This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $720,261 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). The grant funds are intended to support Milwaukee County's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Housing Division, which operates as the Economic Development-Housing CDBG division, in their efforts to address homelessness in the Milwaukee area.
The grant will enable the division to carry out a range of eligible activities under the CoC Program, including providing permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems (HMIS). These services are designed to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families, minimize the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness, promote access to mainstream programs, and optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. The grant award was made on March 11, 2025, and the division may use the funds for a one-year period from January 1 to December 31, 2025.