Durham Projects Battling Homelessness Win HUD Funding

From a City of Durham News Release:

More than $2.1 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has been awarded to Durham organizations serving homeless people.

The award is part of about $40 million given to communities throughout North Carolina for projects that provide housing or support services for those experiencing homelessness, along with costs related to planning and data collection.

Several local organizations are targeted to get funds to reduce unsheltered homelessness and improve services engagement, health outcomes, and housing stability among highly vulnerable individuals and families.

• Alliance Health, DASH 23 Program: $211,132
• City of Durham, 2023 Planning Grant: $106,610
• Families Moving Forward, renewal 2023: $222,931
• Housing for New Hope, Inc., Andover Apartments: $77,561
• Housing for New Hope, Inc., Rapid Rehousing I: $261,944
• Housing for New Hope, Inc., Streets to Home I: $375,568
• Housing for New Hope, Inc., Streets to Home II: $185,661
• Housing for New Hope, Inc., Williams Square Apartments: $79,142
• North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness, 2023 HMIS Renewal Durham: $55,752
• The LGBTQ Center of Durham, Inc., Rapid Rehousing renewal 2023: $302,867
• Urban Ministries of Durham, COC Fresh Start 2023: $244,991

According to the City of Durham Community Development Department, which serves as the lead agency for Durham’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, the grants will help fund permanent supportive housing for homeless persons and families, short-term rental subsidies, and Durham’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), which is a common database of the confidential records of Durham’s homeless people.

Said Community Development Director Reginald J. Johnson: “Continuum of Care funds are used to help house people, and that is vitally important,” Johnson said. “We appreciate all that is being done to shelter people who are homeless and all the community partnerships that are effectively ending homelessness for hundreds of people in Durham every year.”

As the Durham CoC’s lead agency, the City’s Community Development Department staffs the collaborative efforts to address homelessness in Durham County and facilitates the development of the community’s annual CoC grant application to HUD.

For a complete listing of the grants, visit HUD’s website. For more information about Durham’s Continuum of Care Program or to complete a Durham Continuum of Care membership application, visit the website or contact Senior Analyst Lloyd Schmeidler with the City’s Community Development Department at 919-560-4570, ext. 22267 or by email.

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