On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards for FY 2022.

Partner agencies of The Way Home — the local homeless response system for Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, of which the Coalition is the lead agency — will receive $46 million.

For a complete list of the agencies receiving funding and award amounts, click here.

The more than $46 million is a continuation of past annual grants, with a small increase. This vital funding allows the agencies of The Way Home to maintain permanent housing and supportive services for people already residing in housing programs.

While the number constantly fluctuates as new clients move in and others move on, as a point of reference, on a recent night there were more than 7,000 people in our community living in permanent supportive housing (PSH) and rapid re-housing (RRH). The annual CoC dollars are crucial to maintain their housing.

The annual Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards are the largest source of funding for the local homeless response system. For the FY 2021 competition, The Way Home received $45.2 million; in FY 2020 local agencies received $42.6 million.

Under the leadership of the Coalition, the funding has increased from $25 million in 2012.

The Coalition is the “collaborative applicant” for The Way Home. This means that the Coalition organized the local funding competition for the direct services agencies. We are proud to have helped bring this funding to the Houston region!

HUD will distribute funding directly to the awardees.