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County staff warn HUD permanent-supportive-housing grant will be reduced; commissioners weigh supplemental funding

5363057 · July 11, 2025
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Douglas County staff told commissioners that a HUD Continuum of Care renewal will arrive smaller than expected and that the county may need to use local funds to sustain 12 households in permanent supportive housing.

Douglas County staff told commissioners on July 10 that the county’s permanent supportive housing (PSH) grant through the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) has been approved at a lower amount than anticipated and the award paperwork has not yet been finalized, creating short-term and potential long-term funding gaps for the county’s PSH program.

County housing staff said the 2024–25 renewal was approved but that the grant agreement has not been received. They reported the award will be roughly $187,600 less than the $321,032 the county had counted on for 2025 and that federal proposals for 2026 would shift funding away from permanent supportive housing toward transitional programs. Assistant County Administrator Jill…

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