New and existing housing projects in Clark County will receive over $2 million in additional funding, having won the Continuum of Care (CoC) competition hosted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Projects that provide temporary or permanent housing assistance and/or supportive services to people experiencing homelessness will benefit from the funds, according to a news release from the Washington State Department of Commerce.
“The continued federal funding for these individual projects is integral in our state’s effort to house and provide stability to people experiencing homelessness, especially in our more rural communities,” Commerce Director Mike Fong said in the release. “These projects advance equity in the housing crisis response system and connect the most vulnerable households to low-barrier housing opportunities and voluntary services.”
Housing and Urban Development’s CoC program awarded Washington $110 million. The Balance of Washington State CoC will receive $17.6 million. The remaining $92.4 million will go to the state’s five other CoCs, with Clark County receiving $2,316,242 of the funding.
Housing and Urban Development’s CoC programs are designed to create a regional, community-wide approach to ending homelessness with project-level grants for temporary or permanent housing assistance, supportive services, planning and data collection, the news release stated.
