HB2552 proposes the creation of the Housing Grant Program, which will be administered by the Arizona Department of Housing (DOH). The program aims to provide grants to veteran-owned and operated for-profit or non-profit companies and organizations for the construction of military transitional housing, veteran housing, affordable housing, or homeless housing in Arizona.

The bill amends current law by including legislative appropriations as a source of funding for the Military Transitional Housing Fund, in addition to federal monies. It expands the use of the fund to cover project and construction planning, not just the construction of new transitional housing. The bill also specifies that fund monies can be used to construct a comprehensive care facility providing supportive housing and on-site medical and behavioral health services for transitioning military members. The bill makes technical and conforming changes, such as replacing "cannot" with "may not" regarding the spending of fund monies on unoccupied hotels and motels for homeless veterans.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 41-3955.02, 41-3955.03, 35-190
House Engrossed Version: 41-3955.02, 41-3955.03, 35-190