Continuum of Care (CoC) Program HMIS Manual
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program HMIS Manual is intended to support data collection and reporting efforts of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agencies and CoC Program recipients.
This manual provides information on HMIS program setup and data collection guidance specific to the CoC Program and the legacy programs: Supportive Housing Program (SHP), Shelter Plus Care (S+C), and Single Room Occupancy for the Homeless (SRO) that have not yet renewed under the CoC Program.
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Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program HMIS Manual
The Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program HMIS Manual is intended to support data collection and reporting efforts of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agencies and ESG recipients and subrecipients.
This manual provides information on HMIS program setup and data collection guidance specific to the ESG Program.
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Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Program HMIS Manual
The Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Program HMIS Manual is intended to support data collection and reporting efforts of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agencies and PATH Program grantees.
This manual provides information on HMIS program setup and data collection guidance specific to the PATH Program. This manual only addresses the use of HMIS for the PATH Program.
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Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) HMIS Program Manual
The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) HMIS Program Manual is intended to support data collection and reporting efforts of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agencies and HOPWA Program grantees.
This manual provides information on HMIS program setup and data collection guidance specific to the HOPWA Program.
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Veterans Affairs (VA) Programs HMIS Manual
The Veterans Affairs (VA) Programs HMIS Manual is intended to support data collection and reporting efforts of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agencies and VA Program grantees.
This manual provides information on HMIS program setup and data collection guidance specific to the VA Programs that use HMIS.
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Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards Manual
The Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards Manual is intended to serve as a reference and provide basic guidance on HMIS data elements for CoCs, HMIS Lead Agencies, HMIS System Administrators and end users.
The companion document to the HMIS Data Standards Manual is the HMIS Data Dictionary which defines all of the data elements and requirements for HMIS compliance for HMIS Vendors and System Administrators.
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Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) HMIS Program Manual
This Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) HMIS Program Manual explains how to code the ESG CAPER Report within an HMIS, in accordance with the 2014 Data Standards.
This report exactly matches the reporting requirements for ESG recipients as defined in A Desk Guide for Using IDIS to Prepare the Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and CAPER. This document provides HMIS vendors the specifications for reporting of HMIS data required for ESG under: Section CR-65 ESG Persons Assisted, Section CR-70 bed nights provided, and providing a Race/Ethnicity table for inclusion in the jurisdictions paper submission as required by HUD.
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