Anchorage CoC (AK-500) FFY 2024 HUD Continuum of Care Program Local Competition

Renewal Project Application

Projects eligible for renewal will have an expiration date in 2025

 

NOFO Release Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Project Application Release Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Project Application Due Date: Monday, September 9, 2024

HUD CoC Local Competition NOFO

The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH) is soliciting Local Project Applications for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 Continuum of Care (CoC) Grant Program funding competition.

Application Information

This application is similar, although not exactly the same, as last year’s application. Questions and scoring will be aligned with the HUD NOFO requirements. Instructions, explanations, and context are provided in the instructions linked here.

Application Support

Application support will be offered via Microsoft Teams on August 23, 30 and September 6 at this link. Please send all questions regarding the application process to this ACEH email: grants@aceh.org.

Application Deadline

The FFY2024 CoC Project Application Packet is due to ACEH on September 9, 2024. If an agency is applying for more than one project, each project requires a separate project application form. For questions and application submission, please email to: grants@aceh.org. A complete application packet will include:

• A completed Renewal Project Application
• Verification of 25% cash or in-kind match
• Project Budget

All application packets must be sent as a PDF document with subject line: “SUBMISSION: AK-500 CoC Application”.

FFY2024 AK-500 CoC Local Project Renewal Application Form

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 9, 2024

 

PART 1: Project Information

Renewal Projects should have already completed and submitted an Intent to Renew form that captures project information. In order to identify this file with the correct project, please complete the lines below.

AK-500 Project Applicant Information

PART 2: THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS – Project & Agency

To be eligible for AK-500 CoC funding, the applicant organization must meet all threshold requirements. Threshold requirements and AK-500 CoC expectations can be found in the Applicant Pre-submission Agreement. Failure to meet the required thresholds or to review and commit to the entire Agreement will result in a reduction of points or a rejected application, as subject to the Ranking Committee. The organization must have received written acknowledgement of the receipt of their Applicant Pre-submission Agreement from ACEH before their Local Competition Application will be forwarded to the Ranking Committee.

You must verify that you have reviewed the agency and applicable project-type requirements for this renewal application and affirm that both your organization and this project meet them. They can be found in the NOFO beginning on page 36.

PART 3: PROJECT FOCUS AND COC BED COUNTS

b. Which of the following populations are served using these project beds?

b. Which of the following populations are served using these project beds?

PART 4: PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND UTILIZATION METRICS

You will find explanations for why we’re asking these questions, instructions on how to access the reports that contain these numbers from AKHMIS, and screenshots/images of what the applicable sections of these reports look like in the detailed instructions.

F. Daily Utilization Rate (All Projects)

Data below is to be completed based on Average Utilization on the last Wednesday of the months listed below. These numbers can be found in section 7b of the CoC APR – directions on how to access this report and what to look for can be found in the accompanying detailed instructions. This question measures how efficiently your project is using grant funds and ensures that project vacancies are being filled on a timely basis. It will also indicate how effectively your organization is participating in coordinated entry.

G. Data Completeness & Timeliness

Enter the summary information regarding your project’s Completeness Percentages and Timeliness Percentages from the Data Quality scorecard that was sent to you by ICA the first week of July for June data. For more information, please refer to the detailed instructions.

PART 5: Financials

A. Grant Utilization
If funding was not received for the years listed below, put “N/A” in the “Total Line”. For the last Fiscal Year (FY), please detail your agency’s year-to-date expenditures up to the last completed fiscal quarter.

B. CoC Funding Request

Proposed FY Project Budget: please note that “Match” funds must be at least 25% of the proposed project budget (not including any amount in the leasing line item); additional funds are “leverage”. Project income may be included under “Match” or “Leverage”. In addition to completing the tables below, please attach a copy of your anticipated budget for this project. If you are interested in any budget line-item adjustments, please review the instructions for renewal applications for more information.

C. Match & Leverage Details

PART 6: CoC Coordinated Entry Participation

Indicate your organization’s level of Coordinated Entry participation. Participation levels will differ depending upon your organization’s program type and will be taken into account when scoring.

PART 7: Utilization of Housing First Principles and Practice

Project applicant certifies that this is a low barrier project and that it operates in adherence with Housing First requirements.

PART 8: Agency & Project Narrative Questions

1. Project description:

1. Describe your project

2. How does it benefit the Homelessness Prevention and Response System, and

3. How does it fit within the HUD priorities for the FFY23 NOFO?

2. Explain the ways in which your project adheres to Housing First Principles.

1. Explain in detail how you meet the low-barrier requirement. To receive full points you must demonstrate that your project adheres to all Housing First Principles.
2. If you indicated you have declined CE referrals, please explain the reasons for all declined referrals. If you have not decliened any referrals, please describe your policies on declining referrals.
3. Please describe your policies regarding terminating a client from your program and your aftercare policies.

3. Describe the project’s connection to and leveraging of the following resources:

1. Philanthropic or local funding sources,
2. Integration of healthcare resources within the project and connecting clients to healthcare (attach MOUs).

4. Provide a summary of measurable performance goals for the project, such as: Please include goals set and number of clients achieving the goals in the most recently completed program year.

1. The number of clients to be served,
2. Increases to income/benefits,
3. Connections to other resources such as employment, job training, beneficiary services, transportation, etc.
4. Do you have a staff member helping clients who has been SOAR trained in the last 24 months?

5. How is your organization addressing equity and inclusion for underserved communities, including:

1. Black, Indigenous, and people of color,
2. Members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and
3. People with disabilities?
4. Do your exits from your program align demographically with the community demographics? If not please explain how you are addressing these discrepancies.
5. How do you incorporate the feedback of those with lived expertise?

6. Has your organization ensured that under-represented individuals (BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, etc.) are represented in the capacities listed below? If so, what actions have been taken prior to this funding competition? List number and/or percentage of under-represented individuals in each category. If not, what plans have been made to ensure equitable representation in the future

1. Staff
2. Management
3. Decision-making positions/Board or Advisory Committee

7. In your own words, describe the difference between non-discrimination and Diversity/Equity/Inclusion

PART 9: Local Application Certification

On behalf of the agency, I certify that I am authorized to affirm the responses in this application form and that the responses are all truthful to the best of my knowledge.