March 13, 2012
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $200 million in new project funding to support over 15,000 beds and supportive services in communities across the country. The majority of funding will provide housing and services for homeless persons who are disabled, including 8,700 persons in families, and 5,600 persons who are [...]
August 23, 2010
Total funding available in Florida: $3.25 million Maximum funding: $750,000 per project Download the 2010 HHAG application here. Permitted uses: acquisition, new construction for housing units or the rehabilitation of existing, unoccupied housing units for homeless persons Ineligible uses: purchase of land, furnishing or personal property, off-site utility systems, project design, impact fees; common kitchen [...]
July 7, 2010
HUD’s Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that $190 million has been awarded to fund 550 new projects across the country that will provide housing and supportive services to thousands of homeless individuals and families. Homeless Services Network and the Continuum of Care received over $1.6 million in new project funding as follows: You may download [...]
April 14, 2010
The City of Orlando has released the applications for funding under three different programs: Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) The deadline for all of these applications is April 30, 2010. Click the links above to access the applications, or for more information, please visit [...]
December 23, 2009
HUD announced today that it has awarded to Homeless Services Network more than $3.6 million dollars in funding for Supportive Housing Program and Shelter Plus Care Program projects. This funding will allow HSN’s currently operating programs to continue their good work throughout the City of Orlando and Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. HSN’s application for [...]
July 29, 2009
About a month ago, we told you about DCF’s Emergency Financial Assistance for Housing Program (EFAHP). Well, by the time you finish reading this, that program will be out of money. The unfortunate news came from Tom Pierce, Director of the Office on Homelessness, earlier today: “As expected, we have received an enormous number of [...]
April 22, 2009
Many people have been asking what’s happening with HUD’s funding for 2009 and when HSN will start accepting applications for new projects. Today, HUD held a webcast to review last year’s competition and also talk a little bit about this year’s competition. Because HUD’s budget approval by Congress came late this year, we’re behind where [...]
