The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded $155,258 to YWCA Cass Clay (doing business as A Child's World) on March 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267).
The award funds eligible costs to establish and operate projects under the program's five components: permanent housing including permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities and rapid rehousing; transitional housing; supportive services only; Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS); and in some cases homelessness prevention. Funding may also support 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.
YWCA Cass Clay is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Fargo, North Dakota, serving the region with homelessness and domestic violence programs. The organization operates as a prime recipient on HUD Continuum of Care program grants and delivers permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and transitional housing services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Fargo.
The performance period runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with place of performance in Fargo, ND 58104. This award is classified as a Project Grant, an assistance type within the Continuum of Care Program designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness while providing funding to nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families.