Instead, it targets funding for building maintenance and community development projects, although HUD recommends in the budget document that those projects receive funding from another source. HUD spokesman Jereon Brown said the budget document “is still a work in progress.” The budget document appears to be part of a back-and-forth with federal budget officials, and it is unclear whether the proposed cuts will be included in the president’s final budget proposal. Funds for big-ticket repairs at public housing facilities would be cut by an additional $1.3 billion, about 32 percent. In the budget document, HUD employees recommended “inclusion of funds in infrastructure package” for the Community Development Block Grant, indicating the money could come from outside the HUD budget as part of a separate White House bill. The budget document obtained by The Post details OMB’s budget priorities, program by program.

Source: Washington Post March 09, 2017 02:03 UTC