Continuum of Care Program

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The Continuum of Care Program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) initiative that funds and coordinates community-based efforts to end homelessness through housing and supportive services.

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instanceOf HUD grant program ⓘ
federal homelessness assistance program ⓘ
abbreviation CoC Program ⓘ
linked to: CoC
administeredBy HUD Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs ⓘ
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibleApplicants instrumentalities of state or local governments ⓘ
local governments ⓘ
nonprofit organizations ⓘ
public housing agencies ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
evaluationCriterion employment and income growth for program participants ⓘ
number of homeless persons ⓘ
returns to homelessness ⓘ
successful placement in or retention of permanent housing ⓘ
system performance measures such as length of time homeless ⓘ
fundingSource federal appropriations to HUD ⓘ
fundingType competitive grant ⓘ
geographicCoverage local Continuum of Care geographic areas designated by HUD ⓘ
includesComponent CoC planning component ⓘ
HMIS component ⓘ
permanent housing component ⓘ
supportive services only component ⓘ
transitional housing component ⓘ
legalBasis HEARTH Act of 2009 ⓘ
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ⓘ
policyEmphasis Housing First approach ⓘ
data-driven performance and outcomes ⓘ
purpose to minimize the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities ⓘ
to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness ⓘ
to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless persons ⓘ
to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness ⓘ
to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families ⓘ
relatedTo Emergency Solutions Grants Program ⓘ
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness strategic plans to end homelessness ⓘ
replaced Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program for Homeless Individuals ⓘ
Shelter Plus Care Program ⓘ
Supportive Housing Program ⓘ
requires adoption of written standards for providing assistance ⓘ
collaborative applicant to submit consolidated application ⓘ
local Continuum of Care planning body ⓘ
operation of a coordinated entry process ⓘ
use of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for data collection ⓘ
supportsActivity Homeless Management Information System implementation ⓘ
coordinated entry system development and operation ⓘ
homelessness prevention for persons fleeing domestic violence and other special populations (through certain components) ⓘ
permanent supportive housing ⓘ
rapid rehousing ⓘ
supportive services for homeless persons ⓘ
transitional housing ⓘ
targetPopulation chronically homeless individuals and families ⓘ
families experiencing homelessness ⓘ
individuals experiencing homelessness ⓘ
youth experiencing homelessness ⓘ

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Emergency Solutions Grants Program → relatedProgram → Continuum of Care Program ⓘ
Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs → fundingSource → HUD Continuum of Care Program ⓘ
linked to: Continuum of Care Program
ESG Program → coordinatesWith → Continuum of Care Program ⓘ