Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 2 Fiscal Year 2011

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY 2011

7004-0102 - Homeless Individuals Assistance




Account Description FY2010
GAA
FY2011
House 2
7004-0102 Homeless Individuals Assistance
For the homelessness program to assist individuals who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, including but not limited to assistance to organizations that provide shelter, transitional housing, and services that assist individuals to avoid entry into shelters or successfully exit shelters; provided, that the department of housing and community development shall, in consultation with the interagency council on housing and homelessness and no less than three programs funded under this item in fiscal year 2010, develop recommendations to standardize shelter contract rates across the state and its regions and to increase programs that provide transitional housing and housing first models utilizing evidence-based models with high levels of success in providing long-term savings to state spending on homeless and at-risk populations, including cost effective means of combining housing and services provided through the state's correctional and public safety budgets, medical assistance, and other human services related programs; provided further, that such recommendations shall be provided in writing to the secretary of administration and finance no later than September 30, 2010; and provided further, that the secretary shall allot no more than 75 percent of the funding under this item for expenditure until the secretary has provided written approval of such recommendations to the department
36,281,684 37,292,852

Consolidated with 4590-0915.

 
 

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