Historic Levels of Funding for Homelessness Programs in President FY12 Budget

The President's Budget includes $4.8 billion for targeted homeless assistance funding, a 23.4% increase over the previously enacted Fiscal Year 2010 Budget and a 13.3% increase over the President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget proposal.  The US Interagency Council on Homelessness published a Budget Fact Sheet reflecting past and future funding trends.  Visit the Interagency Council's website www.usich.gov  for more information, including the first-ever Comprehensive Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homeless.