CoC Grantee Resource Guides

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Grant Start Up

• E-snaps Post Selection User Guide - Detailed steps for addressing any issues and conditions placed on your grant during the HUD review process.  
• ​Environmental Review Guide - Flow chart and forms for completing the correct environmental review documentation for your project.  
• eLOCCS Access Guidlines for Grantees - Guidelines for securing access to the eLOCCS payment system to receive CoC grant funds. 
• Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Set-up - Guidance for setting up your program or agency in Minnesota's statewide HMIS. 
• Sage Set-up - Video demonstrating how to create an account in Sage online reporting portal for your CoC Program grant 

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Program Management and Reporting

• CoC Program Toolkit - Resources for basic CoC Program compliance for all project types. 
• CoC Virtual Binders (HUD) - Quick guides for Match, Eligibility documentation, Rent calculations, and more
• Sage CoC APR Guidebook -  Manual for uploading and completing your HUD APR in Sage
• Housing Quality Standards (HQS) Inspections 
• HUD Monitoring Checklists for CoC projects (scroll to Chapter 29) 

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Special Topics for Compliance and Performance

Equal Access Rule 

• HUD Rules & Guidance
• HUD Training Materials​
• Implementation Resources
• HUD Exchange LGBT Homelessness links

Education Access for Children & Youth

• Sample Community Partnership Agreement framework for working with school or early childhood program (editable)
• Template for K-12 education plan (editable)
• Template for Early Childhood education plan (editable)

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 

• VAWA Final Rule (2013)
• VAWA Housing Protections: Implementation within ESG and CoC Programs (recorded presentation) 
• VAWA Housing Protections: Considerations for ESG and CoC Programs (recorded presentation) ​

Housing First

• Housing First - General Checklist
• Housing First for DV Programs
• Housing First for Youth

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWORA)

• HUD, HHS, and DOJ Joint Letter on Immigrant Access to Housing and Services
• The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs Fact Sheet 

Moving On

Coming soon