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Acronyms
Below is a list of various acronyms that may be found on the Knowledge Base or in this day-to-day work.
| AHAR |
Annual Homeless Assessment Report (aka LSA locally) |
| APR | Annual Performance Report |
| BCP | Basic Center Programs (RHY funded) |
| BoS | Balance of State |
| BLI | Budget Line Item |
| CE | Coordinated Entry |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulation |
| CH | Chronically Homeless |
| CoC | HUD Continuum of Care |
| CPD | Community Planning and Development (MKE Field Office official title) |
| DOA | WI Department of Administration |
| DEHCR | WI Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources (within DOA) |
| DHS | WI Department of Health Services |
| DV | Domestic Violence |
| EHH | Acronym for DEHCR grant that includes ESG funds |
| ES | Emergency Shelter |
| ESG | Emergency Solutions Grant (with EHH grant) |
| FMR | Fair Market Rent |
| GIW | Grant Inventory Worksheet |
| GPD | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Grant and Per Diem |
| HAP | Housing Assistance Program (with EHH grant) |
| HCMS | Homeless Case Management Services |
| HCV | Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) |
| HIC | Housing Inventory Chart |
| HMID | Housing Move-In Date |
| HMIS | Homeless Management Information System |
| HoH | Head of Household |
| HPP | Homeless Prevention Program (with EHH grant) |
| HQS | Housing Quality Standards |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development |
| ICA | Institute for Community Alliances |
| LHC | Local Homeless Coalition |
| LSA | Longitudinal Systems Analysis (report from HMIS submitted annually to HUD) |
| MKE | Milwaukee |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NbN | Night-by-Night |
| NOFO | Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| NSPIRE | National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate |
| PATH | Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (SO program) |
| PH | Permanent Housing (either PSH or RRH) |
| PII | Personally Identifying Information |
| PIT | Point In Time Count |
| PSH | Permanent Support Housing |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RHY | Runaway and Homeless Youth grant |
| ROI | Release of Information |
| RRH | Rapid Re-Housing |
| SH | Safe Haven (CoC funded program for CH persons) |
| SO/SOP | Street Outreach Program |
| SSO | Support Services Only |
| SSVF | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Support Services for Veteran Families |
| SSSG | WI State Shelter Subsidy Grant |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TBRA | Tenant-Based Rental Assistance |
| TH | Transitional Housing |
| UEI | Unique Entity Identifier |
| UID | Unique Identifier |
| VA |
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs |
| VASH | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing |
| VORP | WI Department of Veteran Affairs - Veteran Outreach and Recovery Program |
| VSP | Victim Services Provider |
| WIBOSCOC | Wisconsin Balance of State |
| YHDP | Youth Homelessness Demonstration Grant |
| WIBOSCOC-Terms-and-Acronyms.pdf |
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