Ending Homelessness and Promoting Affordable Housing Initiatives
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program aims to end homelessness and provide funding for rehousing efforts, with a focus on promoting access to affordable housing and sustainable communities. HUD's strategic goals include increasing affordable housing supply, ending homelessness, and prioritizing assistance for underserved communities. Changes in the 2-Year NOFO for 2024 and 2025 aim to streamline the application process for CoCs. Explore how these initiatives are advancing equitable community development and addressing housing challenges.
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COC FY24 APPLICATION TRAINING Session #1: August 8, 2024, 10:30am Session #2: August 9, 2024, 12:00pm
Continuum of Care Program The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to: Promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; Provide funding for efforts to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; Promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families, and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
Ensure Access to and Increase the Production of Affordable Housing Support Underserved Communities Promote Homeownership Advance Sustainable communities Fortify support for underserved communities and support equitable community development for all people. Ensure housing demand is matched by adequate production of new homes and equitable access to housing opportunities for all people. Promote homeownership opportunities, equitable access to credit for purchase and improvements, and wealth0building in underserved communities Advance sustainable communities by strengthening climate resilience and energy efficiency, promoting environmental justice, and recognizing housing s role as essential to health. HUD Strategic Goals
HUD Homeless Policy Priorities Ending homelessness for all persons. Reducing unsheltered homelessness. Improving system performance. Use a Housing First approach. Partnering with Housing, Health, and Service Agencies. Improving assistance to LGBTQ+ individuals. Persons with Lived Experience Racial Equity. Increasing Affordable Housing supply.
Changes from the Previous NOFO 2-Year NOFO for 2024 and 2025 Competition Years CoCs are only required to submit one CoC application that will be applicable to the FY 2024 and FY 2025 funds Projects that are awarded FY 2024 funds may be eligible for award of FY 2025 funds using their FY 2024 application submission and are not required to apply for renewal for FY 2025 funds. Should there not be sufficient appropriated amounts to fully fund all FY 2025 renewal grants, grant amounts may be reduced proportionately. If new competitive funding becomes available for FY 2025, this NOFO may be amended and the FY 2024 - 2025 CoC Application and score may be used for the FY 2025 application selection process.
Changes from the Previous NOFO (cont.) Cost of Living Adjustments for Conditionally Selected Grants The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 authorizes HUD to make reasonable cost of living adjustments to renewal amounts to help afford increasing cost of operations due to inflation. HUD requires funding reallocated from projects previously funded with YHDPor DV Bonus funding to be used for projects serving the same subpopulation. Funding for Specific Subpopulations Tiering Tier 1 is set at 90% ARD; last year it was 95% ARD
RAPID REHOUSING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING JOINT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING / RAPID REHOUSING DV BONUS PROJECT Project Types Program Components
The Anne Arundel County CoC can apply for up to a total of $2,646,087 Annual Renewal Demand (ARD). Tier 1 (90%) - $ 2,381,478 is non-competitive funding FY24 Estimated Available Funds ***Estimated funds available for CoC Bonus Project (7%) - $168,896 ***Estimated funds available for Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus Project (10%) - $241,280
Matching Funds Providers must commit funds other than CoC to this project; at least 25% of project costs budgeted to CoC must be matched through another funding source. Must be used to meet CoC goals and further your CoC project. Please include a letter that clearly indicates your agency s match commitment amount, source, and purpose for the project year. At the end of the grant period, providers will be required to produce documentation of a successful full match for the project; this is reported to HUD and will be considered for future project ranking.
Application and Performance Review All applications will be subject to two reviews: System Performance Measures A threshold review, ensuring that the application is complete and that all Grantee requirements have been satisfied. HMIS Compliance CoC projects are correctly set up in HMIS to allow for quarterly performance reviews A project review to determine whether CoC funded projects met spending and outcome goals. Project Implementation and Reach *New applications will consider applicants projected success in meeting spending and outcome goals. Projects funded with CoC funds are on track to serve projected numbers of clients and households Project Performance Measures Project review will be based on the following metrics for renewal projects: CoC-funded projects meet or surpass HUD performance standards Prior Year Grant Administration Grantee is up to date on invoicing by application deadline ***Grantees with noted deficiencies may receive Technical Assistance and be subject to a Performance Improvement Plan as a condition of funding. Grantee regularly expends 100% of grant funds within grant term
Local Competition Key Dates* Thu. 8 August or Fri. 9 August 2024 Fri. 6 Sept. 2024 Mon. 30 Sept. 2024 FY2024 CoC Application Information Meeting All Final New and Renewal applications due to ACDS office Notification of Project Applications selected for submission in FY2024 Competition Ranking and Review committee New CoC project applicants must contact ACDS Wed. 20 Sept. 2024 Fri. 16 Aug. 2024
APPLICATION COMPONENTS SHARE SCREEN
Reminders Applications are due to ACDS by 11:59pm on Friday, August 30. Please ensure all data including performance and outcome data is up to date in HMIS for your programs. Ensure timely submission of all CoC invoices via Neighborly by the 10thof each month.
COC FY24 APPLICATION TRAINING Please reach out to Hannah Breakstone with any questions: 410-222-3958 breakstoneh@gmail.com
