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COVID-19 Resources
Leaders in Built for Zero have expressed the need for a collection of quality, compiled resources and information about how to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. In response, we are continuously adding to a comprehensive selection of resources using a quality control process.
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These resource guides compile sources and information related to key topics. To directly access the primary resources cited in those documents, use the Search and Filter function below.
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Staffing Innovations for Emergency COVID-19 Response
Guidance on how to innovate and increase staffing in homeless response systems as crisis response.
Guidance and Community Sample on Shallow Subsidies: Making Housing Sustainable
Details and FAQs on SSVF’s Shallow Subsidy Programs
VA: SSVF 2014 Annual Report
Summary of results from 319 SSVF grantees funded for FY 2014.
HUD PD&R: The Family Options Study
Experiment that studied impacts of housing and services interventions for homeless families
NAEH: Successful Veteran Homelessness Programs Poised to Innovate and Expand
NAEH piece on shallow subsidies, SSVF, and HUD-VASH programs
USC: Flexible Housing Subsidy Call Out Sheet
Memo on flexible housing subsidy programs piloted across U.S.
Thank you!
We appreciate all of the communities, providers, and people working to ensure the safety and health of individuals experiencing homelessness during this crisis.
Accelerating Housing Placements with the CARES Act and HUD CPD Regulatory Waiver
Built for Zero user guide on how to accelerate housing placements with CARES Act funding and HUD CPD regulatory waiver.
HUD: CARES Act Flexibilities for CDBG Funds Used to Support Coronavirus Response
Details flexibilities available for CDBG funding due to CARES Act.
HUD: HOPWA Notice on Implementing the CARES Act
Instructions for implementing CARES Act provisions to HOPWA program
HUD: CoC Program Interim Rule
Formatted version of rule on regulatory implementation of CoC program and planning process.
HUD: Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Components Quick Reference
HUD Quick Reference Guide for components of ESG
Questions to Center Racial Equity in Crisis Response Decisions
Questions to help you move quickly and equitably making decisions in a crisis.
Please continue to check this page for more recommendations and research detailing how homeless service providers can protect themselves and the people they serve during this crisis.
If you have specific questions you would like the Built for Zero team to research and disseminate answers to, please email us at builtforzero@community.solutions.
Thank you to all of the communities, providers, and people working to ensure the safety and health of individuals experiencing homelessness during this crisis.