Project Grant CA1126L9D042512

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded The Open Door Network $107,074 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) on August 1, 2026. This Project Grant funds eligible activities under a Special Notice of Funding Opportunity designed to address unsheltered and rural homelessness. The Open Door Network, a Bakersfield-based nonprofit, may apply these funds toward permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, transitional housing combined with rapid re-housing, supportive services only including coordinated entry and street outreach, and homeless management information systems. Rural set-aside projects are additionally eligible to fund up to six months of rent or utility arrears, short-term emergency lodging in motels or shelters, housing repairs up to $10,000 per structure, emergency food and clothing assistance, federal inventory property program costs, and capacity-building activities. Performance and place of performance run through July 31, 2027, in Bakersfield, California. The Continuum of Care Program promotes community-wide commitment to ending homelessness and provides funding to nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation, promoting access to mainstream programs, and optimizing self-sufficiency.