Section 265.41.4. Eligible activities.

Eligible activities may include the following, where the activities are necessary to assist program participants:

            1.      Rehabilitation, renovation, or expansion of buildings for use in providing services for the homeless.

            2.      Normal operating expenses for homeless and domestic violence shelters, including staff salaries, maintenance (including minor or routine repairs), rent, security, fuel, equipment, insurance, utilities, food, furnishings, and supplies necessary for the operation of the shelter. Where no appropriate shelter is available for a homeless family or individual, eligible costs may also include a hotel or motel voucher for that family or individual. Eligible costs may also include the costs of third-party agencies’ providing food either to one or more shelters or directly to program participants.

            3.      Essential services for individuals and families in homeless and domestic violence shelters, including case management, child care, education services, employment assistance and job training, outpatient health services (to the extent that such health services are otherwise unavailable), legal services, life skills training, mental health services (to the extent that such mental health services are otherwise unavailable), substance abuse treatment services (to the extent that such substance abuse treatment is otherwise unavailable), and transportation (transportation that is necessary to provide services).

            4.      Evaluation of services for the homeless, including the implementation of the HMIS.

[ARC 9162B, IAB 10/20/10, effective 10/1/10; ARC 9281B, IAB 12/15/10, effective 1/19/11; ARC 1539C, IAB 7/9/14, effective 8/13/14]