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12/12/2023

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens Visit New Affordabl…

READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and
Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens Visit New Affordable Housing
Site, Discuss Importance of Federal Investments to Expand
Access to Affordable Housing
December 12, 2023

ATLANTA, GA – Today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and Mayor of Atlanta
Andre Dickens toured Two Peachtree, a former o ice building that the city is converting into a
multi-use space that includes a ordable housing units and a housing assistance center thanks
to federal support for cities during the pandemic and economic recovery. Following the tour,
the Deputy Secretary and Mayor hosted a roundtable to discuss the importance of increasing
the supply of a ordable housing to lower the cost of rent.
The Treasury Department has encouraged communities to address housing needs with
American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, including State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). In
July 2022, the Department announced new flexibilities and tools to make it easier for state
and local governments to invest in housing, including increased flexibility to fully finance
certain long-term a ordable housing loans. Through the first half of this year, recipients of
these funds have budgeted nearly $7 billion for a ordable housing investments nationwide,
and Atlanta plans to use nearly $4 million of its SLFRF resources to invest in a ordable
housing.
The Treasury Department in October released a fact sheet with new data and more
information on how American Rescue Plan resources are expanding access to a ordable
housing. In addition to this and Treasury guidance explaining how recipients can invest SLFRF
in a ordable housing, the Department plans to release updated guidance in early 2024 that
further expands recipientsʼ flexibility to invest in increasing housing supply in their
communities.
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