United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-16 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-311R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R P0b002ee180373c02 f:d05311r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R GAO-05-311R Government guaranteed loans Housing construction Housing programs Housing repairs Program evaluation Program management Urban development programs Veterans Veterans benefits Federal aid for housing Federal aid programs Schedule slippages VA Transitional Housing Loan Guarantee Program Correspondence A19616 In 1998, Congress passed the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, which authorized the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a new loan guarantee program for the construction or rehabilitation of multifamily transitional housing projects specifically designed to provide housing for homeless veterans. The program is intended to increase the amount of housing available, as well as provide other services to encourage addiction recovery and reestablish work and social relationships. GAO was asked to examine why no multifamily housing projects are operational, given that the VA's loan guarantee program was authorized 6 years ago. Specifically, GAO was asked to provide information on (1) actions VA has taken to implement the Transitional Housing Loan Guarantee Program and (2) issues that have affected program implementation. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R.pdf GAO-05-311R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-311R Correspondence GAO-05-311R; Veterans Affairs Homeless Programs: Implementation of the Transitional Housing Loan Guarantee Program; Government guaranteed loans Housing construction Housing programs Housing repairs Program evaluation Program management Urban development programs Veterans Veterans benefits Federal aid for housing Federal aid programs Schedule slippages VA Transitional Housing Loan Guarantee Program