Outcome 2 Does the 12 months to remain in housing start at placement into – housing or when assistance ends? Answer: The time period begins when a person is placed into housing. Outcome 1 Does this include/mean people who leave homelessness for our – shelters and/or transitional housing programs or only after people leave our emergency shelter and transitional housing programs? Answer: Transitioning from homelessness to housing means moving into permanent housing, not transitional. Permanent housing could include moving in with relatives permanently or occupying a housing unit with a lease. HUD defines permanent housing as “community-based housing without a designated length of stay in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible.” Will the funding be awarded to the agency/agencies with the top score or does the City have discretion on how funds will be awarded? Answer: The Review Team will recommend awarding an agency or agencies based on the highest scoring Application(s). Authorization of final award is at the discretion of City Council. Is there a page limit for the narrative? Answer: No. There are only word limits on each section that you will see in parenthesis after each question in Section 0500. Can we get a list of current Rapid Rehousing contracts? Answer: Yes. City of Austin ESG Rapid Rehousing $495,091 total – Front Steps Downtown Austin Community Court Austin Public Health Communicable Disease Unit Caritas Best Single Source Plus Collaborative - A portion of the $3.7 million is dedicated to Rapid Rehousing Some shelter programs have Rapid Rehousing as a component of their programs but it isn’t called out in a separate budget. Who is on the Evaluation Committee? Answer: City of Austin staff members.
Outcome 2 – Does the 12 months to remain in housing start at placement into housing or when assistance ends? Answer: The time period begins when a person is placed into housing. Outcome 1 – Does this include/mean people who leave homelessness for our shelters and/or transitional housing programs or only after people leave our emergency shelter and transitional housing programs? Answer: Transitioning from homelessness to housing means moving into permanent housing, not transitional. Permanent housing could include moving in with relatives permanently or occupying a housing unit with a lease. HUD defines permanent housing as “community-based housing without a designated length of stay in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible.” Will the funding be awarded to the agency/agencies with the top score or does the City have discretion on how funds will be awarded? Answer: The Review Team will recommend awarding an agency or agencies based on the highest scoring Application(s). Authorization of final award is at the discretion of City Council. Is there a page limit for the narrative? Answer: No. There are only word limits on each section that you will see in parenthesis after each question in Section 0500. Can we get a list of current Rapid Rehousing contracts? Answer: Yes. City of Austin – ESG Rapid Rehousing $495,091 total Front Steps Downtown Austin Community Court Austin Public Health Communicable Disease Unit Caritas Best Single Source Plus Collaborative - A portion of the $3.7 million is dedicated to Rapid Rehousing Some shelter programs have Rapid Rehousing as a component of their programs but it isn’t called out in a separate budget. Who is on the Evaluation Committee? Answer: City of Austin staff members.
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