Latino Community Services

HRSA Housing Policy Rescinded

Date: 
Friday, February 19, 2010

Please read the following announcement from the National AIDS Housing Coalition:

"HRSA Temporarily Rescinds Housing Policy Pending Comprehensive Review"

Thanks to the aggressive advocacy by AIDS housing consumers and supporters across the country and outreach from members of Congress since 2007, the HRSA Administrator issued a notice published in today's Federal Register IMMEDIATELY RESCINDING Amendment 1 to Policy Notice 99-02 imposing a 24 month lifetime cap on the use of Ryan White funding for housing.

Specifically, "grantees will not be required to enforce the amendment for beneficiaries that might be at or near the 24-month cumulative cap on short-term and emergency housing assistance. At the same time, grantees will benefit from general policy guidance with regard to the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds for housing referral services and short-term or emergency housing needs. A comprehensive review of the Housing Policy will permit HRSA's Administrator time to evaluate completely all aspects of it. The Policy Notice is amended to address updated nomenclature, and is reprinted below for ease of reference."

To view the notice, click here.

 
We sincerely thank and congratulate all of you who contacted your legislators and made a difference!
 
Thanks, all.
 
Shawn M. Lang
Director of Public Policy
CT AIDS Resource Coalition
(w) 860.761.6699
(c) 860.543.9113
AIDS LIFE Campaign