Brian Walker, Communications Manager, 509.655.1387
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 1:48 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced $4,333,859 in Continuum of Care Competition Awards for Spokane area homeless housing and service programs.
The federal grants will provide funding to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness move into permanent housing with access to supportive services, with the goal of long-term stability.
“These funds are deeply appreciated and go a long way toward assisting regional partners in the fight against homelessness,” said Jenn Cerecedes, Director of the City’s Community Housing and Human Services Department, which applied for the funding last fall on behalf of the regional Continuum of Care.
HUD Regional Administrator Margaret Solle Salazar said HUD is proud to support its Inland Northwest partners that are making an impact to reduce homelessness.
“These resources will open the doors to long-term housing stability for families in our region and will help build an equitable recovery from this time of crisis,” Salazar said.
The CoC program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to ending homelessness. The program is the largest source of federal grant funding for homeless services and housing programs servicing people experiencing homelessness.
The awards include funds for domestic violence support projects. They also feature projects that focus on adding permanent housing to communities, including permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing and projects that provide transitional housing to households.
A breakdown of the award totals for the Spokane area by sub-recipient is as follows:
HUD last August issued the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CoC Competition Awards. Specifically, HUD sought projects that:
For more information on the funds, visit the HUD website or contact Vanessa Krueger, Region X Public Affairs Officer, vanessa.j.krueger@hud.gov, at 206-220-5289.
