Project Grant OH9997U5E032512

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Community Shelter Board $24,572,580 on July 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to establish and operate five program components addressing homelessness in the Columbus, Ohio area: permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), with homelessness prevention eligible in some cases. The award funds eligible costs including COC planning activities, United Funding Agency fiscal control and accounting, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, and new construction. Community Shelter Board collaborates with multiple local nonprofit sub-awardees including Lutheran Social Services, Community Housing Network, YMCA of Central Ohio, Volunteers of America, and the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital to deliver these housing and support services to homeless individuals and families. The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with place of performance in Columbus, OH. The Continuum of Care Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation, promote access to mainstream programs, and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.