ESG subrecipients are chosen through a competitive statewide IHFA’s Describe the application process. This process includes the following elements: process for awarding Funding availability announced in Idaho newspapers in each region of the state soliciting project applications from interested state or funds to state local governments and non-profit organizations. recipients and how the state In 2015, 25 applications were submitted for review by the will make its Independent Review Panel (IRP). Persons with experience in issues related to homelessness were recruited to serve on the IRP. The allocation reviewers are responsible for rating applications using criteria available provided by IHFA. to units of Members of the IRP score each proposal individually before meeting general local to reconcile and average all panelists’ scores. The resulting averaged government, score reflects the Panel’s collective determination of merit. All applications meeting a threshold score determined by a weighted and non-profit average were funded. The following includes a summary of the six organizations, vital areas that serve as the basis for funding approval: including community Agency background, including history of service and population serve Emergency Solutions needs and/or the service deficiency the and project addresses Identify independent elements and/or services requiring funding Goals and objectives and how they would be achieved Outcome measurements and documentation of organizations. accomplishments Statement describing applicant’s capacity to (ESG only) administer the award. From the rating process, sixteen (16) agencies were awarded conditional funding to provide shelter services and operations, and nine (9) agencies were awarded homelessness prevention or rapid re-housing activities in their respective regions of the state. All applicants were evaluated based on their threshold score. For the qualifying applicants, documentation is required regarding the following functional areas in the technical submission: Homeless Participation and representation on the Board of Directors Insurance coverage Matching funds Local government certifications
Describe the process for awarding funds to state recipients and how the state will make its allocation available to units of general local government, and non-profit organizations, including community and organizations. (ESG only) IHFA’s ESG subrecipients are chosen through a competitive statewide application process. This process includes the following elements: Funding availability announced in Idaho newspapers in each region of the state soliciting project applications from interested state or local governments and non-profit organizations. In 2015, 25 applications were submitted for review by the Independent Review Panel (IRP). Persons with experience in issues related to homelessness were recruited to serve on the IRP. The reviewers are responsible for rating applications using criteria provided by IHFA. Members of the IRP score each proposal individually before meeting to reconcile and average all panelists’ scores. The resulting averaged score reflects the Panel’s collective determination of merit. All applications meeting a threshold score determined by a weighted average were funded. The following includes a summary of the six vital areas that serve as the basis for funding approval: Agency background, including history of service and population serve Emergency Solutions needs and/or the service deficiency the project addresses Identify independent elements and/or services requiring funding Goals and objectives and how they would be achieved Outcome measurements and documentation of accomplishments Statement describing applicant’s capacity to administer the award. From the rating process, sixteen (16) agencies were awarded conditional funding to provide shelter services and operations, and nine (9) agencies were awarded homelessness prevention or rapid re-housing activities in their respective regions of the state. All applicants were evaluated based on their threshold score. For the qualifying applicants, documentation is required regarding the following functional areas in the technical submission: Homeless Participation and representation on the Board of Directors Insurance coverage Matching funds Local government certifications
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