Resources provide an overview of the program components, as well as target specific components, such as permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, supportive services only, rapid re-housing, and HMIS.
CoC and ESG Virtual Binders cover foundational topics from the CoC and ESG programs, with the goal to transfer basic knowledge to grantees in order to more successfully administer their projects.
Resources categorized under Overview of Program Components and Eligible Costs provide introductory, high-level information about each of the CoC Program’s eligible components and the associated eligible costs.
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
This toolkit contains guidance that a community can use in bringing service providers and multifamily property owners together to serve the needs of those who are homeless or leaving homelessness. The primary users are likely to be affordable housing owners, property management companies, and CoCs.
Date Published: November 2015
This policy brief outlines the Family Options Study's key findings and delves further into the policy implications for CoCs and ESG Program recipients, as well as Public Housing Agencies (PHAs).
Date Published: July 2015
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: February 2015
The purpose of this training is to assist recipients and subrecipients of Continuum of Care (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: June 2014
This online module provides recipients and subrecipients with an overview of the type of projects funded through the CoC Program and how funds can be used. The training enables users to identify: the five CoC Program components, eligible costs under each program component, and the specific area of regulations that pertain to each program component and cost.
Date Published: September 2013
This podcast provides an overview of the program components and costs under the CoC Program interim rule and key changes from legacy programs.
Date Published: September 2013
This is a quick reference guide to citations for the new CoC Program interim rule related to the Continuum of Care, its responsibilities, the CoC board, and the CoC Program grant application and preparation.
Date Published: November 2012
This fact sheet highlights the parts of the CoC Program interim rule most relevant to safe haven projects.
Date Published: November 2012
Resources categorized under HMIS provide tools and trainings to aid CoCs in HMIS data collection.
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 resource compiles information about HMIS, HMIS guides and tools, and the latest HMIS news and announcements.
Resources categorized under Leasing and Rental Assistance provide information about topics such as transitioning from the legacy homeless programs to rental assistance under the new CoC Program, the advantages and disadvantages of leasing and rental assistance, how Fair Market Rents (FMRs) affect leasing and rental assistance differently, the differences between charging occupancy charges and rents, and lease and sublease examples.
These tools are intended to help Continuum of Care (CoC) Program recipients that receive CoC Program Leasing or Rental Assistance funding determine whether or not a prospective unit's rent meets Fair Market Rent (FMR) and Rent Reasonableness standards. The tools will also help recipients determine how much rent they can pay with CoC Program funds.
Date Published: January 2018
This resource contains examples of lease and sublease agreements for CoC program leasing and rental assistance projects. The leasing and rental assistance summaries document provides an overview of the lease and sublease example agreements.
Date Published: February 2015
This broadcast provides an overview of leasing under the CoC Program. The broadcast covers leasing and occupancy agreements, eligible leasing costs, and leasing requirements.
Date Published: September 2013
This broadcast provides an overview of rental assistance under the CoC Program. The broadcast covers models of rental assistance, the leasing arrangements and requirements associated with each model, eligible costs, and additional program requirements.
Date Published: September 2013
This video provides an overview on program fees under the CoC Program.
Date Published: September 2013
This podcast provides an overview of differences between Leasing and Rental Assistance under the CoC Program and discusses why a recipient may want to choose one approach over another.
Date Published: September 2013
This video provides an overview of FMR for Rental Assistance and Leasing under the CoC Program. The video describes the role of FMR in rental assistance and leasing programs, including rent reasonableness.
Date Published: September 2013
This tool provides CoC Program recipients assistance with transitioning former SHP projects to CoC Program rental assistance and leasing projects.
Date Published: August 2012
Resources categorized under Permanent Supportive Housing provide CoCs with an overview of the core components of PSH and guidance on program requirements.
These documents provide an overview of eligibility and minimum documentation standards required by HUD, a sample eligibility documentation checklist, information about the specific standards CoCs should adopt for DedicatedPLUS, recommended processes for documentation, and best practices for establishing due diligence requirements.
Date Published: December 2020
This Notice provides guidance to CoCs and recipients of CoC Program funding for PSH regarding the order in which eligible households should be served in all CoC Program-funded PSH. This Notice also establishes recordkeeping requirements for all recipients of CoC Program-funded PSH that includes beds that are required to serve persons experiencing chronic homelessness.
Date Published: July 2014
This brief provides an overview of the principles and core components of the Housing First model. It also provides information to permanent supportive housing providers about how they can implement a Housing First approach if they are not already doing so. Housing First is an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry, such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements.
Date Published: July 2014
Resources categorized under Rapid Re-Housing provide guidance for CoC Program and ESG Program recipients on eligible costs and requirements.
This policy brief provides an overview of the core components and practice considerations of the rapid re-housing model generally, and not under a specific funding type. Rapid re-housing is an intervention, informed by a Housing First approach that is a critical part of a community’s effective homeless crisis response system.
Date Published: July 2014
This video provides an overview of rapid re-housing, under the CoC Program. It describes key differences between rapid re-housing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
Date Published: September 2013
This document summarizes the significant similarities and differences in the eligible costs and programmatic requirements for rapid re-housing assistance administered under the CoC Program and the ESG Program.
Date Published: March 2013