Reply #23: ACORN does receive federal funding, here is a link saying $53M from 94-09

[kelly1mm]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/ktvi-acorn-senate-blocks-funding-091509,0,4687724.story

and a portion highlighting the types of funding they received/were going to receive.

"The Senate's move, which adds an amendment to a House bill that must go back to that chamber before taking effect, would make ACORN ineligible to win HUD grants for programs such as counseling low-income people on how to get mortgages and for fair housing education and outreach.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., said that ACORN has received $53 million in taxpayer funds since 1994 and that the group was eligible for a wider set of funding in the pending legislation, which pays for housing and transportation programs.

Just last week, the Census Bureau severed its ties with ACORN, saying it does not want the group's help in outreach efforts on the decennial count."