People In Need

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE SEEKS SECOND CHANCE ACT GRANT FUNDING TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE REENTRY OUTCOMES, REDUCE RECIDIVISM, AND SUPPORT TRANSITIONAL PLANNING FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS PRIMARILY THROUGH CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. BY FOCUSING ON SKILL BUILDING AND CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS WITH EMPLOYERS, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH-DEMAND CAREER PATHWAYS SUCH AS BUSINESS, HEALTHCARE, SKILLED TRADES, AND TECHNOLOGY. AFTER COMPLETING A CREDENTIALING PROGRAM, DESIGNATED PROGRAM STAFF WILL FACILITATE CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES OFFERING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALIGN WITH 'GOOD JOBS PRINCIPLES' AND THE ABCS OF JOBS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS. HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED CASE MANAGEMENT AND AFTERCARE SERVICES WILL SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS THROUGH CAREER COUNSELING, SERVICE CONNECTION, AND BARRIER REDUCTION SERVICES TO IMPROVE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY AND SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESSFUL REENTRY. PROGRAM STAFF WILL ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO CONTINUALLY USE OUR SERVICES TO UPSKILL, RESKILL, AND SEEK BETTER JOBS TO BUILD UPON THE SKILLS LEARNED IN THEIR FIRST JOB AFTER INCARCERATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED COMMUNITY-CUSTODY OFFENDERS RESIDING IN THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTER-LINCOLN, INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE LANCASTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS JAIL, INDIVIDUALS SERVING PAROLE OR ON POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION, AND FORMERLY JUSTICE-IMPACTED LIVING IN THE IDENTIFIED SERVICE AREA. THE SERVICE AREA OF THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE LANCASTER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LINCOLN METROPOLITAN AREA, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON FACILITATING THEIR TRANSITION INTO THE WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY. KEY OUTCOMES INCLUDE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING A CAREER PREPAREDNESS COURSE, DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL RESUMES, WORKPLACE SKILLS, AND INTERVIEW CONFIDENCE. THEY WILL ALSO EARN CERTIFICATIONS IN BUSINESS, HEALTHCARE, SKILLED TRADES, OR TECHNOLOGY, ENHANCING THEIR EMPLOYABILITY. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ENSURE ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AS THEY REINTEGRATE INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS PROJECTS (JOLI)

FY 2014 CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION DIRECT SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM: CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION AND NATURALIZATION APPLICATION SERVICES

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