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Cowlitz County accepts $11.7 million consolidated homeless grant, board directs oversight and workshop
Summary
The county accepted the Washington Department of Commerce consolidated homeless grant (approximately $11.7 million) and approved related pass-through contracts with local providers. Commissioners and public commenters pressed for oversight, independent audits and a workshop to set local allocation priorities.
Cowlitz County agreed to accept a $11.7 million Washington State Department of Commerce consolidated homeless grant and approved related contracts that will pass a portion of the funds to local providers.
Gina James, director of Health and Human Services, described the grant as a combination of state general funds and locally collected document-recording fees that are returned to counties to administer or pass through to local nonprofits. She said the grant historically funded Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) supports and recently included eviction-prevention and emergency housing lines, which increased the total award to roughly $11.7 million for the 2025–27 biennium.
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