By Associated Press
Montgomery, AL – Alabama is receiving $20 million in federal funding to prevent homelessness and to get the homeless out of shelters and into permanent housing.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says the state government is receiving $13.3 million. Birmingham is getting $2.7 million, Jefferson County $845,000, Mobile $1.2 million, Mobile County $586,571, Montgomery $860,653, and Huntsville $529,697.
The money comes from the federal stimulus package. HUD says the money can be used for short-term rental assistance, security deposits, utility deposits and payments, moving costs and hotel vouchers. Payments will not be made to households. They will go to landlords, utilities and others providing services.