CoC
Continuum of Care
AHFC
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
BoS
Balance of State (Alaska's is AK-501)
The process for making sure grantees are doing what they're supposed to do.
monitoring
This is the lead agency for the Alaska BoS CoC.
Alaska Coalition on Housing & Homelessness (AKCH2)
AKHMIS
Alaska Homeless Management Information System
CES
Coordinated Entry System (AKA CE = Coordinated Entry)
YAB
Youth Advisory (or Action) Board
The structure that provides equitable access to available resources.
Coordinated Entry
This is the lead agency for the Anchorage CoC.
Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness (ACEH)
BHAP
Basic Homelessness Assistance Program (state$)
VSP
Victim Service Provider
SPM
System Performance Measures
Name for the process that evaluates what resources are needed in order to serve all people who are experiencing homelessness in an area.
gaps analysis
Their beneficiaries include those with mental illness, TBIs, disabilities, and substance misuse disorders.
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
YHDP
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
ESG
Emergency Solutions Grants (fed$)
SNHG
Special Needs Housing Grants (state$)
The CoC runs this for renewal and new grant applications.
Local Competition
They determine annual funding for BHAP & SNHG.
Alaska State Legislature
TAY
Transition-Aged Youth
ARD
Annual Renewal Demand
NOFO
Notice of Funding Opportunity
HUD designation for the entity that submits a system-wide funding request for a CoC.
Collaborative Applicant
This organization accepts ESG funds from the federal government for areas outside of Anchorage.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC)