Mississippi United To End Homelessness, Inc.

Mississippi United To End Homelessness, Inc., a Jackson-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver comprehensive housing and supportive services addressing homelessness in Mississippi. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of grants under three primary programs: the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033), and the VA Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program (CFDA 64.056).

The organization's service portfolio spans five eligible CoC program components: permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing for persons with disabilities, transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and homelessness prevention activities. For veteran-focused grants, Mississippi United To End Homelessness delivers outreach, case management, assistance obtaining VA and other public benefits, temporary financial assistance for rental support, child care, emergency housing, transportation, security and utility deposits, moving costs, and housing stability assistance. Legal services grants fund direct legal representation, advice, education, and advocacy across housing law, family law, income support, criminal defense, healthcare access, military discharge upgrades, consumer law, and employment law, with a requirement to dedicate at least ten percent of legal services funding to women veterans. Eligible cost categories across all programs include property acquisition and rehabilitation, new construction, rental assistance, case management, CoC planning activities, and operating expenses.

HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the award count at 71 recent prime grants covering fiscal years 2021 through 2026, including seven awards dated between December 2025 and May 2026 ranging from $128,652 to $698,889 each. The VA Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health has issued 15 prime grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, including awards dated August 19, 2022 ($164,360); October 1, 2022 (two awards); August 21, 2023; September 18, 2024 (two awards extending through September 2026); and September 30, 2025 ($1.002 million, extending through September 2026). The VA Veterans Health Administration has issued three additional awards, and the VA Headquarters has issued two awards totaling $55 thousand in combined potential value. Mississippi United To End Homelessness also holds two grant sub-awards: one from Mississippi Home Corporation (May 24, 2022) addressing HIV/AIDS housing needs and one related to street outreach and rapid rehousing (December 8, 2021).

Annual awards have remained consistent at eight to nine grants per year over 2022–2025, with three awards recorded in 2026 to date. Ten awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunity. The organization's 89-percent prime position across its 100 tracked awards reflects direct HUD and VA grant recipient status, with collaborative partnerships including the City of Jackson. The source lists combined potential value at $55 thousand against combined dollars obligated of $32.1 million, indicating that the majority of the organization's federal grant work carries obligated funding rather than unobligated potential value.