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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

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-OVERDOSE RESPONSE - THE NALOXONE PROJECT (TNP) PROPOSES THE COALITION FOR HARM REDUCTION, ACCESS TO NALOXONE, AND GRASSROOTS RURAL ENGAGEMENT (COLORADO CHANGE) PROJECT TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID OVERDOSE CRISIS IN COLORADO'S RURAL COMMUNITIES. FROM 2020 TO 2023, OPIOIDS WERE INVOLVED IN OVER 62% OF THE 7,022 OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE STATE, WITH RURAL AREAS EXPERIENCING OVERDOSE DEATH RATES HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. DESPITE NALOXONE’S LIFE-SAVING POTENTIAL, IT IS OFTEN UNDERUSED DUE TO STIGMA AND ACCESS BARRIERS, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE COLORADO CHANGE PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NALOXONE, OVERDOSE SCREENINGS, AND TREATMENT CONNECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND OPIOID USE DISORDERS. TNP CURRENTLY OPERATES ACROSS 118 RURAL PROVIDER SITES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, LABOR AND DELIVERY UNITS, AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS, WHERE OVER 4,500 NALOXONE KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN 2024. HEALTHCARE SETTINGS ARE VITAL POINTS OF INTERVENTION, AS THEY SERVE AS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR MANY AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. HOWEVER, THE TNP SITES VARY WIDELY IN DISTRIBUTING NALOXONE EFFECTIVELY AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS IN NEED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WITH LIMITED HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND LONG TRAVEL DISTANCES TO TREATMENT FACILITIES. TO ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES, THE COLORADO CHANGE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON ENHANCING NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION AND OVERDOSE SCREENING EFFORTS AT OUR RURAL COMMUNITY PARTNER SITES. THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS NEEDS, GAPS, AND BEST PRACTICES IN NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION AND OVERDOSE SCREENINGS BY FOCUSING ON 16 KEY RURAL SITES: THREE HIGH-PERFORMING AND THREE LOWER-PERFORMING PARTNER SITES FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS, AS WELL AS TWO HIGH-PERFORMING AND TWO LOWER-PERFORMING PARTNER SITES FROM LABOR AND DELIVERY PROGRAMS. THIS TARGETED APPROACH WILL GUIDE A PLANNING AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE TO OPTIMIZE WORKFLOWS FOR OVERDOSE RISK SCREENINGS, NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY RESOURCES. A MAJOR OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE CREATION OF A BEST PRACTICES GUIDE TO OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. INFORMED BY INSIGHTS FROM THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS, THE GUIDE WILL BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS LOOKING TO ENHANCE THEIR OVERDOSE PREVENTION PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING SYSTEMS, ENSURING THAT OVERDOSE SCREENINGS, NALOXONE DISTRIBUTIONS, AND REFERRALS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE CONSISTENTLY DOCUMENTED AND SHARED TO INFORM FUTURE STRATEGIES. BY INCREASING NALOXONE ACCESS IN RURAL HEALTHCARE SETTINGS, WHERE OPIOID OVERPRESCRIPTION HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING ISSUE, AND OFFERING TARGETED TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, COLORADO CHANGE AIMS TO REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS AND ENHANCE CONNECTIONS TO LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AT RISK. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A STATE-WIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HARM REDUCTION AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WHERE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED AND CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION IS CRITICAL. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THE COLORADO CHANGE PROJECT INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF OPIOID OVERDOSE, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN RURAL AREAS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO NALOXONE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT MORE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE NALOXONE KITS, OVERDOSE SCREENINGS, AND CONNECTIONS TO RECOVERY SERVICES. BY REDUCING STIGMA, EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE, AND STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS, THIS PROJECT WILL SAVE LIVES AND FOSTER SUSTAINABLE HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS ACROSS COLORADO. IT WILL EQUIP RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS OPIOID OVERDOSE RISKS WHILE BUILDING A MORE ACCESSIBLE, SUPPORTIVE NETWORK OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

- THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024-2025 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024-2025 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30.53%. - THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 2024. - THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FY 2024 YEAR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.

THE JUST ONE PROJECT (TJOP) IS A GRASS-ROOTS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE VISION TO INSPIRE, IMPACT, AND CHANGE OUR COMMUNITIES IS DILIGENTLY SERVING AT-RISK, LOW-INCOME, CHILDREN, YOUTH, SENIORS, AND FAMILIES LIVING IN SOUTHERN NEVADA SINCE 2014. OUR MISSION OF, "KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTED BY INSPIRING PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED, GIVE BACK, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE," IS WHAT WE ASPIRE TO ACCOMPLISH DAILY. THE JUST ONE PROJECT MOBILIZES VOLUNTEERS TO BUILD STRONGER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BROOKE NEUBAUER, WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE, DIGNIFYING, AND ENGAGING PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE WE SERVE AND TO ALWAYS SERVE WITH COMPASSION. THE JUST ONE PROJECT HAS FIVE MAIN PROGRAMS DRIVING OUR ORGANIZATION, POP UP & GIVE, COMMUNITY MARKET, HOME DELIVERY, YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND THE SMILE PROJECT. AN ESTIMATED 300 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 85 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COMPANIONSHIP AND FOOD SUPPORT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS CLARK AND NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 300 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS AGED 55 AND OLDER WILL BE CONNECTED TO MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES; 600 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT; AND 150,000 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED FOOD SECURITY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $85,247 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A MATCH OF $8,525 OF IN-KIND FOOD.

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