Licking County Coalition For Housing

Licking County Coalition For Housing, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Newark, Ohio, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants for homeless services and veteran housing support, with no federal contract footprint. The organization delivers permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, case management, outreach, benefits assistance, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) operations serving homeless individuals, families, veterans, persons with mental health and substance use disorders, and individuals transitioning from incarceration.

LCCH's customer base is narrowly concentrated in two federal agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds 56 of the organization's 71 total awards (78% by count), while the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration funds 13 awards (18%). A single award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance rounds out the customer set. The organization holds multiple concurrent Continuum of Care (CFDA 14.267) project grants from HUD, with recent calendar-year 2026 awards totaling over $2 million. Representative HUD Continuum of Care awards include a $767,440 grant (August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027) for permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and HMIS operations; a $551,008 grant (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027) supporting the same program components; and a $940,437 grant (January 1 through December 31, 2026) for permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing for persons with disabilities.

LCCH's veteran services footprint includes Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033) awards from the VA's Veterans Health Administration. A $651,987 grant beginning October 1, 2025, funds outreach, case management, VA benefits assistance, temporary financial assistance for emergency housing, rental assistance, utility payments, security deposits, moving costs, and general housing stability assistance to very low-income veteran families statewide across Ohio. A prior $709,646 SSVF award (October 1, 2022) delivered equivalent services. LCCH also received a $651,987 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2025) to study the impact of permanent supportive housing paired with peer support for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders who are exiting Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections facilities, examining barriers to housing post-incarceration and developing a replicable reentry program model.

In its subrecipient role, LCCH has received five HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS) sub-awards from the City of Columbus for periods spanning 2023 through 2026, with awards dated March 2025 and March 2026. Activity has remained steady across the past five years (six to nine awards per year 2022–2023, dipping to five in 2024 before rebounding to eight each in 2025 and 2026). Six awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete opportunity in early 2027. The organization's total obligated dollars across all awards stands at $30.6 million, reflecting consistent but modest federal grant revenue tied almost entirely to HUD's Continuum of Care and VA's veteran services programs. LCCH operates no federal contracts and does not sit on government-wide vehicles or IDIQs.