Resources address the new grant administration requirements under the new CoC Program to include recordkeeping, match, and financial management.
Resources categorized under Overview of Grant Administration provide introductory, high-level information about administering a CoC Program grant and include a crosswalk between the requirements under the legacy homeless programs and the new CoC Program, the different stages of a grant, recordkeeping requirements, and grant amendments.
This tool provides CoC Program recipients assistance in correctly identifying what level of environmental review is required for their CoC Program project(s). This tool provides links to the following forms: CoC Program 'CEST' Limited Scope Review, Exempt/CENST, EA, and CEST.
Date Published: October 2016
This online training module ensures that recipients and subrecipients understand the primary responsibilities in administering a CoC Program project. The module includes a summary of information about the requirements established for recipients and subrecipients in the CoC Program interim rule.
Date Published: April 2016
This guidance document provides information and alternatives on what recipients of CoC Program funds can do with properties under use restrictions.
Date Published: January 2016
The purpose of this training is to assist recipients and subrecipients of CoC Program funds awarded under the CoC Program interim rule (24 CFR part 578) to gain an understanding of the requirements and responsibilities related to operations and grant administration. This training applies to projects awarded with FY 2013 funds under the FY 2013/FY 2014 CoC Program Competition and any future competitions awarded under the interim rule.
Date Published: February 2015
This video provides an overview of the ability of grant recipients and subrecipients to make changes to a project.
Date Published: September 2013
This broadcast provides an overview of the grant administration requirements under the new CoC Program. The broadcast focuses on the stages of a CoC Program grant, helping the listener understand what to expect at each stage.
Date Published: September 2013
This user guide reviews the standards for administering CoC Program grants, with a specific focus on the grant award requirements in Subpart C and the grant administration requirements in Subpart G of the CoC Program interim rule.
Date Published: April 2013
Resources categorized under Match Requirements explain what match is under the new CoC Program, how to calculate it, and how to document it to ensure that recipients and subrecipients avoid monitoring and compliance issues.
This podcast provides an overview of CoC Program matching requirements and documentation.
Date Published: September 2013
This video provides an overview on changes to the match requirements under the CoC Program interim rule.
Date Published: September 2013
Resources categorized under Recordkeeping assist CoCs in collecting HMIS data throughout a project’s lifespan and explain the recordkeeping requirements associated with classifying individuals and families as homeless.
These templates provide Continuum of Care (CoC) Program recipients with recommended phrasing and ordering for collecting clients’ responses to HMIS data elements for CoC Program-funded projects at project entry, project annual assessment, and project exit.
These templates were revised in October 2017 to comport with the HMIS Data Standards.
Date Published: October 2017
This webinar, presented as a part of the CoC Start Up Training series, provides an overview of HMIS data collection requirements for FY 2013 recipients with projects funded under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program interim rule.
Date Published: June 2014
This two-page document provides a high-level overview of the homeless definition by outlining the criteria for defining homelessness and the recordkeeping requirements based on four categories under which individuals and families may qualify as homeless.
Date Published: January 2012