article_snippet.sent: Since the mid-1970s, our have directed and insured loans for multifamily properties that have resulted in more than 700,000 affordable units.  
article_snippet.sent: RAD has allowed local communities to raise more than $733 million in new capital to date.
article_snippet.sent: That's why we're asking Congress to give every community the chance to participate by lifting the restrictions on this program.
article_snippet.sent: For example, we HOME Investment Partnerships Program is leveraging $4 in private and other public resources for every $1 in HOME funds and leading to more than 1 million new and rehabilitated units for rent or sale to lower income families.
article_snippet.sent: To keep this momentum going, we've asked Congress to increase HOME funding by 16% to keep building affordable homes, prosperous partnerships and strong communities across the nation.
article_snippet.sent: we are also asking Congress to expand we Housing Choice Voucher Program, which allows recipients of modest means, the elderly, and people with disabilities to find housing in the private market.  
article_snippet.sent: This includes restoring 67,000 vouchers that were lost to sequestration.
article_snippet.sent: For instance, HUD awarded $94 million in targeted homelessness assistance to 274 programs across the San Francisco Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, in January.  
article_snippet.sent: To empower communities, President Barack Obama has also requested $300 million for new Local Housing Policy Grants to help them increase housing affordability, economic growth and access to jobs.