COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 10,000 Ohioans could return to homelessness due to a federal funding policy change for local homeless assistance programs, advocates warn.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a new Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Continuum of Care program on Nov. 13 that would limit funding for programs for certain permanent housing programs to 30% of a community’s total Continuum of Care grant, instead of the current 87%.
HUD’s Continuum of Care Program is the largest federal grant funding source for homelessness services and housing…