Bestself Behavioral Health Inc

BESTSELF CMHC GRANT PROGRAM - THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SERVE 550 INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI OR SED AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, REFERRED TO AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD) RESIDING IN ERIE, NIAGARA, CATTARAUGUS, AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES LOCATED IN WESTERN NEW YORK, PER YEAR. THE BESTSELF CMHC GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDES SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO ENHANCE OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A GENDER AFFIRMING CARE PATHWAY AND ENHANCED EATING DISORDER TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHILDREN’S CLINIC SUPPORT TEAM AND THE ADULT MOBILE MENTAL HEALTH TEAM WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CLINIC STAFF BY ASSISTING WITH INTAKE; FOLLOW-UP; AND REENGAGEMENT OF CLIENTS WHO ARE LOST TO CONTACT. THE TEAMS WILL BE MOBILE, FLEXIBLE, AND ADAPTABLE – DESIGNED TO TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF CURRENT STAFF IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES. GOAL 1: ENHANCE SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI OR SED AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, REFERRED TO AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). OBJECTIVE 1A: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, 260 UNDUPLICATED CHILDREN/YOUTH (AGED 0-18) WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN THE PROJECT CATCHMENT AREA. (130 ANNUALLY) OBJECTIVE 1B: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, 250 UNDUPLICATED ADULTS (AGED 18+) WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN THE PROJECT CATCHMENT AREA. (125 ANNUALLY) OBJECTIVE 1C: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, 200 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IN THE PROJECT CATCHMENT AREA. (100 ANNUALLY) OBJECTIVE 1D: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2023, 250 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE EVIDENCE-BASED EATING DISORDER TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. (125 ANNUALLY) GOAL 2: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE VIRTUAL CARE/TELEHEALTH PLATFORM TO ENHANCE BOTH THE CONSUMER AND CLINICIAN EXPERIENCE. GOAL 3: PROVIDE TRAINING TO EMPOWER STAFF AND ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. GOAL 4: TRAIN MEMBERS OF THE BESTSELF TRAUMA INFORMED TREATMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GROUP CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR AGENCY TEAMS AND DEPARTMENT WHO EXPERIENCE A LOSS AND/OR A CRISIS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PROVIDING TRAINING TO STAFF IN RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION; TOBACCO TREATMENT SPECIALIST TRAINING; GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE TRAINING; EXPOSURE RESPONSE PREVENTION FOR EATING DISORDER TREATMENT; FAMILY BASED THERAPY FOR ANOREXIA; FAMILY BASED THERAPY FOR TRANSITION AGED YOUTH; RADICALLY OPEN DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY; RESTORATIVE CONFERENCING; AND GROUP CRISIS INTERVENTION.

BESTSELF 2020 CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) SERVICES EXPANSION

CCBHC SERVICES ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

THE WESTERN NEW YORK REGIONAL 24-7 VIRTUAL ON-CALL MAT CENTER - WESTERN NEW YORK REGIONAL 24-7 VIRTUAL ON-CALL MAT CENTER THE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO EXPAND, ENHANCE, AND SUSTAIN ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) SERVICES AND RECOVERY SUPPORTS FOR PERSONS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) SEEKING OR RECEIVING MAT IN THE WESTERN NEW YORK REGION. THREE MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES THAT ALIGN THE REGION’S NEEDS AND TREATMENT GAPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SERVING 456 PEOPLE OVER 5 YEARS (STARTING WITH 48 IN YEAR 1 AND REACHING 120 ANNUALLY BY YEAR 5): OBJ. 1: IMPLEMENT/SUSTAIN TELEMEDICINE 24/7 MAT INITIATION TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) RECEIVING MAT (ENGAGE & START MAT); OBJ. 2: IMPLEMENT/SUSTAIN CASCADE OF CARE FRAMEWORK TO CONNECT 24/7 INITIATION TO LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORTS (RETAIN OVER 6 MONTHS WITH EVENTUAL REMISSION); AND OBJ. 3: PROGRESS REPORTING, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, & SUSTAINMENT. THE PROJECT CATCHMENT AREA IS THE WESTERN END OF NEW YORK STATE, COMPRISED OF TWO METROPOLITAN COUNTIES (HOME TO BUFFALO, NY AND NIAGARA FALLS, NY) SURROUNDED BY SIX RURAL COUNTIES, WITH AN ESTIMATED 1.5+ MILLION POPULATION. THE AREA HAS OVER 72,000 PERSONS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER INVOLVING NON-MEDICAL OR ILLICIT USE OF OPIOIDS. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A SPIKE IN BOTH OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS (57%) AND OPIOID RELATED ED VISITS (58%) ALONG WITH GROWING TREATMENT GAPS DUE TO COVID SHUTDOWNS. THE APPROACH IS FOUNDED ON THE EVIDENCED-BASED USE OF MAT VIA THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN EXISTING POOL OF UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO X-WAIVERED TRAINED PRACTITIONERS INCLUDING NINE PHYSICIANS BOARD-CERTIFIED IN ADDICTION MEDICINE WHO WILL WORK ON-CALL IN A NEW REGIONAL 24-7 VIRTUAL MAT CENTER (OBJ. 1). ADAPTING THE “ED-INITIATED BUPRENORPHINE WITH FACILITATED TRANSITIONS” EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, OUR INITIATIVE WILL MODIFY THE MODEL TO A VIRTUAL TELEMEDICINE APPROACH. TO FURTHER ADDRESS TREATMENT GAPS, THE REGIONAL ON-CALL MAT CENTER WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE RAPID ACCESS FRONT-END FOR AN EVIDENCE-BASED VALUE NETWORK CASCADE OF CARE FRAMEWORK (OBJ. 2) THAT WILL CONNECT MAT INITIATED CASES TO LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORTS. THIS IS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE OF OVER 85 PARTNERS THAT SERVE PATIENTS IN ALL 8 COUNTIES OF WESTERN NY. IN THIS PROPOSAL, THE TELEMEDICINE MAT-INITIATION MODEL (ON-CALL MAT CENTER) WILL BE CONNECTED TO THIS SUD TREATMENT AGENCY COLLABORATIVE VIA NAVIGATORS. THIS PROPOSAL ALSO USES OTHER REVENUE SOURCES REALIZED FROM THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM. THE CALL-TIME EXPENSE OF THE ON-CALL PHYSICIANS STAFFING THE VIRTUAL ON-CALL MAT CENTER IS ANTICIPATED TO BE SUPPORTED BY REVENUE OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. LASTLY, PERFORMANCE-BASED PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS WILL DRIVE ADJUSTMENTS TO FULLY SUSTAIN THE ON-CALL MAT CENTER BEYOND THE GRANT (OBJ. 3).

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

BESTSELF CHILD AND FAMILY TRAUMA TREATMENT EXPANSION - THE BESTSELF CHILD AND FAMILY TRAUMA TREATMENT EXPANSION PROJECT WILL EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-FOCUSED TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ERIE, CATTARAUGUS, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: GOAL 1: INCREASE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA TREATMENT AND SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS OF THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AT BESTSELF AND/OR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OTHER COMPLEX TRAUMA TO IMPROVE VIABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND QUALITY OF SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1.A: BY SEPTEMBER 2022, BESTSELF WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES TO 1,160 UNIQUE CLIENTS. OBJECTIVE 1.B.: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, BESTSELF WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA TREATMENT SERVICES TO AN AVERAGE OF 1,500 CLIENTS ANNUALLY. OBJECTIVE 1.C: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, BESTSELF WILL IDENTIFY A 5% REDUCTION IN SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS ON THE UCLA PTSD INDEX FOR CLIENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT. OBJECTIVE 1.D.: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, BESTSELF WILL IDENTIFY A 5% IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AS MEASURED BY STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE. GOAL 2: BESTSELF WILL CREATE A MOBILE TRAUMA TEAM TO PROVIDE TREATMENT WITHIN ERIE, CATTARAUGUS, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. OBJECTIVE 2.A: BY SEPTEMBER 2022, BESTSELF WILL HAVE TRAINED A COMPLETE MOBILE TEAM TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE CATCHMENT AREA. OBJECTIVE 2.B: BY SEPTEMBER 2022, BBH MOBILE TEAM WILL COORDINATE WITH EXISTING SUD MOBILE UNITS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO 50 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE OPIOID CRISIS. GOAL 3: BESTSELF WILL TRAIN THERAPISTS AND STAFF IN TRAUMA INFORMED TREATMENT MODALITIES. OBJECTIVE 3.A: BY SEPTEMBER 2022, 2 BESTSELF SUPERVISORS WILL RECEIVE TRAIN-THE-SUPERVISOR TRAINING FOR TF-CBT OBJECTIVE 3.B.: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, 10 ADDITIONAL BESTSELF THERAPISTS WILL BE TRAINED IN TF-CBT OBJECTIVE 3.C: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, 10 ADDITIONAL BESTSELF THERAPISTS WILL BE TRAINED IN EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)

LAKE SHORE WHOLE PERSON HEALTH

BESTSELF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS REENTRY INITIATIVE

BESTSELF ENHANCED RESPONSE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

PROJECT SAYVE: SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR YOUTH VICTIMS OF THE EPIDEMIC

BESTSELF MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COMMUNITY TRAINING PROJECT - THE BESTSELF MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COMMUNITY TRAINING PROJECT, WILL PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA), YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA), AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA) TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES IN NEW YORK STATE. ONCE TRAINED, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH THE CARE THEY NEED. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS FOR WHICH THE TRAININGS ARE INTENDED TO HELP INCLUDE: ADULTS 18 AND OVER, EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGE INCLUDING THOSE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI), CHILDREN AGES 12-18 EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED), A CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD), THOSE WHO MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY, AND THOSE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS. THE PROJECT WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: EXPAND AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MHFA TRAINING IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES OBJECTIVE 1A: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, 1,080 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE TRAINED IN MHFA OBJECTIVE 1B: OF THE 1,080 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN MHFA, 80% WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESOURCES GOAL 2: EXPAND AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF YMHFA TRAINING IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES OBJECTIVE 2A: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, 1,080 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE TRAINED IN YMHFA OBJECTIVE 2B: OF THE 1,080 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN YMHFA, 80% WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESOURCES GOAL 3: EXPAND AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF TMHFA TRAINING IN ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES OBJECTIVE 3A: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, 1,000 STUDENTS IN 10-12 GRADE WILL BE TRAINED IN TMHFA OBJECTIVE 3B: OF THE 1,000 STUDENTS TRAINED IN TMHFA, 80% WILL SHOW AN INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESOURCES. GOAL 4: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAININGS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM BESTSELF’S MENU OF SCHOOL-BASED TRAININGS. OBJECTIVE 4A: BY SEPTEMBER 2026, 500 SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM THE SCHOOLS TRAINED IN YMHFA AND TMHFA WILL ALSO BE TRAINED IN AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL TRAINING. OBJECTIVE 4B: OF THE 500 SCHOOL PERSONNEL TRAINED, 80% WILL INDICATE THAT THE TRAINING WAS WORTHWHILE AND RELEVANT TO THEIR ROLE. NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO BE TRAINED WITH GRANT FUNDS YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 TOTAL 660 1,020 1,020 1,020 1,020 4,740

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; 4. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS); AND 5. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: 1. PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; 2. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; 4. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS); AND 5. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

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