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Wake County proposes $22 million two-year 'surge' to reduce unsheltered homelessness
Summary
The Continuum of Care director told the Raleigh City Council work session that HUD has approved renewals for three projects (~$3.3M), that FY26 eligibility may reach $7.5'$7.8M, and that a phased two-year surge aiming to house 1,400 households is budgeted at $22 million with a $10 million private-funding gap.
Eileen Rosas, Continuum of Care Director for Wake County, told the Raleigh City Council work session that HUD has released renewal funding for three projects that expired in the first quarter of 2026 and that a new notice of funding opportunity is expected in June or July.
Rosas said the first circuit court of appeals recently upheld a preliminary injunction requiring HUD to process FY25 renewals and that the COC's current yearly receipts across all projects total about $6.1 million, with FY26 eligibility potentially reaching $7.5'$7.8 million depending on HUD's final calculations.
Those federal updates framed Rosas' broader presentation of system performance measures and a proposed strategic initiative. Rosas summarized seven HUD system performance measures (length of time homeless, returns to homelessness, number experiencing homelessness, employment/income growth, first-time homelessness, placement retention and related submeasures), and said the COC is re-basing metrics after a leadership and…
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