Federal Grant Award Summary

Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. received a $700,000 project grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. The award funds the Transitional Living Program (TLP), which provides safe and stable residential shelter to runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months (extendable to 21 months under exceptional circumstances) in North Carolina.

Under this award, Coastal Horizons Center delivers comprehensive wraparound services designed to facilitate youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living. Services include basic life skills training, educational and employment support, case management, counseling, and other supportive services addressing four core outcome areas: safe and stable housing, education or employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional well-being. The program serves a vulnerable population in southeastern North Carolina through evidence-based, trauma-informed service delivery aligned with the federal program's victim-centered approach.