VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — This week, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), announced $2,498,996 million in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide housing and service programs throughout Coastal Virginia. The funding is part of the $2.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards for roughly 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the United States
“This HUD funding will provide Coastal Virginia’s communities with the resources they need to move individuals and families experiencing homelessness into permanent housing and improve access to supportive services that promote long-term stability,” Rep. Luria said. “Safe and stable homes are essential to ending homelessness, and this funding, combined with resources from the American Rescue Plan, will support our local community organizations and combat homelessness in Coastal Virginia and across the country.”
The CoC program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. The program is the largest source of federal grant funding for homeless services and housing programs servicing people experiencing homelessness.
A breakdown of the funding awarded to Virginia’s Second Congressional District can be found below:
Norfolk
Shelter Plus Care FY21 $595,774
Virginia Beach:
Samaritan House – Rapid Re-Housing 1, 2, 3 and 5 (5 is for domestic violence) $691,383
Community Alternatives Management Group, Inc. – CAMG 34 FY2021 $416,746
LGBT Life Center – CHAP Virginia Beach Expansion Renewal FY21 $209,285
StandUp For Kids – SUFK Youth RRH $126,178
The Planning Council – FY2021 VB HMIS Project $62,721
Judeo-Christian Outreach Center – JCOC Affordable Housing $61,888
City of Virginia Beach – CoC Planning Grant $53,169
Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation – Renewed Hope $134,162
Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation – New Haven $13,173
Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation – Veterans First $77,473
Newport News, Hampton/Virginia Peninsula:
City of Hampton Department of Human Services – FY2021 GVPHC Planning Project $57,044
Virginia will receive more than $34 million in funding from the CoC program. A breakdown of funding awarded to organizations in Virginia can be found here.
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