Spokane County receives document recording fees (primarily through the recording of mortgages) for Homeless Housing. These fees, commonly referred to as 2163, 1359, 2331, and/or 2048 funds, are collected for homeless housing purposes as documents are recorded. Approximately 40% of these funds are forwarded to the state. The remaining 60% is retained for local use in the county.

The funds are designated to assist low-income persons only - those earning less than 50% of the Area Median Income.
 

Homeless Services Project- County Wide	Project Name	Amount Funded
Catholic Charities - St. Margaret's	Homeless Shelter	$80,000
Family Promise of Spokane	Homeless Shelter	$50,000
Salvation Army	Emergency Shelter Operations and Services	$50,000
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	Homeless Shelter	$48,000
Transitional Program for Women	RRP	$32,000
Volunteers of America	Hope House	$40,000
YWCA	ADV Shelter Program	$100,000