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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.
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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