Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Mercy Housing Lakefront a Project Grant of $229,064 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. This award supports Mercy Housing Lakefront's delivery of housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families in the Chicago area. Eligible activities funded through this grant include permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services (such as case management, housing counseling, job training, and mental health and substance abuse treatment), and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations.

As a Chicago-based nonprofit and established prime recipient under the Continuum of Care Program, Mercy Housing Lakefront leverages this funding as part of its broader portfolio of HUD homelessness services grants, which has exceeded $10 million cumulatively since 2019. The grant advances the program's core objectives to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, rapidly rehouse individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation, and optimize self-sufficiency among populations experiencing homelessness.