Federal grants to Housing Matters
Housing Matters in Santa Cruz, California received $11.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 19 awards. Its largest program was VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, with $5.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$11.0 million
- Awards19
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.9 million
- Largest award$3.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $823,201 |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $4.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $1.9 million |
Programs that fund Housing Matters
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | 10 | $5.5 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 8 | $2.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 9 | $5.5 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 10 | $5.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $3.0 million |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | January 29, 2024 | $1.1 million |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | September 18, 2024 | $981,548 |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | September 17, 2025 | $981,548 |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | August 21, 2023 | $981,548 |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | October 1, 2022 | $534,176 |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | October 1, 2021 | $523,702 |
| CARES funding for COVID19. The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | February 23, 2021 | $514,720 |
| The ssvf program's purpose is to provide supportive services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives, who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are homeless and scheduled to become reside | VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program | November 6, 2021 | $434,549 |
| Purpose: the continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislo | Continuum of Care Program | March 11, 2025 | $396,334 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Housing Matters get?
$11.0 million in 19 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Housing Matters the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $5.5 million in 9 awards. The Department of Veterans Affairs follow.
What is Housing Matters's largest federal grant?
$3.0 million under Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants, with its first action in the period on August 4, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Housing Matters?
Its largest are VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants and Continuum of Care Program.
Other grant recipients in Santa Cruz
- University of California Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
- Encompass Community Services
- County of Santa Cruz
- City of Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Community Health Centers
- New Teacher Center
- Island Conservation
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