rita Transitional Assistance Program Set to Close Out in August
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced HUD is allocating $3.7 billion in disaster aid to 11 States to help them recover from dozens of natural disasters last year. The emergency funding will support the States' long-term disaster recovery and is in addition to $2.4 billion HUD already allocated through its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Donovan announced the additional funding following a tour of flood-damaged areas of Cedar Rapids, Iowa with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Governor Chet Culver and Congressman David Loebsack.
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The state of Louisiana paired with the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), launched a case management program and a statewide hot line aimed at helping thousands of families in the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) transition into permanent housing before the program shuts down in August.
