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2019 CONSOLIDATED COC APPLICATION

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You can now access a copy of New Bedford's 2019 CoC Consolidated Application! The FINAL COC APPLICATION.2019 along with the APPLICATION ATTACHMENTS are available through these links.  You can also access a copy of the PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING here as well! The CoC Application was reviewed and approved in a unanimous vote by the HSPN Executive Committee on September 19, 2019. If you have any questions about any of these materials or the individual projects that will be submitted as part of the overall 2019 package to HUD before September 30, 2019, [ Continue reading. ]

HMIS DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

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At its August 15, 2019 membership meeting, the New Bedford Homeless Service Providers Network (HSPN) voted to update its Policies and Procedures document (available here:HMIS POLICIES PROCEDURES.2019 FINAL) as well as its Governance document (available here: HMIS GOVERNANCE.2019 FINAL) that guides the HSPN's use of data.  These documents describe the way in which the organization's Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is to be administered and operated in order to ensure the highest quality data. Although the use of HMIS is encouraged by all [ Continue reading. ]

2019 RANKING of COC PROPOSALS

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The City of New Bedford's HSPN has received, reviewed and voted on the 2019 Final CoC Rank and Order of Projects.  the HSPN's Performance Review Committee (PRC) comprised of HSPN members with no relationship--financial or otherwise--to any of the applicants for funding in the FY2019 round received, reviewed, vetted, evaluated, scored and ranked all applications for this competition.  There were no new applications received in this competition round.  Eight renewal applications were reviewed, six of which were for permanent housing (PH) programs (five [ Continue reading. ]

COC 2019 REALLOCATION PLAN

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In anticipation of each CoC funding cycle, the City of New Bedford’s Continuum of Care (Homeless Service Provider’s Network or “HSPN”) issues its guidance regarding its policies/process for the reallocation of funding from an existing project to a new permanent supportive housing project. A copy of the CoC’s 2019 Reallocation Plan can be downloaded here: NB COC REALLOCATION PLAN.2019 [ Continue reading. ]

OPEN COMPETITION: 2019 COC COMPETITION IS OPEN!

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On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, the City of New Bedford’s Continuum of Care (CoC), acting through the Office of Housing & Community Development, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that includes instructions and the application itself for 2019 funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The RFP is available in fillable format here: RFP NB COC 2019 The linked RFP includes an application for renewal projects as well as new projects (those available through bonus and DV bonus funding) made available by HUD in this [ Continue reading. ]

2019 POINT IN TIME INFORMATION RELEASED!

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The City of New Bedford has conducted its annual “Point In Time” [PIT] count that creates a census of those individuals and families experiencing homelessness within the city, both sheltered (living in emergency or transitional housing) and unsheltered (on the streets/in places not meant for human habitation). This is a big operation and requires a lot of effort and many hands.  The results from the 2019 PIT, initially presented at the HSPN April 18, 2019 meeting and updated on April 29, 2019, are now available here: PIT 2019 PRESENTATION .  For a [ Continue reading. ]

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