SARAH is designated by the federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Lead Agency for San Antonio/Bexar County. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness.
To learn more about the CoC Program, click here.
CoC Program Interim Rule
Chronically Homeless Definition- Final Rule
HEARTH Act- Homeless Definition
Rapid Re-Housing Brief
Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing Brief
Coordinated Entry
ABT Associates- Family Options Study Brief
Final Internal Wellness Top Ten List
Final CoC Wellness Checklist w/ Regulations
HUD CoC Program Resources and Training
January 2021 Links: View Recording – Download Slides
March 2021 Links: View Recording – Download Slides
Service Providers: For any technical assistance needed, please contact the following:
· For technical assistance regarding CoC or ESG Annual, please contact Jennifer Serna, Program Analyst I at jenniferserna@sarahomeless.org or complete the SARAH Technical Assistance Office Hour Sign-Up form here.
· For technical assistance regarding ESG-CV and YHDP, please contact Alyssa Gooch, Program Analyst II at alyssagooch@sarahomeles.org or complete the SARAH Technical Assistance Office Hour Sign-Up form here.
Our community prioritized $1,506,977 of our YHDP award for a Youth and Young Adult (YYA) drop-in center.
Applications will open on January 5th, 2021
The YHDP grant term is two years. The contract start date is planned for the Spring/Summer of 2021.
The deadline to apply is March 8, 2021 at 12:00PM (CST).
Application Materials:
· YHDP Drop-in Center Application Packet – updated Feb. 18
· YHDP Drop-in Center RFP Packet – updated Feb.18
Additional resources:
· YHDP Drop-In Center RFP – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
· RFP Scoring Criteria
· YHDP Values and Principles Summary
· YHDP Homeless Definition Quick Guide
· WE SAY Coordinated Community Plan
· YHDP NOFA
· YHDP NOFA – Appendix A
· CoC Interim Rule
· Youth Action Board Information
Please send questions to grants@sarahomeless.org
Details coming soon.
Contact Information: Alyssa Gooch, Policy Analyst
AlyssaGooch@sarahomeless.org
FY16 NOFA Summary
FY16 HUD CoC Program Scoring Criteria Summary
2016-2017 Community NOFA Timeline
2016 SARAH Priority Listing
2016 SARAH Collaborative Application Submission
2016 SARAH Priority Listing
2016 SARAH Review Criteria (Scoring)
2016 Project Ranking
FY2016 NOFA Policy Requirements
2016 NOFA Consultant RFP Solicitation
2017 SARAH Collaborative Application Submission
2017 SARAH Priority Listing
FY 2017 CoC Program NOFA
2017 Community NOFA Timeline: 8/10/17
2017 NOFA Summary
2017 SARAH Renewal Scoring Tool
2017 CoC Final New Project Scoring Guide
FY17 NOFA Q&A: 8/16/17
2017 Final CoC Project Ranking
Grievance Appeals Process
SARAH Reallocation Policy Statement
Continuum of Care NOFA Ranking Policy
2018 SARAH Collaborative Application Submission
2018 SARAH Priority Listing
FY18 CoC Program Funding Competition Information Session_video recording
FY18 CoC Program Funding Competition Information Session_pp slides
2018 CoC NOFA Request for Applications
2018 HUD NOFA New and Renewal Application Instructions
Final CoC 2018 NOFA policies
Renewal Applicants Housing First Questionnaire
2019 NOFA Consolidated Application
2019 SARAH Priority Listing
2019 NOFA Application Instructions
2019 NOFA Application Request for Applications
2019 NOFA Timeline (Updated 9/3/19)
2019 NOFA Funding Priorities
2019 NOFA Policies
NOFA Information Webinar Recording 7-26-19
2019 HUD CoC NOFA Resource Page
2019 HUD CoC NOFA
Homelink is San Antonio and Bexar County’s local Coordinated Entry System – a uniform, community-wide approach to connect persons who are literally homeless to housing resources. This page is for homeless service providers who enter data into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and assist clients with housing. If you are experiencing homelessness and need resources, please click here.
If you’d like to learn more about how your agency/organization can partner with SARAH to begin conducting assessments, accept housing referrals through Homelink, or learn how to become a Homelink Access Point, we offer a Homelink Orientation Training. We ask that a supervisor from an interested agency fill out this Google form before registering for this training. For any other inquiries, please email CE@sarahomeless.org.
homelink orientation request google form for supervisorsThis new referral process is a refined version of the previous that utilizes the Google Sheets format for easy Notification of Availability requests, tracking, and follow-up. This Notification of Availability and Referral process, coupled with the new Priority Pool Policy, enables referral requests any business day filled within two business days. Hence, we can help more clients much faster!
Click Here to Submit a ReferralWe will post resources for our Continuum of Care (CoC) partners that you can use when helping your clients. If you are experiencing homelessness, please visit our Access to Housing page or visit www.SACRD.org
SARAH’s Housing Strategies Workgroup has created a toolkit to help rental housing providers and case managers prevent evictions for their tenants and clients. Housing Strategies Workgroup Eviction Prevention Toolkit (Updated 7/29/2020)
SARAH and the San Antonio Housing Authority collaborated to provide 100 housing vouchers to those affected by COVID-19.
*SARAH will only accept vouchers from housing providers. If you are experiencing homelessness, please click here to view resources and learn how to enroll in Homelink*
– Literally homeless (emergency shelter, place not for habitation/unsheltered, fleeing domestic violence)
– Living in Hotel/Motel due to COVID-19 (regardless of funding source)
– Living in Transitional Housing
Must meet the following criteria:
– Senior over 55 with limited income
– Family with children under 18
– Disabled with limited income (SSI/SSDI) including young adults, youth, adults, families, non-VA eligible veterans
– Client must be enrolled in SAHomelink
SARAH will only accept vouchers from housing providers. If you are experiencing homelessness, please click here for resources and information on how to enroll in SAHomelink.
Housing Providers:
1. Obtain the COVID-19 Referral Packet from your housing provider and fill in all required information.
2. Send completed referral packets to CE@sarahomeless.org.
3. After Pre-Approval by SARAH, Pre-Eligibility Case Worker will send the eligibility packet via Docusign.
4. Once received, the client will be scheduled for an eligibility appointment. A voucher will be issued as long as all documentation is present.
5. SAHA will see clients on the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month.
CE@sarahomeless.org
The Move-On Preference Program is a permanent housing solution program for agencies to assist and seamlessly transition participants currently housed through Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) into subsidized housing with SAHA.
*SARAH will only accept vouchers from housing providers. If you are experiencing homelessness, please click here to view resources and learn how to enroll in Homelink*
Individuals and families currently in PSH
Have been housed stably for 12+ months
Have no outstanding debt to SAHA and meet criminal background requirements
Income below 30% Area Median Income (AMI)
Referring agency can provide 90 days of After Care to ensure successful transition
1. Obtain the Move-On Referral Packet from your housing provider and fill in all required information.
2. Send completed referral packets to CE@sarahomeless.org.
3. After pre-approval by SARAH, Pre-Eligibility Case Worker will send the eligibility packet via Docusign.
4. Once received, the client will be scheduled for an eligibility appointment. A voucher will be issued as long as all documentation is present.
5. SAHA will see clients on the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month.
CE@sarahomeless.org
The Family Referral Program is a collaboration between the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) and SARAH to help agencies transition literally homeless families into Project-Based Vouchers (PBV). Service providers or case workers can apply on behalf of their client(s) that are currently experiencing homelessness and displaying a level of self-sufficiency that would not require case management to maintain their housing.
*SARAH will only accept vouchers from housing providers. If you are experiencing homelessness, please click here to view resources and learn how to enroll in Homelink*
– Individuals or families experiencing homelessness
– Have no outstanding debt to SAHA and meet criminal background requirements
– Income between 30-50% of Area Median Income (AMI)
– Families with longer lengths of homelessness
– Survivors of Domestic Violence
– Families with an open Child Protective Services (CPS) case
Requirements of Referring Agencies for NEED TYPE 1:
– Must provide the family with transition assistance, including deposit, first month’s rent, and furniture assistance
– Must conduct one site visit with the family in housing to discuss community resources that might be beneficial to the family
– Conduct follow-up after transitioning for a minimum of 90 days
Requirements of Referring Agencies for NEED TYPE 2:
– Assist family with complete and accurate application
– Conduct self-sufficiency assessment
1. Obtain the Family Referral Packet from your housing provider and fill in all required information.
2. Send completed referral packets to CE@sarahomeless.org.
3. After pre-approval by SARAH, Pre-Eligibility Case Worker will send the eligibility packet via Docusign.
4. Once received, the client will be scheduled for an eligibility appointment. A voucher will be issued as long as all documentation is present.
5. SAHA will see clients on the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month.
CE@sarahomeless.org
The Provider Liability Assurance for Community Empowerment, or PLACE, is a program established in collaboration with the City of San Antonio to offset the risk assumed by housing agencies and rental housing providers. The funds from this assurance program are designed to assist landlords and agencies in housing high-barrier clients such as displaced persons, homeless veterans, or chronically homeless individuals.
*Please note that this application must come from a service provider or agency. If you are experiencing homelessness, please click here to view resources and learn how to enroll in Homelink*
Housing agencies and rental housing providers with potential clients/residents that have broken leases, evictions, criminal history, little or not enough credit or income to qualify for housing without the assistance of agencies
– Guarantees that apartment damages will be covered if they occur
– Covers holding fees and pays damages up to $1,500
– Does not provide upfront payment like risk fees, administrative fees, or security deposits
– Does not include rent; does not move in clients before required inspection date
– Agencies can obtain funding from this program by enrolling their agency in this program. If they are approved, their staff will have the ability to request these funds on behalf of their clients that are seeking housing.
– Funding will be set aside for approved clients, which can be accessed once/if the funding is needed.
1. Download and complete the PLACE Agency Application form and return the signed application to CE@sarahomeless.org. Mandatory requirements for agencies are outlined in this form; agencies will receive scanned and approved copy confirming participation in the PLACE program.
2. Download and complete the Client Enrollment form, send to CE@sarahomeless.org
3. Complete and return the Client Release of Information form to CE@sarahomeless.org
*4. Only if applicable: complete and submit the Request for Funds form if the property manager reports the need to ‘hold’ a unit for client based on housing inspection delay prior to ‘move-in’, or if landlord reports damages to unit upon client ‘move-out’
The Request for Funds will be submitted once all pertinent information (W-9
from property manager, move-in inspection, pictures, invoices, etc.) has been
received to support the damage claim.
Documentation from the housing authority stating the date of inspection will
suffice for the holding fee. The damage reimbursement will be approved by
SARAH and property managers will receive checks for damages within 3-5
business days.
CE@sarahomeless.org