CoC Program
Competition
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency those experiencing homelessness.
Emergency Solutions Grant
The ESG program provides funding to: engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; help operate these shelters; provide essential services to shelter residents, rapidly rehouse homeless individuals and families, and prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless.
Homeless Assistance Program
The PA Homeless Assistance Program (HAP) helps to assure that homelessness can be avoided, people who are homeless can find refuge and care and homeless and near homeless clients are assisted in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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These funding sources are open to any nonprofit in Berks County. Contact BCEH for more information and learn how to apply.
CoC's written standards for all CoC funded projects (Written standards for all CoC funded projects. Effective August 1, 2022)
CoC Program Competition
FY 2022 NOFO
- FY 2022 CoC Consolidated Application
- Final CoC approved Consolidated Application. Posted Sept 27, 2022
- FY 2022 Priority Listing
- Final priority listing. Posted Sept 27, 2022
- FY 2022 All Projects
- List of all renewal and new project approvals, their rank, and budget amounts based on HUD allocation to the CoC. Posted Sept 8, 2022
- Review and Ranking Protocol
- Explanation of scoring and ranking procedures. Posted Aug. 11, 2022
- Renewal Project Scoring Tool
- Ranking Criteria for CoC renewal projects. Posted Aug. 11, 2022
- New Project Scoring Tool
- Ranking Criteria for CoC new projects. Posted Aug. 11, 2022
- FY22 New Project RFP
- To be used for new project proposals. Posted Aug. 9, 2022
- FY22 Expansion Project Proposals
- To be used to propose expansion projects. Posted Aug. 9, 2022
- FY 2022 PA-506 GIW
- Reading/Berks County CoC 2021 Grant Inventory Worksheet showing renewal grants. Posted Aug 3, 2022
- Full FY 22 NOFO
- Read the entire NOFO from HUD. Posted Aug 3, 2022
- Equity Organizational Self-Assessment
- Assessment to be completed for each renewing organization. This assessment will be used for scoring purpose
FY 2021 NOFO
- FY 2021 PA-506 GIW
- Reading/Berks County CoC 2021 Grant Inventory Worksheet showing renewal grants. Posted Aug 25, 2021.
- Equity Organizational Self-Assessment
- Assessment to be completed for each renewing organization. This assessment will be used for scoring purposes.
- Renewal Project NOFO Scoring Tool 2021
- Ranking Criteria for CoC renewal projects. Posted September 2021
- New Project NOFO Scoring Tool 2021
- Ranking Criteria for CoC new projects. Posted September 2021.
- FY 2021 Ranking Protocol
- Written procedures for scoring and ranking all projects. Updated Nov 11, 2021.
- FY 2021 All Projects
- List of all renewal and new project approvals, their rank, and budget amounts based on HUD allocation to the CoC. Posted Oct 28, 2021.
- FY 2021 CoC Application
- Full FY2021 CoC Application including attachments. Posted Nov 11, 2021.
- FY 2021 Priority Listing
- Full FY 2021 Priority Listing. Posted Nov 11, 2021.
FY 2020 NOFO
- FY 2020 PA-506 GIW
- Reading/Berks County CoC 2020 Grant Inventory Worksheet showing renewal grants.
** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FY2020 CoC Program Competition did not occur. All renewal projects were automatically approved and renewed by HUD **
FY 2019 NOFO
ESG
- City of Reading County of Berks Local ESG Procedures 2021
- Emergency Solutions Grant Program Policies and Procedures. Updated October 2021
- Staff Affidavit
- This Staff Affidavit serves as documentation that the ESG household meets all eligibility criteria for ESG assistance.
- Habitability Checklist
- Checklist to ensure unit is safe and habitable.
- ESG Client File Checklist
- Checklist for providers to ensure client files are complete and compliant.
- Lead Paint Inspection
- This form must be completed and included in each program participant file. All units in which program participants reside are subject to Lead-Based Paint requirements.
- RENTELLECT
- Assists in determining rent reasonableness.
- HUD Income Limits
- Assists in determining income limits for eligibility for certain HUD programs. This database will display income limits for any area in the United States.
HAP
- Client Data Report Instructions
- Instructions to complete the quarterly Client Detail Report
- HAP I&R
- HAP Instructions and Requirements. Effective July 2022.
Home4Good
What is Home4Good?
Home4Good helps those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by channeling dollars to local service organizations that know how to help. Funding is offered annually by FHLBank Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. Continuums of Care (CoCs) and service organizations serving people experiencing homelessness partner with FHLBank members to apply for Home4Good grants during the funding round.
The initiative will provide a flexible source of funding for organizations working to address homelessness in Pennsylvania with the primary objective of ensuring that if an individual is faced with homelessness it is rare, brief and non-recurring.
Local Solicitation and Review of Applications
The FHLBank Pittsburgh and PHFA requested the participation of CoCs in Pennsylvania to assist in the local marketing, solicitation, and review of projects for Home4Good. The Reading/Berks County CoC lead agency, BCEH, continues to commit to working with Home4Good.
Funding Resource
BCEH will do it's best to ensure that all approved documents are posted to this website, however, the Coalition recommends contacting info@bceh.org to ensure that you are included on the Coalition's distribution email list if you are interested in this RFP. The distribution list allows the Coalition to provide more timely guidance and answer FAQs from local agencies.
Reporting Requirements
All active grants must provide a semiannual progress report (SPR). If your organization has received more than one grant, submit an SPR for each grant. Each reporting period (October-March, April-September, Close Out) should be entered as separate numbers and not as cumulative totals. A final close-out report must be provided to PHFA within 30 days of the final expenditure of Home4Good funds. Click here for the reporting form and submit it directly to the PHFA.
Coalition Agencies
