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<br />Page | 8 <br />1.3 How to Navigate the CHG Guidelines <br />The CHG guidelines outline the allowable grant activities and <br />requirements, including system-level, administrative, and direct <br />service requirements. They also define allowable housing <br />interventions and provide basic elements of service delivery <br />expectations and recommendations. <br /> <br />Because the guidelines address both high-level grant administration <br />and direct service delivery, it is essential to be familiar with their <br />full scope in order to apply them effectively. <br /> <br />The guidelines are not intended to serve as program-level policies <br />and procedures. Instead, they should be used to guide the <br />development of local policies and procedures. <br /> <br />Some sections of the guidelines apply only to specific types of CHG <br />grantees, either Balance of State CoC or Independent CoCs (formerly known as SDG grantees). <br />These distinctions are clearly labeled at the beginning of the relevant sections. <br /> <br />Subgrantees providing direct service may find the following sections of the guidelines most <br />relevant: Grant Basics (Section 1), population eligibility for programs (Sections 3-5, Appendix E), <br />allowable expenses (Section 6), required program requirements (Sections 7-9), required client file <br />• Continuous Stay <br />✓ Transitional Housing <br />✓ Rapid Re-Housing <br />✓ Street Outreach <br /> <br />Housing and <br />Essential Needs <br />(HEN) <br />✓ Transitional Housing (TH)** <br />✓ Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) <br />✓ Permanent Supportive <br />Housing (PSH)** <br />✓ Street Outreach <br /> <br />✓ Homeless <br /> <br />HEN Referral <br /> <br />OR <br /> <br />Lost HEN Referral <br />due to receiving <br />federal <br />supplemental <br />security income, <br />social security <br />disability income, or <br />social security <br />retirement income <br />and still has an <br />immediate housing <br />need <br /> <br />Housing and <br />Essential Needs <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />✓ Homelessness Prevention <br />(HP) <br />✓ At Risk of Homelessness Housing and <br />Essential Needs <br /> <br />*Allowable expenses are detailed in Section 6 Allowable Expenses and are for all budget categories; note DRF backfill can also <br />fund local plan activities not identified as CHG allowable expenses. The following guidelines sections are required for all <br />budget categories: Section 7 Requirements for all Housing Interventions, Section 8 Additional Requirements for Rent <br />Assistance, and Section 9 Habitability Requirements for all Rent Assistance and Facility-Based Projects. <br />**See Section 6.2.3 HEN Facility Support. <br />Navigation Tip: For easier <br />reading, we recommend <br />viewing the guidelines in <br />Microsoft Word. Once open, <br />go to the “View” tab in the <br />top toolbar. Under the <br />“Show” section, check the <br />box for “Navigation Pane”. <br />When the Navigation Pane <br />appears on the left, click the <br />“Headings” tab. This will <br />create a clickable table of <br />contents to help you quickly <br />navigate to each section.