Ocean Mental Health Services Inc

OCEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (D/B/A BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE) CCBHC-IA IMPROVEMENTS AND ADVANCES IN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY SMI, SUD, AND COD. - THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS FOR CCBHC-IA PROJECT ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS (MI), SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD), CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD) AND PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS WHO ARE VETERANS, HOMELESS, HIV/AIDS, AT RISK OF SUICIDE, AND PRISONER RE-ENTRY WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE WHOSE PARENTS EXPERIENCE SUD. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA FOR THIS PROJECT IS OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE (BHH) INTENDS TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT, HIRE AND TRAIN STAFF IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES. SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT, BHH INTENDS TO HIRE STAFF TO MEET THE INCREASED NEED FOR SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD, COD AND SMI SEEKING TREATMENT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT TRAUMA IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH SUD, COD AND SMI, AND WILL UTILIZE THIS PROJECT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN CCBHC-IA STAFF IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THE TREATMENT EXPERIENCE FOR CLIENTS SERVED. IN ADDITION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN STAFF FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM AS NECESSARY. UNDER THIS PROJECT BHH PLANS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE ALL ACCESS POINTS TO CCBHC, DEVELOP STREET OUTREACH TEAMS OPERATED BY ASAM-TRAINED SUD/COD CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND COD CONCERNS “WHERE THEY ARE AT”, AS WELL AS ADD STEP-DOWN CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF TO CCBHC PROJECT IN ORDER TO OFFER INCREASED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUAL WITH SMI WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IOP LEVEL SERVICES AND ARE TRANSITIONING TO LESS INTENSIVE SERVICES. SINCE BHH HAS BECOME A FULLY INTEGRATED CCBHC, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN CLIENTS WITH SMI-RELATED CONCERNS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE INTENSIVE TREATMENT AND MAINTAIN RESIDENCE IN THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT REHOSPITALIZATION. BHH RECOGNIZES THAT CLIENTS LIVING WITH SMI MAY REQUIRE MORE SPECIALIZED INTEGRATED CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. BHH INTENDS TO INCREASE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE CLIENTS WITH GOALS OF REDUCING RECIDIVISM OF REENTRY TO MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION AND INTENSIVE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, OCEAN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS ARE SEEING AN EVER-INCREASING NEED FOR BROADENED ACCESS POINTS AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD AND COD CONCERNS. BHH INTENDS TO DEVELOP STREET OUTREACH TEAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH THESE NEEDS. OUR VISION IS TO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTS, EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE IN THE FIELD NJSAMS ASSESSMENTS, TREATMENT PLANNING AND LINKAGE TO CARE. BHH PROPOSES TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR CCBHC CLIENTS. CLIENTS TRANSITIONING FROM INTENSIVE IN-COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDING IOP WILL BE LINKED TO CCBHC CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITH GOAL OF PROVIDING INTEGRATED COORDINATION INCLUDING ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN SUSTAINING RECOVERY, AND GAINING ACCESS TO NEEDED MEDICAL, SOCIAL, LEGAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. THE CCBHC TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILL ROUTINELY ASSESS CLIENTS FOR SUICIDE RISK AS THEY ARE TRANSITIONING TO LESS INTENSIVE SERVICES. CCBHC CASE MANAGERS AIM TO SUPPORT CLIENTS TO MAINTAIN RECOVERY WHILE ENDORSING CLIENT’S SELF-DETERMINATION AND CHOICE IN TREATMENT. DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND SUBMITTING THE ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT. BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE WILL COORDINATE WITH APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES AS IS APPROPRIATE. COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT REVIEWS WILL BE COMPLETED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND THE PROJECT DIRECTOR WILL DOCUMENT ALL REPORTING OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE ON MEASURES USING THE SAMHSA PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING SYSTEM (SPARS). THE PROJECT DIRECTOR WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND SUBMITTING THE ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT. BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE PROJECTED NUMBER OF UND

OCEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. CCBHC CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH OCEAN INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY SMI, COD AND SED. - OCEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (OCEANMHS) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE SERVICES ESTABLISHED UNDER OCEAN INTEGRATED SERVICES (OIS) IN RESPONSE TO OCEAN COUNTY’S CONTINUED OPIOID CRISIS AND THE LIMITED TREATMENT CAPACITY FOR PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. OCEANMHS ALSO PROPOSES TO CONTINUE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES WITHIN THIS POPULATION. CHILDREN IMPACTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE WILL ALSO BE SERVED. PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AS WELL AS CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS ARE FREQUENT USERS OF OCEAN COUNTY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. THROUGH OUR CCBHC INTEGRATED CARE, OCEANMHS HAS IDENTIFIED OTHER COUNTY ENTITIES THAT PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS FREQUENTLY INTERACT WITH TO BE URGENT CARE CENTERS, COUNTY JAIL AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. OIS EXPANDED CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES INTO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COUNTY JAIL AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY, ASSESS AND TREAT THESE PERSONS WHO ARE LIKELY REPRESENTED IN OCEAN COUNTY’S HIGH NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM OPIOIDS, SUICIDE AND PREMATURE DEATH DUE TO POOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. OCEANMHS PLANS TO CONTINUE OUR CURRENT EFFORTS TO ENGAGE VETERANS WHO MAY BE HOMELESS, OR STRUGGLING WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. OCEANMHS WILL INCREASE TREATMENT ACCESS AND CCBHC PARTICIPATION OF 1,080 PERSONS PRESENTING IN EMERGENCY/URGENT CARE SETTINGS, JAILS AND MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. OCEANMHS WILL CONTINUE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND SUPPORT CAPACITY TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR TREATMENT. 1,080 CCBHC ENROLLED PERSONS WILL BE REFERRED TO EXISTING OCEANMHS PROGRAMMING, 600 PERSONS WILL BE SCREENED AND ASSESSED FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND MAT, 384 PERSONS WILL RECEIVE AMBULATORY DETOX SERVICES, 240 PERSONS WILL BE REFERRED TO CCBHC SERVICES FROM INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSION AND 20 PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WILL BE TRAINED. OCEANMHS WILL CONTINUE INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE AND CARE COORDINATION AT OCEANMHS, OTHER PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND ADD ANCILLARY SERVICES OF DENTAL CARE AND WOMEN’S HEALTH/MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE WILL ENGAGE MORE WOMEN IN CCBHC SERVICES BY REMOVING TREATMENT BARRIERS. PRIMARY CARE AND CARE COORDINATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR 378 PERSONS AND 15 PERSONS WILL BE REFERRED FOR DENTAL CARE AND WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES. OCEANMHS WILL ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SED AS WELL AS ADDRESS THE NEED FOR SERVICE TO YOUTH WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. 192 OCEANMHS SUD ENROLLED PRIMARY CAREGIVERS WILL BE IDENTIFIED, 240 YOUTH WILL BE PROVIDED SERVICE PLANNING, CARE COORDINATION AND LINKAGE TO CSOC, AND 192 YOUTH/CAREGIVERS WILL BE PROVIDED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES. OCEANMHS EXPECTS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE POPULATIONS SERVED, WHICH INCLUDES VETERANS WHO MAY BE HOMELESS AND WHO HAVE CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, WOMEN WITH SUD AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS WHO EXPERIENCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TREATMENT, PERSONS INTERSECTING WITH MULTIPLE COUNTY SYSTEMS AND CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SED WHO ARE IMPACTED BY PARENTAL AND PERSONAL SUBSTANCE USE. OCEANMHS IS A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL CARE UPON RECEIPT OF AWARD.

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER POST COVID-19 SUPPORT AND SERVICES. - OCEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (OCEANMHS) PROPOSES TO SUPPORT AND RESTORE THE DELIVERY OF CLINICAL SERVICES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) AND INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI OR SED AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (COD). OCEANMHS PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE UNMET BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SMI, SED AND COD, ADULTS WITH SMIE, SED AND COD, AND ADULTS WITH SMI, SED AND COD WHO INTERACT WITH THE LEGAL AND JUSTICE SYSTEM. OCEANMHS PLANS TO DELIVER THIS CARE BY PROVIDING TIMELY ACCESS TO AND AVAILABILITY OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES AND PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WITH NEW OR WORSENING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN PERSON OR VIA TELEHEALTH. OCEANMHS PLANS TO INCREASE OUR ALREADY ROBUST TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE SERVICES TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF ALL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS CAN BE MET EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY AND COMPETENTLY. OCEANMHS WILL BE PROVIDING EARLY INTERVENTION AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS VIA COMMUNITY OUTREACH. ADULTS WITH SMI, SED AND COD WILL BE ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL SYSTEM TO ENSURE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ARE GAINING ACCESS TO CARE. ALL SERVICES PROVIDED FROM A TRAUMA INFORMED CARE PERSPECTIVE. OCEANMHS WILL BE EXPANDING OUR JUSTICE SERVICES PROGRAMMING AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OUTPATIENT PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. JUSTICE SERVICES SEEKS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO INTERACT WITH THE JUSTICE AND LEGAL SYSTEM WHO DEMONSTRATE A NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO CARE. JUSTICE SERVICES PROVIDES CLINICAL ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION. OCEANMHS’ CHILDREN AND FAMILY OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT WILL SEEK TO ESTABLISH THE CHILD AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER (CAPES). CAPES WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY TO YOUTH STRUGGLING WITH EMERGING EDUCATIONAL DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS SCHOOL REFUSAL, POOR GRADES, INADEQUATE SOCIAL SKILLS AND NEGATIVE SELF-ESTEEM. CAPES SUPPORTS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION NEEDS BY PROVIDING A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND FULFILL IN OR OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION/DETENTION. OCEANMHS WILL ADDRESS DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CMHC STAFF BY ENSURING ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED WHICH WILL ENSURE A MANAGEABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WORKLOAD. ADDITIONALLY, OCEANMHS WILL SEEK TO HIRE AN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WHO WILL FOCUS ON STAFF RETENTION AND STAFF RECRUITMENT. THROUGH THIS ROLE, OCEANMHS EXPECTS DEDICATION TO UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOPING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENSURE CMHC STAFF JOB SATISFACTION AND REDUCTION IN JOB BURN OUT.

OCEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC EXPANSION GRANT

BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE'S GRIEF & TRAUMA CENTER FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES. - BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCARE (BHH) INTENDS TO PROVIDE GRIEF- AND TRAUMA-RELATED SERVICES TO THE UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES, IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS. BHH PLANS TO ADDRESS THE UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION BY PROVIDING TIMELY ACCESS TO SERVICES THROUGH OUR GRIEF & TRAUMA CENTER FOR AT LEAST 150 CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EXPANDING OUR CHILDREN & FAMILIES OUTPATIENT PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE THE BHH GRIEF & TRAUMA CENTER (GTC). THE GTC STAFF WILL BE COMPRISED OF A CLINICAL TEAM WHO IS SPECIALIZED IN TREATING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAY HAVE OR ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES). OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS, GTC WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH EMERGING TRAUMA-RELATED DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, INADEQUATE SOCIAL SKILLS AND NEGATIVE SELF-ESTEEM. GTC WILL SUPPORT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS BY PROVIDING A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, LINKAGE AND, IF NEEDED, FULFILL THE GOAL OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION THROUGH THERAPEUTIC SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES. THE GOAL OF THE GTC IS TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF CARE BY OFFERING EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCED BASED, TRAUMA- AND GRIEF-FOCUSED TREATMENT TO 750 CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC EVENTS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. GTC INTENDS TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH CATEGORY II, TSA CENTER TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION WHILE IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION. THUS, REDUCING THE CHANCES OF LONG-TERM MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC EVENTS . BHH SEEKS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF, PARTICIPATION IN, AND ACCESS TO TRAUMA AND GRIEF TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUSIVE OF THOSE FROM DIVERSE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. THE BHH GTC INTENDS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIALTY CLINICAL POSITIONS IN THE AREAS OF LGBTQIA+, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), AS WELL AS GRIEF & TRAUMA COMMUNITY RESPONSE. THESE SPECIALTY POSITIONS WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE CLINICAL SERVICES BUT WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL CONSULTATION SERVICES, AS LIAISONS TO THE COMMUNITY, WHO WILL CONSULT AND PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE GENERAL SPACE AND ENVIRONMENT. THESE SERVICES WILL BE OPEN TO ALL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THEIR SPACE IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT, INCLUSIVE AND INVITING TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS. THE BHH GTC SPECIALTY CLINICIANS’ ROLE WILL ALSO INCLUDE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE ADVOCACY AND DECREASE STIGMA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AT COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS AND RESPONDING TO CRITICAL EVENS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN REQUESTED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND/OR DEBRIEFING.

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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.

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.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM