Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition Inc

SA AND HIV PREVENTION FOR AMERICAN AMERICAN MSM (18-29)

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS - THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECT WILL EXPAND HIV TESTING AND IDENTIFICATION OF HIV DIAGNOSIS, LINKAGE AND RETENTION OF HIV MEDICAL, ESSENTIAL, AND SUPPORTIVE CARE, ACCESS TO PREP/NPEP, DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS, AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING STATE AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO HELP REDUCE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH HIV/AIDS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO SEX WITH MEN (MSM) AND WOMEN AND PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS (PWIDS) OF ANY RACE AND THEIR PARTNERS. WHILE THE PROJECT WILL SERVE AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM/WOMEN, PWIDS AND THEIR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT ATLANTA MSA, ZIP CODES 30307, 30308, 30309, 30314, AND 30318 WITHIN THE CITY OF ATLANTA WILL BE TARGETED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF NEED AND LOW LEVELS OF SERVICE ACCESS AND USE. ATLANTA HARM REDUCTION COALITION (AHRC) IS AN HIV, HCV, STI AND SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES OUTREACH, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, TESTING, LINKAGE, TREATMENT, TRAINING, AND MORE TO UNDERSERVED AND STIGMATIZED COMMUNITIES. AHRC HAS STRONG TIES TO THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS AND A STRONG HISTORICAL PRESENCE IN THE TARGETED GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT INCREASED OUTREACH CAPACITY TARGETING AFRICAN AMERICAN MSM/WOMEN, PWIDS, AND THEIR PARTNERS IN AREAS OF ATLANTA WITH HEALTH INDICATORS POINTING TO HIGH-RISK DRUG USE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. EFFECTIVE OUTREACH CONDUCTED VIA MOBILE HEALTH UNIT WILL CONNECT WITH MEMBERS OF THE TARGET POPULATION TO PROVIDE THEM WITH COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED HIV PREVENTION SERVICES. THESE WIDE-RANGING SERVICES ARE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS: TAKING CARE OF ME, SAFE IN THE CITY, AND COMMUNITY PROMISE.FOR THOSE CONTACTED THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS WHO CHOOSE TO ACCESS HIV MEDICAL CARE, PARTNER, ESSENTIAL, AND SUPPORT SERVICES, THE COLLABORATION WILL PROVIDE THE ENHANCED TREATMENT INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, LINKAGE, TREATMENT, AND AFTER-CARE FOLLOW-UP. THESE ADDITIONAL SERVICES WILL IM PROVE ACCESS AND RETENTION BY ADDRESSING OBSTACLES TO MEDICAL CARE, MEETING INDEPENDENT LIVING AND ECONOMIC NEEDS, AND PROVIDING OTHER HIV-RELATED SERVICES. OUTREACH EXPANSION EFFORTS WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MEMBERS OF THE TARGET POPULATION OVER THE FIVE-YEAR LIFE OF THIS PROJECT; HIV TESTING AND CONDOM DISTRIBUTION TO 2,500 INDIVIDUALS, HCV/STI SCREENING AND TREATMENT TO 500 INDIVIDUALS, LINKAGE TO TREATMENT, MEDICATION ADHERENCE, AND PARTNER SERVICES TO 60 NEW AND 50 PREVIOUS HIV POSITIVE PERSONS; AND EBIS TO 12 HIV-POSITIVE PERSONS AND 80 HIGH RISK NEGATIVE PERSONS; AND LINKAGE TO ESSENTIAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO 100 HIV POSITIVE PERSONS AND 500 HIGH RISK NEGATIVE PERSONS, AND LINKAGE TO PREP/NPEP TO 500 HIGH RISK NEGATIVE PERSONS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF THE GRANT. FINALLY, AHRC WILL COLLABORATE IN CLUSTER IDENTIFICATION, HIV TESTING, PREP ACCESSIBILITY, AND CONDOM DISTRIBUTION WITH STATE AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THROUGH 16 MEETINGS OVER THE 5-YEAR COURSE OF THIS PROJECT.

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG MSM OF COLOR AGES 13-34

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECT FOR YOUNG MSM OF COLOR BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-29

MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE: HIGH RISK POPULATIONS - GEORGIA HARM REDUCTION COALITION, INC., (GHRC) FORMERLY KNOWN AS ATLANTA HARM REDUCTION COALITION, INC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ODYSSEY FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER (OFCC) IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS SUBSTANCE USE (SU), CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD), HARM REDUCTION, AND HIV/VH/STI SERVICES TO HELP REDUCE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SU, COD, OVERDOSE AND HIV/VH/STI BY DELIVERING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MENTAL HEALTH AND SU COUNSELING, SU AND SEXUAL HEALTH EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS, OUTPATIENT SU TREATMENT SERVICES, LINKAGE TO ESSENTIAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING TELEHEALTH, HIV/VH/STI SCREENING AND TREATMENT, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), SYRINGE SERVICES INCLUDING NARCAN AND FENTANYL TEST STRIP DISTRIBUTION TO AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA. TOWARD THESE ENDS, THE SIX MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. BY 9/29/2024, GHRC WILL PROVIDE RAPID HIV PRELIMINARY TESTING TO AT LEAST 250 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS PER ANNUM. 2. BY 9/29/2024, GHRC AND OFCC WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTION SKILLS IN AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED HIV AND SU PREVENTION PROGRAMMING INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, MATRIX MODEL, STRENGTHEN BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, CLEAR, PROMISE, AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TO AT LEAST 75 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA PER ANNUM. 3. BY 9/29/2024, GHRC AND OFCC WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF SU AND COD TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND HIV/VH/STI SERVICES AND ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGNS THROUGH STRATEGIC MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO REACH AT LEAST 2500 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS PER ANNUM. THIS WILL UTILIZE COMPREHENSIVE PEER DRIVEN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISEMENT STRATEGIES. 4. BY 9/29/2024, GHRC WILL INCREASE SU, COD, AND HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION AND SERVICES BY CONDUCTING OUTREACH, SYRINGE EXCHANGE, NARCAN, FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, HIV SELF-TESTING, SAFETY DRUG USING AND CONDOM KITS DISTRIBUTION, IMMUNIZATION, AND LINKAGE TO ESSENTIAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO AT LEAST 150 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WITHIN CATCHMENT AREA PER ANNUM. 5. BY 9/29/2024, GHRC WILL INCREASE ACCESS OF HIV/VH/STI TREATMENT SERVICES, PREP/NPEP, AND LOW THRESHOLD MAT FOR 40 UNDUPLICATED AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCREENING, OUTREACH, AND GHRC EVIDENCE- BASED CURRICULA BY PROVIDING LINKAGE CONNECTIONS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF GHRC. 6. BY 9/29/2024, OFCC WILL INCREASE ACCESS OF OUTPATIENT SU AND COD FOR 20 UNDUPLICATED AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCREENING AND OFCC EVIDENCE- BASED CURRICULA. OUR MAIN TARGET POPULATION ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE MOST DISCONNECTED FROM SERVICES AND THE HARDEST TO REACH, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO USE/INJECT DRUGS, LGBTQ, RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY, AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN RURAL AREAS. BY FULLY INTEGRATING OUR SERVICES, OUR PROGRAM WILL REACH AND ASSIST POPULATIONS THAT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF TRADITIONAL FRAGMENTED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, THEREBY INCREASING SYSTEM CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT HIV/VH/STI, SU, COD, AND OVERDOSE AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE.

ATLANTA HARM REDUCTION COALITION, INC. (AHRC) AND STREET SMART YOUTH PROJECT, INC

TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION: SPECIAL PROJECTS - ATLANTA HARM REDUCTION COALITION, INC., (AHRC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ODYSSEY FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER (OFCC) IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS SUBSTANCE USE (SU), CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD), HARM REDUCTION, AND HIV/VH/STI SERVICES TO HELP REDUCE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SU, COD, OVERDOSE AND HIV/VH/STI BY DELIVERING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MENTAL HEALTH AND SU COUNSELING, SU AND SEXUAL HEALTH EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS, OUTPATIENT SU TREATMENT SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT, LINKAGE TO ESSENTIAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING TELEHEALTH, HIV/VH/STI SCREENING AND TREATMENT, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), SYRINGE SERVICES INCLUDING NARCAN AND FENTANYL TEST STRIP DISTRIBUTION, JOB READINESS TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION TO AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA. TOWARD THESE ENDS, THE SEVEN MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. BY 9/29/2023, AHRC WILL TRAIN 2 PEER SUPPORT WORKERS WITHIN THE POPULATION OF FOCUS TO DELIVER HARM REDUCTION AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO POPULATION OF FOCUS. 2. BY 9/29/2023, AHRC AND OFCC WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTION SKILLS OF AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA BY PROVIDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, MATRIX MODEL, STRENGTHEN BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, CLEAR, PROMISE, AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TO AT LEAST 75 MEMBERS OF POPULATION OF FOCUS. 3. BY 9/29/2023, AHRC AND OFCC WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF SU AND COD TREATMENT, HARM REDUCTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGNS THROUGH STRATEGIC MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO REACH AT LEAST 2500 MEMBERS OF POPULATION OF FOCUS PER ANNUM. 4. BY 9/29/2023, AHRC WILL INCREASE SU, COD, AND HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION AND SERVICES BY CONDUCTING OUTREACH, SYRINGE EXCHANGE, NARCAN, FENTANYL TEST STRIPS, SAFETY DRUG USING AND CONDOM KITS, IMMUNIZATION, AND LINKAGE TO ESSENTIAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO AT LEAST 150 MEMBERS OF POPULATION OF FOCUS PER ANNUM. 5. BY 9/29/2023, AHRC WILL INCREASE ACCESS OF HIV/VH/STI TREATMENT SERVICES, PREP/NPEP, AND LOW THRESHOLD MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR 40 MEMBERS OF POPULATION OF FOCUS. 6. BY 9/29/2023, OFCC WILL INCREASE ACCESS OF OUTPATIENT SU AND COD FOR 20 MEMBERS OF POPULATION OF FOCUS. 7. BY 9/29/2023, AHRC WILL PROVIDE JOB READINESS TRAINING AND LINKAGE TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH FIRST STEP STAFFING AND TO 20 MEMBERS OF POPULATION OF FOCUS. OUR MAIN TARGET POPULATION ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-44 AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE MOST DISCONNECTED FROM SERVICES AND THE HARDEST TO REACH, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO USE/INJECT DRUGS, LGBTQ, RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY, AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN RURAL AREAS. BY FULLY INTEGRATING OUR SERVICES, OUR PROGRAM WILL REACH AND ASSIST POPULATIONS THAT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF TRADITIONAL FRAGMENTED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, THEREBY INCREASING SYSTEM CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT HIV/VH/STI, SU, COD, AND OVERDOSE AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 RESIDING IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA - ATLANTA HARM REDUCTION COALITION, INC., (AHRC) IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS HIV, HEPATITIS C (HCV) AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (SA) PREVENTION, TESTING, AND LINKAGE TO CARE PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 LIVING IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO PREVENT SA AND HIV/AIDS AMONG AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN RESIDING IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA SPECIFICALLY ZIP CODES 30314 AND 30318, AND TO ENSURE THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS OR HCV RECEIVE NEEDED SERVICES. TOWARD THESE ENDS, THE SEVEN MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. RECRUIT AND TRAIN 2 PREVENTION NAVIGATORS WITHIN THE POPULATION OF FOCUS TO DELIVER HIV, HCV, AND SA PREVENTION SERVICES TO AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA. 2. INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTION SKILLS IN AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED HIV AND SA PREVENTION PROGRAMMING TO AT LEAST 50 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA PER ANNUM. THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE MSA, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, OTHER COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CHRIS 180 CLUB HOUSE, LOST AND FOUND DROP-IN CENTER, AND AHRC’S DROP-IN CENTER AND SAFE SPACES. 3. INCREASE AWARENESS OF HIV/HCV INCLUDING PREP AND SA THROUGH STRATEGIC MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO REACH AT LEAST 2500 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 PER ANNUM. THIS WILL UTILIZE COMPREHENSIVE PEER DRIVEN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISEMENT STRATEGIES. 4. INCREASE HIV INCLUDING PREP AND SA EDUCATION AND SAFETY SKILLS BY CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND TESTING TO AT LEAST 250 UNDUPLICATED AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 WITHIN CATCHMENT AREA PER ANNUM. 5. INCREASE ACCESS OF HIV/AIDS TREATMENT INCLUDING PREP, HCV TREATMENT, AND SA TREATMENT FOR 150 (2% HIV, 10% SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 3% VH) UNDUPLICATED AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-24 WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCREENING, OUTREACH, AND AHRC EVIDENCE- BASED CURRICULA DROP-IN CENTER BY PROVIDING LINKAGE CONNECTIONS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL, SUPPORTIVE, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TREATMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF AHRC. 6. INCREASE ACCESS OF HIV TESTING AND EDUCATION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO A MINIMUM OF 5 PARTNER AGENCIES WHO PROVIDE SA AND MEDICAL CARE. OUR TARGET POPULATION ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN 18-44 WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE MOST DISCONNECTED FROM SERVICES AND THE HARDEST TO REACH, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE IMPOVERISHED, HOMELESS, SA, OR LGBTQ INCLUDING MSM. BY FULLY INTEGRATING OUR SERVICES, OUR PROGRAM WILL REACH AND ASSIST POPULATIONS THAT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF TRADITIONAL FRAGMENTED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, THEREBY INCREASING SYSTEM CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT SA AND HIV/AIDS, AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE. WE PROPOSE TO SERVE 50 UNDUPLICATED PERSONS PER YEAR WITH A TOTAL OF 250 OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.

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.