Project Grant NC0255L4F032412

This $565,034 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.267) to Vaya Health, a U.S. local government entity based in Asheville, North Carolina, supports a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The grant funding may be used for eligible activities such as permanent housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. The primary objectives are to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, minimize the trauma of homelessness, promote access to mainstream resources, and optimize self-sufficiency. While the specific sub-recipient activities are unknown at the time of award, the grant is expected to contribute to decreasing the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Asheville area through performance indicators such as reduced length of time homeless, fewer returns to homelessness, and increased exits to permanent housing.