COLLABORATIVE APPLICANT

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Collaborative applicant

Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless is the Collaborative Applicant (CA) for the GA-507 Interagency Council on Homelessness/Continuum of Care (ICH/CoC). CSAH provides a wide range of direct services to the ICH/CoC that include facilitating the Notice of Funding Opportunity Local competition, drafting and submitting the community wide collaborative application, leading the implementation and development of the community-wide Homeless Management Information System database and Coordinated Entry Homeless Response System, providing technical assistance to all ICH/CoC partners, education, and advocacy with an emphasis on Housing First, and crisis response coordination.

Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless Amended Legislation

THE FRAMEWORK

THE NUMBERS

PIT Count 2025
745
People experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness at a single point in time. 
HMIS Agency Users
10
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is a local information technology system used to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to individuals and families at risk of and experiencing homelessness.
Number of people served
3000
Number of people who accessed services through the Continuum of Care partners and Coordinated Entry.
Services

CSAH manages the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), which tracks client-level information and services provided to people experiencing homelessness in Chatham County and the City of Savannah. This system helps ensure accurate data, supports better planning, and guides the effective use of resources in our community. 

 

We lead the Coordinated Entry system, ensuring households experiencing homelessness have fair and consistent access to housing resources. Through a personalized assessment process, we work with each household to understand their needs and connect them to the housing and support services that best fit their situation.

 

As the Collaborative Applicant for the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC), we administer the annual CoC Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), supporting local agencies in securing federal funding for housing and homelessness programs. We lead the annual Point-in-Time Count, a communitywide effort to gather a snapshot of homelessness in Chatham County. This count provides vital data that guides planning, funding decisions, and strategies to reduce homelessness.

Point-In-Time Count (P.I.T.)

Notice Of Funding (NOFO)

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Coordinated Entry (C.E.)

Notice Of Funding (NOFO)

The HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition occurs annually. The Chatham/ Savannah process begins with Registration of CoCs by Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless, followed by the CoC’s review of Grant Inventory Worksheets (GIW) and the release of the CoC Program NOFO. The FY Competition ends when the final funding announcement is released by HUD.

Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless, as the Collaborative Applicant for the Chatham/Savannah ICH/CoC, is responsible for overseeing this process, which includes a local competitive application process and the submission of the CoC Consolidated Application to HUD, which consists of the CoC Application, the CoC Priority Listing, and the Project Applications.

This process involves the Continuum of Care (CoC) community and is not just about writing a grant.  It gives Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless an opportunity to showcase the collective impact of all partner agencies in the CoC while highlighting the strategic initiatives and approaches implemented to help us reach functional zero.  While the HUD NOFO competition can be complex and involved, it is an important process we hope you consider taking part in.

Glossary of Terms

The FY2026 CoC Competition deadline is September 30th at 8:00 p.m.

Local project applications are due in esnaps by September 23rd, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

 

FY2026 General Competition Information
FY2026 Previous Applicant Information
FY2026 New Applicant Information
FY2026 CoC Competition NOFO
New Application Portal Link
Renewal Application Portal Link
FY2026 Local Competition Rating and Ranking Tiering

 

 

FY2026 HMIS Renewal Scoring Tool

FY2026 New Application Scoring Tool

FY2026 Renewal Application Scoring Tool (Housing)

FY2026 Renewal Scoring Tool for SSO

GA_507 FY2026 Priority Listing

GA_507 FY2026 Consolidated Application

GA-507 CoC Competition Application – New Application

GA-507 CoC Competition Application – Renewal Application

HMIS Renewal Application

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CoC New Project Application Detailed Instructions

CoC Renewal Project Application Detailed Instructions

COC Application Detailed Instructions

FY 2024 Webinar Slides

FY 2024-2025 COC NOFO Competition

Continuum of Care Program Competition

Esnaps Login Page

NOFO Breakdown by Program 2024

More Info

 

GA-507 Priority Listing FY2024

CoC NOFO Competition GA- 507: Collaborative Application One Pager

General COC Competition NOFO One Pager

DV and ICH/COC One Pager

Project Application One Pager

COC NOFO Renewal Detailed Instructions

GA- 507 Housing Renewal Project Rating and Ranking Tool FY2024

GA- 507 SSO Renewal Project Rating and Ranking Tool FY2024

GA-507 New Project Application Rating and Ranking Tool FY2024

FY 2024 Final Project Rankings GA 507 
2024 Rating and Ranking Recommendations GA 507 CoC HUD NOFO brief project descriptions

GA-507 Consolidated Application FY2024

FY ’22 Consolidated Application

FY ’23 Consolidated Application

Please contact Jenn Dulong at jdulong@homelessauthority.org or Kay Zukowski at kay@homelessauthority.org with any questions regarding the HUD CoC Program NOFO. 

NOFO Total Funding Increase

Point-In-Time Count (P.I.T.)

2025 Comprehensive PIT Report

What is the PIT? 

  • Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless leads the Point-In-Time Count for the ICH/CoC. The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a real-time survey of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night, providing a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness in our community.
  • The PIT Count helps inform federal, state, and local decision-making and resource allocation to effectively address the experience of homelessness. To receive federal funds, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that communities perform a PIT count annually of people who are experiencing homelessness. This count is done annually for those who are sheltered in emergency shelters, transitional housing, and Safe Havens on a single night.

What the PIT is NOT? 

  •  The PIT Count excludes people staying with others temporarily (couch-surfing) or instances where multiple households share a single living space. Counts also exclude people in institutional settings (e.g. Hospitals, jails), even if they experienced homelessness the prior night.  
  • The PIT does not reflect the full, annual extent of homelessness in Chatham County.
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2023 P.I.T. COUNT
2024 P.I.T. COUNT
Coordinated Entry (CE)

Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless is the director and manager of Coordinated Entry for the Chatham/Savannah ICH/CoC. Coordinated Entry is a streamlined system that assesses individuals and families experiencing homelessness using an objective tool that identifies vulnerability, services needed and barriers to housing. Those who are assessed as having the highest vulnerability and housing barriers will be prioritized for access to available emergency shelter beds and housing programs as vacancies occur. The coordinated entry process begins at the first point of engagement and supports unhoused community members on their journey “from streets to stability”.

 

Through homeless service access points, individuals can be assessed and prioritized based on vulnerability and severity of needs. Currently, the CoC prioritizes permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless clients assessed through coordinated entry. Coordinated entry is essential for clients who need rapid rehousing intervention.

ICF Session CSAH Presentation Coordinated Entry 2024

COMING SOON

Please contact ashlyn@homelessauthority.org or Deanna@homelessauthority.org for more information on Coordinated Entry

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Community Information Exchange: Innovative Community Work Improving Outcomes

Our community is the first in the US to receive approval for integrating HMIS into our Community Information Exchange Model. This work, initiated by our Chatham County government partners, allows key community partners from healthcare, behavioral health, first responders, emergency services, and homeless services to access and share client level data. 

The Chatham/Savannah Continuum of Care uses a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to people experiencing homelessness in Chatham County and the City of Savannah. The HMIS system mandated by Georgia Department of Community Affairs is CaseWorthy. Agencies receiving funding from the Chatham/Savannah CoC are required to use CaseWorthy to manage the progress of clients receiving CoC services and interventions. Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless is the director, manager, and lead agency for HMIS for the Chatham/Savannah CoC. Access to the HMIS data platform is made available to general members of the ICH/CoC at no cost. For technical assistance and inquiries to become an HMIS user, please see the contact information below.

HUD HMIS Information
CHATHAM/SAVANNAH HMIS RESOURCE PACKET

ICH/CoC General Membership application

Please contact Kishia Young at  kishia@homlessauthority.org for more information on HMIS.

ICH / CoC Board Information