7-13-2023 12:58pm

Public Comments for Continuum of Care Priority Ranking Policy

Lorraine Mabbett Editor

L.A. County Coordinated Entry System (CES) network aligns homeless services in the County together. They do not include substance abuse as a "stem" cause of or issue within homelessness.

FY 2023 PRIORITY LIST RANKING POLICY

Draft 2023 LA CoC Program Priority List Ranking Policy (07/06/2023)

The public comment period will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023, with responses due by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Please submit public comment for the FY 2023 LA CoC Program NOFO Priority List Ranking Policy through the following form: Submit Public Comment for the Priority List Ranking Policy

HUD requires CoCs to rank projects in two tiers –Tier 1 and Tier 2 –to encourage continuous performance improvement and local competition:
Tier 1 is equal to 93& of the CoC’s Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) for all projects eligible for renewal minus the Annual Renewal Amounts of YHDP projects.

Priority Rank	Project Type	Internal Evaluation Criteria	Rationale/Policy Priority Alignment
1	Continuum-Wide Activities (HMIS, CES)	Order by evaluation score	HUD required elements of a CoC’s system per latest HUD Rating and Ranking Tool. Highest priority locally among renewal projects.
2	Project-Based Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Projects	Scoring 61% or higher of total available points on evaluation	PSH is the highest priority CoC-funded housing model, with project-based PSH being irreplaceable if funding is lost.
3	Tenant-Based PSH Projects	Scoring 61% or higher of total available points on evaluation	PSH is the highest priority CoC-funded housing model.
4	Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) Projects	Scoring 61% or higher of total available points on evaluation	Rapid placement and stabilization in permanent housing is critical to ending homelessness
5	Safe Haven Project	Scoring 61% or higher of total available points on evaluation	Provides supportive housing to hard-to-reach, high-acuity individuals with severe, persistent mental illness and serves as a viable alternative to other housing models.
6	Transitional Housing (TH) for Domestic Violence (DV) Survivors	Scoring 61% or higher of total available points on evaluation	TH projects, particularly those serving vulnerable populations, that enable and demonstrate rapid placement and stabilization in permanent housing remain important to the CoC.

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