Federal Grant Award Summary

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation received a $405,949 Project Grant 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). The award, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, supports the organization's efforts to address homelessness in Effingham, Illinois through rapid rehousing of homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation.

Under this award, C.E.F.S. will implement CoC Program activities across one or more of five eligible 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. Eligible funding uses may encompass CoC planning activities, fiscal control and accounting functions, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property, new construction, rental assistance, case management, and operating costs. As an established community action agency with a history of administering HUD CoC grants, C.E.F.S. will leverage this funding to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness while optimizing self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness in its service area.