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CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT 101

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The fi nal rule maintains these four categories. (1) Individuals and families who lack a fi xed, regular, and

adequate nighttime residence and includes a subset for an individual who resided in an emergency shelter or a place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided;

(2) individuals and families who will imminently lose their primary nighttime residence;

(3) unaccompanied youth and families with children and youth who are defi ned as homeless under other federal statutes who do not otherwise qualify as homeless under this defi nition; and

(4) individuals and families who are fl eeing, or are attempting to fl ee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member.

HUD’S CURRENT DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS

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HUD's homeless assistance programs are categorized as either formula (non-competitive) and competitive. HUD awards the Continuum of Care Program and other competitive funds via a national competition through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). HUD awards Emergency Solutions Grants by formula to states and local governments.

CoC Program funds may be used under five program components: permanent housing (PH), transitional housing (TH), supportive services only (SSO), HMIS, and, for HUD designated High Performing Communities (HPCs), homelessness prevention. Administrative costs, and HMIS costs for contributing data, are eligible for all components.

WHAT THE COC GRANT IS

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Promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness

Provide funding for eff orts by nonprofi t providers and State and local government to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness

Promote access to, and eff ective utilization of, mainstream programs

Optimize self-suffi ciency among people experiencing homelessness

COC GRANT INTENDED OUTCOMES

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Permanent housing Permanent supportive housing (PSH) Rapid re-housing (RRH)

Transitional housingSupportive services onlyHomeless Management Information System (HMIS)Prevention (limited to HPCs)*CoC planning costsUFA costsRental assistance

• Short-term• Medium-term

*Newly eligible under CoC Grant:

WHAT IT IS:CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT

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CoC planning costs*UFA costs*AcquisitionRehabilitationNew constructionLeasingOperatingSupportive servicesHMISProject

administration

Rental assistance Tenant-based Sponsor-based Project-based Length

Short-term Medium-term Long-term

*: Newly eligible

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

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HUD Requires tracking specific information for the grant. These are defined and regulated by HUD.

Direct input into HMIS is required for the grant. Our HMIS software is ClientTrack.

Data input into HMIS is used to track client outcomes, project effectiveness, and inform CoC decisions.

HUD uses HMIS data to measure CoC progress and to advocate for funds to Congress (AHAR).

COC GRANT DATA TRACKING

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Not less than 30% of funding nationwide must be used for permanent housing for homeless individuals with disabilities and homeless families with a disabled adult or a minor head of household if no adult is present in the household

Not less than 10% of funds nationwide must be used for permanent housing for families with children

COC GRANT SET ASIDES

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HUD is not funding existing or new SSO (Support Service Only)

HUD is not funding new Transitional HousingHUD is encouraging the following:

Projects that focus on housing the chronically homeless Projects that focus on families AND rapid re-housing Reallocation of funding within your CoC to high-performing

projects New permanent supportive housing projects Housing First projects Coordinated Access Planning Grants

COC GRANTSHIFT IN ELIGIBILITY

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Strategic Resource Allocation. Each CoC must comprehensively review all existing projects within its geographic area, using CoC-approved scoring criteria and selection priorities, to determine the extent to which each project is still necessary and addresses the listed policy priorities in the FY Funding Notice. Funds for projects that are determined to be underperforming, obsolete, or ineff ective should be reallocated to new projects that are based on proven or promising models.

POTENTIAL REALLOCATION FOR INDY

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Rapid re-housing projectsAdditional permanent housing AND permanent

supportive housing for individuals and familiesCoordinated AccessPlanning grants for the collaborative applicant onlyHousing First permanent housing projects

*Based on noted gaps in current homeless service area and eligibil ity of project to receive CoC funding.

POTENTIAL REALLOCATION PROJECTS NEEDED: NEW PROJECTS

FOR INDY*

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HMIS is required by HUD all proposed participants will be eligible for the

project component type; the proposed activities are eligible under the CoC

Program interim rule; each project narrative is fully responsive to the

question being asked and that it meets all of the criteria for that question included in the detailed instructions;

the data provided in various parts of the project application are consistent; and

all required attachments contain accurate and complete information, and that they contain a current date.

REALLOCATION PROJECTS NEW APPLICANTS

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Threshold Criteria for New Projects:

Applicant is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profi t or a local unit of government.

Programs must meet all HUD eligibil ity activities, provide at least the minimum HUD-required cash, in-kind match, and leveraging requirements, and be ready to proceed with HUD requirements.

Applicant must have the organizational capacity to implement a new project in alignment with all HUD standards and cannot have a history of fi ndings or unresolved issues with HUD, the State or the City that raise concerns about agency performance.

Project must be consistent with the Blueprint 2.0 Plan. Project must demonstrate the community’s unmet need for the

project with, but not l imited to Housing Inventory Chart (HIC), Point in Time Count (PIT), and research data.

Project must have strategic alignment with Indianapolis Continuum of Care (CoC) and other goals pursuant to the NOFA.

REALLOCATION PROJECTS NEW APPLICANTS

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Threshold Criteria for New Projects:

To apply for consideration for a New Funding project, a project must meet the threshold criteria listed below. If the New Project believes that all thresholds are met, an application must be completed and submitted by May 5, 2015 to the Program Application and Technical Assistance Committee of the CoC (via email to) info@indycoc.org. The application is attached to this document. The New Projects funding process contains two separate activities: Application and a Community Review Process. Any required attachments must be included with the application for the Project to be considered.

REALLOCATION PROJECTS NEW APPLICANTS

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Rapid re-housing projects

Rapid Re-housing is a model of housing assistance that is designed to assist the homeless, with or without disabil it ies, move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stabil ity in that housing. Rapid re-housing assistance is t ime-l imited, individualized, and fl exible, and is designed to complement and enhance homeless system performance and the performance of other homeless projects. While it can be used for any homeless person, prel iminary evidence indicates that it can be particularly eff ective for households with children.

CoCs may create new rapid re-housing projects for homeless households with chi ldren who enter directly from the streets or emergency shelters. Rapid re-housing projects created through reallocation may include in part or whole, vict ims of domestic violence; however, these participants must meet al l other criteria for this type of housing (i .e., household with chi ldren who enter directly from the streets or emergency shelter). Persons coming from transit ional housing projects are not el igible.

CoCs may apply for new projects created through reallocation for rapid re-housing to serve homeless households with chi ldren.

REALLOCATION PROJECTS RAPID REHOUSING

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Add i t i o na l pe rm anent ho us i ng AN D pe rma nent suppo r t i v e ho us i ng f o r i nd i v i dua l s a nd f a m i l i e snew pe rm anent suppo r t i ve ho us i ng p ro j ec t s c rea ted th ro ugh rea l l o c a t i o n whe re a l l beds w i l l be ded i c a ted f o r use by the c h ro n i c a l l y ho me l ess a s defi ned i n 2 4 C F R 5 7 8 .3 ; a nd /o r

C o C s w i l l be a b l e t o a pp l y f o r new p ro j ec t s c rea ted th ro ugh rea l l o c a t i o n f o r pe rm anent suppo r t i ve ho us i ng ( PSH ) t ha t p ro po se t o exc l us i ve l y se rve the c h ro n i c a l l y ho m e l ess– wh i c h i nc l udes i nd i v i dua l s and ho useho l ds w i th c h i l d ren– as defi ned i n 2 4 C F R 5 7 8 .3 , a s pa r t o f i t s c o m prehens i ve s t ra tegy t o end c h ro n i c ho me l essness . C h ro n i c a l l y ho me l ess and pe rm anent suppo r t i ve ho us i ng a re defi ned i n 2 4 C F R 5 7 8 .3 . C o ns i s ten t w i t h t he i n te r i m ru l e , t he c h ro n i c a l l y ho me l ess i nc l udes i nd i v i dua l s and f a m i l i e s who hav e a qua l i fy i ng d i sa b l i ng c o nd i t i o n who ha ve been ho m e l ess a nd l i v i ng i n a p l ac e no t meant f o r huma n hab i t a t i o n , emergenc y she l t e r , o r sa f e hav en f o r 1 yea r c o n t i nuo us l y o r o ve r a pe r i o d o f f o u r o c c as i o ns i n t he pa s t 3 yea rs . I t i s i m po r t an t t o po i n t o u t t ha t pe r so ns i n t rans i t i o na l ho us i ng are not c o ns i de red t o be c h ro n i c a l l y ho m e l ess even i f t hey met the c r i t e r i a p r i o r t o en t e r i ng t he t rans i t i o na l ho us i ng p ro gra m.

The c h ro n i c a l l y ho me l ess sho u l d be g i ven p r i o r i t y f o r no n -ded i c a ted PSH beds a s va c anc i e s bec o me a va i l a b l e t h ro ugh t u rno ve r. PSH renewa l p ro j ec t s se rv i ng spec i fi c d i sa b l ed subpo pu l a t i o ns ( e . g . , pe r so ns w i th menta l i l l ness o r pe r so ns w i th subs t a nc e abuse i s sues ) mus t c o n t i nue t o se rve tho se g ro ups , a s requ i red i n t he c u r ren t g ran t a g reem ent . Ho weve r , t he c h ro n i c a l l y ho m e l ess w i th i n t he spec i fi ed subpo pu l a t i o n sho u l d be p r i o r i t i z ed f o r en t ry.

Ho us i ng F i r s t i s a mo de l o f ho us i ng a ss i s t a nc e tha t i s o ff e red w i t ho u t p rec o nd i t i o ns ( suc h a s so b r i e t y o r a m i n i m um i nc o m e th resho l d ) o r se rv i c e pa r t i c i pa t i o n requ i rements , a nd rap i d p l a c em ent and s ta b i l i z a t i o n i n pe rma nent ho us i ng a re p r i m ary go a l s . Resea rc h sho ws t ha t i t i s eff ec t i ve f o r t he c h ro n i c a l l y ho me l ess w i th menta l hea l t h and subs ta nc e abuse d i so rde rs , re su l t i ng i n f ewe r i npa t i en t s t ays a nd l e s s expens i ve i n te rven t i o ns tha n o t he r a ppro ac hes . Pe rma nent Suppo r t i ve Ho us i ng p ro j ec t s sho u l d use a Ho us i ng Fi r s t a ppro ac h i n t he des i gn o f t he p ro g ram .

REALLOCATION PROJECTS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING/HOUSING FIRST

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HUD recognizes that transitional housing can be an eff ective tool in many communities for addressing the needs of specifi c subpopulations–such as homeless youth, domestic violence survivors, and the homeless with substance abuse issues.

Recent research shows that transitional housing is generally more expensive than other housing models serving similar populations more service-intensive than most homeless households need criteria for entry into many transitional housing programs are so

rigorous that transitional housing beds are under-utilized because homeless households cannot overcome the barriers to entry.

HUD is strongly encouraging CoCs and recipients to carefully review the transitional housing models within the geographic area.

HUDS POSITION ON TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

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The CoC Interim Rule includes specific requirements for CoCs to be designated a High Performing Community: Homeless persons are actively encouraged to

participate in services available in the geographic area.

Bed coverage and service volume coverage captured in HMIS is at least 80% of entire service area.

Mean length of homelessness in a community is either less than 20 days or reduced by at least 10% compared to the prior year.

Of persons leaving homelessness, fewer than 5% of all persons become homeless again in 2 years or the number of persons becoming homeless again in 2 years is reduced by at least 20%.

WHAT IS A HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITY (HPC)

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High Performing Community designation continued:For those CoCs serving homeless families with

children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes (category 3), that 95% of those homeless families did not become homeless again within a 2 year period of termination of assistance.

That 85% of those families achieved permanent housing for at least 2 years following termination of assistance.

The designation of a High Performing community shall be eff ective only for one year

WHAT IS A HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITY (HPC)

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On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act or 2009. The HEARTH Act amends and reauthorizes the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act with substantial changes, including consolidating HUD's competitive grant programs and changing HUD's defi nition of homelessness and chronic homelessness .

Old Defi nition: A homeless person is an individual who lacks a fi xed, regular, and adequate night time residence or has a primary night time residence that is A publicly supervised or privately operated shelter designed to provide

temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill);

An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or

A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping place for human beings.

CHANGES: COC GRANT PRE-2009

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The HEARTH Act consolidated Supportive Housing Program, Shelter Plus Care program, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO program into a single grant program known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. Grant awards under ‘legacy’ grant programs are still in place until the end of the initial grant award date and the resources for those programs are still relevant.

CHANGES: COC GRANT PRE-2009

SHP: Permanent housing (PSH only) Transitional housing Supportive services only Safe havens Innovative supportive housing HMIS

S+C Permanent housing (PSH

only) Tenant-based Sponsor-based Project-based

SRO-based

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Supportive Housing ProgramAcquisitionRehabilitationNew constructionLeasingOperatingSupportive servicesHMISProject administration

Shelter + CareRental assistance

Tenant-based Sponsor- based Project-based SRO

Length Long-term

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES