Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs

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federal homeless assistance program grant-making system local and regional planning framework

Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs are federally funded local or regional planning and grant-making systems designed to organize and deliver housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, with the goal of achieving stable, long-term housing outcomes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs canonical	1
Continuums of Care	1
Supportive Housing Program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1022047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs
Context triple: [Office of Community Planning and Development, programAdministered, Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs]

A. Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
The Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program is a federal initiative that provides affordable, community-based rental housing and supportive services to very low-income adults with disabilities in the United States.
B. San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is a city agency responsible for coordinating and delivering services, housing, and support programs for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in San Francisco.
C. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program
The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program is a federal initiative that provides housing assistance and related support services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in the United States.
D. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program is a federal initiative that funds the development and rental assistance of affordable, supportive housing for very low-income older adults in the United States.
E. Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
The Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is a landmark 1990 U.S. federal law that expanded and restructured housing assistance programs to increase the supply of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs
Target entity description: Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs are federally funded local or regional planning and grant-making systems designed to organize and deliver housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, with the goal of achieving stable, long-term housing outcomes.

A. Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
The Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program is a federal initiative that provides affordable, community-based rental housing and supportive services to very low-income adults with disabilities in the United States.
B. San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing is a city agency responsible for coordinating and delivering services, housing, and support programs for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in San Francisco.
C. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program
The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program is a federal initiative that provides housing assistance and related support services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and their families in the United States.
D. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program is a federal initiative that funds the development and rental assistance of affordable, supportive housing for very low-income older adults in the United States.
E. Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
The Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is a landmark 1990 U.S. federal law that expanded and restructured housing assistance programs to increase the supply of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal homeless assistance program ⓘ grant-making system ⓘ local and regional planning framework ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
approach	collaborative decision-making among local stakeholders ⓘ community-wide coordinated system ⓘ data-driven planning and performance measurement ⓘ
component	homeless management information system projects ⓘ permanent supportive housing projects ⓘ rapid rehousing projects ⓘ supportive services only projects ⓘ transitional housing projects ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fundingSource	HUD Continuum of Care Program ⓘ linked to: Continuum of Care Program federal grants ⓘ
geographicScope	local jurisdiction ⓘ regional jurisdiction ⓘ
includesRequirement	annual housing inventory count ⓘ annual point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness ⓘ development of a coordinated entry system ⓘ establishment of a Continuum of Care governing body ⓘ submission of a consolidated application for HUD funding ⓘ
legalBasis	HEARTH Act of 2009 ⓘ McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ⓘ
performanceMeasure	employment and income growth for program participants ⓘ length of time people remain homeless ⓘ number of people experiencing homelessness ⓘ returns to homelessness ⓘ
policyPriority	housing first approach ⓘ improvement of system performance measures ⓘ reduction of chronic homelessness ⓘ reduction of family and youth homelessness ⓘ
purpose	coordinate community-wide planning to address homelessness ⓘ organize and deliver housing and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness ⓘ promote stable long-term housing outcomes ⓘ reduce and end homelessness ⓘ
relatedConcept	coordinated entry ⓘ homeless crisis response system ⓘ supportive housing ⓘ
relatedProgram	Emergency Solutions Grants program ⓘ linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
stakeholder	health care providers ⓘ local governments ⓘ nonprofit homeless service providers ⓘ people with lived experience of homelessness ⓘ public housing agencies ⓘ
targetPopulation	chronically homeless individuals ⓘ families experiencing homelessness ⓘ individuals experiencing homelessness ⓘ veterans experiencing homelessness ⓘ youth experiencing homelessness ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Community Planning and Development → programAdministered → Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs ⓘ

Continuum of Care Program → replaced → Supportive Housing Program ⓘ

linked to: Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs

HUD Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs → worksWith → Continuums of Care ⓘ