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Warner, Kaine announce $94.8 million in grants for housing, infrastructure projects in Virginia

Chris Graham

Mark Warner, Tim Kaine on continuing resolutionU.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $94,819,202 in federal funding to help Virginia communities with housing and infrastructure projects.

The funding, which will go to more than 30 locations across Virginia, will be awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), HOME, and Housing Trust Fund (HTF) programs.

“We are pleased to announce funding that will help provide many Virginia families with the safe and affordable housing they need,” the Senators said. “These grants will help strengthen the well-being of communities throughout our Commonwealth.”

President Trump’s FY 2019 budget proposes eliminating the Community Development Block Grant, HOME, and Housing Trust Fund programs. The budget also proposes cutting ESG by 5.6% and cutting HOPWA by 12%. Warner and Kaine have opposed President Trump’s budget cuts to Virginia priorities and will continue fighting for this important HUD funding in Congress.

The $94,819,202 in funding will be awarded through HUD grants as follows:

Recipient CDBG18 HOME18 ESG18 HOPWA18 HTF18 Total
Alexandria $941,853 $536,873 $0 $0 $0 $1,478,726
Blacksburg $482,932 $672,718 $0 $0 $0 $1,155,650
Bristol $254,487 $0 $0 $0 $0 $254,487
Charlottesville $408,417 $624,013 $0 $0 $0 $1,032,430
Chesapeake $1,182,627 $550,827 $0 $0 $0 $1,733,454
Christiansburg $111,703 $0 $0 $0 $0 $111,703
Colonial Heights $94,495 $0 $0 $0 $0 $94,495
Danville $865,416 $270,868 $0 $0 $0 $1,136,284
Fredericksburg $186,790 $0 $0 $0 $0 $186,790
Hampton $1,156,814 $557,513 $0 $0 $0 $1,714,327
Harrisonburg $559,588 $0 $0 $0 $0 $559,588
Hopewell $177,848 $0 $0 $0 $0 $177,848
Lynchburg $733,913 $438,772 $0 $0 $0 $1,172,685
Newport News $1,257,434 $786,711 $0 $0 $0 $2,044,145
Norfolk $4,323,842 $1,278,608 $351,181 $0 $0 $5,953,631
Petersburg $624,601 $0 $0 $0 $0 $624,601
Portsmouth $1,557,075 $452,783 $0 $0 $0 $2,009,858
Radford $165,992 $0 $0 $0 $0 $165,992
Richmond $4,442,476 $1,500,301 $366,794 $1,050,009 $0 $7,359,580
Roanoke $1,732,287 $606,064 $139,611 $0 $0 $2,477,962
Suffolk $466,234 $377,689 $0 $0 $0 $843,923
Virginia Beach $2,000,832 $1,122,655 $164,230 $1,524,127 $0 $4,811,844
Waynesboro $193,586 $0 $0 $0 $0 $193,586
Winchester $231,081 $615,483 $0 $0 $0 $846,564
Arlington County $1,363,320 $762,215 $0 $0 $0 $2,125,535
Chesterfield County $1,390,089 $558,425 $0 $0 $0 $1,948,514
Fairfax County $5,574,509 $2,103,044 $447,834 $0 $0 $8,125,387
Henrico County $1,692,829 $897,341 $138,560

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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