Rules & Regs
CoC Components and Eligible Costs
ESG Components and Eligible Costs
Acronyms
Am I Homeless? What Category?
100

The CoC Program was reauthorized under what Act? 

What is the HEARTH Act.

100

Name 2 examples of eligible Supportive Services activities?

What are: Annual Assessment of Services,  Moving costs,  Case management, Childcare, Education services, Employment assistance and job training , Food, Housing search and counseling services, Legal services , Life skills training , Mental health services , Outpatient health services ,, Outreach services, Substance abuse treatment services , Transportation, Utility deposits

100

This is an eligible program component of ESG funds where essential services are provided to eligible participants provided on the street or in parks, abandoned buildings, bus stations, campgrounds, and in other such settings where unsheltered persons are staying.

What is street outreach?

100

HUD

What is Housing and Urban Development?

100

I am a 32 year old single woman, I have been residing in an emergency shelter for 21 days.

What is Category 1?
200

The ESG Program is meant to provide support for what part of the homeless response system? 

Front-End Services like street outreach, homeless prevention, and emergency shelter.

200

Staff time entering data into HMIS is an eligible activity under what cost category?

What is HMIS.

200

Clients are required to meet monthly with their case manager in what program type?

What is Rapid Rehousing?

200

CoC

What is Continuum of Care?

200

I am a 50 year old male and I have been in jail for 56 days. Prior to jail I was on the streets.

What is Category 1?

300

The mandatory match for all CoC funds is what percentage?

25%, except for leasing dollars

300

This program component includes Housing with supportive services to facilitate the household’s successful movement to permanent housing within 24 months.

What is Transitional Housing?

300

Rapid Rehousing assistance can be provided to a participant for up to how many months?

What is 24 months?

300

ESG

What is Emergency Solutions Grant?

300

I am a 45 year old female and I have been in the hospital for 2 weeks. Prior to being admitted I was in transitional housing.

What is does not meet the definition of homelessness?

400

What Rule requires HUD funded programs to serve all individuals according to their self-identified gender identify?

What is the Equal Access Rule.

400

There are two types of permanent housing funded through the CoC Program.

What are Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing?

400

ESG-funded emergency shelter serves these categories of people experiencing homelessness.

What are Category 1-4 (all of them)?

400

APR

What is Annual Performance Report?

400

I am a 21 year old single mom of a 1 year old baby. I am being evicted from my apartment this week and have no where else to go.

What is Category 2?

500

What Act requires Continuums to establish Emergency Transfer Plans?

What is VAWA (Violence Against Women Act).

500

In a tenant-based rental assistance program, who signs the lease with the property owner/landlord?

Who is the tenant/program participant.

500

Services for special populations include these categories:

What are homeless youth, victims of domestic violence and people living with HIV/AIDS?

500

PH, PSH, RRH, TH, ES, SO, CE

Permanent Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, Rapid Rehousing, Transitional Housing, Emergency Shelter, Street Outreach, Coordinated Entry

500

I am a 39 year old man and I have been incarcerated for 60 days. Prior to jail I was living in my car. I am being released in 2 weeks.

What is does not meet definition of homeless today (but will in 2 weeks if there are no resources or support networks)?

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