Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless
Current Initiatives
10 Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Originally unveiled in October 2008, MACCH's 10 Year Plan contains measurable and data-driven objectives that will guide our community in preventing and ending homelessness. Updated most recently in July 2014
to ensure compliance with "Opening Doors: The Federal Strategic Plan
to Prevent and End Homelessness," MACCH's 10 Year Plan now
contains the four overarching goals:
- End veteran homelessness
- End child, family, and youth homelessness
- Set a path to reducing overall homelessness
The MACCH 10-Year Plan can be found in its entirety here:
An overview of MACCH 10-Year Plan objectives and timeline can be found here:
Built for Zero
In support of its 10 Year Plan goals of ending chronic homelessness and veteran homelessness, MACCH was competitively selected as a participant in the national
Built for Zero Campaign. The campaign aims to create a "national tipping point to prove that success is possible, ultimately motivating all communities to end chronic and veteran homelessness."
Standards of Administration of Assistance
MACCH updated our mandated, Continuum-wide Standards of Administration of Assistance . These Standards are reviewed annually and updated according to CoC, ESG, NHAP, and Iowa SAF programming changes, best practices, and current initiatives.
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MACCH's work and success is made possible by its task forces and work groups, each of which meets regularly and consists of key community stakeholders. MACCH's current initiative groups are as follows:
- Performance Management Task Force
- Diversified Housing Task Force
- Youth Task Force
- Coordinated Entry System Steering Committee
- Homeless Review Team (HRT)
- Crisis Response Team (CRT)
- Outreach Work Group - MACCH Outreach Policies & Procedures
- Provider Council (advisory body to the MACCH Board)
For more information please see MACCH Task Forces and Initiative Groups
In addition to the initiative groups mentioned above, MACCH convenes a monthly General Membership Meeting for purpose of member agency discussions and review of current initiatives. General Membership meetings occur monthly on the 2nd Wednesday, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the UNO Community Engagement Center.
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All local agencies receiving homeless assistance funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are mandated to utilize a shared, community-wide electronic database called the Homeless Management Information System, or HMIS. This federal mandate exists for all agency categories except victim service providers. That provider category is HMIS-exempt per the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and victim services providers therefore use a non-HMIS comparable database for purpose of reporting program outcomes. In 2016, MACCH is embarking on the first year of tracking system-wide performance data, as mandated by HUD. Information regarding HUD's system performance measures can be found here and by viewing the adjacent video.
Nebraska's selected HMIS vendor is Clarity of BitFocus, LLC. MACCH's lead HMIS agency, responsible for system oversight and administration, is the Institute for Community Alliances. Click here to submit an HMIS data request.
HMIS allows MACCH to track and monitor overall number of consumers served, program outcomes, and permanent housing placement rates at both system and community levels. This allows MACCH to offer support, quality improvement, and technical assistance to local housing and homeless nonprofit service providers. This use of data is key to MACCH's ongoing objective of preventing and ending homelessness for all individuals and families.
For national data and resources, please visit the National Homeless Information Project (NHIP).
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System Performance Measures
The HUD System Performance Measures (SPM's) is an annual report (based on the federal fiscal year of Oct. 1 - Sept. 30) that analyzes community-wide outcomes and the performance of our entire coordinated system of care during the fiscal year. All projects that enter data into the HMIS are included in our CoC's SPM's, which are submitted to HUD annually and used to measure performance outcomes and determine federal funding allocations. Recent MACCH SPM data is as follows:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Point in Time Count
The Point-In-Time (PIT) count is a single-night count of homeless persons in MACCH's geographical area (Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties). The PIT Count allows communities to gain a snapshot of local homelessness "on any given night". Required by the federal government, the PIT Count must be completed annually during the last 10 days of January. Recent MACCH PIT data is as follows:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Housing Inventory Chart
The Housing Inventory Chart (HIC) is an inventory of all beds dedicated to the homeless in MACCH's geographical area (Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties). The HIC allows MACCH to analyze local bed resources and identify service gaps based on homeless data procured through the Point-In-Time Count and annual service data. Recent MACCH HIC data is as follows:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
MACCH Data
Task Forces and Work Groups
Federal Funding
FY 2023 HUD NOFO Announcement: 8/7/2023
Hello MACCH CoC Colleagues,
This message is to notify you that MACCH is officially soliciting for new project applications through the FY 2023 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). MACCH will be accepting applications for NEW/Expansion projects, under both the regular CoC Bonus and the Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus set-aside. New Project Preliminary Applications for both are due to MACCH by close of business (5:00pm CT) on Monday, August 21, 2023. Per the attached solicitation, we have the following amounts available for New/Expansion project funding in FY 2023: $371,340 is available for the regular CoC Bonus and $530,486 is available for the
DV Bonus set-aside.
Proposed projects eligible under the regular CoC Bonus ($371,340 available) are as follows:
-Permanent Supportive Housing (PH-PSH)
-Rapid Re-Housing (PH-RRH)
-Joint TH and PH-RRH (Joint TH/RRH)
-Dedicated HMIS project (for HMIS Lead Entity only)
-Supportive Services Only to develop or operate a coordinated entry system (SSO-CE – for CoC’s CE Lead Entity only)
Proposed projects eligible under the DV Bonus set-aside ($530,486 available) are as follows:
-PH-RRH projects dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
-Joint TH/PH-RRH component projects dedicated to serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
-SSO-CE project to implement policies, procedures, and practices that equip the CoC’s coordinated entry to better meet the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Additional details on the above eligibility are included in the attached New Project Preliminary Application. Applicants are also highly encouraged to read the full HUD NOFO.
The following documents can be found by clicking this Sharepoint link:
- New Project Preliminary Application – this application should be completed in full by any agency applying for new or expansion projects.
- New Project Budget – this workbook should be utilized to complete your proposed project budget. The workbook will auto calculate for you as you complete it. Please pay special attention the instructions on the first tab, as well as any instructions on subsequent tabs. If you have questions or issues related to the workbook, please reach out to me, Lisa Vukov, Director of Programs & Compliance (lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org) as soon as possible so we can resolve the issues.
- New Project Scorecard – this item is shared for informational purposes only, so that new projects are aware of the objective scoring criteria that will be utilized for all new project proposals. Applicants do not need to complete this item, as they will be utilized by the Independent Review Committee (IRC) in their new project selection process.
- FY 2023 NOFO Timeline – this document outlines the planned deadlines for all CoC activities related to this NOFO. This timeline is subject to change, as needed. The most recent version will always be available via MACCH’s website, under the “Federal Funding” header.
- MACCH Ranking and Reallocation Procedures – outlining the 2023 process of independent review and ranking of all project submissions (new and renewal applications).
- MACCH Appeals Policy – outlines the process for appeals during the FY 2023 competition.
PLEASE NOTE: MACCH is currently working on a revised version of the New Project Preliminary Application and subsequent scorecard that will include components that apply to HMIS Lead expansion activities only, due to the unique nature of the eligible activities (plus removal of activities that do not apply under the attached application). This is to ensure a fair and equitable application and scoring capacity across all eligible projects within this HUD CoC Program NOFO. Application for HMIS Lead activities are only available to the CoC’s designated HMIS lead entity (ICA), should they choose to apply. We anticipate this application will be available no later than Thursday, 8/10/2023. Upon this update, MACCH will share the entire updated application and scorecard with all individuals subscribed to our email listserv and will also publicly update the application on our website.
Applicants should also note the additional document submission requirements (i.e. agency independent audits) outlined in the New Project Preliminary Application (item #1 above). Please read the application in its entirety and reach out to me, Lisa Vukov (email above), with any questions.
MACCH will convene an Independent Review Committee (IRC – consisting of non-conflicted individual reviewers) following the submission deadline of 8/21/2023 that will score all project applications and determine project selection and overall rankings (including renewal applications) for the CoC competition. Upon completion of this IRC process, MACCH will directly notify all applicants (new and renewal) of the outcome, then publicly share (via this email listserv and all applicable social media channels) the selection results. This is anticipated to occur on or before 9/1/2023 and, once announced, will officially open the 3-business day period of appeals (see policy for more details). Upon completion of the appeals window, the MACCH Board of Directors will meet no later than 9/12/2023 to approve the final selections, ranking, and tiering of all projects (new and renewal) to be submitted in our CoC’s FY 2023 HUD CoC Program Collaborative Application and Priority Listing. Notification of final results of the competition will be publicly shared at that time. Please note: if ultimately selected as a New/Expansion project within the FY 2023 competition, applicants will also be required to complete a formal application online via HUD’s application portal (eSNAPs). Additional instructions and support will be made available to selected projects at that time.
FY 2022 Special NOFO (SNOFO) Announcement: 03/28/23
Hello FY 2022 HUD CoC Program NOFO Applicants!
Awards have been released for the FY 2022 NOFO competition! We are ecstatic to announce that we received FULL renewal funding through the competition. Congratulations to Siena Francis House for receiving BONUS (new) funding for their Siena Cottages PSH project!!
We know the 2022 competition was very chaotic with the shortened timeline and addition of the SNOFO competition, but all the hard work truly paid off! Congratulations to everyone! We do not know how we officially “scored” as a CoC yet. We anticipate receiving the debrief in the coming weeks and will share that with everyone through the Funded Agencies meeting once received. The official email from the HUD Exchange (with HUD’s press release) hasn’t been received yet, but will be uploaded once it comes. Below you will find the link to Nebraska’s awards.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Lisa Vukov, MACCH Director of Programs & Compliance at lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org.
FY 2022 Special NOFO (SNOFO) Announcement 10/18/2022:
The below is an important notice regarding the
FY 2022 CoC Supplemental NOFO to Address Unsheltered Homelessness (aka SNOFO) Competition.
The final FY 2022 CoC-Approved HUD CoC Program SNOFO Consolidated Application and SNOFO Priority Listing are now posted.
FY 2022 Special NOFO (SNOFO)
10/4/22
Dear NE-501 (MACCH) Continuum of Care grantees, members and stakeholders:
The below is an important notice regarding HUD’s Special NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (Special NOFO Unsheltered Set Aside).
On June 22, 2022, HUD published the Continuum of Care Supplemental to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (also known as the “Special NOFO”). The NE-501 (MACCH) CoC is solely eligible for the Unsheltered Set Aside within this Special NOFO. This Special NOFO requires CoC’s to conduct a local competition to select new projects for this opportunity. This email summarizes the list of projects that have been accepted by the CoC and will be included in the NE-501 (MACCH) CoC 2022 Project Priority List for funding under the Special NOFO Unsheltered Set Aside.
NEW PROJECTS
The CoC received 6 new project applications totaling $6,551,531.54 in funding. The CoC had a total of $5,166,625.00 in funding to award under the Special NOFO Unsheltered Set Aside.
The following new projects have been accepted for inclusion on the New Project Priority List for the Special NOFO Unsheltered Set Aside and will be ranked on the CoC’s New Project Priority List. Note that the budgets below represent 3-year budgets, as HUD will award selected projects with an initial 3-year grant term.
· Together; Horizons PSH 2 Program; $734,352; Score: 86.30%; Rank: #1
· Institute for Community Alliances; Omaha Metro Area Continuum HMIS – Unsheltered Set Aside FY22; $52,704; Score: 84.62%; Rank: #2
· Heartland Family Service; Street Outreach; $1,688,397; Score: 81.43%; Rank: #3
· Heartland Family Service; Encompass Housing; $2,027,534; Score: 77.04%; Rank #4
· New Visions Homeless Services; Street Outreach; $467,508; Score: 70.48%; Rank #5
· Together; Homeless Street Outreach; $196,130; Score: 34.29%; Rank: #6
The following organizations submitted preliminary applications to the CoC, but were not selected for funding:
The CoC did not reject any preliminary applications submitted under the 2022 Special NOFO.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Lisa Vukov, MACCH Director of Programs & Compliance at lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org.
**As a reminder, please ensure that your project applications are completed in e-snaps and a PDF emailed for review no later than Wednesday, 10/12/2022 (DO NOT hit “submit”).**
Important "Special NOFO" (aka SNOFO) Documents
FY 2022 CoC NOFO Competition
9/30/2022
The below is an important notice regarding the FY 2022 CoC NOFO Competition.
The final FY 2022 CoC-Approved HUD CoC Program NOFO Consolidated Application and Priority Listing are now posted.
9/14/2022
The below is an important notice regarding the FY 2022 CoC NOFO Competition.
This letter summarizes the list of projects that have been accepted by the CoC and will be included in the NE-501 (MACCH) CoC 2022 Project Priority List for funding. This includes renewal projects, renewal projects that have been partially reallocated and new projects that will be submitted. Also listed are the renewal projects that have been reallocated and applicants for new projects that were not accepted for inclusion in the CoC Application. Please note that all projects that are being fully or partially reallocated have been informed of the reallocation prior to the distribution of this email.
RENEWAL PROJECTS
The following renewal projects have been accepted by the CoC and will be ranked on the Renewal Priority Listing submitted to HUD. Each of these projects will be submitted at the full Annual Renewal Amount, as indicated on the CoC’s 2022 Grant Inventory Worksheet:
Together, Horizons Expansion, $199,597, Score: 92.36%, Rank: #1
New Visions Homeless Services, Timothy House, $109,439, Score: 92.30%, Rank: #2
New Visions Homeless Services, David House, $85,022, Score: 85.94%, Rank: #3
Heartland Family Service, Heartland Homes, $295,738, Score: 81.28%, Rank: #4
Siena Francis House, The Siena Apartments, $69,175, Score: 80.68%, Rank: #5
Heartland Family Service, Heartland Housing Solutions, $1,482,956, Score: 80.35%, Rank #6
The Salvation Army, HOME 2 Stay, $328,977, Score: 77.89%, Rank: #7
Community Alliance, CoC Rental Assistance Program, $220,741, 77.57%, Rank: #8
Heartland Family Service, Heartland Housing Opportunities, $705,625, 74.93%; Rank: #9
The Salvation Army, HOME Program, $166,032, 67.98%; Rank: #10
Heartland Family Service, Pottawattamie County Homeless Link, $394,976, 67.57%, Rank: #11
Women’s Center for Advancement, WCA DV Bonus 2021, $431,960, Not Scored, Rank: #12
Institute for Community Alliances, Omaha Metro Area Continuum HMIS 2021, $179,660, Not Scored, Rank: #13
Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless, MACCH CES Expansion Reallocation, Not Scored, Rank: #14
Heartland Family Service, Heartland Housing Passages, $199,762, 63.70%, Rank: #15
The following renewal projects have been accepted by the CoC and will be included and ranked on the Renewal Priority Listing submitted to HUD for an amount less than the Annual Renewal Amount indicated on the 2022 Grant Inventory Worksheet (partial reallocation):
The CoC did not partially reallocate any projects in the 2022 CoC NOFO Competition.
The following renewal projects have been fully reallocated by the CoC and will not be included in the Renewal Priority Listing submitted to HUD. Listed in alphabetical order:
The CoC did not fully reallocate any projects in the 2022 CoC NOFO Competition.
The following project voluntarily reallocated and will not be submitted for renewal funding:
Youth Emergency Services, YES RRH, $170,020, Not Scored due to Voluntary Reallocation
NEW PROJECTS
The CoC received 3 new project applications totaling $596,192 in funding. The CoC had a total of $258,332 in funding to award from the CoC Bonus, $170,020 in funding to award from reallocation, and $441,410 in funding to award from the DV Bonus.
The following new projects have been accepted for inclusion on the New Project Priority List for CoC Bonus and/or reallocated funding and will be ranked on the CoC’S New Project Priority List:
Siena Francis House, SFH Cottages (PSH), $276,408, Score: 113%, Rank: #16
Together, Horizons PSH Program, $151,944, Score: 112%, Rank: #17
The following new projects have been accepted for inclusion on the Project Priority List for DV Bonus funding:
The CoC (NE-501) did not receive any applications for DV Bonus funding.
The following organizations submitted preliminary applications to the CoC, but were not selected for funding:
Institute for Community Alliances, Omaha Metro Area Continuum HMIS FY22 – Expansion, $75,000, Score: 95.83%, Reason for Decision: Ranked 3rd out of 3 applications and all available funding exhausted
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Vukov, MACCH Director of Programs and Compliance, at lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org.
Important FY 2022 HUD CoC Program NOFO links and documents:
FY 2022 HUD Notice of Funding Opportunity Process Timeline - includes all local deadlines
The following documents are required by the deadlines posted below as part of the CoC's local competition for
FY 2022 HUD CoC Program Funding:
MACCH FY 2022 Renewal Project Scorecard - Due 8/26/2022 by 5pm - email to lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org
Renewal Project Applications due 8/29/2022 by 5pm - download PDF and email to macch.ne501@gmail.com
*DO NOT hit "Submit" in e-snaps*
MACCH FY 2022 NOFO New Project Preliminary Application - Due 8/26/2022 by 5pm - email to lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org
FY 2022 "Special" NOFO Announcement - 9/1/2022
MACCH is currently soliciting New Project Applications for the FY 2022 Supplemental NOFO (aka "SNOFO") to Address Unsheltered Homelessness. Agencies who submitted Intent to Submit forms by 8/5/2022 may now complete the SNOFO New Project Preliminary Application. Applications are due to via email to Lisa Vukov, Director of Programs & Compliance (lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org) by midnight on September 20, 2022.
The SNOFO New Project Scorecard is also available for review.
This traditional NOFO that brings over $5 million annually into our tri-county area to address homelessness locally has been posted on grants.gov and will soon be available on the Funding Opportunities page on HUD’s website. Additional resources will be available on the Continuum of Care Program Competition page of HUD’s website.
In the coming days and weeks MACCH will be communicating additional information about this year’s local competition. However, for interested parties the most important thing right now is to read the NOFO and be on the lookout for additional communications regarding the local competitions here, on our listserv, and social media.
MACCH intends to apply for the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Unsheltered Homelessness. This is a public notification that MACCH is soliciting for new projects that are eligible under the Supplemental NOFO. More information about eligible projects may be found by reviewing the webinar slides from HUD (specifically slides 19-25). MACCH will be accepting Intent to Submit New Projects for the Supplemental NOFO for the following project types:
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
Joint Transitional Housing (TH)-RRH
Supportive Services Only – Street Outreach (SSO-SO)
and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
The Intent to Submit New Projects for the Supplemental NOFO is due to MACCH no later than 5pm on Friday, August 5th, 2022. Please send the completed form to Lisa Vukov at lvukov@endhomelessnesstoday.org Only those proposed projects that have submitted the Intent to Submit will be able to move forward with completing the new project preliminary application, which will be released on or before Friday, August 12th, 2022.
Additionally, MACCH will be hosting a webinar that will cover important information contained within the current Supplemental NOFO, as well as the traditional HUD CoC Program NOFO (which is expected to be released early next week) on Wednesday, August 10th from 11am – 1pm. Any agencies interested in applying for new projects under either the Supplemental or traditional NOFO, as well as agencies with renewal projects under the traditional NOFO, are strongly encouraged to participate in this important webinar on August 10th.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 868 2095 2977
Passcode: 923398
If you have any questions regarding the Supplemental NOFO or the upcoming traditional NOFO, please reach out to Lisa Vukov, or you may reach out to MACCH’s Executive Director, Jason Feldhaus, at jfeldhaus@endhomelessnesstoday.org.
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