February 13, 2024 10:00 a.m.

Oregon Housing and Community Services has announced funding awards of more than $1.7 million in General Housing Account Program Capacity Building grants to seven rural housing organizations throughout the state to increase their capacity to address housing needs in their communities.

That includes Peace at Home Advocacy Center in Douglas County.

An OHCS release said each organization will receive $245,000 to create organizational and regional capacity strengthening opportunities through this grant toward development of service-enriched housing. Funds were allocated through the Homeless Housing Response and Capacity Strengthening Notice of Funding Availability.

Other organizations receiving grants are:

*Burns Paiute Tribe

*Housing Authority of Malheur and Harney County

*Clatsop Community Action

*Community Services Consortium in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties

*North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities

*Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation in Hood River, Wasco and Sherman counties