Haven Ministries

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - PROJECT TITLE: PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND AFTERCARE INITIATIVE (ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND AFTERCARE OF SUD AND MI TREATMENT IN JOHNSON COUNTY) REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $500,000 FOR FOUR YEARS, FOR A TOTAL OF $2,000,000. APPLICATION ORGANIZATION NAME: SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES, INC. WEBSITE: SAFEHAVENCLARKSVILLE.COM APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 1157 AND 313 SOUTH ROGERS STREET CLARKSVILLE, AR 72830-3741 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION/OUTPATIENT SUD TREATMENT SITE/RESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR WOMEN PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE: SHARON GARRETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION: SHARONGARRETTSAFEHAVEN@GMAIL.COM 479-857-2212 DATA COORDINATOR NAME AND TITLE: ABIGAIL GARRETT, DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELING DIRECTOR DATA COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION: ABIGAILGARRETTSAFEHAVEN@GMAIL.COM 479-692-1607 EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST? NO HOW THE APPLICANT FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. ON GRANTS.GOV NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS AND LIST OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERS: 11 MEMBERS SHARON GARRETT - SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES, INC. MATTHEW GARRETT - SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES, INC. ABIGAIL GARRETT - SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES, INC. RICKEY CASEY - OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, JOHNSON COUNTY, AR SHEILA HELMS - CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, JOHNSON COUNTY, AR DR. JAMES COTNER - JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, JOHNSON COUNTY, AR ANDREA EDGMON - CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, JOHNSON COUNTY, AR JANICE BURNSIDE - JOHNSON COUNTY DRUG COURT ASHLEY FRINKLE - THIRD EYE COUNSELING, JOHNSON COUNTY, AR JIMMY MCGILL - NEXT STEP RECOVERY HOUSING, JOHNSON COUNTY, AR JOSEPH CRUZ - JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS THE APPLICANT A PREVIOUS OR CURRENT RCORP AWARD RECIPIENT OR CONSORTIUM MEMBER? NO INDICATE IF THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO APPLY FOR FY22 RCORP-IMPLEMENTATION? NO DOES THE TARGET SERVICE AREA OVERLAP WITH THE SERVICE AREAS OF THE NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION, THE DELTA REGI ONAL AUTHORITY, OR THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION? NO RCORP-BHS TARGET SERVICE AREA: FULLY RURAL COUNTY: JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGET POPULATION. JOHNSON COUNTY’S POPULATION IS CHARACTERIZED BY A MOSTLY WHITE POPULATION (91.6%) WITH A HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION OF 14.3%. JOHNSON COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE LOW RATES OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION (78.9%) AND A HIGH RATE OF POVERTY (17.3%) COMPARED TO THE STATE. A LITTLE OVER 14% OF THE POPULATION LACKS HEALTH INSURANCE AND 26% OF CHILDREN EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY. THESE CHARACTERISTICS MIXED WITH THE RURAL LOCATION, LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND LACK OF A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR SUD AND MI TREATMENT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUDS AND MENTAL ILLNESS.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT - HRSA-26-037 RCORP-IMPACT — PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY: APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES, INC. PROJECT TITLE: STRENGTHENING THE RURAL SUD CONTINUUM OF CARE IN JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS SERVICE AREA: JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS (HRSA-DESIGNATED FULLY RURAL) PROJECT DIRECTOR: MATTHEW GARRETT REQUESTED AMOUNT: $750,000/YEAR | PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09/01/2026 – 08/31/2030 PROJECT ABSTRACT: SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES, INC., A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT IN CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, REQUESTS $750,000/YEAR OVER FOUR YEARS TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED SUD CONTINUUM OF CARE IN RURAL JOHNSON COUNTY. THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH AND EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES, INCLUDING MOUD, WHILE DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE MULTI-SECTOR NETWORK AND A RESPONSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT ADVANCES ALL FOUR RCORP-IMPACT GOALS BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF CHRONIC DISEASE, AND SUPPORTING FAMILY STABILITY. JOHNSON COUNTY IS A FULLY HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL COUNTY WITH THREE HPSA DESIGNATIONS (MENTAL HEALTH: 17/25; PRIMARY CARE: 15; DENTAL: 17) AND A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA DESIGNATION (MUA INDEX: 57.7). ITS POVERTY RATE (19.4%), UNINSURED RATE (11.4%), AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (5.0%) EXCEED STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES. ARKANSAS RANKS SECOND NATIONALLY IN OPIOID PRESCRIPTION RATES AND THIRD IN METHAMPHETAMINE USE. JOHNSON COUNTY'S NONFATAL OVERDOSE RATE WAS 17.3 PER 100,000 IN 2023. DESPITE THIS CRISIS, THE COUNTY HAS NO MOUD PROVIDER IN A RECOVERY SETTING, NO RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, AND NO STRUCTURED SUD PREVENTION PROGRAMMING FOR HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS. SAFE HAVEN IS THE COUNTY'S SOLE FRONT-LINE SUD RESPONDER. FOUNDED IN 2018, SAFE HAVEN OPERATES THREE LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, PEER SUPPORT, AND A COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER, AND HAS MANAGED OVER $3 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING. THIS PROJECT CLOSES THE CRITICAL GAPS THAT REMAIN. GOAL 1: SUD DIRECT SERVICE DELIVERY SAFE HAVEN WILL LOCATE AN ON-SITE MOUD CLINIC THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH IDEAL OPTION, PLLC, SERVING 100 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR 1 AND 300/YEAR THEREAFTER. PREVENTION SERVICES WILL REACH PREGNANT WOMEN/YOUNG MOTHERS (EARLY PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM: 80/YEAR), YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE (BRIDGE TO STABILITY: 6/YEAR), AND AT-RISK YOUTH (PROJECT MENTOR: 20% ANNUAL GROWTH). A TIMED ENTRY DIVERSION PROGRAM WILL REDIRECT JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS INTO TREATMENT, DIVERTING 85 OVER FOUR YEARS. GOAL 2: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES A HEALTHCARE NAVIGATOR WILL DRIVE INSURANCE ENROLLMENT ACROSS ALL NETWORK PARTNERS. A SERVICE COORDINATOR WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. A CLOSED-LOOP CARE COORDINATION SYSTEM WILL TRACK PARTICIPANTS ACROSS ALL SITES IN REAL TIME. EXPANDED HEALTH CARE COORDINATION, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, WILL ADDRESS CO-OCCURRING CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS. GOAL 3: WORKFORCE THE NETWORK WILL HIRE FIVE NEW POSITIONS AND TRAIN A MINIMUM OF 15 STAFF ANNUALLY IN EVIDENCE-BASED SUD PRACTICES. A FORMAL PEER CERTIFICATION PATHWAY WITHIN THE RCO WILL GROW THE CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST WORKFORCE FROM 2 IN YEAR 1 TO 5 BY YEAR 4. PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES WILL CREATE A RECURRING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PIPELINE. GOAL 4: NETWORK AND SUSTAINABILITY A MULTI-SECTOR NETWORK - SAFE HAVEN, STEPPING STONES RECOVERY OF ARKANSAS, PREGNANCY HELP CLINIC, CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IDEAL OPTION PLLC, AND CLARKSVILLE FAMILY PHARMACY - WILL FORMALIZE DATA SHARING, CARE COORDINATION, AND QUARTERLY PLANNING UNDER MOUS. A FINANCIAL AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN WILL ESTABLISH PATHWAYS TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT, THIRD-PARTY BILLING, AND DIVERSIFIED FUNDING TO SUSTAIN ALL SERVICES BEYOND THE AWARD PERIOD. ALL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY OR INSURANCE STATUS. SAFE HAVEN IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO TRANSFORM THE COUNTY'S SUD CRISIS INTO LASTING COMMUNITY RECOVERY.

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.

THE KENT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AND SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES PROPOSE TO IMPLEMENT THE WEST MICHIGAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE. THE WEST MICHIGAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCES JURISDICTIONAL AREA IS PRIMARILY KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE AREA INCLUDES GRAND RAPIDS, THE SECOND-LARGEST CITY IN MICHIGAN WITH A POPULATION OF NEARLY 200,000 RESIDENTS AND A TOTAL COUNTY POPULATION JUST SHY OF 660,000 RESIDENTS. BY ENGAGING SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, THE TASK FORCE WILL BUILD A COORDINATED RESPONSE THAT CAN EVENTUALLY EXPAND BEYOND COUNTY LINES TO ENSURE COUNTY BARRIERS DO NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PROTECTION OF AND JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS. WITH PURPOSE AREA 1 FUNDING, THE WEST MICHIGAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE WILL DEVELOP, EXPAND, AND STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSE. THE TASK FORCE ANTICIPATES HIRING CONTRACTING SERVICES WITH MIGRANT LEGAL AID, A KENT COUNTY-BASED MIGRANT RIGHTS ORGANIZATION WHILE PARTNERING ALONGSIDE A DIVERSE SET OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS TASK FORCE WILL COLLABORATIVELY BUILD AREA PROTOCOLS, SPECIALIZED TEAMS OF VICTIM SERVICES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, CREATE LOCAL AWARENESS AND CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT, AND PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES THAT PARTNERS NEED TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

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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