The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Somerset County Health Department $383,320 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) on March 1, 2026. Performance runs through February 28, 2027, with work performed in Westover, Maryland.
The Continuum of Care Program provides funding to establish and operate projects addressing homelessness through 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, and in some cases homelessness prevention. Eligible activities include COC planning activities, United Funding Agency costs for fiscal control and accounting, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, and new construction.
Somerset County Health Department, a local public health jurisdiction, administers this award as a sub-grantee recipient to deliver community-based homelessness solutions within Somerset County.