Project Grant IL0056L5T112518

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Housing Options For The Mentally-Ill In Evanston, Inc. (doing business as Impact Behavioral Health Partners) $604,987 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) on September 1, 2026.

The award funds eligible activities under the Continuum of Care Program to establish and operate projects across five program components: permanent housing (including permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities and rapid rehousing), transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. Allowable uses include acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, new construction, COC planning activities, and United Funding Agency costs for fiscal control and accounting to ensure proper disbursal to subrecipients.

The recipient, a nonprofit organization providing comprehensive mental health and housing support services focused on low-income individuals with serious mental illness and those experiencing homelessness, serves vulnerable populations in the Chicago area, particularly Hispanic and African American communities. The organization's prior federal work has included rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, homelessness prevention, and rental assistance projects, as well as a supported employment program addressing employment disparities among low-income adults with serious mental illnesses.

Performance is located in Evanston, Illinois. The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027.