In December 2025, the Ohio Department of Development announced $18.7 million in grants to support homelessness prevention rapid re-housing and emergency shelter services in communities across the state. With these funds, the Homeless Crisis Response Program will assist 40 emergency shelter agencies operating 41 shelters, as well as 12 housing stability programs. This investment is projected to benefit more than 25,000 people. Short summaries of each grant can be found below. These summaries were compiled by the Department of Development.
Those with detailed questions about each award should contact the entity receiving the grant. Those with general questions about the Homeless Crisis Response Program should contact Mason Waldvogel, deputy chief of media relations for the Department of Development, at mason. waldvogel@development. ohio.gov.
The following Lucas County programs will receive grants.
Emergency Shelter Operations Awards Beach House will receive $147,900 in grants to operate a 96-bed emergency shelter serving homeless single women, and households with children in Lucas County. Funding will support grant administration, data collection and evaluation, and shelter operations, and the grantee will provide housing search and placement, housing- focused case management and referral to mainstream resources. The program expects to serve 450 people during the twoyear period, with 65 percent of guests expected to find permanent housing after an average stay of 85 days.
Catholic Charities-Diocese of Toledo, Inc., will receive an $86,700 grant to operate a 34-bed emergency shelter serving homeless households within Richland County. Funding will support grant administration, data collection and evaluation, and shelter operations, and the grantee will provide housing search and placement, housing-focused case management, and referral to mainstream resources. The program expects to serve 200 people during the twoyear grant period, with 75 percent of guests expected to find permanent housing after an average stay of 60 days.
Toledo Community
Service Center will receive $288,800 in grants to operate a 108-bed emergency shelter serving homeless households with children in Lucas County. Funding will support grant administration, data collection and evaluation, and shelter operations, and the grantee will provide housing search and placement, housing-focused case management, and referral to mainstream resources. The program expects to serve 432 people during the twoyear grant period, with 50 percent of guests expected to find permanent housing after an average stay of 70 days.
Housing Stability Program Awards
Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board will receive a $582,800 grant to provide rapid re-housing assistance to eligible households in Lucas County. Funding will support housing search and placement, housing-focused case management, and referral to mainstream resources, with services delivered by UW 211 Coordinated Entry, Leading Families Home and St. Paul’s Community Center. The program expects to serve 91 households during the two-year grant period.
The Homeless Crisis Response Program has two components: Emergency Shelter Operations and Housing Stability. The Emergency Shelter component provides for shelter operations, administration, and data evaluation in emergency shelters, while the Housing Stability component includes homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing, administration and data evaluation.
Each of Ohio’s 88 counties is located within one of 25 homeless planning regions throughout the state. Grants are awarded yearly, with approximately half of the regions receiving funding every other year for a two-year period.
The Ohio Department of Development empowers communities to succeed by investing in Ohio’s people, places, and businesses. Learn more about our work at development.ohio.gov.
