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Trust leaders warn proposed federal changes to Homeless Continuum could shrink competitive grants and threaten supportive housing
Summary
Board members and staff discussed proposed federal budget and policy changes that would convert competitive Continuum of Care grants into formula or block grants and limit ESG activities — changes the Trust said could reduce funding for supportive housing and harm disabled residents.
Trust leaders used the meeting to warn the board about a proposed federal shift that staff said would convert the competitive Continuum of Care (CoC) program into a formula or block grant and narrow the scope of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding.
Board members and the executive director said the administration's proposal — distributed in a memo to board members and discussed at recent meetings — would turn CoC funding into a formula grant administered by states and entitlement jurisdictions and would narrow ESG uses to…
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