Emerald Development & Economic Network Inc.

Emerald Development & Economic Network Inc., operating as Eden, is a Cleveland-based nonprofit organization that serves as the prime recipient of federal homelessness intervention and prevention grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). Eden operates exclusively within the CoC grant ecosystem as a prime recipient, with 93% of its 161 total awards in the source data as prime grants and 7% as sub-awards routed through local partners.

Eden's federal footprint is concentrated entirely with HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, which has issued 151 of 151 tracked awards (94% coverage). The organization functions as a United Funding Agency and pass-through recipient, managing multiple concurrent CoC project grants that collectively obligate $277 million across the source data. Recent representative grants include a $17.2 million CoC award effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027; a $13.566 million award covering May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025; and a $4.47 million award for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. Across these awards, Eden delivers comprehensive homelessness intervention across all five CoC program components: permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing programs, transitional housing, supportive services only, and homeless management information systems coordination.

Eden's service delivery operates in the Cleveland area and surrounding Ohio counties through direct operations and sub-awards to local partners. The organization manages 24-hour emergency shelters for single women, develops and renovates affordable housing units, administers rental assistance to homeless populations, provides case management and supportive services, and coordinates HMIS activities. Eden leverages sub-award partnerships with Cuyahoga County, West Side Catholic Center, and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., to expand rental assistance capacity, support housing development and renovation, supplement specialized staffing for real estate projects, and provide rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention coordination. Recent sub-awards from these partners include West Side Catholic Center funding for rental assistance and housing locator services, and Cuyahoga County funding for predevelopment assessment of permanent supportive housing and construction support for non-congregate shelter facilities.

Activity has remained stable, ranging from 9 to 15 awards per year over the past five years, with 4 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date as of mid-July. Eleven awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing renewal and recompete exposure. Eden does not sit on federal contract vehicles, GWACs, or BPAs; its federal relationship is grant-exclusive and focused on homelessness services delivery within the Cleveland region under HUD's CoC Program authority.