Email from Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness Hello colleagues, We are writing to let you know that the status remains uncertain for the FY25 Continuum of Care grant opportunity. In response to a preliminary court ruling, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that if the ruling becomes final, it will return to year two of what was supposed to be a two-year grant cycle all along. That means if the ruling holds, we anticipate the current local projects will be funded for a second year and that the next grant cycle will be competitive. Current Anchorage Continuum of Care grantees with projected FY25 amounts: Grantee Name Project Type Housing Units FY25 Amounts Anchorage Housing Initiatives Coming Home I Permanent Supportive Housing, single adults 15 $161,868 RurAL CAP 325 E. 3rd Ave. Permanent Supportive Housing, single adults 20 $115,428 NeighborWorks Alaska Resources & Initiatives to Support & Empower (RISE) Permanent Supportive Housing, single adults & families 45 $959,403 NeighborWorks Alaska Sponsor-based Rental Assistance (SRA) Permanent Supportive Housing, single adults & families 41 $615,558 NeighborWorks Alaska Empowering New Hope Rapid Rehousing, DV survivors 14 $372,296 NeighborWorks Alaska Roots 2 Rise Permanent Supportive Housing, transition-age youth 25 $848,303 NeighborWorks Alaska Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Permanent Supportive Housing, transition-age youth 8 $201,631 Covenant House Alaska Permanency Navigators for Youth Supportive Services Only, transition-age youth 0 $313,650 Covenant House Alaska Rapid Rehousing for Youth Rapid Rehousing, transition-age youth 13 $281,138 Covenant House Alaska Rights of Passage Transitional and Rapid Rehousing, transition-age youth 7 $129,765 Institute for Community Alliances Anchorage Homeless Management Information System HMIS 0 $183,594 Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness Coordinated Entry Supportive Services Only 0 $81,480 Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness Continuum of Care Compliance and Support Planning 0 $209,942 In its response to the Dec. 23 federal injunction, HUD has specified that if it becomes final, FY24 local grantees that want to renew their projects will not be required to reapply for FY25 funds unless the local Continuum of Care chooses to reallocate dollars. All Anchorage projects funded for FY24 want to be renewed, and none of the money is being reallocated. In Anchorage, these grants help to pay for permanent housing, permanency navigators, data management, and management of the Coordinated Entry program housing needs assessment program. As shown above, current Anchorage Continuum of Care grantees are: Anchorage Housing Initiatives, RurAL CAP, NeighborWorks Alaska, Covenant House Alaska, Institute for Community Alliances and the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. This Continuum of Care grant opportunity has taken a few twists and turns. HUD originally sought to make more of the funds competitive and to redirect grants away from permanent housing and into transitional housing and supports. Advocates feared that as many as 170,000 people around the country would be displaced and could end up homeless and took their concerns to court. The preliminary court ruling blocked HUD from canceling the FY24/FY25 two-year grant opportunity and from two iterations of a new FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunity that could result in housing instability. The legal case is on-going. The CoC program is the nation's largest source of federal funding for homelessness assistance. These dollars support some 87% of permanent housing for those emerging from homelessness. The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness is the HUD-designated lead agency for the Continuum of Care. One of our roles is to guide and support the CoC grant process. We anticipate a return to a competitive grant process in FY26 that will provide opportunity for new grantees. We will keep our community informed. Thank you for all you do, The team at the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness [email protected] 907-312-9530 Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness | 3427 E. Tudor Road Suite A | Anchorage, AK 99507 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice