Continuum of care program

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $140,872 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) Project Grant to the Institute For Community Alliances, a non-profit organization, with a period of performance from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. The grant funding will enable the Institute For Community Alliances to provide a range of housing assistance and supportive services aimed at quickly rehousing homeless individuals and families in the Des Moines, IA area while minimizing trauma caused by homelessness, promoting access to mainstream resources, and fostering self-sufficiency. The services delivered under this award may include rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, case management, housing counseling, rental assistance, job training, mental health/substance abuse treatment, and other supportive services tailored to ending homelessness in the local community. The Institute For Community Alliances has an extensive history as a prime and sub-recipient grantee under HUD's Continuum of Care Program, having received over 90 such grants totaling more than $5 million from 2010-2023 to support these efforts.