Agenda - 02-11-2025; 2 - Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) Discussion

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26 • CONTINUUM OF CARE (CoC) FUNDING. Orange County serves as the collaborative applicant for CoC funding for the Chapel Hill/Orange County CoC, NC- 513. The Leadership Team, Homeless Programs Manager (hereinafter "Manager"), project applicants, and Project Review Committee work together to prepare and submit the CoC Application that consists of the community application, project applications, and project priority listing. Each year the application timeline is contingent on HUD as outlined in the annual CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and follows the Funding Application process outlined below in Article IV Section 5, Funding Allocation Process. CoC Reallocation Process: The CoC encourages reallocation of CoC funds as needed to best serve people experiencing homelessness in Orange County. The CoC solicits project applications for new and renewal projects from all qualified applicant agencies. The Project Review Committee evaluates each project application via community priorities contained in the Project Scorecard, including project performance data for renewal projects. Project scores and threshold evaluations are used to craft a CoC Project Priority Listing to best help Orange County end homelessness, including renewal projects, new projects, and projects that are reallocated into new or expanded renewal. Project applicants will be notified if they are approved, denied, or reallocated in part or in full in advance of deadlines determined by the annual CoC NOFA. All applicants will be notified in writing of the appeals process if they disagree with the CoC's funding recommendations. • EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) FUNDING. The State of North Carolina, through the state Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Adult Services Section, determines the amount of ESG funding available for each CoC in North Carolina. The Partnership manages the ESG application process in conjunction with the Leadership Team, Manager, project applicants, and funding committees. All applicants will be notified in writing of the appeals process if they disagree with the CoC's funding recommendations. SECTION 6. MEETING OF FULL CoC MEMBERSHIP. In compliance with the CoC Interim Rule (24 CFR Part 578), all meetings of the Partnership are open to the full membership of the CoC and to any member of the public. Partnership meetings are conducted as open, public meetings as outlined in Article 33C, Meetings of Public Bodies, in the North Carolina General statutes. Meeting agendas and meeting minutes are published online in advance of meetings on the Partnership web page: ocpehnc.com/ocpeh-leadership-team. SECTION 7. COORDINATED ENTRY & WRITTEN STANDARDS. In compliance with the CoC Interim Rule (24 CFR Part 578), the Partnership has developed a comprehensive, community-based approach for how people access homeless services in Orange County, and how service providers assess and refer people to housing and service programs. This coordinated entry system is accessed through the Housing Helpline and includes a common assessment tool and coordinated referral process. Please refer to Coordinated Entry Written Standards and the Coordinated Entry Policies & Procedure documents (last updated December 2021) for full information. SECTION S. SPONSORSHIPS & ENDORSEMENTS. The Partnership does not sponsor or endorse particular activities, events, political campaigns, or bond referendums. The Partnership will send information about such things to constituent members, including members of the Leadership Team and homeless service providers, for distribution to their networks. The Manager can write Letters of Consistency with CoC activities for renewal Page 2 of 22