The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $514,582 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant to the Georgia Housing & Finance Authority (GHFA) on March 11, 2025. The CoC Program (CFDA 14.267) provides funding to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and promoting self-sufficiency.
Under this award, the GHFA will use the funds to establish and operate projects across five program components: permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. Specific eligible activities include rental assistance, supportive services, operating costs, HMIS implementation, and administrative costs. The award aims to decrease homelessness in the Atlanta metropolitan area by reducing the length of time individuals and families experience homelessness, preventing returns to homelessness, and facilitating exits to permanent housing. The subrecipient activities are not known at the time of the award.