The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $227,188 Emergency Solutions Grant (CFDA 14.231) to the City of Canton, Ohio, with a funding period from September 18, 2024 to September 17, 2026. This Formula Grant enables the City of Canton to provide a range of services to address homelessness, including: engaging homeless individuals through street outreach, improving and operating emergency shelters, delivering essential shelter services, implementing homelessness prevention initiatives, and assisting with rapid re-housing.
The City of Canton has sub-awarded portions of this grant to local non-profit organizations to carry out specific activities. Ican Inc. received a sub-award for homelessness prevention services, Domestic Violence Project, Inc. received a sub-award for operating an emergency domestic violence shelter, and Commquest Services, Inc. received a sub-award to provide emergency shelter, case management, mental health treatment, and transitional housing services. These sub-awards demonstrate the City of Canton's collaborative approach to leveraging federal funding to comprehensively address homelessness in the local community.
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