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PUERTO RICO YOUTH AND FAMILY TREE - GUARA BI, INC. A SUBSIDIARY OF WESTCARE FOUNDATION, INC. (GUARA BI) PROPOSES THE PROJECT PUERTO RICO YOUTH AND FAMILY TREE (TREE) TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COMPREHENSIVE SUD/COD OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO TRADITIONALLY UNDER-SERVED, PRIMARILY MINORITY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES/PRIMARY CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT PUERTO RICO. GUARA BI WILL PROVIDE PROJECT SERVICES TO 50 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS IN YEAR 1, AND 100 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS IN YEARS 2-4 (450 ACROSS THE FIVE-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD). GOALS INCLUDE: 1) INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE BY PROVIDING CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND YOUTH-CENTERED EVIDENCED-BASED SUD/COD TREATMENT TO PRIMARILY MINORITY YOUTH (AGES 12-25) AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND 2) ENHANCE THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNCTIONING OF PRIMARILY MINORITY YOUTH (12-25) AND THEIR FAMILIES. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDE A-CRA/ACC TO 450 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH; 2) PROVIDE SEEKING SAFETY TO 80% OF THE YOUTH HAVING TRAUMA-RELATED SYMPTOMS; 3) REFER 85% OF YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AS NEEDED; 4) 75% OF THE YOUTH WILL COMPLETE A-CRA/ACC; 5) 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL BE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE DURING THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL BE ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION; 6) 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL EXHIBIT DECREASED DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN IMPROVEMENTS/SHOW ADDITIONAL DECREASES AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION; 7) 70% OF YOUTH COMPLETING SEEKING SAFETY WILL REPORT REDUCED TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS/SHOW ADDITIONAL DECREASES AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION ASSESSED BY THE PCL-5; 8) 80% OF YOUTH SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING TREATMENT WHO DID NOT HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENT AT ADMISSION WILL HAVE STABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THEIR LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION; 9) 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL BE IN AN EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, BE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ACTIVELY, OR BE EMPLOYED AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN ENROLLED, COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION/TRAINING, OR REMAIN EMPLOYED AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION; 10) 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN NEW CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL NOT RECIDIVATE AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION; 11) 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING TREATMENT WILL HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% WILL MAINTAIN THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION; 12) 80% OF YOUTH WILL UTILIZE ER SERVICES LESS AND HAVE FEWER HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH AT DISCHARGE, AND 70% OF THOSE WILL MAINTAIN THIS REDUCTION/SHOW INCREASED REDUCTIONS AT 3/6-MONTHS POST ADMISSION.

PUERTO RICO OFFENDER REENTRY PROJECT

FY23 GUARA BI - PPW - GUARA BI, INC. IS PROPOSING THE GUARA BI PPW PROGRAM (GB-PPW) IN PUERTO RICO TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 65 POSTPARTUM WOMEN DURING THIS FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM. WOMEN WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR BABIES AND OTHER CHILDREN WITH THEM WHILE SHE IS TREATMENT. GUARA BI WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THE MOTHER AND THE FAMILY. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS SAN JUAN-CAGUAS-GUAYNABO METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH IS THE LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN PUERTO RICO. GB-PPW WILL BE LOCATED IN VEGA BAJA, BUT THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE WOMEN FROM ALL OVER THE ISLAND. THE MEASURABLE GOALS INCLUDE: GOAL 1: INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT EVIDENCE-BASED SUD TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE THE MISUSE USE AMONG POSTPARTUM WOMEN IN VEGA BAJA, PUERTO RICO. GOAL 2: REDUCE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE AMONG POST-PARTUM WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILY SYSTEMS IN VEGA BAJA, PUERTO RICO.

GUARA BI?S PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO MINORITY ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AT HIGHEST RISK FOR HIV AND SUD.

GUARA BI, INC. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (PRDC) WILL LOWER RECIDIVISM RATES AND ASSIST INMATES PRE- AND POST- RELEASE WITH THEIR REENTRY INTO SOCIETY THROUGHOUT THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT OF PUERTO RICO (PR) VIA THE INCLUSION OF THE ISLAND’S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE STATE.  SECOND CHANCE ACT PUERTO RICO TREATMENT AND RECOVERY WILL PROVIDE 25 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR (75 CLIENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT) WHO ARE REFERRED TO GUARA BI BY THE PRDC WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND RELATED FAMILY TREATMENT RECOVERY SERVICES AND SUPPORTIVE REENTRY SERVICES INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND CONTINUUM OF CARE STEP DOWN TRANSITIONAL INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT/OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL PRE- AND POST- RELEASE: 1) OFFER EVIDENCE-BASED, GENDER RESPONSIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING TREATMENT AND FAMILY TREATMENT; 2) PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSITIONAL AND REENTRY PLAN; 3) PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; 4) EXPAND GUARA BI ORP CAPACITY TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS; 5) PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; 6)  PROVIDE LINKAGES TO HOUSING AND REHOME WITH FAMILY WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND 7) PROVIDE VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS SERVICES. GUARA BI WILL UTILIZED EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES INCLUDING 1) BRIEF STRENGTHS BASED CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE, A CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE DESIGNED TO ASSIST SUBSTANCE USERS; 2) MORAL RECONATION THERAPY, A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY PROVEN EFFECTIVE FOR SUBSTANCE USE IN THE CORRECTION POPULATION; 3) MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, A BRIEF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION FOR HELPING PEOPLE CHANGE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR; 4) SEEKING SAFETY, A PRESENT-FOCUSED THERAPY TO HELP PEOPLE ATTAIN SAFETY FROM TRAUMA/POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND SUBSTANCE USE; 5) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY WHICH OFFERS EFFECTIVE AND TIME-LIMITED TREATMENTS FOR LIMITED ANGER CONTROL SKILLS OFTEN EXPERIENCED BY OUR CLIENTS; 6) THE NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM IS LISTED IN SAMHSA’S NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES. INCARCERATED PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE NEW SKILLS WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHILE PROGRAM STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO MONITOR AND ASSIST; AND 7) THE LIVING IN BALANCE CURRICULUM WHICH INCLUDES PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING. USING A NUMBER OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES ROOTED IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, GUARA BI WILL BREAK THE CYCLE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: INCREASED ABSTINENCE FROM SUBSTANCE USE, DECREASED RECIDIVISM RATES, DECREASED CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, IMPROVED INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY RESILIENCY AND WELL-BEING, IMPROVED TREATMENT RETENTION, INCREASED SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS, DECREASED RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING POST-RELEASE.

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.

FY 24 GUARA BI SPF-PFS - GUARA BI, INC., A 501C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN PUERTO RICO, IS PRESENTING A PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THE SPF-PFS-COMMUNITIES/TRIBES SP-23-004 RFP. THE CATCHMENT AREA IS VEGA BAJA, PUERTO RICO, A TOWN AND MUNICIPALITY LOCATED ON THE COAST OF NORTH CENTRAL PUERTO RICO. FY 24 GUARA BI SPF-PFS WILL BE LOCATED IN VEGA BAJA, BUT THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE YOUTH FROM ALL OVER THE ISLAND. THE PREVENTION PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON YOUTH AGES 13-24 AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROJECT WILL TARGET UNDERAGE DRINKING, MARIJUANA, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (VAPING). THE CHOICE TO FOCUS ON THESE THREE PRIORITY AREAS IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY AND FROM THE PR ADMINISTRATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES (ASSMCA) YOUTH SURVEY. GUARA BI ANTICIPATES SERVING 360 UNIQUE PERSONS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT (Y1=40, Y2-5=80 PER YEAR). THE MEASURABLE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: GOAL 1: STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-LEVEL PREVENTION CAPACITY IN PUERTO RICO TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA USE, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AMONG YOUTH AGES 13-24 YEARS. OBJECTIVE 1.1: BY DECEMBER 31, 2024, COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY CURRENT SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS, NEGATIVE COMMUNITY CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO USE, RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND SUBPOPULATIONS MOST AT-RISK AND/OR UNDERSERVED. OBJECTIVE 1.2: BY MARCH 31, 2025, DEVELOP A DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO REDUCE RISK AND ENHANCE PROTECTIVE FACTORS. OBJECTIVE 1.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, DESIGN AND POST 108 PREVENTION MESSAGES (Y1=12; Y2-5=24 ANNUALLY) ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, OR TWITTER RELATED TO ALCOHOL, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA USE. OBJECTIVE 1.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, CONDUCT 4 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS MONTHLY, AND 4 PREVENTION WORKSHOPS MONTHLY, REACHING AT LEAST 100 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR (500 OVER THE LIFE OF THE GRANT). OBJECTIVE 1.5: REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING BY DISCOURAGING ADULTS FROM BUYING ALCOHOL FOR MINORS THROUGH THE STICKER SHOCK CAMPAIGN, CONDUCTED BIANNUALLY, AS EVIDENCED BY CAMPAIGN LOGS. GOAL 2: PREVENT THE ONSET OF OR REDUCE THE PROGRESSION OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES USE/MISUSE AMONG 360 YOUTH AGES 13-24 YEARS LIVING IN PUERTO RICO. OBJECTIVE 2.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING (LST) TO 360 YOUTH (Y1=40; Y2- 5=80 ANNUALLY) EVIDENCED BY ENROLLMENT RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF THE YOUTH WILL COMPLETE LST SUCCESSFULLY EVIDENCED BY THE DISCHARGE STATUS IN THE CLINICAL DATA SYSTEM (CDS). OBJECTIVE 2.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING LST WILL NOT BEGIN USING TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, OR MARIJUANA, REMAIN ABSTINENT, OR REDUCE USE MEASURED BY THE GPRA. OBJECTIVE 2.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING LST WILL INCREASE THEIR DISAPPROVAL AND PERCEIVED RISK OF HARM OF TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, AND MARIJUANA USE MEASURED BY THE LST PRE/POST-TEST AND GPRA. GOAL 3: STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND MITIGATE RISK FACTORS AMONG YOUTH AGED 13-24 YEARS LIVING IN PUERTO RICO. OBJECTIVE 3.1: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING LST WILL INCREASE ASSERTIVENESS, SELF-CONTROL, AND/OR RELAXATION SKILLS MEASURED BY THE LST PRE/POST-TEST. OBJECTIVE 3.2: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF THE YOUTH COMPLETING LST WILL REMAIN IN SCHOOL MEASURED BY SCHOOL RECORDS. OBJECTIVE 3.3: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF YOUTH WILL HAVE STABLE HOUSING AS EVIDENCED BY GPRA. OBJECTIVE 3.4: BY SEPTEMBER 2029, 80% OF YOUTH COMPLETING LST WILL DECREASE THEIR PERCEPTION THAT SUBSTANCE USE IS “COOL” MEASURED BY THE LST PRE/POST-TEST.

GUARA BI (GB) INC. PROPOSES PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PRE- AND POST-RELEASE REENTRY SERVICES TO 75 YOUTH AGES 1620 RELEASING FROM INCARCERATION AT THE TWO JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN PUERTO RICO. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO TARGET YOUTH AGES 1620 IN A COURT-MANDATED REHABILITATIVE PROGRAM (NOT INCARCERATED) SUPERVISED BY A COURT SOCIAL WORKER. GUARA BI WILL PARTNER WITH THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND THE OFFICE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION WILL PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR GUARA BI STAFF TO ENTER THE FACILITIES TO BEGIN SERVICES, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATE WITH DETENTION STAFF TO ACCESS INFORMATION THAT WILL SUPPORT CASE PLANNING. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS AT ENROLLMENT, TIME OF RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE FROM THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PRE-RELEASE SERVICES UP TO 3 MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE AND UP TO 6 MONTHS POST-RELEASE. YOUTH IN A COURT-MANDATED REHABILITATIVE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE 6 MONTHS OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

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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.

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FY25 TCE GUARA BI - GUARA BI, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CORPORACION SANOS, INC., IS PROPOSING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SUD/COD TREATMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN BARCELONETA AND ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO, WHICH ARE REGIONS THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS. PROJECT FY25 TCE GUARA BI PROGRAM WILL SERVE 130 ADULTS (MEN AND WOMEN) WITH A DIAGNOSED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND/OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDER (COD). ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A DSM 5 DIAGNOSIS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (MODERATE TO SEVERE) AND A POSSIBLE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER. GUARA BI WILL SERVE 30 PARTICIPANTS IN YEAR 1, AND 50 IN YEAR 2 AND 3, A TOTAL OF 130 PARTICIPANTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. THE GOALS INCLUDE: GOAL 1_EXPAND ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AMONG ADULTS LIVING WITH SUD OR COD IN BARCELONETA AND ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO. GOAL 2_PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT, PROMOTE LONG-TERM RECOVERY, AND ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF CLIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS.

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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.

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.

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