Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded a $215,298 Project Grant under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to Integrated Services For Behavioral Health Inc., effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The award supports eligible activities within the COC Program's five core components: permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), with homelessness prevention also eligible in specified cases. The funding may also cover COC planning activities, unified funding agency fiscal control and accounting functions, property acquisition and rehabilitation, new construction, leasing, rental assistance, operating costs, and direct supportive services.

As a nonprofit organization based in Nelsonville, Ohio, Integrated Services For Behavioral Health Inc. leverages COC funding to deliver housing and behavioral health services to homeless and at-risk populations across 14 counties in southeast and central Ohio, with particular emphasis on rural Appalachian areas designated as mental health professional shortage areas. The organization's service delivery addresses co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders through trauma-informed care, medication-assisted addiction treatment, and naloxone distribution, while facilitating rapid housing placement and supportive services designed to promote self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.