The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is encouraging communities to end veteran, chronic, family, and youth homelessness and recently, the department made available $2 billion to local homeless programs across the nation. HUD requires prospective grantees to submit applications electronically at www.grants.gov. Any changes to HUD-published funding notices will be made available to the public through a Federal Register publication and published on this government-wide portal.
Applicants are urged to sign up for Grants.gov’s notification service to receive periodic updates or changes to these grant offerings. The application deadline is September 28.
HUD’s Continuum of Care homeless assistance grants support a wide variety of local programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for individuals, including, veterans, youth, families, and persons experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness.
“We know these grants can make a huge difference in ending homelessness,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “HUD continues to forge deep relationships with our local partners to invest in proven programs that are working to reduce the scale of homelessness in their communities.”
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is fully intending to take advantage of the grant for services in Los Angeles County. According to communications director, Tom Waldman, the entity is the lead applicant for the L.A. Continuum of Care.
