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At least $16 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds are being reallocated towards rental assistance and homelessness in Harris County. (Jamaal Ellis/Community Impact)

Harris County shifts $16M from Uplift Harris funds to rental assistance, unhoused initiatives

By Melissa Enaje

The rerouting of American Rescue Plan Act funds comes as a June 17 housing report by Kinder Institute for Urban Research finds the number of cost-burdened households increasing in the county.

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