Hoeven Secured Legislation to Renew Homelessness Service Grants for YWCA, Providers Across North Dakota

Hoeven Secured Legislation to Renew Homelessness Service Grants for YWCA, Providers Across North Dakota

Senator Worked to Advance Measure Directing HUD to Renew Expired CoC Grants; North Dakota Received $3.3 Million from Program in 2025

FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today held a roundtable with YWCA Cass Clay CEO Erin Prochnow and members of the YWCA Board of Directors discussing efforts to renew grants for homelessness service providers in North Dakota under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program. North Dakota received $3.3 million in CoC funding last year, which was leveraged by service providers across the state to make more than 1,600 beds available to those facing homelessness. By working to renew this funding, Hoeven's efforts will support the continued operations of facilities like the YWCA and Fraser Ltd. in Fargo, Abused Adult Resource Center in Bismarck, Grand Forks Housing Authority and the Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center in Dickinson.

Specifically, as a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Committee, Hoeven:

• Passed legislation as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding bill directing HUD to renew CoC grants for one year, beginning with grants that expire in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026.
• • Grants expiring in Q1 must be renewed no later than March 31, with those expiring in Q2 and Q3 to be reviewed and renewed starting April 1 and July 1, respectively.
• Is working with HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Regional Director Tim Geitner and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs Assistance Caitlyn McKenney to ensure the grants are renewed in future years to provide certainty to the YWCA and others.
• • Hoeven spoke with Turner and Geitner on this priority earlier this week, following the senator hosting Turner in North Dakota last year.
  • During that visit, Hoeven and Turner toured Lantern Light, a 23-bed supportive housing facility in Fargo operated by the YWCA that utilizes CoC funding to serve low-income women, their children, and domestic violence survivors, with the senator making the case for continuing to support facilities like this.
  • The senator also organized a meeting between Turner and local housing advocates and service providers, including the YWCA, to help coordinate federal and local housing efforts.

"The $3.3 million in CoC funding that North Dakota received last year helped ensure more than 1,600 beds were available across the state, providing safety and a supportive space for families and individuals struggling with homelessness. That's why, when these grants started to lapse, we went to work through my role on the THUD Appropriations Committee to get these funds renewed for another year," said Hoeven. "We will continue working with Secretary Turner to get these grants renewed now and in the years to come so facilities like Lantern Light can be certain this funding will be in place when needed."

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