HUD No. 09-CPD-01-DEN Jane Goin (303) 672-5247 |
For Release Thursday February 19, 2009 |
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AWARDS NEARLY $19.5 MILLION IN HOMELESS GRANTS TO LOCAL HOUSING AND SERVICE PROGRAMS IN COLORADO
DENVER - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced the Obama
Administration is awarding $19,449,598 in grants to 77 local homeless providers throughout Colorado. HUD grants
offer homeless individuals and families a wide range of housing and support services.
"With the foreclosure and unemployment crisis looming, millions of families - both homeowners and renters - are in danger of losing their homes so we must focus substantial resources to help those families find stable housing," said Donovan. "The grants being awarded today, along with the recovery plan's additional $1.5 billion, will offer a critical lifeline to those persons and families who, after a foreclosure or job loss, might otherwise be faced with
homelessness. Today we are announcing an unprecedented commitment to fund programs that have a proven track record of providing real housing solutions for our most vulnerable neighbors."
Included in today's announcement, HUD is awarding $24 million to create new pilot programs in 23 local communities
to rapidly re-house homeless families with children, including Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) for $1,578,753. These local pilot programs will become the basis of a significantly expanded $1.5 billion effort to offer quick housing assistance to homeless families and to prevent homelessness among those facing a sudden economic crisis. Congress directed HUD to select a limited number of programs to receive funding under the Rapid Re-Housing pilot program. Recipients were selected based on their proven experience in rapid re-housing services; strong performance under the Continuum of Care program and representation of geographic diversity. MDHI can use the funds for short term housing assistance, including rental assistance and housing placement services.
HUD's funding is provided in two ways:
- Continuum of Care Grants provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons. In addition, Continuum grants fund important services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. More than $1.5 billion in Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. Continuum grants fund a wide variety of programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing
for homeless persons and families.
- Emergency Shelter Grants provide funds for the operation of local shelters and fund related social service
and homeless prevention programs. Emergency Shelter Grants that are allocated based on a formula to
state and local governments to create, improve and operate emergency shelters for homeless persons.
These funds may also support essential services including job training, health care, drug/alcohol treatment,
childcare and homelessness prevention activities. By helping to support emergency shelter, transitional
housing and needed support services, Emergency Shelter Grants are designed to move homeless persons
away from a life on the street toward permanent housing.
HUD Grants for Colorado HOMELESS:
CO-500 - Colorado Balance of State CoC | ||
Adelante Miracle Project | SHPR* | $73,821 |
Balance of State HMIS Expansion Project | SHPR | $40,320 |
Catholic Outreach Transitional Housing | SHPR | $97,151 |
Eagle Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $117,967 |
Fremont/Custer/Chaffee Supportive Services Program | SHPR | $19,416 |
Fremont/Custer/Chaffee Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $182,725 |
Garfield Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $132,363 |
Harmony Way Permanent Housing Project | SHPR | $109,543 |
Homeward Bound | SHPR | $19,008 |
Larimer Center for Mental Health S+C Project | S+CR* | $85,872 |
Mesa Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $146,856 |
Montrose Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $78,500 |
Morgan/Logan Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $132,768 |
Northern Front Range Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $289,760 |
Pueblo Permanent Supportive Housing Program | SHPR | $85,521 |
Pueblo Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $114,994 |
San Luis Valley Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $84,135 |
Southwest Colorado Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $137,292 |
Stephens Farm | SHPR | $30,893 |
Supportive Housing Program | SHPR | $19,151 |
Supportive Services Only | SHPR | $249,900 |
The Larimer Center for Mental Health Permanent Housing Program in Loveland | SHPR | $54,827 |
Trinidad Transitional Housing Program | SHPR | $48,549 |
Total | $2,351,332 |
|
CO-503 - Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative | ||
Anchor | S+CR | $88,848 |
Civic Center Apartments and Beacon Place Combined SHP Project | SHPR | $276,339 |
Colorado HMIS Metro Denver | SHPR | $341,335 |
Comprehensive Case Management & Supportive Services Project | SHPR | $507,627 |
Comprehensive Homeless Supportive Services Project | SHPR | $479,236 |
Concord Plaza Transitional Housing Project | SHPR | $198,187 |
Consolidated Lowry Transitional Housing Project | SHPR | $690,000 |
Criminal Justice Women | S+CR | $83,340 |
Dave's Place | S+CR | $66,672 |
Durkin | S+CR | $301,812 |
Forest Manor Combined | SHPR | $60,529 |
Homeless No More | SHPR | $319,609 |
Housing First | S+CR | $842,484 |
Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing Project | SHPR | $457,654 |
Housing for Young Mothers | SHPR | $166,245 |
Lincoln St. Supervised Apartment Program | SHPR | $116,538 |
Metro I Consolidated S+C | S+CR | $2,050,944 |
Off Broadway Lofts SHP Project | SHPR | $91,065 |
Permanent Housing at the Drive In Theater | SHPR | $29,903 |
Project Home Again Rapid Re-Housing Project | SHP* | $1,578,753 |
Renaissance 88 Permanent Supportive Housing Project | SHPR | $184,889 |
Renaissance at Lowry Permanent Supportive Housing Project | SHPR | $108,293 |
Reniassance Permanent Supportive Housing Project | SHPR | $619,334 |
Rowan | S+CR | $152,064 |
Ruth Goebel House | SHPR | $107,439 |
Scattered Sites | S+CR | $422,928 |
Seniors | S+CR | $168,960 |
The Brookview Project | SHPR | $80,085 |
Transitional Housing for Families Project | SHPR | $970,595 |
Transitional Housing Voucher Project | SHPR | $413,642 |
Uptown Permanent Supportive Housing Project | SHP | $840,860 |
Urban Peak- STAR | S+CR | $101,376 |
Women's Lowry Project | S+CR | $346,368 |
Xenia | S+CR | $323,772 |
Xenia Supportive Housing Program | SHPR | $109,948 |
Youth Transitions Project | SHPR | $514,783 |
Total | $14,212,456 |
|
CO-504 - Colorado Springs/El Paso County CoC | ||
Colorado House & Resource Center Transitional Housing Project | SHPR | $81,838 |
Colorado Springs I S+C | S+CR | $106,200 |
Colorado Springs II S+C | S+CR | $273,528 |
Dedicated HMIS Project | SHPR | $55,000 |
Fresh Start Transitional Family Housing | SHPR | $107,000 |
Harbor House | SHPR | $66,267 |
HMIS Expansion Project | SHPR | $141,776 |
Homeaid II - Transitional Housing for Six Homeless Families | SHPR | $50,710 |
HomeAid Project - Transitional Housing and Supportive Services for Four Homeless Families | SHPR | $32,510 |
Hope House | SHPR | $19,050 |
Transitional Housing and Supportive Services for 10 Families | SHPR | $88,784 |
Urban Peak Supportive Housing Program- Colorado Springs | SHPR | $104,160 |
Veterans S+C | S+CR | $98,280 |
Total | $1,225,103 |
|
COLORADO Emergency Shelter Grants | ||
ADAMS COUNTY | $89,627 |
|
AURORA | $108,245 |
|
CO STATE PROGRAM | $946,933 |
|
COLORADO SPRINGS | $111,823 |
|
DENVER | $404,079 |
|
ESG Total | $1,660,707 |
|
State CoC and ESG Total | $19,449,598 |
This year, HUD launched a new electronic grant submission process called e-snaps. This new electronic system
allows applicants to store their submissions as they work on them and significantly reduces the time it takes HUD
staff to review these applications. It also saves considerable effort by avoiding burdensome and time-consuming
data entry. In the end, e-snaps will streamline and accelerate the process of awarding HUD grant to local homeless programs across the country.
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NOTE:
- For information on HUD's homeless programs, please contact Jane Goin via email or at (303) 672-5440.
For information on how the grantee will administer the funding or for information on a specific local
project, please contact the local Continuum of Care:
Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative: Sarah Maxwell @ (303) 238-3580 ext. 29
Colorado Springs/El Paso County: Robert J. Holmes @ (719) 955-0731
Colorado Balance of State Advisory Board: Tom Power @ (303) 285-5221
- Reference Key:
*SHPR: Supportive Housing Program renewal grant designed to develop supportive housing and services that will allow homeless persons to live as independently as possible. Through SHP, homeless individuals will achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or their incomes. These grants are designed to move people away from a life on the street toward self-sufficiency.
*S+CR: Shelter Plus Care renewal grant is designed to provide housing and supportive services on a long-term basis for homeless individuals with disabilities, primarily those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and drugs, and AIDS.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to sustaining homeownership; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development and enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov.