The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded $161,263 to Calcasieu Parish Of on June 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). The award period runs through May 31, 2027, with performance taking place in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The Continuum of Care Program funds establishment and operation of housing and supportive services projects addressing homelessness. Eligible activities include permanent housing (including permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities and rapid rehousing), transitional housing, supportive services only, homeless management information systems, and in some cases homelessness prevention. Funding may also cover COC planning activities, unified funding agency costs for fiscal control and accounting, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, and new construction.
Calcasieu Parish Of, a county-level local government entity in Lake Charles, acts as a prime recipient under HUD's Community Planning and Development office. The parish holds broader COC portfolio funding of $453,673 awarded January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, to support permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homelessness prevention services across the Lake Charles area.