Federal Grant Award Summary

The Urban Development Department, a local government entity in Lincoln, Nebraska, received a $168,564.00 Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The CoC Program provides funding to establish and operate comprehensive homeless assistance projects across five primary components: permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), with homelessness prevention eligible in certain circumstances.

Through this award, the Urban Development Department will support housing and supportive services initiatives to address homelessness and housing instability in the Lincoln community. The department has demonstrated experience distributing CoC funding to local nonprofit and government partners, including Community Action Partnership of Lancaster & Saunders Counties, Center Pointe Inc., and other service providers, to deliver critical services such as street outreach, emergency shelter operations, rapid re-housing assistance, transitional housing support, and case management. These activities align with the CoC Program's overarching objectives to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, quickly house homeless individuals and families, and optimize self-sufficiency among persons experiencing homelessness.