Oregon is getting roughly $9.5 million in federal funds for housing and homelessness, with most going to the Portland metro area.
Federal, state, county and city leaders gathered Thursday for the announcement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD distributes federal funds, which will be allocated to non-profits for housing projects.
The Portland-Multnomah County Continuum of Care got $8.3 million. The State Balance of Care COC, which covers Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties, took the remaining $1.1 million. Those funds will in-turn be distributed to non-profits.
So will the rest of the state see funding?
Margaret Salazar, the Northwest Regional Administrator for HUD, said more grants will be announced in the future, but didn't break down how the money was allocated.
"We are not stopping with these awards as you heard we have another round of announcements in the coming weeks,” said Salazar.
KATU’s Christina Giardinelli asked Governor Tina Kotek, who was also in attendance, about how she plans to make sure state funds for housing make it to Oregon's rural counties.
“In my budget that was released this week we do have statewide support so the coastal communities rural communities and the east side will get help whether it's rental assistance or help to construct new housing,” said Kotek.