HUD CoC Grantee Resources

Resources for new grantees

• E-snaps Post Selection User Guide - Detailed steps for addressing any issues and conditions placed on your grant during the HUD review process.  
• CoC Program Toolkit - Resources for basic CoC Program compliance for all project types. 
• Environmental Review Guide - Flow chart and forms for completing the correct environmental review documentation for your project.  
• eLOCCS Access Guidlines for Grantees - Guidelines for securing access to the eLOCCS payment system to receive CoC grant funds. 
• Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Set-up - Guidance for setting up your program or agency in Minnesota's statewide HMIS. 
• Sage online reporting portal
  • Sage Set-up - Video demonstrating how to create an account in Sage for your CoC Program grant 
  • Sage CoC APR Guidebook -  Manual for uploading and completing your HUD APR in Sage 
• Housing Quality Standards (HQS) Inspections -
• The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs Fact Sheet - Guide to understanding how CoC program assistance is viewed in the context of PRWORA. 

Equal Access

• HUD Final Rule: Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity (2012)
• HUD Final Rule: Equal Access in Accordance With an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs (2016)
• HUD Guidance to Single-Gender Shelters (2016)
• HUD Training Materials
  • Implementing HUD’s Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules (Webinar slides)
  • Implementing HUD’s Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules (Webinar notes/transcript)
• Implementation Resources
  • Equal Access Self-Assessment for Shelters and Projects
  • Equal Access Decision Tree
  • Equal Access Expectations Training Scenarios
  • Notice on Equal Access Rights
  • Guide: Equal Access for Transgender People
  • Definition List (from The Equity Project)

HUD Exchange LGBT Homelessness links https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/resources-for-lgbt-homelessness/

HMIS (Homeless Management Information System)

River Valleys CoC participates in a statewide Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and shares an HMIS Governing Board with other partners.

• Minnesota’s HMIS Policies and Procedures
• Data Quality Monitoring and Reporting 
• HMIS Data Standards: HMIS Data Dictionary
• HMIS Data Standards Manual - A Guide for HMIS Users CoCs and System Administrators

Performance Standards 

• Section under construction