Federal Project Grant Summary

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporation a Project Grant of $271,956 under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators program (CFDA 14.870) effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. This award funds a dedicated service coordinator position responsible for assessing the needs of HUD-assisted residents in Columbia, Tennessee and connecting them to essential supportive services.

The service coordinator will facilitate resident progress toward economic and housing self-sufficiency by removing educational, professional, and health barriers through case management, needs assessment, and linkage to training and supportive services. The grant provides funding flexibility to allow direct service provision where necessary to support coordinator activities and enable participants to advance along the self-sufficiency continuum. The program particularly serves elderly and disabled residents to enable aging-in-place and reduce reliance on costlier forms of care. This three-year award is part of a high-activity federal program that has averaged approximately 130 awards annually since 2003, with recent awards typically ranging from $200,000 to $550,000.