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DocuSign Envelope ID:3A8322DF-7E96-4ECD-9623-106BF4E7D3FD <br /> HMIS@NCCEH <br /> Background &Scope of Work <br /> Background <br /> The HMIS is a collaborative project of three North Carolina Continuums of Care (CoCs)—City of <br /> Durham/Durham County, North Carolina Balance of State, and Chapel Hill/Orange County—the HMIS <br /> Lead Agency, and participating Partner Agencies. An HMIS is an internet-based, local information <br /> technology system used to collect client-level data about the number, characteristics, and needs of <br /> persons experiencing homelessness and those at-risk of homelessness as well as data on the provision of <br /> housing and services to these populations. Use of HMIS is mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing <br /> and Urban Development (HUD)for all communities and agencies receiving HUD Continuum of Care and <br /> Emergency Solutions Grant funds; by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for agencies receiving <br /> Supportive Services for Veteran Families and Grant Per Diem funds; and by the U.S. Department of <br /> Health and Human Services for agencies receiving Projects for Assistance in Transition from <br /> Homelessness and Runaway and Homeless Youth funds. <br /> Continuums of Care are community-wide initiatives that work to provide a range of housing and services <br /> for people experiencing homelessness.The Continuum of Care system includes homelessness <br /> prevention assistance, street outreach, emergency shelter,transitional housing, rapid re-housing, <br /> permanent supportive housing, supportive services only, and specialized programs that outreach <br /> designated homeless subpopulations, and integration with "mainstream" programs. <br /> HMIS enables homeless service providers to collect uniform client information over time. HMIS is <br /> essential to efforts to streamline client services and to inform public policy decisions aimed at <br /> addressing and ending homelessness at local, state, and federal levels.Through HMIS, people <br /> experiencing homelessness benefit from improved coordination in and between agencies, informed <br /> advocacy efforts, and policies that result in targeted services. Analysis of information gathered through <br /> HMIS is critical to the preparation of a periodic accounting of homelessness, which may include <br /> measuring the extent and nature of homelessness, the utilization of services and homeless programs <br /> over time, and the effectiveness of homeless programs. Such an unduplicated accounting of <br /> homelessness is necessary for service and systems planning, effective resource allocation, and advocacy. <br /> Scope of Work/Specific Responsibilities of the Parties <br /> 1. Continuums of Care <br /> The Durham Continuum of Care provides oversight, project direction, policy setting, and guidance for <br /> the HMIS project along with partner CoCs. It is the responsibility of the Durham CoC to: <br /> a) Designate the HMIS Lead Agency and the software to be used for HMIS and approve any <br /> changes to the HMIS Lead Agency or software. <br /> b) Approve the HMIS Governance Charter, or any amendments to it. <br />