Labour market · 18/07/2003

Ending Chronic Homelessness Through Employment and Housing

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), in cooperation with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), announces the availability of $2.5 million to award up to 4 Cooperative Agreements: Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing Cooperative Agreements, ranging from approximately $500,000 to $625,000, per award, designed to increase and improve employment opportunities for persons who are chronically homeless. In partnership with this DOL award, HUD announces the availability of $10 million for permanent housing grants from recaptured McKinney Act monies. These funds will be used to supplement each DOL Cooperative Agreement effort with a HUD grant award, ranging from approximately $2-3 million per award, to support permanent housing for individuals who are "chronically homeless" served through the DOL Cooperative Agreement. This inter-agency effort supports the President's goal of ending chronic homelessness in ten years by creating innovative approaches to providing housing and economic self- sufficiency for this population. A person who is "chronically homeles