Alternatives For Girls

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM

GIRLS WITH AMBITION PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

MATERNITY GROUP HOME FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN DETROIT, MI

TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND MATERNITY GROUP HOME PROGRAM

SAFE START SOUTHWEST DETROIT

MATERNITY GROUP HOMES

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

TO PROVIDE SHELTER, OUTREACH, COUNSELING AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES TO HOMELESS PARENTINGAND PREGNANT YOUNG WOMEN, AGES 16 TO UNDER 22, AND THEIR CHILDREN IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS (AFG) IS A DETROIT-BASED NON-PROFIT THAT SERVES HOMELESS, RUNAWAY, HUMAN-TRAFFICKED, AND AT-RISK GIRLS/WOMEN OF COLOR. THROUGH THE SAFE CHOICES NEW CHOICES HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES (SCNC HSS), AFG FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: 1) ENHANCED RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 SEX AND LABOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, INCLUDING SHORT-TERM RENTAL SUBSIDIES (6-24 MONTHS), HOUSING NAVIGATION, LANDLORD ENGAGEMENT, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, AND VICTIM-CENTERED CASE MANAGEMENT FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING SAFE, STABLE HOUSING; 2) PROVISION OF VOLUNTARY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND PERSONAL ADVOCACY, FACILITATING CONNECTIONS TO MAINSTREAM RESOURCES AND PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY; 3) COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOUSING SYSTEM, INCREASING AWARENESS AND ADDRESSING THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS OF VICTIMS; 4) COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES, THE DETROIT CONTINUUM OF CARE AND OTHER HUMAN TRAFFICKING COALITIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LANDLORDS/HOUSING SYSTEMS, AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE OUTCOMES AND CARRY OUT BEST PRACTICES, AND 5) PROMOTION OF RACIAL EQUITY AND REMOVAL OF SERVICE BARRIERS THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN PROGRAM DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, EVALUATION, AND AGENCY/COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES.

TO PROVIDE SHELTER, OUTREACH, COUNSELING AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES TO HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG WOMEN IN DETROIT

TO PROVIDE SHELTER, OUTREACH, COUNSELING AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES TO HOMELESS PARENTING AND PREGNANT YOUNG WOMEN IN DETROIT

TO PROVIDE SHELTER, OUTREACH, COUNSELING AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES TO HIGH-RISK AND/OR RUNAWAY MINOR YOUTH, IN PARTICULAR GIRLS, IN DETROIT AND SOUTHEAST 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.

CHAT

TO PROVIDE SHELTER, OUTREACH, COUNSELING AND BASIC CENTER SERVICES FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH IN DETROIT

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS STEPPING STONES BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

BASIC CENTER PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

METROPOLITAN DETROIT CHAT - COMMUNITY AND ONLINE FEMALE YOUTH PEER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVE

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351), HAS AS ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE THE PROVISION OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS (AS DEFINED IN 34 U.S.C. 12473(6)) OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SHORT-TERM HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND VOLUNTARY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH LOCATING AND SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING, OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATING INTO A COMMUNITY. ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS, A NON-PROFIT, ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN DETROIT, MI, WILL IMPLEMENT THE ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS MY CHOICE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROJECT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH OAKLAND FAMILY THERAPY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TWENTY-FOUR PRIVATE LANDLORD, SCATTERED SITE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESIDENCES FOR TWENTY-FOUR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AN URBAN REGION OF MICHIGAN. THIS NEW PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, VICTIM ADVOCACY, HOUSING ADVOCACY, FINANCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, AND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. THE PROJECT WILL FUND TWO STAFF MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS MATERNITY GROUP HOME

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROJECT- DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK, AND HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN

TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG WOMEN IN DETROIT

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS (AFG) SAFE CHOICES-NEW CHOICES PROGRAM WILL BUILD ON EXISTING PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE VICTIMIZATION OF GIRLS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. OVER 36-MONTHS, AFG WILL TARGET 135 GIRLS AGES 14-18 YEARS  AT RISK OF OR WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK, AND HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN (THE DETROIT CONTINUUM OF CARE) BY: REPLICATING AN EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY HONORING LEADHER YOUTH PREVENTION CURRICULUM ENHANCING LEADHER WITH A 5 HOUR ADDITIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING MODULE THAT IN COMBINATION MAKES AN 35 HOUR CURRICULUM CALLED LEADHER-HT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE GIRLS' PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND DECREASE THEIR RISK FOR VICTIMIZATION. INCREASING IDENTIFICATION OF VICTIMS AND ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES BY CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION USING LEADHER INTERNALLY AND WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING SCHOOL, YOUTH-SERVING HUMAN SERVICES, FAITH-BASED AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SETTINGS. COORDINATING SEAMLESS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR INTENSIVE SERVICES FOR 90 IDENTIFIED VICTIMS OVER 36-MONTHS; AND CONDUCTING A MODIFIED UTILIZATION-FOCUSED EVALUATION FOCUSED ON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF AFG'S LEADHER CURRICULUM AS AN EARLY INTERVENTION TOOL.

TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, GATEWAY SERVICES, PEER EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO SHELTER TO RUNAWAY, HOMELESS AND TRAFFICKED YOUTH IN DETROIT

THE ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS (AFG) SAFE CHOICES- NEW CHOICES PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED (FEMALE IDENTIFYING, BLACK) VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK, AND HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN. AFG WILL SEEK TO INCREASE IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS THROUGH STREET-OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY TRAINING OF ALLIED PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. AFG WILL EMPOWER 70 WOMEN PER YEAR (210 IN TOTAL OVER THREE YEARS) TO INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND WELLBEING. SAFE CHOICES- NEW CHOICES WILL PROVIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WITH LOW/NO BARRIER, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SERVICES INCLUDING 24/7/365 CRISIS RESOURCE CENTER RESPONSE AND INTERVENTION, CASE-MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SERVICES, INCLUDING HOLISTIC HEALING, AND LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT.

TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, GATEWAY, PEER EDUCATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO RUNAWAY, HOMELESSAND TRAFFICKED YOUTH IN DETROIT, HAMTRAMCK, AND HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN.

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS. PROJECTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREA: PURPOSE AREA 7 - PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 3: EXPANDING ECONOMIC JUSTICE. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) SUPPORT SERVICES AND ADVOCACY; 2) CULTURALLY RELEVANT COUNSELING; 3) HOUSING ASSISTANCE; 4) SAFETY PLANNING; 5) EMPLOYMENT COACHING, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING; AND 6) FINANCIAL EDUCATION.

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

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS.  CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS “AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS.”  PROJECTS MUST: 1) WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES ; 2) INCREASE COMMUNITIES’ CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES; 3) STRENGTHEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, PROBATION, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESPONSES; 4) ENHANCE TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS ; 5) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES; 6) PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 7) PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; AND/OR 8) EXAMINE THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON VICTIMIZATION AND HEALING.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

TO RECRUIT SCREEN TRAIN AND MATCH ADULT VOLUNTEERS INTO ONE-TO-ONE COMMUNITY-BASED HIGH-QUALITY AND SUSTAINED MENTOR

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE