Mainstream Programs
This page provides links to the HUD mainstream programs as well as homeless assistance web sites of other Federal agencies. For Federal agencies that do not have homeless assistance web sites, links are provided directly to programs that can benefit persons experiencing homelessness.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Program
- Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)
- HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program
- Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
- Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
- Public Housing Program
- Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
- Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- Social Security Administration
- Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- U.S. Department of Treasury
Mainstream Programs


