November 25, 2025
Congress should restore local autonomy over homeless aid
The Trump administration recently announced a major shift to the scoring rubric for the federal government’s main source of homeless aid—the Continuum of Care program—which annually distributes $3.9 billion in competitive funding to local communities. The new rubric will target funds to recovery-oriented, time-limited housing programs, a reversal of a decades-long emphasis on no-strings-attached permanent…