This $147,431 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant (CFDA 14.267), awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Homeless Coalition of Polk County, Inc. on March 11, 2025, supports a range of housing assistance and support services to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families in the Lakeland, Florida area. The grant funding will be used to provide rental assistance, operate emergency shelters and transitional housing, implement rapid rehousing programs, and manage the local Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The Homeless Coalition of Polk County, Inc. serves as the lead agency for the Lakeland/Polk County Continuum of Care, coordinating a community-wide response to homelessness through these comprehensive services. The grant award contributes to the program's goal of decreasing the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness by minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness while promoting access to mainstream resources and self-sufficiency.