This $478,470 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on March 11, 2025 (CFDA 14.267) supports the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) in providing a range of housing and supportive services to address homelessness in Portland, Oregon.
The funding will enable IRCO to deliver comprehensive services across five program components: permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention. Specific activities may include acquiring or rehabilitating structures for housing, providing rental assistance, offering support services to help program participants obtain and maintain housing, and implementing and operating HMIS. IRCO may also use the grant funds to provide housing relocation, stabilization services, and short- or medium-term rental assistance to individuals and families at risk of homelessness to prevent them from becoming homeless. The ultimate goal is to decrease the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the community by reducing the length of time people are homeless, minimizing returns to homelessness, and increasing exits to permanent housing.