The continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Women Against Abuse, Inc. $550,997 on January 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to support domestic violence survivors experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The award funds permanent housing rapid re-housing, joint transitional housing and permanent housing rapid re-housing, and supportive services only for coordinated entry. Eligible costs include leasing structures for housing or supportive services, tenant-based or project-based rental assistance (short-term, medium-term, or long-term), supportive services to help participants obtain and maintain housing through coordinated entry, operating costs of leased housing, Homeless Management Information System implementation and operation, project administrative costs, relocation costs, and indirect costs consistent with 2 CFR Part 200.

Women Against Abuse, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization currently manages eight active federal prime grants totaling approximately $4.1 million across multiple programs focused on victim services, legal assistance, and transitional housing.

The performance period runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with work performed in Philadelphia. No funds under this award or state or local government funds used to supplement it may replace state or local funds previously used or designated to assist homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness.

Activities

Continuum of care program, DV bonus grants may be used to pay for the eligible costs used to establish and operate projects under three program components: 1. Permanent housing- rapid rehousing (PH-RRH); 2. Joint transitional housing/PH-RRH; 3. Supportive services only for coordinated entry; eligible costs within these projects include: 1. Leasing of a structure or structures, or portions thereof, to provide housing or supportive services; 2. Rental assistance, which may be short-term, medium-term, or long-term, as well as tenant-based, project-based, or sponsor-based, for transitional or permanent housing; 3. Supportive services to assist program participants obtain and maintain housing through coordinated entry; 4. Operating costs of leased housing; 5. Costs of implementing and operating hmis; 6. Project administrative costs; 7. Relocation costs; and 8. Indirect costs in accordance with 2 CFR parts 200, as applicable. No assistance provided under program (or any state or local government funds used to supplement this assistance) may be used to replace state or local funds previously used, or designated for use, to assist homeless persons or persons at-risk of homelessness.

Expected outcomes

Decrease in the number of survivors of domestic violence experiencing homelessness. Decrease in the number individuals and families experiencing homelessness, more specifically using performance indicators such as the length of time homeless, returns to homelessness over time, and exits to permanent housing. COC performance profile reports can be found at https://WWW.hudexchange.info/programs/COC/COC-performance-profile-reports/.

Intended beneficiaries

Survivors of domestic violence who are experiencing homelessness.

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.