New Updates on The Edge

Message from PD&R Leadership:
FY 2018 Appropriations
In the leadership message, acting general deputy assistant secretary for PD&R Todd M. Richardson discusses the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, which provided $89 million for PD&R's Research and Technology account. Richardson explains how the funding will be used, describes PD&R's research priorities and plans, and provides information about anticipated changes including a substantial rewrite of the Community Compass Notice of Funding Availability.

Trending:
Global Cities and Affordable Housing: Cape Town
The fifth article in a series on affordable housing in global cities discusses Cape Town, one of South Africa's three capital cities. The country's second-largest population center after Johannesburg, Cape Town faces housing affordability challenges that have led to lower-income residents being priced out of the city. Partnerships, government agencies, and other entities are working to improve affordability and inclusion as the city grows, using strategies such as "restructuring zones" and more.

Research:
A Health Picture of HUD-Assisted Children
A recently released report describes a study in which researchers linked HUD administrative data with information derived from two surveys by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. The report provides the first reliable national estimate of the prevalence of health conditions and healthcare utilization among children living in assisted housing. Results demonstrate that HUD-assisted children suffer disproportionately from serious health conditions.

In Practice:
Breaking Ground's Boston Road Facility Provides Supportive Housing in the Bronx
Boston Road, a development of 154 studio apartments, provides affordable supportive housing for formerly homeless and low-income adults in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, New York. The $48 million development opened in 2016, after its nonprofit developer Breaking Ground became one of the first entities to receive capital funding for housing from the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team. By providing affordable housing and supportive services, Breaking Ground hopes to reduce the healthcare costs incurred by residents, many of whom have special needs or are living with HIV/AIDS.

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