housing grants; military; veteran; homeless

SB 1513 creates a Military Transitional Housing Fund to provide new construction of housing facilities specifically for military members transitioning to civilian life. The fund uses state appropriations and eligible federal funds (excluding unoccupied hotels) to support newly built housing projects, including comprehensive care facilities offering medical and behavioral health services. It also establishes a grant program allowing veteran-owned nonprofit or for-profit organizations to apply for funding to build transitional housing, veteran housing, affordable housing, or homeless housing. The bill requires annual reports on fund usage and limits administrative costs to 10% of the fund.