Project Grant LA0150L6H092518

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Start Corporation $246,437 on June 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), a project grant designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness and provide funding for nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation.

Start Corporation, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Houma, Louisiana, operates six Federally Qualified Health Centers across southeastern Louisiana and delivers integrated housing and supportive services addressing homelessness. The CoC Program funds five eligible components: permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing for persons with disabilities, transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems operations, and homelessness prevention. Under this award, Start Corporation establishes and operates projects using the funding to cover eligible costs across these components, which may include acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, new construction, leasing, operating costs, and supportive services.

The award obligates $246,437 with a period of performance from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, with place of performance in Houma, Louisiana. Start Corporation receives substantial CoC Program funding across multiple awards; recent representative awards include $1.692 million, $1.299 million, and $1.134 million project grants under the same program, anchoring the organization's homelessness intervention work across southeastern Louisiana. The organization also receives pass-through funding from Louisiana Housing Corporation under CFDA 14.267 for permanent supportive housing supporting tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services to homeless individuals and families with disabling conditions.