Project Grant SC0184R4E032501

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Eastern Carolina Homelessness Org, Inc. $347,078 on August 1, 2026, under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) to address unsheltered and rural homelessness through a Special Notice of Funding Opportunity.

The award funds eligible activities including permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, transitional housing, supportive services only, coordinated entry services, and homeless management information systems. Under the rural set-aside, funding may also cover up to six months of rent or utility arrears, short-term emergency lodging in motels or shelters, housing repairs up to $10,000 per structure, emergency food and clothing assistance, costs associated with federal inventory property programs for homeless housing, and capacity building activities.

The recipient, Eastern Carolina Homelessness Org, Inc., is a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Performance occurs in Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027.

The Continuum of Care Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness, provide funding for nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing trauma and dislocation, promote access to mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.