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III. Program Requirements 3.1 - Eligibility Intake Criteria The subrecipient must conduct an initial evaluation to determine each household's eligibility for ESG assistance and the amount and types of assistance the household needs to regain stability in permanent housing. Subrecipient staff will conduct an initial intake interview with participants using a standardized assessment to verify program eligibility and assess the type of housing the participant may need. Primary eligibility for Rapid Re-housing and Homelessness Prevention: The City is promoting the HUD Endorsed Benchmarks and Standards for Rapid Re-housing created by The National Alliance to End Homelessness("NAEH").The benchmarks promote a housing-first adoption of Rapid Re-housing that is available to people experiencing literal homelessness without preconditions of income, criminal history, previous rental experience or other external factors. Benchmarks and Standards can be found on the NAEH website: http://end homelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Performance-Benchmarks- and-Program-Standards.pdf The City expects subrecipients that administer ESG-funded Rapid Re-housing programs to adopt the low-barrier, Housing First approach to serving eligible households in the community. Similarly, the City expects that households served by Homelessness Prevention ("HP") funds will be screened solely on regulatory requirements(income and housing status). See Documentation Requirements under Section IV. 3.2 — Creating & Maintaining an Operations Manual Subrecipients are required to create and maintain an operations manual that details program and contract expectations for staff and volunteers.The operations manual should include program specific rules and contract expectations as set forth in this Manual. City of South Bend - ESG Policies and Procedures Manual 7