For the FY 2017 CoC Consolidated Grant Competition, the CoC Ranking Committee will review new and renewal project applications to determine if they meet the following project quality threshold requirements with clear and convincing evidence. The housing and services proposed must be appropriate to the needs of the program participants and the community. Renewal projects will be scored using the objective performance metrics detailed below.
Renewal projects will be scored and ranked using the rubric shown in Attachment 1.
Scoring criteria showed in Attachment 1 include consideration of factors relevant to renewal applications that are in alignment with the HUD System Performance Measures, including:
- % permanent housing exit destinations
- % maintaining or increasing total income
- % increasing earned income
- % receiving benefits at exit
- % of households who do not return to homelessness within two years of exit
- Severity of needs and vulnerabilities experienced by program participants
- Organization drawdown rates
- Frequency and/or amount of funds recaptured by HUD
- Services to specialized populations, including youth, victims of domestic violence, families with children, persons experiencing chronic homelessness, and veterans
New projects will be scored as shown in Attachment 2. Scoring for new projects will be distributed as follows:
- Program description and design
- Management of program
- Agency capacity and performance history
- Fiscal management
- Budget
- Scoring criteria showed in Attachment 2 include consideration of factors relevant to new applications that are required or encouraged by HUD, including:
- Organization drawdown rates
- Services to specialized populations, including youth, victims of domestic violence, families with children, persons experiencing chronic homelessness, and veterans
Notification was posted to multiple websites and distributed via email to request project proposals. Project application summaries were submitted to the City of Roanoke HUD Community Resources Division on August 18, 2017. Upon receipt and review, the Ranking Committee was convened to rank and score projects using the attached scoring forms. Project applicants presented their proposals to the ranking committee on August 25, 2017. After the application submission deadline of August 21, 2017, the CoC Lead and Planning Team convened one or more times to review all submitted applications for project completion and consistency. By August 28, 2017, all applicants were informed as to whether or not their applications will be included in the Final Prioritization List that will be submitted to HUD for funding as part of the CoC Consolidated Application. There were no projects that were rejected and no appeals were received based on ranking.
The CoC Board reviewed and approved ranked projects on September 8, 2017. The CoC Committee was notified via email notification of the applicants on September 12, 2017.