Citing that nearly 80 percent of CNMI residents need housing assistance, the Legislature passed a joint resolution authorizing the central government to apply for federal housing grants, which would give the CNMI $5 million over five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a big amount [$5 million] which the CNMI stands to benefit for five years,\u201d said Senate Committee on Fiscal Affairs chairman Joseph Mendiola.<\/p>\n
House Joint Resolution 14-38, introduced by House Speaker Benigno R. Fitial, authorizes the governor to submit action plans to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the following grants: Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership Grant, and the Emergency Shelter Grant.<\/p>\n
The resolution said that Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 2004, Public Law 93-388, extends the CBDG grant assistance to the CNMI, while the HOME Partnership or Title II of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, which aims to benefit the low and moderate income households, also covers the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n
Further, the HCDA Act of 1992 provides assistance to homeless individuals under the Emergency Shelter program.<\/p>\n
\u201cVirtually every community in the CNMI is in need of such assistance, thus demonstrating the Commonwealth\u2019s dire need for CBDG assistance. [This] is supported by statistics which show that more than four-fifths of Commonwealth residents are persons of low- and moderate-income under HUD standards,\u201d said the resolution.<\/p>\n
HUD, it cited, has allocated $1.9 million for fiscal year 2005 for community development, HOME, and emergency shelter activities.<\/p>\n
It said that the CNMI would use $1.2 million under CBDG; $641,590 under the HOME Grant; and $56,450 under Emergency Shelter program.<\/p>\n
Mendiola said these programs are currently being implemented by the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. but the grants have to be re-applied for another cycle of five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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