Project Grant OH0584L5E022508

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded $4.731 million to Emerald Development & Economic Network Inc. (operating as Eden) on September 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267).

Eden, a Cleveland-based nonprofit, will deliver homelessness intervention services across five CoC program components: permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and homeless management information systems coordination. The organization operates 24-hour emergency shelters for single women, develops and renovates affordable housing units, administers rental assistance to homeless populations, and provides case management and supportive services in the Cleveland area and surrounding Ohio counties.

The award runs through August 31, 2027, with place of performance in Cleveland, Ohio. Eden operates as a United Funding Agency pass-through recipient, managing sub-awards to local partners including Cuyahoga County, West Side Catholic Center, and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., to expand rental assistance capacity, support housing development and renovation, and coordinate rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention activities.

The Continuum of Care Program funds establishment and operation of projects designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation, and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.