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Urbana approves roughly $2.1 million in Housing and Homeless Innovations grants to local providers
Summary
City leaders moved a package of resolutions to award round-two Housing and Homeless Innovations (HHI) funds to local nonprofits and townships, funding street outreach, shelter beds, case management and new affordable units.
Urbana council members on the committee of the whole approved a package of resolutions to award second‑round Housing and Homeless Innovations (HHI) grants that together allocate just over $2.1 million to local organizations providing shelter, outreach and housing services to people experiencing homelessness. The council bundled the awards and placed them on the consent agenda for approval at the next city council meeting.
The HHI round 2 program, described by city staff as a follow-up to a 2022 program, pools federal and local funding to support noncongregate shelter, street outreach, case management and the development of affordable rental housing. Staff said the total pool made available for round 2 was $2,250,000 and the recommended awards call for just over $2.1 million in subrecipient agreements.
City staff listed the recommended subrecipients as CU at Home; the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission; Champaign County…
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