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Rental Subsidies. Marlene Oleksak Community Initiatives Coordinator Missouri Housing Development Commission. What Is a Continuum of Care (CoC)?.
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Marlene Oleksak Community Initiatives Coordinator Missouri Housing Development Commission
What Is a Continuum of Care (CoC)? • The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Among other changes, the HEARTH Act consolidated the three separate McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs (Supportive Housing program, Shelter Plus Care program, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO program) into a single grant program known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.
Eight Continua of Care in Missouri What is a Continuum of Care? Pro Rata Need (PRN) and applying for continuum funds Missouri Continua of Care
Missouri Continua of Care (Continued) • More information on Missouri Continua are posted on the Governor’s Committee to End Homelessness website at http://www.mo-ich.org/22.html
Program Components • Permanent Housing (PH) • Defined as community-based housing without a designated length of stay in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible • Transitional Housing • The transitional housing (TH) project component may be used to cover the costs of up to 24 months of housing with accompanying support services • Supportive Services Only • The supportive services only (SSO) program component is limited to recipients and sub-recipients providing services to individuals and families not residing in housing operated by the recipient
Eligible Activities • Acquisition • Rehabilitation • New Construction • Leasing • Rental Assistance • TBRA • SBRA • PBRA
Eligible Activities (Continued) • Supportive Services • Operating • HMIS • Administration
Match Requirements • All eligible funding costs, except leasing, must be matched with no less than a 25 percent cash or in-kind contribution • No match is required for leasing • Match must be met on an annual basis • In-kind match • Third party services
Timeline • NOFA: Early Fall • Exhibit 2 Submitted: Fall • Technical Submissions: Due within one month of the date received from local HUD field office for new projects only, and for renewals with changes. • Site Control: Required within one year of conditional award letter. This is a statutory requirement and cannot be extended. • Operating Start Date: For new grants, the first day of the month in which the grantee or sponsor begins incurring eligible costs.
CoC Contacts • Balance of State CoC- Julie Peacock, MHDC (816) 816.759.6600 • Kansa City/Independence/Lee’s Summit/Jackson County CoC - Vickie Riddle, Homeless Services Coalition of Greater Kansas City (816) 924-7997 • St. Joseph/Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb Counties CoC- Randy Sharp (816)238-4511 Ext 233 • Jasper/Newton County CoC- Tammy Walker- (417) 499-5292 • Springfield/Green, Christian, Webster Counties CoC- Michelle Garand or Randy McCoy(417) 888-2020 • St. Louis County CoC-Shana Eubanks (314)615-4413 • St. Louis City CoC- Antoinette Triplett ((314)612-5933 • St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren Counties C0C (636)978-2277 More information on Missouri’s CoCs can be found at http://www.mo-ich.org/22.html
Contact Information Marlene Oleksak Community Initiatives Coordinator 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: (816) 759-6632 Email: moleksak@mhdc.com