Continuum of care program

This Project Grant award of $232,312 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, CFDA 14.267, is providing funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to promote community-wide strategies to address homelessness. The CoC Program funds a range of housing assistance and supportive services aimed at quickly rehousing homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma, promoting access to mainstream resources, and fostering self-sufficiency. Through this award, DCED will utilize the funding to deliver rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, case management, housing counseling, rental assistance, job training, mental health/substance abuse treatment, and other supportive services tailored to ending homelessness in the Harrisburg, PA area. The award has a performance period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024.