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Technical Assistance

Publications and Manuals

To keep Pennsylvania’s citizens and officials informed, the Office of Community Development maintains a library of relevant plans, manuals, and technical assistance documents. The following publications are provided in a .pdf format. In order to view and print the publications in PDF format, you must first download Adobe Acrobat Reader. All publications on this page can be downloaded from the list below at no charge.

You can also obtain a printed copy by calling (717) 787-5327.

Publications

Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R)

• Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R) Action Plan - Revised 9/2/2009 (.pdf)
• En Español (.pdf)
• Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R) Action Plan-Appendix B - Revised March 2010 (.pdf)
• Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R) Action Plan-Appendix B-En Español (.pdf)

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

• Community Services Block Grant State Plan 2010-2011 (.pdf)

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP)

• Open Forum May - June 2010 (.pdf)
• HPRP Training for Subrecipients with Independent HMIS (November 2009) (.pdf)
• HPRP Training for Subrecipients using PA HMIS (November 2009) (.pdf)
• HPRP IDIS Instructions (.pdf)
• HPRP Webinar Powerpoint - October 2009 (.pdf)
• State HPRP Tableshells for Aggregate Reporting (October 2009) (.xls)
• Instructions for State HPRP Tableshells (.pdf)
• HPRP / PA HMIS Training Schedule (November 2009) (.pdf)
• Subrecipient Compensation Affidavit (.pdf)
• HPRP Formula Guidelines (.pdf)
• Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) Action Plan - Substantial Amendment to Action Plan 2009 - Revised 9/16/2009 (.pdf)
• En Español (.pdf)
• HPRP Underserved Populations and Pilot Initiatives (Competitive Component) Guidelines (.pdf)

Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

• NSP Quarterly Report (January - March 2010) (.pdf)
• PA NSP Project Feasibility Training - October 15, 2009 (.pdf)
• PA NSP Project Feasibility Training - September 23, 2009 (.pdf)
• PA Project Feasibility Analysis - Buyer (.xls)
• PA Project Feasibility Analysis - Developer (.xls)
• Philadelphia - ICF NSP & HOME Training - August 2009  (.pdf)
• Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Action Plan - Substantial Amendment to Action Plan 2008 (.pdf)
• En Español

ConPlan

• Draft 2009 CAPER for Public Comment (.pdf)
• 2009 PER Draft (.pdf)
• Consolidated Plan for 2009-2013 and Action Plan 2009 (.pdf)
• Commonwealth Consolidated Plan - Action Plan 2010 (.pdf)
• 2007 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Consolidated Plan Annual Evaluation and Performance Report (CAPER) (.pdf)
• Action Plan 2008 (.pdf)
• Action Plan 2007 (.pdf)
• Action Plan 2006 (.pdf)
• Action Plan 2005 (.pdf)
• Agenda for Ending Homelessness in Pennsylvania (.pdf)
• Consolidated Plan for 2004-2008 and Action Plan 2004 (.pdf)
• Consolidated Plan 2000-2004 Part 1 (.pdf) Part 2 (.pdf)

Regional Housing Advisory Committee Meetings

• DCED Update from Ed Geiger (.pdf)
• PHFA Update (.pdf)
• Lead Paint Presentation from Department of Health (.pdf)

Other

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Environmental Review Guide (.pdf)
• Housing Rehabilitation Guide (.pdf)

Pennsylvania Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

The more you know about a problem, the better equipped you are to solve it. That’s the idea behind the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development. This community-based software is designed to capture client-level information over time on the characteristics and service needs of women, men, and children experiencing homelessness. The primary goal is to acquire hard data in order to understand the scope and dimensions of homelessness in order to address the problem more effectively. This benefits service providers and homeless clients and enables more efficient use of coordinated services.

Publications and Document Library

Agreements

• Consent Agreement (.pdf)
• Participation Agreement (.pdf)
• Revocation of Consent Agreement (.pdf)
• System User Agreement (.pdf)
• Domestic Violence Consent Agreement (.pdf)
• Privacy Posting (.pdf)

Worksheets

• Users Access Worksheet (.pdf)
• Data Sharing Worksheet (.pdf)

Information

• Frequently Asked Questions for the Pennsylvania Homeless Management Information System ( PA HMIS)  (.pdf)

Regions

To find agencies and programs in a specific region, check the map (.pdf) or check the list of partner agencies by region (.pdf).

Other Sites of Interest

• HUD - HMIS - U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
• HMIS.INFO - HUD's HMIS technical assistance site

For more information, contact laurenatwell@state.pa.us.