Technical Subcommittee

The Technical Subcommittee will develop the core Continuum of Care (CoC) governance and funding policies required of the CoC in accordance with the CoC Program Interim Rule published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and applicable local, state, and federal funding programs. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Annually review the HPAC Governance Charter and the HPAC Policies and Procedures

documents at least once annually and revise, if appropriate. As needed throughout the year, the

subcommittee will draft new policies and/or policy revisions to address policy needs

encountered outside the annual review process.

• Draft policies and procedures required to implement local funding competition processes such

as Notices of Funding and Local Selection Processes.

• Assess policy and procedure needs in response to items addressed during HPAC General

Meetings when it is not readily apparent that a specific subcommittee’s expertise is needed.

Identify the areas of expertise needed and re-assign to the applicable subcommittee. Should an

item require the expertise of more than one subcommittee, the Technical Subcommittee will

oversee the entire development of the item, assigning applicable elements to the relevant

subcommittees.

• Responsibility for overseeing other CoC duties that do not fall under the purview of HPAC’s

other subcommittees, the Collaborative Applicant, or the HMIS Lead.

Governing Documents

The Technical Subcommittee assumes primary responsibility for the following documents:

• HPAC Governance Charter

• HPAC Policies and Procedures

• Policies related to funding governed by the CoC

Subcommittee Members

The subcommittee should include representation from the Collaborative Applicant, HMIS Lead,

mainstream service providers, and persons with lived experience.

In addition, individuals with the following experience and expertise are encouraged to participate:

familiarity with the requirements of the CoC Program administered by HUD; knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations governing the provision of direct services to individuals experiencing homelessness; experience developing and/or interpreting policy, legislation, and law; knowledge and/or experience with evidence based practices such as trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and housing first; communications development; service needs of underserved populations.