A federal court ruled on June 30 that the Trump administration’s conditions on Continuum of Care homelessness funding are unlawful and cannot be implemented, according to the New York Attorney General’s office. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island partially granted a summary judgment motion filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, preserving more than $3 billion in federal housing funds.

Continuum of Care funds are what community organizations across the country receive to provide housing and services for people experiencing homelessness, including veterans, people with disabilities, and transgender individuals. In New York, 24 regional CoC organizations receive over $320 million, with 94 percent of those funds dedicated to permanent housing supporting 13,861 households statewide, according to the AG’s office.