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Restricts HUD from penalizing CoC grantees for requiring supportive services, occupancy preconditions, or being faith-based, and requires 50% of CoC funds to go to providers offering wraparound services.
The bill shifts CoC funding toward providers offering on-site wraparound supportive services—potentially improving outcomes for many people experiencing homelessness—while reducing flexibility for other housing models, raising questions about religious involvement in services, and increasing administrative requirements.
Low-income individuals experiencing homelessness will have greater access to housing programs that provide integrated wraparound services (counseling, job training, addiction treatment) because at least 50% of subtitle C funds must go to providers offering these services.
People with substance use disorders and other disabilities can access housing without being excluded by sobriety or drug-free occupancy preconditions because programs are required to prioritize providers that deliver supportive services rather than condition residency on abstinence.
Faith-based organizations cannot be excluded from Continuum of Care (CoC) grants, expanding the pool of shelter and support providers and potentially increasing available local options for people in need.
Low-income individuals and communities that favor low‑barrier permanent housing could see reduced funding for those models because the law mandates that at least 50% of subtitle C funds be used by providers offering wraparound services.
Local governments and providers lose flexibility to set occupancy conditions (like sobriety or drug-free rules), which may limit some programs’ ability to address specific community safety concerns or match participant needs.
Allowing faith-based organizations to receive CoC grants without additional restrictions raises concerns for some low-income participants about mixing publicly funded services with religious activities or proselytizing.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Official title: To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Introduced September 30, 2025 by Garland H. Barr · Last progress September 30, 2025
Prohibits HUD from denying or reducing Continuum of Care (CoC) grant awards because grantees require supportive wraparound services, impose occupancy preconditions (like sobriety or absence of drug use), or are faith-based organizations. Requires at least 50% of subtitle C (CoC) funds each year be used by entities that provide or offer access to wraparound supportive services and directs HUD to report annually to congressional housing committees certifying compliance and explaining how NOFOs reflect these requirements.