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McKinney Act Programs in Nonmetro Areas:
How Far do They Reach?
Part One: Distribution of Funds 1987-1991

© Housing Assistance Council, 2000

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TABLES  1 - 7

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Table 1.  Summary of McKinney Programs Analyzed

PROGRAM:	1991 APPROPRIATION ($000s)	ALLOCA- TION METHOD	YEARS INCLUDED IN STUDY	NON- METRO % OF FUNDS	NON-METRO % OF GRANTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
Adult Education for the Homeless	9,800	Competitive	None (1)	(2)	(2)
Education for Homeless Children and Youth	7,400	Formula	None (1)	(2)	(2)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS):
Mental Health Services Block Grants/PATH (3)	33,100	Formula	None (2)	(2)	(2)
Community Mental Health Services Research Demonstration Projects	5,900	Competitive	None (4)	0%	0%
Emergency Community Services Homeless Assistance Grants	41,200	Formula	1990	25%	44%
Health Care for the Homeless	50,900	Competitive	1987-91	2%	5%
Research on Alcohol & Other Drug AbuseTreatment for Homeless Persons	16,400	Competitive	None (4)	0%	0%
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD):
Emergency Shelter Grants	73,200	Formula	1989	13%	18%
Supportive Housing Demonstration	150,000	Competitive	1987-91	5%	9%
Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless (SAFAH)	11,300	Competitive	1987,'90,'91	7%	17%
Section 8 SRO Moderate Rehabilitation	105,000	Competitive	1988-91	3%	6%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL):
Job Training for the Homeless	10,600	Competitive	1988-91	3%	4%
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project	2,100	Competitive	None (1)	(2)	(2)
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA):
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program	134,000	Formula	1991	24%	46%

     Notes.
1991 appropriation levels are provided as a measure of relative funding among analyzed programs. 1991 appropriation levels and allocation methods are quoted from Addressing Homelessness, a 1991 publication by the National Governors' Association. Nonmetro percent of funds/grants equals the funding/grants received in nonmetro counties during the study years, which are noted in the prior column, divided by total program funds/grants for those years. Since the study years vary for each program and there is no study year common to all the programs analyzed, these percentages cannot be aggregated.

(1) Data unavailable (relatively small amounts of funding in both metro and nonmetro areas).
(2) Data unavailable.
(3) Renamed/replaced by Projects to Assist the Transition from Homelessness (PATH) in 1990.
(4) No funding made available to nonmetro counties.




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Table 2-A.  Emergency Shelter Grants Program Sample ^* Distribution Summary for Fiscal Year 1989
                (See Table 2-B for breakdown by population of nonmetro counties)



	Total Grants/Funds Distributed	% (1)	Received in Metro Counties	%(1)	Received in Nonmetro Counties	%(1)
Number of Grantees	838		684	82	154	18
Grant Totals	$18,454,373		$16,106,803	87	$2,347,570	13
Average Grant	$22,022		$23,548	107	$15,244	69
Maximum	$973,866		$973,866	100	$145,000	15
Minimum	$200		$0	0	$200	100
Average Beds per Night	38		42	111	19	50
USE OF FUNDS:
Shelter Rehab	$7,476,666	41	$6,283,244	39	$1,193,422	51
Operating Expenses	$7,465,791	40	$6,566,143	41	$899,648	38
Services	$2,048,342	11	$1,888,611	12	$159,731	7
Prevention	$254,272	1	$218,652	1	$35,620	2

     Notes.
* This data on 838 homeless providers may not be representative of all FY 1989 recipients, since grantees were not randomly selected. However, the percentage of nonmetro grantees in this sample (18 percent) corresponds to the percent of nonmetro grantees among all ESG-funded shelters, indicating that it may approximate a representative list.



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Table 2-B. Emergency Shelter Grants Program Sample ^*  Distribution Summary for Fiscal Year 1989:
                   Nonmetro Counties by Population

	With more than 20,000 Urban Population	% (1)	With between 2,500 - 19,999 Urban Pop. (2)	% (1)	With less than 2,500 Urban Pop. (2)	% (1)
Number of Grantees	66	8	81	10	7	1
Grant Totals	$938,268	5	$1,365,039	7	$44,263	0
Average Grant	$14,216	65	$16,852	77	$6,323	29
Maximum	$72,000	7	$145,000	15	$13,000	1
Minimum	$200	100	$1,591	796	$1,977	989
Average Beds per Night	21	17	45	55	13	34
USE OF FUNDS
Shelter Rehab	$481,230	51	$685,264	50	$26,928	61
Operating Expenses .	$345,565	37	$540,067	40	$14,016	32
Services	$39,579	4	$116,833	9	$3,319	8
Prevention	$23,825	3	$11,795	1	$0	0

     Notes.
(1) Percentages for number of grantees, grant totals, average grants, maximum grants, minimum grants and average beds per night are percent of total grants/funds distributed among all metro-nonmetro categories. Percentages for use of funds categories are of grant totals within each metro-nonmetro category. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and are less than 1/2 of 1 percent if shown as zero.
(2) Nonmetro rural counties.




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Table 3.  Emergency Shelter Grants Program Distribution by State for Fiscal Years 1987 - 1989:
                Number of Grants

	TOTAL GRANTS	METRO		NONMETRO
		Total Metro Counties	%(1)	Total Non metro Counties	%(1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500- 19,999 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)
Alabama	42	42	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alaska	9	3	33	6	67	2	22	3	33	1	11
Arizona	46	34	74	12	26	9	20	3	7	0	0
Arkansas	42	18	43	24	57	6	14	18	43	0	0
California	204	196	96	8	4	4	2	4	2	0	0
Colorado	67	55	82	12	18	2	3	10	15	0	0
Connecticut	77	73	95	4	5	4	5	0	0	0	0
Delaware	15	12	80	3	20	2	13	1	7	0	0
D. C.	14	14	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	73	71	97	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
	TOTAL GRANTS	METRO		NONMETRO
		Total Metro Counties	%(1)	Total Non metro Counties	%(1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500- 19,999 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)
Georgia	82	66	80	16	20	10	12	5	6	1	1
Hawaii	8	4	50	4	50	3	38	1	13	0	0
Idaho	13	5	38	8	62	7	54	1	8	0	0
Illinois	143	124	87	19	13	13	9	5	4	1	1
Indiana	74	57	77	17	23	10	14	7	9	0	0
Iowa	59	40	68	19	32	11	19	8	14	0	0
Kansas	65	49	75	16	25	12	18	4	6	0	0
Kentucky	37	31	84	6	16	2	5	1	3	3	8
Louisiana	38	35	92	3	8	1	3	2	5	0	0
Maine	58	37	64	21	36	13	22	8	14	0	0
	TOTAL GRANTS	METRO		NONMETRO
		Total Metro Counties	%(1)	Total Non metro Counties	%(1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500- 19,999 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)
Maryland	64	59	92	5	8	0	0	4	6	1	2
Massachusetts	130	127	98	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0
Michigan	83	76	92	7	8	0	0	7	8	0	0
Minnesota	24	22	92	2	8	1	4	1	4	0	0
Mississippi	30	14	47	16	53	13	43	1	3	2	7
Missouri	120	93	78	27	23	8	7	16	13	3	3
Montana	8	2	25	6	75	4	50	1	13	1	13
Nebraska	29	14	48	15	52	6	21	7	24	2	7
Nevada	14	10	71	4	29	2	14	1	7	1	7
New Hampsh.	41	25	61	16	39	12	29	2	5	2	5
	TOTAL GRANTS	METRO		NONMETRO
		Total Metro Counties	%(1)	Total Non metro Counties	%(1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500- 19,999 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)
New Jersey	125	125	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Mexico	19	13	68	6	32	2	11	3	16	1	5
New York	140	129	92	11	8	9	6	1	1	1	1
N. Carolina	156	90	58	66	42	22	14	32	21	12	8
North Dakota	11	8	73	3	27	1	9	2	18	0	0
Ohio	94	89	95	5	5	3	3	2	2	0	0
Oklahoma	62	36	58	26	42	10	16	16	26	0	0
Oregon	65	43	66	22	34	15	23	7	11	0	0
Pennsylvania	125	124	99	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	46	39	85	7	15	7	15	0	0	0	0
	TOTAL GRANTS	METRO		NONMETRO
		Total Metro Counties	%(1)	Total Non metro Counties	%(1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500- 19,999 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)
S. Carolina	14	10	71	4	29	1	7	3	21	0	0
South Dakota	18	2	11	16	89	5	28	9	50	2	11
Tennessee	38	30	79	8	21	2	5	6	16	0	0
Texas	111	107	96	4	4	2	2	2	2	0	0
Utah	10	5	50	5	50	0	0	5	50	0	0
Vermont	15	3	20	12	80	0	0	10	67	2	13
Virginia	61	53	87	8	13	2	3	6	10	0	0
Washington	69	64	93	5	7	3	4	2	3	0	0
West Virginia	30	20	67	10	33	4	13	5	17	1	3
Wisconsin	49	44	90	5	10	2	4	3	6	0	0
Wyoming	5	2	40	3	60	2	40	1	20	0	0
	TOTAL GRANTS	METRO		NONMETRO
		Total Metro Counties	%(1)	Total Non metro Counties	%(1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500- 19,999 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	% (1)
TOTAL U.S.	2,972	2,444	82	528	18	254	9	237	8	37	1

     Notes.
(1) Percentages are percent of total grants distributed among all metro-nonmetro categories within each state.      Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and are less than 1/2 of 1 percent if shown as zero.
(2)Nonmetro rural counties.


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Table 4. SHD Program Distribution Summary for Fiscal Years 1987 - 1991

	Total Grants/Funds Distributed	Received in Metro Counties	%(1)	RECEIVED IN NONMETRO COUNTIES
				Total Nonmetro	% (1)	With 20,000+ Urban Pop.	% (1)	With 2,500-19,999 Urban Pop. (2)	% (1)	With < 2,500 Urban Pop. (2)	% (1)
Number of Grantees	925	840	91	85	9	51	6	31	3	3	0
Grant Totals	$489,584,345	$464,934,815	95	$24,649,530	5	$14,537,846	3	$9,306,256	2	$805,428	0
Average Grant	$529,280	$553,494	105	$289,994	55	$285,056	54	$300,202	57	$268,476	51

     Notes. (Notes for Tables 4, 5 and 6)
(1) Percentages for number of grantees, grant totals, and average grants are percent of total grants/funds distributed among all metro-nonmetro categories. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and are less than 1/2 of 1 percent if shown as zero.
(2) Nonmetro rural counties.

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Table 5.  Transitional Housing Program Distribution Summary for Fiscal Years 1987 - 1991

	Total Grants/Funds Distributed	Received in Metro Counties	%(1)	RECEIVED IN NONMETRO COUNTIES
				Total Nonmetro	%(1)	With 20,000+Urban Pop.	%(1)	With 2,500-19,999 Urban Pop. (2)	%(1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop. (2)	%(1)
Number of Grantees	608	553	91	55	9	33	5	21	3	1	0
Grant Totals	$411,052,834	$391,197,236	95	$19,855,598	5	$11,248,585	3	$7,968,823	2	$638,190	0
Average Grant	$676,074	$707,409	105	$361,011	53	$340,866	50	$379,468	56	$638,190	94

     Notes. (Notes for Tables 4, 5 and 6)
(1) Percentages for number of grantees, grant totals, and average grants are percent of total grants/funds distributed among all metro-nonmetro categories. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and are less than 1/2 of 1 percent if shown as zero.
(2) Nonmetro rural counties.

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Table 6.  Permanent Housing Program Distribution Summary for Fiscal Years 1987 - 1991

	Total Grants/Funds Distributed	Received in Metro Counties	%(1)	RECEIVED IN NONMETRO COUNTIES
				Total Nonmetro	%(1)	With 20,000+Urban Pop.	%(1)	With 2,500-19,999 Urban Pop. (2)	%(1)	With <2,500 Urban Pop.(2)	%(1)
Number of Grantees	317	287	91	30	9	18	6	10	3	2	1
Grant Totals	$78,531,511	$73,737,579	94	$4,793,932	6	$3,289,261	4	$1,337,433	2	$167,238	0
Average Grant	$247,733	$256,925	104	$159,798	65	$182,737	74	$133,743	54	$83,619	34

     Notes. (Notes for Tables 4, 5 and 6)
(1) Percentages for number of grantees, grant totals, and average grants are percent of total grants/funds distributed among all metro-nonmetro categories. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and are less than 1/2 of 1 percent if shown as zero.
(2) Nonmetro rural counties.

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Table 7. Transitional Housing Program Nonmetro Grant Recipients Location Listing

FY	City	County	Urban Rural Code	State	Grant Amount
1987	Alfred	York	4	Maine	$389,225
	Concord	Merrimack	4	New Hampshire	$372,895
	North Bend	Coos	5	Oregon	$133,240
Total Nonmetro Funding for the Year					$895,360
Percent of National Funding for the Year					19%
Average Nonmetro Grant for the Year					$298,453
FY	City	County	Urban Rural Code	State	Grant Amount
1988	Fairbanks	North Star	5	Alaska	$182,500
	Ukiah	Mendocino	5	California	$157,315
	Georgetown	Sussex	7	Delaware	$130,160
	Carbondale	Shaw	5	Illinois	$83,200
	Danville	Vermillion	4	Illinois	$156,830
	Clinton	Clinton	4	Iowa	$188,625
	Leesville	Vernor	5	Louisiana	$184,500
	Alfred	York	4	Maine	$490,745
	Bath	Sagadahoc	6	Maine	$1,332,705
	Caribou	Aroostock	5	Maine	$104,500
	Rumford	Oxford	6	Maine	$166,620
	Hyannis	Barnstable	4	Massachusetts	$137,500
	Hyannis	Barnstable	4	Massachusetts	$180,000
	Helena	Lewis and Clark	5	Montana	$163,400
1988	Missoula	Missoula	5	Montana	$214,675
	Carson City	Carson City	4	Nevada	$548,110
	Concord	Merrimack	4	New Hampshire	$1,615,250
	Conway	Carroll	8	New Hampshire	$638,190
	Lebanon	Grafton	5	New Hampshire	$358,060
	Belmont	Allegheny	7	New York	$281,625
	Middletown	Newport	4	Rhode Island	$450,000
	Elkhorn	Walworth	4	Wisconsin	$64,400
	Westby	Vernon	6	Wisconsin	$150,231
Total Nonmetro Funding for the Year					$7,979,141
Percent of National Funding for the Year					8%
Average Nonmetro Grant for the Year					$346,919
FY	City	County	Urban Rural Code	State	Grant Amount
1989	Batesville	Independence	7	Arkansas	$892,400
	Hyannis	Barnstable	4	Massachusetts	$200,000
	Coldwater	Branch	6	Michigan	$86,610
	Berlin	Coos	7	New Hampshire	$975,000
	Auburn	Cayuga	4	New York	$136,760
	Ithaca	Thompkins	5	New York	$178,375
	Greenville	Pitt	5	North Carolina	$155,000
	Dickinson	Stark	7	North Dakota	$172,000
	Miami	Ottawa	6	Oklahoma	$119,120
	Lufkin	Angelina	5	Texas	$860,889
	Brattleboro	Windham	7	Vermont	$358,595
	Elkins	Randolph	7	West Virginia	$9,500
Total Nonmetro Funding for the Year					$4,144,249
Percent of National Funding for the Year					5%
Average Nonmetro Grant for the Year					$345,354
FY	City	County	Urban Rural Code	State	Grant Amount
1990	Kenai	Kenai Peninsula	6	Alaska	$490,889
	Hattiesburg	Forrest	5	Mississippi	$186,000
	Missoula	Missoula	5	Montana	$492,634
	Bath	Steuben	4	New York	$207,403
	Ponca City	Kay	5	Oklahoma	$53,172
	South Paris	Oxford	6	Maine	$512,676
	Clinton	Henry	6	Missouri	$408,324
	Williston	Williams	7	North Dakota	$50,400
	Washington	Fayette	6	Ohio	$205,899
	Astoria	Clatsop	7	Oregon	$496,279
	Lake Delton	Sauk	6	Wisconsin	$236,212
Total Nonmetro Funding for the Year					$3,339,888
Percent of National Funding for the Year					3%
Average Nonmetro Grant for the Year					$303,626
FY	City	County	Urban Rural Code	State	Grant Amount
1991	Yuma	Yuma	5	Arizona	$725,274
	Morro Bay	San Luis	4	California	$512,585
	Naples	Collier	4	Florida	$1,165,523
	Opelousas	St. Landry	4	Louisiana	$200,000
	Huntington	Dubois	7	Indiana	$751,130
	Laurinburg	Scotland	7	North Carolina	$142,448
Total Nonmetro Funding for the Year					$3,496,960
Percent of National Funding for the Year					3%
Average Nonmetro Grant for the Yea:					$582,827
TOTAL NONMETRO FUNDING FOR ALL STUDY YEARS					$19,855,598
% OF NATIONAL FUNDING FOR ALL STUDY YEARS					5%
AVERAGE NONMETRO GRANT FOR ALL STUDY YEARS					$361,011




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