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Associated Press
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Published: Tue, January 22, 2008 - 2:58 pm
Last Updated: Tue, January 22, 2008 - 3:06 pm
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Governor Haley Barbour has announced thatan additional $100 million has been allocated to help restore
housing for working families on the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast.
Since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, a housing crisis has
gripped the region as thousands still live in government-issued
trailers.
The money is part of the $5.4 billion the state received in
federal aid following Katrina.
Barbour said today (Tuesday) that it will be used for the
Long-Term Workforce Housing program.
Initially, the workforce housing program was allocated $150
million. The program requires for-profit and non-profit entities to
submit competitive proposals to construct housing in Hancock,
Harrison and Pearl River counties.
The proposals must meet U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development requirements regarding low-income families.
12M for Dauphin Island’s East End
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