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STATE HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS TOOLKIT
COSCDA ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCESEPTEMBER 29, 2019
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN
ROSEMARY [email protected]
502.460.1144
AGENDA
● Introductions● Purpose/Outcomes● Overview of Toolkit● ESG Basics● Continuum of Care Structure and Governance ● Break● Coordination and Consultation Requirements for State
Recipients● HMIS● Annual CoC Competition: Summary for State ESG Recipients● Wrap Up/Q & A
PURPOSE/OUTCOMES
● Federal Homeless Programs
● Uses for daily work
● New employees
● Implications for states
● Wish List
DEFINITIONS
● Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) 24 CFR 576
● Continuum of Care (CoC) 24 CFR 578
○ System
○ Entity/Body
○ Program
● Homeless Definition
● Recipient/Subrecipient
● Coordinated Entry
OVERVIEW OF TOOLKIT
● Why?
○ States are different than other local
jurisdictions
● How?
○ Partnership with HUD
○ Covered broad topics with bite-sized
portions
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT BASICS
● States as recipients○ Formula○ Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan
● Recipient Responsibilities○ Allocate Funds○ Fiscal Agent○ Monitoring
■ Indirect Responsibilities● Training/Technical Assistance
ESG BASICS
● Eligible Uses○ Street Outreach○ Shelter○ Prevention○ Rapid Re-Housing (RRH)○ HMIS○ Admin*
● Eligible Participants○ Categories 1-4
● Rules only applicable to recipients that are states○ Allocate all funds*○ Flexible Match requirements○ Written Standards○ Administration
● Challenges in Consultation
ESG BASICS
CONTINUUM OF CARE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
● Board and Governance
● Responsibilities of a CoC
○ Apply for CoC funds
○ Conduct planning
○ Set policies
○ Operate the CoC
○ Designate HMIS Lead entity
CONTINUUM OF CARE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
● Activities requiring* CoC participation
○ Affordable housing options
○ Non-federally funded homeless programs
○ Housing options for non-homeless special
populations
CONTINUUM OF CARE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
● Roles for states
○ Be at the table
○ Recipient of CoC funding
○ Consult with CoCs
○ Collaborative Applicant
○ HMIS Lead
BREAK
COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE RECIPIENTS
● Why Coordinate or Consult?
● Requirements apply to both ESG and CoC
funding sources
● Requires ongoing commitment
COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE RECIPIENTS
● ESG Recipients MUST consult on:○ Allocating funds○ Developing performance standards○ HMIS funding and policies
● CoCs MUST consult on:○ Coordinated Entry○ Written standards
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) FOR STATE RECIPIENTS
● REQUIRED by the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act
○ Collects client-level data over time and
generates unduplicated aggregate reports
● CoCs must identify and establish
● ESG and CoC recipients/sub-recipients must utilize
● Funding strategies
● Guidance is plentiful
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) FOR STATE RECIPIENTS
● Data Standards
○ What to collect
○ Who to collect it from
○ When to collect it
○ How to collect it
HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) FOR STATE RECIPIENTS
● Special Considerations○ Victim Service Providers○ Legal Service Providers○ Comparable Database
■ HMIS Lead responsible for verifying■ Role for ESG recipients
● Challenges for State ESG Recipients○ Multiple systems○ State-level data
ANNUAL COC COMPETITION: SUMMARY FOR STATE ESG RECIPIENTS
● Competition (NOFA), not formula
● 90 days AND all year
● Consolidated Application
● Opportunities for ESG Recipients to contribute
○ PITC, funding strategically, use data from HMIS
○ Participate and encourage participation
ANNUAL COC COMPETITION: SUMMARY FOR STATE ESG RECIPIENTS
● Eligible Uses○ Permanent Housing
■ PSH■ RRH
○ Transitional Housing○ Joint Component: TH and PH:RRH*○ Supportive Services Only
■ Coordinated Entry○ Prevention**○ HMIS
ANNUAL COC COMPETITION: SUMMARY FOR STATE ESG RECIPIENTS
● Eligible Participants
○ Categories 1, 2, 4
■ Chronic
■ Dedicated Plus
○ Category 3* and At Risk**
WRAP UP
● Outstanding Q & A
● Debrief for future planning