Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
CFDA Code: 14.871
$30.0B
Total Spending
#4
of 200 Programs
2.3%
of All Grant Spending
About This Program
The Housing Choice Voucher program assists very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
In dollar terms, Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers receives $30,000,000,000 in federal grant funding annually.
How This Program Ranks
| Rank | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | National Institutes of Health Research Grants | $35.0B |
| #2 | Highway Planning and Construction | $67.0B |
| #1 | Medicaid | $666.0B |
| #4 | Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers | $30.0B |
| #5 | Disaster Grants - Public Assistance | $28.0B |
| #6 | National School Lunch Program | $27.0B |
| #7 | Pell Grants | $26.0B |
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