Project Grant CA1352L9D022511

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Mercy House Living Centers $4,745,700 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) on August 1, 2026.

Mercy House, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Santa Ana, California, delivers permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only (including case management, housing counseling, job training, and mental health and substance abuse treatment), and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) infrastructure. The organization also provides eligible activities including acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing, rental assistance, street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, and housing relocation and stabilization services.

The award funds operations through July 31, 2027, with place of performance in Santa Ana, California. The Continuum of Care Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, provide funding for nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to rapidly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation, promote access to mainstream programs, and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.