The federal Project Grant award of $540,938 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) was granted to Vaya Health, a U.S. local government entity based in Asheville, North Carolina. The award will support Vaya Health's delivery of a wide range of behavioral health and housing assistance programs to address homelessness in western North Carolina. Key services include operating mobile crisis teams, coordinating reentry services for individuals leaving correctional facilities, running first episode psychosis programs, providing peer support services, and procuring emergency supplies. As a sub-recipient of grants from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Vaya Health also plans to expand access to treatment for mental illness, substance abuse, and opioid addiction, as well as conduct disaster behavioral health services and implement COVID-19 mitigation strategies in group homes and shelters. The grant award has a performance period from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.