Understanding FY 2023 HUD Continuum of Care Program

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The FY 2023 HUD Continuum of Care Program offers funding opportunities to assist homeless individuals in accessing housing and support services. It outlines the program's purpose, application process, authorized initiatives under the HEARTH Act, and the Code of Federal Regulations involved. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, states, local governments, and their instrumentalities. The program aims to quickly rehouse the homeless, enhance access to mainstream programs, and foster self-sufficiency.

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FY 2023 HUD Continuum of Care Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Information Session July 20, 2023

2 Agenda Continuum of Care Program Purpose & Description Continuum of Care Program Purpose & Description Define Roles and Terms Define Roles and Terms Application Process Application Process FY 2023 CoC NOFA Competition FY 2023 CoC NOFA Competition How to Access How to Access Resources Resources

Continuum of Care Program Purpose & Description

4 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Authorized by Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act), Consolidated 3 separate homeless assistance programs administered by HUD under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single grant program. https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/

5 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program HEARTH Act Codifies into law the Continuum of Care planning process, a longstanding part of HUD s application process to assist homeless persons by providing greater coordination in responding to their needs. Revises the Emergency Shelter Grants program and renames it the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/

6 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Code of Federal Regulations Title 24 CFR part 578 Promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/

7 CoC Program Purpose & Scope Provide funding for efforts: Quickly rehouse those homeless while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness Promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by those homeless Optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2017-title24-vol3/xml/CFR-2017-title24-vol3-part578.xml

8 Eligible Applicants Nonprofit organizations States, local governments, and instrumentalities of State or local governments are eligible to apply for grants. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2017-title24-vol3/xml/CFR-2017-title24-vol3-part578.xml

9 Program Components Permanent Housing Permanent Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) Transitional Housing Joint Transitional Housing & Permanent Housing (RRH) Supportive Services Only (This includes street outreach) HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) Homelessness Prevention https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2017-title24-vol3/xml/CFR-2017-title24-vol3-part578.xml#seqnum578.37

10 Uses of Assistance Establish New Housing/Facilities for Supportive Services Expand Existing Housing/Facilities Bring Existing Housing into Compliance with Health/Safety Standards Preserve Existing PH/Facilities for Supportive Services Provide Supportive Services for Residents Residing/Not Residing in PH Continue Funding PH Funded Under this Part Establish/Operate a HMIS or Comparable Databases Establish/Carry Out CoC Planning Process/Operate a CoC https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2017-title24-vol3/xml/CFR-2017-title24-vol3-part578.xml#seqnum578.37

Defining Term & Roles What & Who

12 Terms NOFO Competition- Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)- HUD National Competition for CoC Funding Local Competition: NWA CoC process to select projects to be included in the collaborative application and submitted for the FY 2023 NOFO Competition Collaborative Application- NWA CoC is designated CoC for region- Washington, Benton, Carroll, & Madison Counties. Submits One Application for region

13 Terms Rank & Review- Process for Selecting Project Proposals to be Included in the Collaborative Application Priority Listing: Project List in Rank Order of Projects Prioritized to be Funded with 1 being the Highest Funding Priority AR-501 Fayetteville/Northwest Arkansas CoC- Northwest Arkansas Continuum of Care s HUD CoC Number and Name

14 Organizations / Projects Rank & Review Committee Collaborative Applicant NWA CoC Board of Directors -Approves R & R Criteria -Approves R & R Priority Listing of Projects to be Included in Application Project Proposals Submitted to the CoC by Member Organizations for Consideration to be included in the Collaborative Application -Develops Rank and Review Criteria -Submits Priority Listing of Projects to CoC Board of Directors NWA CoC Submits Application for Funding for All Projects for Local CoC ROLES

FY 2023 COC NOFO Competition Policy Priorities

16 FY 2023 CoC NOFO HUD STRATEGIES Strategic Goal 1: Support Underserved Communities Fortify support for underserved communities & support equitable community development for all people. Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Access to and Increase the Production of Affordable Housing Strategic Goal 3: Promote Homeownership Strategic Goal 4: Advance Sustainable Communities Advance sustainable communities by strengthening climate resilience and energy efficiency, promoting environmental justice, and recognizing housing s role as essential to health

17 FY 2023 CoC NOFO HUD Priorities Ending Homelessness for All Persons Using a Housing First Approach Reducing Unsheltered Homelessness Improving System Performance (average length of time homeless, returns to homelessness, exits to permanent housing) Partnering with Housing, Health, & Service Agencies

18 FY 2023 CoC NOFO HUD Priorities Racial Equity Improving Assistance to LGBTQIA+ Individuals Persons with Lived Experience Increasing Affordable Housing Supply This FY 2023 CoC NOFO awards point to CoCs that take steps to engage local leaders about increasing affordable housing supply.

19 FY 2023 CoC NOFO Changes from FY 2022 CoC NOFO Round 1 YHDP Grants - youth YHDP Special Activities CoC Planning Increase move from 3% to 5% of FPRN (Final Pro Rata Need) New Eligible CoC Activities (new budget line items) VAWA Costs Budget Line Item Rural Costs Budget Line Item Partnering with Housing, Health, & Service Agencies Amendment to homeless criteria VAWA 2022

20 CoC Program Description Match Requirements: Matched with an amount no less than 25% of the awarded grant amount (excluding the amount awarded to the leasing budget line item) with cash or in-kind resources.

21 CoC Project Applications CoC Planning Project applying for CoC planning funds. This project is not ranked New Projects Created Through Reallocation or CoC Bonus processes: PH-PSH projects PH-RRH projects Joint TH-PH-RRH component projects Dedicated HMIS projects SSO-CE coordinated entry system

22 CoC Project Applications New Projects for DV Bonus PH-RRH projects dedicated to serving survivors of DV, dating, violence, sexual assault, or stalking that are defined as homeless Joint TH/PH-RRH SSO-CE coordinated entry to better meet the needs of survivors Expansion & Consolidation Projects

23 CoC Funding Process 2023 Numbers PPRN - $1,562,464 (determined by geography and a calculation using poverty, housing overcrowding, population, age of housing and growth lag) Estimated ARD - $385,901 (sum of renewal amounts) **2022 - $356,064 Tier 1: $358,888 (95% of total) **2022 - $338,261 Tier 2: $19,295.05 (5% of total) **2022 - $17,803.20 CoC Planning: $78,123 CoC Bonus: $109,372 DV Bonus: $156,246 *** Tier 1 and Tier 2 selection processes take place after the initial DV Bonus Selection process has occurred. *** $52million will be spent

24 HOW DOES THE SCORECARD AFFECT FUNDING A. Coordination & Engagement Housing First Lowering Barriers to Entry Score 9 out of 10 Street Outreach Score 3 out of 3 Rapid Rehousing RRH in HIC Score 10 out of 10 Increasing capacity for Non-congregate Sheltering Score 1 out of 1 Partnerships with Public Health Agencies Score 5 out of 5

25 HOW DOES THE SCORECARD AFFECT FUNDING HMIS Coverage Bed Coverage Rate - Score 3 out of 4 LSA Submission Score 2 out of 2 Racial Equity Score 5.5 out of 7 Incorporating Lived Experience Score 2.5 out of 3 Rank & Review Score 20 out of 21

26 HOW DOES THE SCORECARD AFFECT FUNDING System Performance Reduction in the number of 1sttime homeless Score 3 out of 3 Length of Time Homeless CoC s strategy to reduce Score 8 out of 13 Exits to Permanent Housing Destinations/Retention of Permanent Housing CoC s Strategy Score 3 out of 13

27 HOW DOES THE SCORECARD AFFECT FUNDING System Performance Returns to Homelessness CoC s strategy to reduce rate Score 0 out of 8 Increasing Employment Cash Income CoC s Strategy Score 0 out of 7. How do we increase client s income both employment and nonemployment

HUD CoC NOFO Competition Application Process

29 Application Process Project Selection Submission Project Proposals NWA CoC Announcement of Local Competition Defines Priorities in Alignment with NOFO Accepts Project Proposals from Local Organizations NWA CoC Rank & Review (R & R) Committee Evaluates & Selects Projects to be Ranked Organizations Notified of Selection/Non-Selection for R & R R & R Committee Review and Ranks Projects Submits Priority Listing of Projects for Inclusion in the Consolidated Application to NWA CoC Board of Directors for Approval Board Approves Priority Listing Organizations Notified of Selection/Non-Selection Organization Projects Submitted in HUD s e-snaps system. CoC Uploads Organization Projects and Includes the Priority Listing in the the CoC s Consolidated Application and Submits the Application on behalf of the CoC.

30 Important Deadlines Application Submission Deadline- August 28thby 5:00 pm for letters of intent September 18thby 7:00 pm submitted via esnaps Local Competion Notifications and and Deadlines will be posted on NWA CoC website- https://nwacoc.com/grants-bids/

HUD CoC NOFO Application How to Access

32 Accessing Esnaps E-Snaps- https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/e-snaps/ Electronic Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Application and Grants Management System that HUD s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) uses to support the CoC Program funding application and grant awards process for the CoC Program.

Getting Ready to Submit an Application Create an esnaps User Profile Send letter to HUD Requesting Access Create a Project Applicant Profile in esnaps 33

First Step Create an esnaps User Profile Send letter to HUD Requesting Access 34

36 Direct Link to esnaps site https://esnaps.hud.gov/grantium/frontOffice.jsf Instructions https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/docu ments/Create-an-e-snaps-User-Profile.pdf Project Applicant

37 Request Organization s Access to Esnaps E-Snaps- After Profile is Created- Write a letter to HUD requesting access Instruction Link- https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Request- Access-to-Your-Organizations-e-snaps-Account.pdf Submit the Signed Letter to e-snaps@hud.gov

Applicant Profile Create an Applicant Profile in esnaps 38

39 Establishing an Applicant Profile First Time Applicants only Instructions- https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Project- Applicant-Profile-Navigational-Guide.pdf (First Time Applicants refer to Pages 13-16) Requirements BEFORE Completing this Step Unique Identifier which has replaced the DUN Number- This is your Applicant Number www.dnb.com (Dun and Bradstreet website) Registered in SAM (System Award Management) www.sam.gov

40 Establishing an Applicant Profile Requirements BEFORE Completing this Step Unique Identifier which has replaced the DUN Number- This is your Applicant Number The Unique Entity ID is generated in SAM.gov. If you are registered in SAM.gov (active or not), you already have a Unique Entity ID. It is viewable at SAM.gov. If you are new to SAM.gov and will be registering for the first time, you will get your Unique Entity ID (SAM) during registration. Registered in SAM (System Award Management) www.sam.gov

41 Checklist to Get Started in Esnaps Checklist: Identifies actions to take before the CoC Program Competition starts to prepare your organization for the next Competition period; Can be completed throughout the year. You should ensure any staff who will work on Competition-related items have access to e-snaps AND; Information in the Applicant Profile (the CoC Project Applicant Profiles) is reviewed regularly and updated as needed. https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Check list-to-Get-Started-in-e-snaps.pdf

CoC HUD NOFO Competition RESOURCES

43 Instructional Resources FY 2023 HUD CoC NOFO Information Session PowerPoint Slides https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14shUJ3KR5skoDCiEMnLEMnVFTB qm6zJn?usp=sharing E-Snaps- https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/e-snaps/ HUD Exchange- Continuum of Care Program- https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/

44 Instructional Resources Accessing Projects - https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/CoC/Ac cessing-the-FY-2022-Project-Application.PDF New Projects- https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/CoC/FY- 2022-New-Application-Detailed-Instructions.pdf Renewal Projects- https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents/CoC/FY- 2022-Renewal-Project-Application-Detailed- Instructions.pdf