We will always ask you for funding information around Housing Inventory or Longitudinal System Analysis reporting seasons. HUD requires this basic information for every project in HMIS regardless of whether HUD funds it or not! Save yourself the headache later by sharing this info as soon as possible!
New Funding Source or Activity Type?
95% of the time, new funding means you must record client data in a new HMIS project. Otherwise, you cannot accurately report on funding outcomes like how many folks were served or how many households access stable housing.
We want to help you plan for data collection and entry before you begin services. If you do not coordinate with the Data Center before the funding is used, you risk a lot of data clean up. Keep us in the loop from the beginning to avoid the pain of back-dating months of data in HMIS!
Renewed Funding
If existing sources of funding are renewed, first celebrate! Then email us at the Data Center with confirmation of the projects impacted, new Grant ID, and if the funding year has changed.
Ending Funding
If your funding source is over, expired, or given back for some reason, please email the Data Center with the relevant project info. In addition, we'll need to know what will happen to the current clients - should they be moved to a different existing funding source/project or exited and services closed? The way the funding ends and what your project decides to do will have an impact on HMIS projects and clients.