This federal Project Grant award of $785,651 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) and is intended to support Housing Resources, Inc. of Kalamazoo County in delivering a range of housing and homelessness prevention services in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The funding will enable Housing Resources, Inc. to provide a comprehensive continuum of care, including permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems (HMIS). Key services to be delivered include housing location assistance, rental assistance, case management, and other activities aimed at quickly transitioning program participants into permanent housing and minimizing their time spent without stable homes. While the specific sub-recipient activities are unknown at this time, the project grant is expected to contribute to decreasing the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Kalamazoo community through performance indicators such as reduced length of homelessness, fewer returns to homelessness, and increased exits to permanent housing.