HUD Announces First-Ever Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered Homelessness

“We have a responsibility to ensure that people sleeping in their vehicles, in tents, or on the streets, including in rural areas, have access to decent, stable housing and services, like health care and treatment, to live with dignity and safety.” - Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The $365 million package includes grant funds along with housing vouchers that will enhance communities’ capacity to address unsheltered homelessness by connecting vulnerable individuals and families to housing, health care, and supportive services.

• $322 million will be awarded to Continuum of Care (CoC) Programs through a Special Notice of Funding Opportunity to fund homeless outreach, permanent housing, supportive services, and other costs associated with a community’s approach to solving unsheltered homelessness. Grant terms last three years and are eligible for renewal under the CoC program competition.

• $43 million will fund approximately 4,000 new incremental vouchers. These will be allocated via a separate notice to public housing authorities with a priority to those that participate in a comprehensive community approach to solving homelessness. These vouchers can serve households experiencing or at-risk of homelessness; those fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meets one of the proceeding criteria.