99-346 C.M.R. ch. 19, § 4 - Funding Formula Allocation

From time to time MaineHousing will allocate a certain amount of funds to be distributed, subject to availability, pursuant to the following funding methodology:

A. Shelter Operations. An amount equal to 45% of the Funding Formula Allocation will be disbursed among Emergency Shelters, such that each Emergency Shelter will receive a percentage equal to its Bed Capacity divided by a number equal to the total Bed Capacity available statewide for the calendar year. MaineHousing will review the number of beds reported, along with occupancy data to ensure that bed utilization is commensurate with community need. If a persistent discrepancy is observed, MaineHousing, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to reduce the number of funded beds. Agencies will receive scheduled payments on a quarterly basis.

B. Housing Stabilization Share. An amount equal to 45% of the Funding Formula Allocation will be disbursed among eligible agencies, such that each agency providing staffing for Rapid Re-housing, Housing First and Housing Stabilization services operated by the agency will be eligible to receive a percentage equal to the agency's total number of Clients Assessed and Stabilized, divided by the total number of Clients Assessed and Stabilized statewide. The number of Clients Assessed and Stabilized will be based upon the most recent four quarters of data available to MaineHousing at the start of the grant year. Agencies are reimbursed for costs on a quarterly basis.

C. Performance Share. An amount equal to 10% of the Funding Formula Allocation will be allocated among eligible applicants that in the previous 6 months maintained or increased their data quality for the following data points: Date of Birth, Race, Veteran Status, Destination, Relationship to Head of Household, and Client Location. In January and July of each year, Maine HMIS will report to each eligible applicant their error rate for each of those data points. Victim Service Providers will report from their comparable database. At the conclusion of the six month period, any eligible applicant whose data error rate is equal to or less than it was at the beginning of the period, will be eligible for a portion of Performance Share funds equal to the percentage of the number of Clients Assessed and Stabilized by the eligible applicant, divided by the number of Clients Assessed and Stabilized by all eligible applicants. The performance share for the first half of the calendar year will be calculated in July and the performance share for the second half of the calendar year will be calculated in the following January.

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99-346 C.M.R. ch. 19, § 4