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resulted in partnerships with Notre Dame students in assessing needs and recommending best practices in serving the needs <br /> of unhoused persons. <br /> The City,along with the Regional Planning Council,has as their combined agenda,the development of a long-term plan to <br /> include homeless participation on the Continuum. All sub-grantees are required to involve program participants in the <br /> operation of their ESG-funded programs. This involvement can be in the form of a program participant's employment or <br /> volunteering in program activities such as construction, renovation, maintenance, general operation of facilities, and <br /> provision of services. For example,a shelter might involve participation in ongoing maintenance tasks or other operations <br /> of the facility such as staffing the reception desk.This involvement can include paid and/or volunteer work.One formerly <br /> homeless individual serves on the St.Joseph County Regional Planning Council. <br /> 5. Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG. <br /> The City of South Bend recently revised its ESG manual in 2023 as a result of consultation with its ESG subrecipients <br /> and HUD.The manual has been approved by the Region 2a Planning Council for its ESG programs.This manual has all <br /> been reviewed and shared with each Subrecipient agency/organization and lists specific standards for each ESG program <br /> as well as performance expectations.The City regularly checks in with subrecipients to ensure compliance as well as <br /> evaluate performance standards. <br /> Specific performance standards in place and expected to continue include: <br /> • A 1:1 match requirement for ESG. When applying for ESG funds,subrecipients must include the source of <br /> match in their request for proposals. Annually the subrecipient will provide the actual amount matched and <br /> source. <br /> • All ESG subrecipients will use HMIS ClientTrack or ClientTrack DV to track beneficiaries. <br /> • All ESG subrecipients are required to be actively involved in the Balance of State Continuum and the Region 2a <br /> Homeless Planning Council. <br /> As the 2024 program year is the last of the 2020-2024 HCD plan,agencies will be expected to use the existing measure of <br /> performance that 35%of households served with Rapid Rehousing Assistance will be stably housed within six(6)of the <br /> last date of assistance. The City of South Bend is currently drafting the 2025-2029 HCD Plan and anticipates that as a <br /> result of stakeholder meetings,interviews and surveys the likelihood exists that a different metric may be used to measure <br /> the success of the ESG Rapid Rehousing programs which would be effective for Program Year 2025. <br /> Annually,the City will review each agency to assess their success in meeting the performance standards as part of the <br /> CAPER. Performance will be compared to expectations and additional training provided to those agencies who fall short <br /> of the expectations. Any changes in performance standards will be announced in advance of contracts being awarded and <br /> will be included in the written agreement with the subrecipient. Training will be provided at the time performance <br /> standards change in ensure all subrecipients understand the expectations. <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 210 <br />