Salt Lake City—Yesterday, the Utah Homelessness Council voted to award 45 Utah nonprofit organizations with $24 million to provide homeless services around the state.
The funding is managed by the Utah Office of Homeless Services and comes from the Federal Emergency Solutions Grant, Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Homeless to Housing, Pamela Atkinson Homeless Trust Fund, and Homeless Services Dedicated Funding.
There were 123 applications totaling $45 million in funding requests.
“We appreciate the time and effort of applicants, staff, and the Utah Homeless Network steering committee,” says Wayne Niederhauser, State of Utah Homeless Coordinator. “There were 45 agencies and 99 projects funded, including 26 projects that haven’t previously been funded. Each Local Homeless Council saw an increase in funding, which will make a positive impact statewide.”
Homeless service providers across the state will use this funding to provide: emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, homeless prevention, street outreach, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
The grant recipients and projects are as follows:
The contract start date for this funding is July 1, 2023 and will be monitored quarterly by Utah Office of Homeless Services staff.
About Utah Office of Homeless Services: The Utah Office of Homeless Services strives to work together with communities to make homelessness in Utah rare, brief and non-recurring by providing statewide support of project services, interventions and system performance measures and reporting.
About Utah Homelessness Council: The Utah Homelessness Council ensures that services provided to individuals experiencing homelessness are utilized in a cost-effective manner and works to facilitate a better understanding of homelessness. The council is also responsible for providing final approval for the homeless services budget, strategic plan and award of funding for the provision of homeless services.
About Utah Homeless Network: The Utah Homeless Network contributes to making homelessness in Utah rare, brief and non-recurring by aligning activities and creating a seamless continuum of services across Utah’s three Continuum of Care (CoC) programs.