Olympic Community Action Programs

HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START

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HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES WHO WILL ADMINISTER THIS GRANT ARE: JANE COVELLA, CLALLAM/JEFFERSON RSVP PROGRAM MANAGER WITH FOUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM. MARKI LOCKHART IS MANAGER OF SEVERAL GRANTS IN THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR WITH OLYMPIC COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS (OLYCAP) INCLUDING THE RSVP PROGRAM. BECKY ACEVEDO, RSVP VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WILL RECRUIT AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO RETAIN VOLUNTEERS. ALL THREE OF THESE PROGRAM STAFF HAVE MANY YEARS OF NATIONAL SERVICE UNDER THEIR BELTS AS PREVIOUS AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS. DALE WILSON, OLYCAP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS SUPPORTED COMMUNITY ACTION NEEDS FOR OVER 34 YEARS. HE IS INTERESTED IN RETAINING THE RSVP PROGRAM WITH SPONSORSHIP OF OLYCAP. OLYCAP HAS MANAGED RSVP PROGRAM NEEDS FOR 47 YEARS. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS NEXT GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. OUR ADVISORY BOARD OF SEVEN MEMBERS IS COMMITTED TO OVERSIGHT OF RSVP, CONDUCTING ANNUAL SITE VISITS, INTERACTING WITH VOLUNTEERS, AND CONDUCTING PROGRAM REVIEWS AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. AN ESTIMATED 200 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER AT LEAST 65 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: FOOD DISTRIBUTION, TUTORING OF STUDENTS, TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, FOOD/MEAL DELIVERY TO HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIONSHIP FOR SENIORS ATTENDING CONGREGATE MEALS, AND REFERRALS TO SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT AT LEAST 8,620 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON AND CLALLAM COUNTY COMMUNITIES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $63,960 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ANTICIPATED LEVEL OF 35.8% OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING OF $35,690 DOLLARS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES FOR THE CLALLAM/JEFFERSON RSVP PROGRAM WILL BE: JANE COVELLA, RSVP PROGRAM MANAGER WILL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; PAMELA LEONARD-RAY, RSVP VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, WILL COORDINATE AND SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEERS; MARKI LOCKHART, COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR, WILL ADD HER NATIONAL SERVICE EXPERIENCE TO OVERSEE THE GRANT AS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. TOGETHER, THESE THREE HAVE MANY COMBINED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS, PROVIDING COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND EXPERIENCE WITH NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. DALE WILSON, OLYCAP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAS BEEN INVOLVED AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION FIELD FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF SEVEN ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WILL ASSIST TO PROVIDE PROGRAM REVIEWS, ASSESSMENT, AND OVERSIGHT. OLYMPIC COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (OLYCAP) PROVIDES SERVICES IN CLALLAM AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FOOD DISTRIBUTION (FOOD BANKS), SENIOR NUTRITION, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (HEAD START), RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP), WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND ADULT DAY CARE (ENCORE!/ARTS & MINDS). THERE IS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN THESE TWO COUNTIES. THE NEXT OLYCAP COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT WILL SERVE TO GUIDE RSVP SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN THE FOCUS AREAS DETAILED BELOW: OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE 'HEALTHY FUTURES-AGING IN PLACE'- (H10 & H11) SERVING DISABLED AND HOMEBOUND SENIORS IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS- ENCOMPASSING FIVE SITES: BRINNION, QUILCENE, TRI-AREA, PORT TOWNSEND, AND PORT ANGELES; SENIOR NUTRITION AND MEALS ON WHEELS (H8) ENCOMPASSING FOUR SITES; ENCORE! AND ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAM (H13) AT ONE SITE; ECCHO (H8) AT ONE SITE; AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES (H8) AT ONE SITE. THIS CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING GRANT OF $56,460 WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 185 VOLUNTEERS, 50 OF WHICH WILL BE UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS SERVING THESE SITES, WITH ANOTHER 7 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS FOCUS AREAS (ED21 &ED2). THE FOOD BANKS IN JEFFERSON AND CLALLAM COUNTIES SERVED NEARLY 7,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS THIS PAST YEAR. WE PROJECT 6,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND INDIVIDUALS WILL CONTINUE TO NEED EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE FROM PARTICIPATING RSVP STATION SITES EACH YEAR OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. FORTY UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL PROVIDE CLIENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SERVICES TO THESE FIVE FOOD BANKS WHICH RELY ON VOLUNTEERS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE. MANY FOOD BANKS HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE PAID PERSON ON STAFF PAYROLL (OR OFTEN NONE). RSVP VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THE BACKBONE FOR THESE PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO VETERANS, DISABLED ADULTS AND SENIORS, AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. CLIENT SURVEYS WILL BE ADMINISTERED ANNUALLY TO 5% OF ALL NEW ELDERLY CLIENTS USING THE FOOD BANKS IN THIS AGING POPULATION WHICH NUMBERS 15,540 RESIDENTS COMBINED IN BOTH COUNTIES WHO HAVE FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES. THE SENIOR NUTRITION AND MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM OPERATES AT A TOTAL OF FOUR SITES IN BOTH COUNTIES (PORT ANGELES, SEQUIM, PORT TOWNSEND, AND TRI-AREA). THERE WILL BE SIX UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR MEAL DELIVERY TO HOMEBOUND AND DISABLED SENIORS WHO DEPEND ON WEEKLY MEAL DELIVERY TO PROVIDE THE NUTRITIOUS BENEFITS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THESE ADULTS WILL BE ENGAGED BY THE MEALS ON WHEELS DRIVERS TO PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION AND AN INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS AS THEY DELIVER FOOD TO THESE HOUSEHOLDS. LAST YEAR A TOTAL OF 1,457 MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO THE ELDERLY THROUGH OLYCAP, WITH ANOTHER 33,517 MEALS SERVED WITHIN THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS OF THIS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THESE NEEDS WERE MET BY 22+ RSVP VOLUNTEERS. ANNUAL SURVEYS OF PARTICIPATING SENIOR NUTRITION CLIENTS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO REVIEW HOW MANY SENIORS CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY DUE TO THIS LIFELINE SUPPORT FROM VOLUNTEERS. ENCORE! (ADULT

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 33.38%.

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HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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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 COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS 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. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. 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; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. 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 YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 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 OF YOUTH 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: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

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HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

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 COC PROGRAM INCLUDES GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY SERVE YOUTH, DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24 UNDER THE YOUTH HOMELESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP). THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (YHDP) IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ENDING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH AND MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TOWARD THE SAME END. THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO) FOR NEW YHDP GRANTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/YHDP (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT YHDP NOFO LISTED). THE NOFO FOR YHDP RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS IS FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/COMPETITION (CHOOSE THE MOST RECENT COC/YHDP RENEWAL OR REPLACEMENT NOFO LISTED).; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THESE GRANTS 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. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (IN SOME CASES). ELIGIBLE COSTS WITHIN THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1. LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; 2. 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; 3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; 4. OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; 5. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; 6. PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 7. RELOCATION COSTS; AND 8. 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 YOUTH AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. 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 OF YOUTH 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: YOUTH DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS WHERE NO PERSON IS OVER THE AGE OF 24; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD

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