Arizona will get nearly $51 million in Department of Housing and Urban Development funding to help low-income families and others hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The federal housing department is doling out $3 billion in total across the country.
Nearly two-thirds of the money, according to HUD, would go to:
The other third would go to:
Arizona’s share is split between 17 municipalities, mostly in metro Phoenix, three counties and the state. The city of Phoenix will receive the most — about $15 million.
The $3 billion in funding, part of of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed by Congress last week, will be given to communities quickly, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Municipalities and the state are working on plans for the HUD funding.
HUD said the money will be funded quickly with little “red tape.”
“During this national emergency, HUD has taken quick action to help our country’s most vulnerable citizens and this additional support from Congress will help us continue to fulfill that mission,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson.
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