CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) POLICY COORDINATOR
City of New York · New York City, New York, US
Job Description The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) an...
Job description
Job Description The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). The agency is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits. The Office of Research and Policy Innovation (ORPI) bring together four units that provide critical policy-related information to agency leadership. ORPI also supports a broad network of homeless services providers, as the official NYC government partner for federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants and lead agency for the NYC Continuum of Care (CoC). The CoC is a public-private planning body that manages year-round planning efforts for HUD CoC program funding to address the housing and service needs of persons experiencing homelessness in NYC . ORPI’s CoC team is responsible for submitting the annual collaborative application to HUD in response to the CoC Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $170 million. The CoC team directly manages a $1.5 million planning grant and oversees project operations and fiscal management of approx...