Project Grant OH0703L5E072504

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded $164,544 to Family & Community Services Inc., operating as Center Of Hope, on July 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267). The award funds eligible costs to establish and operate projects under five program 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 homelessness prevention. Eligible activities include COC planning, United Funding Agency costs for fiscal control and accounting, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, and new construction. The recipient is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Ravenna, Ohio that provides intensive outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, community-based residential housing for homeless and low-income populations including veterans and domestic violence survivors, and supportive services to vulnerable populations. The performance period runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with place of performance in Ravenna, OH 44266. The Continuum of Care Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, provide funding for nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families, promote access to mainstream programs, and optimize self-sufficiency.