Hundreds of Sandy refugees will move into New York apartments paid for by the federal government for up to a year, according to a deal expected to be announced later Friday.

The agreement, struck between Housing and Urban Development and FEMA, will transition 336 households still in FEMA's New York hotel assistance program into apartments. Others who have spent their $31,900 FEMA allowance and are still unable to return home may also be eligible, said Denise Everhart, a FEMA spokeswoman. The agency will end its hotel program...