CoC Check-up: Next Steps

The CoC Check-up Self-Assessment Tool closed on January 20, 2012. CoC Leads may now enter the CoC Lead Portal to generate an aggregate report of stakeholder responses. CoC Leads will also be able to access a new "CoC Profile" report in the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX). For information about the CoC Check-up process, select the links below.

• CoC Check-up Resource page
• FAQs

Ready, SET, Go!

The weekly Ready, SET, Go! webinar series will provide comprehensive information for CoCs, HMIS administrators, grantees, project sponsors and other stakeholders on a variety of topics focused on community planning and capacity building.

• Visit the Ready, SET, Go! page to view archived webinars.
• Visit the HRE Calendar to find an upcoming Ready, SET, Go! webinar.

HPRP Success Stories

Since the beginning of the program, communities across the country have worked to prevent and end homelessness for over one million people, including families and individuals (see the HPRP Year 1 Summary). Examples of HPRP communities' promising work and the success stories of individuals and families are highlighted on the HRE website.

• Read HPRP Promising Practices and Success Stories.
• Submit your story about HPRP.

Homeless Definition

HUD published the final rule revising the definition of "homeless" in the Federal Register on December 5, 2011. This rule makes uniform the regulation for the definition of "homeless" as well as the corresponding recordkeeping requirements for the ESG, SHP, and S+C programs.

• Read the Homeless Definition Final Rule.

ESG Regs, Comments,
& Questions

HUD published the Notice of the ESG Substantial Amendment Process to clarify certain requirements in the interim rule for the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program.

• View the ESG page for the ESG Interim Rule, ESG Substantial Amendment Notice, FY2011 allocations, and other information.
• Submit comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal by February 3, 2012.
• Submit questions about the ESG Program to the new ESG Help Desk.

HMIS Regs, Comments,
& Questions

HUD published the proposed rule for HMIS Requirements in the Federal Register on December 9, 2011. It is available for comment, but the requirements will not go into effect until the final rule is published.

• View the HMIS Requirements proposed rule and the HMIS page for more information.
• Submit comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal by February 7, 2012.
• Submit questions about HMIS to the HMIS Help Desk.

PIT and HIC

All CoCs must conduct a Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and a Point-in-Time (PIT) count of sheltered homeless persons during the last 10 days in January 2012.

HUD will continue to require an unsheltered PIT count biennially; the next required count year is 2013.

View the newly published 2011 HIC and PIT reports in the CoC Homelessness Reports section.

2012 PIT and HIC Resources

There are numerous PIT and HIC resources for CoCs on the HRE:

• Access training materials and guidance on the 2012 PIT and HIC page.
• Search among the PIT and HIC FAQs.
• Submit questions to the HDX Virtual Help Desk.