This federal Project Grant award of $210,879 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The award is intended to support community-wide efforts to quickly house and provide supportive services to homeless individuals and families in Piketon, Ohio, in order to minimize the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness.
The grant funds may be used for a variety of eligible activities, including permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. The specific sub-recipient activities are not detailed in the award information provided. However, the CoC Program is designed to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs to help optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The expected outcomes include decreases in the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, as well as improvements in performance indicators such as length of time homeless, returns to homelessness, and exits to permanent housing.