Project Grant OH0816L5E072400

The Ohio Department of Development received a $1,414,660 Project Grant award 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), effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The CoC Program funds community-wide efforts to address homelessness through five primary 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 initiatives.

Under this award, the Ohio Department of Development administers funding for eligible CoC activities including planning costs, fiscal administration through a United Funding Agency (UFA), property acquisition and rehabilitation for housing or supportive services provision, new construction, equipment purchases, and other direct services to homeless individuals and families. The award supports Ohio's coordinated approach to quickly rehousing homeless populations while minimizing trauma and dislocation, promoting access to mainstream programs, and optimizing self-sufficiency among persons and families experiencing homelessness. The funding is distributed through sub-awards to nonprofit providers, local governments, and other eligible entities across the state to deliver these critical homelessness intervention and prevention services.