The continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $562,692 to T.e.s.s.a. (doing business as TES SA) on January 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to establish and operate permanent housing rapid rehousing, joint transitional housing, and supportive services for coordinated entry serving survivors of domestic violence.

Eligible costs under the award include housing leasing, rental assistance in short-term, medium-term, or long-term structures (tenant-based, project-based, or sponsor-based), supportive services to help program participants obtain and maintain housing, operating costs of leased housing, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) implementation and operation, project administrative costs, relocation costs, and indirect costs under 2 CFR Part 200.

T.e.s.s.a. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, specializing in comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and individuals experiencing homelessness. The organization has operated since 2006 and has been registered to receive federal awards since that time. Performance of work occurs in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906. The period of performance runs through December 31, 2026.

Activities

Continuum of care program, DV bonus grants may be used to pay for the eligible costs used to establish and operate projects under three program components: 1. Permanent housing- rapid rehousing (PH-RRH); 2. Joint transitional housing/PH-RRH; 3. Supportive services only for coordinated entry; eligible costs within these projects include: 1. Leasing of a structure or structures, or portions thereof, to provide housing or supportive services; 2. Rental assistance, which may be short-term, medium-term, or long-term, as well as tenant-based, project-based, or sponsor-based, for transitional or permanent housing; 3. Supportive services to assist program participants obtain and maintain housing through coordinated entry; 4. Operating costs of leased housing; 5. Costs of implementing and operating hmis; 6. Project administrative costs; 7. Relocation costs; and 8. Indirect costs in accordance with 2 CFR parts 200, as applicable. No assistance provided under program (or any state or local government funds used to supplement this assistance) may be used to replace state or local funds previously used, or designated for use, to assist homeless persons or persons at-risk of homelessness.

Expected outcomes

Decrease in the number of survivors of domestic violence experiencing homelessness. Decrease in the number individuals and families experiencing homelessness, more specifically using performance indicators such as the length of time homeless, returns to homelessness over time, and exits to permanent housing. COC performance profile reports can be found at https://WWW.hudexchange.info/programs/COC/COC-performance-profile-reports/.

Intended beneficiaries

Survivors of domestic violence who are experiencing homelessness.

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.