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USVI Receives $206,369 From $2.5 Billion Nationwide HUD Grant for Local Homeless Programs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday awarded $2.5 billion to renew support to thousands of local homeless assistance programs across the nation — including $206,369 for the U.S. Virgin Islands. HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) grants will provide critically needed support to 6,597 local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.  Due to the pandemic, the funding announced Wednesday renews grants for existing programs. This process was dramatically streamlined because communities have been and will continue to be consumed with Covid-19 response and have limited capacity to participate in the traditional CoC competition, HUD said. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, $68,474 was provided to the Methodist Training and Outreach Center, Inc. (VI-HMIS Homeless Management Information System); $61,154 was provided to the Methodist Training and Outreach Center's permanent housing program; $44,832 was provided to the V.I. D...