SPOKANE, WA – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that 68 Washington projects will receive a total of $37,700,917 in grants for the development of Continuum of Care programs from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Continuum of Care programs are coordinated community-based efforts to address homelessness by examining needs and building programs that address those needs. Grants under this program were competitively awarded to applicants across the nation. “I applaud the Department of Housing for these critical investments towards in addressing homelessness in Washington state,” Senator Cantwell said. “During hard economic times, it is critical we insure that the neediest in our communities have somewhere to turn.” Programs awarded today include the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) that provides housing in a supportive environment with a service component; the Shelter Plus Care (S+C) program that provides grants for rental assistance for homeless persons with disabilities; and the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) program that provides rental assistance on behalf of homeless individuals in connection with moderate rehabilitation of SRO buildings.
Projects receiving award funding are listed below; some projects received multiple awards. Recipient | Grant Type | Amount | Archdiocesan Housing Authority | SHP | $303,161 | Auburn Youth Resources | SHP | $123,286 | Bellingham Housing Authority | S+C | $1,085,532 | Benton and Franklin Counties Department of Human Services | S+C | 95,976 | Benton Franklin Community Action Committee | SHP | $508,853 | Blue Mountain Action Council | SHP | $142,724 | Building Changes | SHP | $387,191 | Catholic Community Services | SHP | $311,576 | Child Care Resources | SHP | $529,095 | Church Council of Greater Seattle | SHP | 57,278 | City of Bremerton | S+C | $200,592 | City of Seattle Human Services Department | SHP | $8,645,642 | City of Spokane | S+C | $728,556 | City of Spokane | SHP | $188,705 | Columbia River Mental Health Services | SHP | $122,414 | Community Action Center | SHP | $19,152 | Community Psychiatric Clinic | SHP | $426,327 | Community Services Northwest | SHP | $91,700 | Community Youth Services | SHP | $151,516 | Compass Health | SHP | $133,252 | Compass Housing Alliance | SHP | $26,248 | Council for the Homeless | SHP | $72,697 | Development Association of the Goodwill Baptist Church | SHP | $85,238 | El Centro de la Raza | SHP | $17,603 | Friends of Youth | SHP | $123,062 | Hopesource | SHP | $46,346 | Housing Authority City of Kelso | S+C | $90,720 | Housing Authority of Island County | S+C | $41,040 | Housing Authority of Snohomish County | S+C | $2,928,744 | Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton | SHP | $137,664 | Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma | S+C | $62,880 | Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver | S+C | $137,664 | Housing Authority of Thurston County | SHP | $133,921 | Housing Hope | SHP | $110,143 | Joint City of Republic-Ferry County Housing Authority | SHP | $36,316 | Kent Youth and Family Services | SHP | $39,134 | King County Department of Community and Human Services | SHP | $624,566 | King, County of | S+C | $6,853,392 | King, County of | SHP | $1,055,353 | Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority | SHP | $24,938 | Lewis County | SHP | $108,814 | Low Income Housing Institute | SHP | $522,011 | Mason County Shelter | SHP | $98,299 | Multi-Service Center | SHP | $26,724 | Next Step Housing | SHP | $46,835 | Northwest Youth Services | SHP | $261,785 | Olympic Community Action Programs | SHP | $135,599 | Opportunity Council | SHP | $224,998 | Pierce County | S+C | $190,188 | Pierce County | SHP | $2,480,265 | Seattle Housing Authority | SHP | $9,896 | Second Step Housing | SHP | $256,466 | Serenity House of Clallam County | SHP | $360,201 | Share | SHP | $178,925 | Skagit County Community Action Agency | SHP | $50,054 | Snohomish, County of | SHP | $1,389,434 | Solid Ground Washington | SHP | $158,620 | Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners | SHP | $268,287 | Sun Community Service | SHP | $36,013 | The Family Support Center of South Sound | SHP | $54,810 | The Salvation Army | SHP | $331,826 | Triumph Treatment Services | SHP | $158,792 | United Indians of All Tribes Foundation | SHP | $343,565 | Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program | SHP | $23,579 | WA State Department of Commerce | SHP | $143,082 | Walla Walla County | SHP | $66,101 | Washington Gorge Action Programs | SHP | $109,986 | Womens Resource Center of North Central Washington | SHP | $38,758 | Yakima County | SHP | $138,762 | YouthCare | SHP | $257,458 | YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County | SHP | $637,765 |
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