Federal Grant Award Summary

The State of Connecticut Department of Housing received a $437,684 Project Grant award dated March 1, 2026, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), with a completion date of February 28, 2027. The award funds eligible activities designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness and support rapid rehousing of homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation.

Under this award, the Department of Housing administers CoC program funds to establish and operate projects across five core components: permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). Eligible costs may include CoC planning activities, unified funding agency fiscal control and accounting functions, acquisition and rehabilitation of structures for housing or supportive services, new construction, leasing, rental assistance, operating costs, and direct supportive services. The department passes these funds through to nonprofit service providers and local governments throughout Connecticut to implement housing assistance and homelessness prevention initiatives statewide.