Eligible Program Type Purpose Eligible Costs Emergency Shelter Short-term emergency Actual rent, utility and housing for individuals and maintenance costs families experiencing associated with the homelessness to provide temporary housing and the triage, intake, assessment location where intake and and referral and move assessment occur; staff costs program participants in a associated with the intakes, timely manner to transitional assessments and shelter housing (where appropriate), operation. permanent housing or permanent supportive housing. Transitional Housing Temporary supportive Actual rent, utility, and housing for individuals and maintenance costs families experiencing associated with the homelessness with more temporary housing and the significant housing barriers, location where supportive to provide shelter and services are provided; staff supportive services designed costs associated with to address housing barriers services and shelter and move program operation. participants in a timely manner to permanent or permanent supportive housing. Rapid Re-Housing (and Financial assistance and Rent assistance/subsidy, transition-in-place) services to individuals and rent/utility deposits, households experiencing rent/utilities arrears, case homelessness to provide management, staff and immediate access to facility costs associated with permanent housing. providing program. Homeless Prevention Financial assistance and Rent assistance/subsidy, services to help individuals rent/utility deposits, case and families at-risk of management, staff and homelessness to maintain facility costs associated with permanent housing. providing program. Homeless Services Two or more of the above All of above (specific to designed to address housing program combination). barriers and move program participants in a timely manner to permanent or permanent supportive housing.
Eligible Program Type Purpose Eligible Costs Emergency Shelter Short-term emergency housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness to provide triage, intake, assessment and referral and move program participants in a timely manner to transitional housing (where appropriate), permanent housing or permanent supportive housing. Actual rent, utility and maintenance costs associated with the temporary housing and the location where intake and assessment occur; staff costs associated with the intakes, assessments and shelter operation. Transitional Housing Temporary supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness with more significant housing barriers, to provide shelter and supportive services designed to address housing barriers and move program participants in a timely manner to permanent or permanent supportive housing. Actual rent, utility, and maintenance costs associated with the temporary housing and the location where supportive services are provided; staff costs associated with services and shelter operation. Rapid Re-Housing (and transition-in-place) Financial assistance and services to individuals and households experiencing homelessness to provide immediate access to permanent housing. Rent assistance/subsidy, rent/utility deposits, rent/utilities arrears, case management, staff and facility costs associated with providing program. Homeless Prevention Financial assistance and services to help individuals and families at-risk of homelessness to maintain permanent housing. Rent assistance/subsidy, rent/utility deposits, case management, staff and facility costs associated with providing program. Homeless Services Two or more of the above designed to address housing barriers and move program participants in a timely manner to permanent or permanent supportive housing. All of above (specific to program combination).
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