Housing department announces $120 million in funding to help with Olmstead compliance

(RECAP: State housing agencies can apply for $120 million in new federal funding to support housing options for disabled people transitioning out of long-term care facilities, HUD recently announced. The funds are authorized by the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Act of 2010 and support the mandate of the Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court ruling of 1999. The latest HUD money is meant to provide rental assistance to low-income persons with disabilities, including those transitioning from nursing homes or at risk of homelessness.)