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the HIM IS data entry system. Again in FY 17/18, funding will be provided for HIM IS data, Coordinated Entry and technical assistance. 2 -1 -1 Orange County also administers the Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI- SPDAT) to prioritize chronically homeless individuals for affordable housing opportunities. 3. Identify the process for making sub - awards and describe how the ESG allocation available to private nonprofit organizations (including community and faith -based organizations). For FY17/18 ESG funding, the Orange County ESG Collaborative (County of Orange, City of Anaheim, City of Garden Grove, and the City of Santa Ana) released one Request for Proposals as a unified approach to request, review and fundi ESG subrecipients. This collaborative approach has streamlined the application and review process and allowed the grantees to better understand the impacts of funding decisions. Future Collaborative efforts will include unified invoice and monitoring forms and other actions to better serve homeless and at -risk of homeless families. Following the Collaborative review, the recommendations for funding is considered by the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission before being considered and adopted by the City Council. Allocations are made with consideration of ensuring that program funds would be allocated toward eligible activities in the categories of homelessness prevention, rapid- rehousing, shelter, data and street outreach, 4. If the jurisdiction is unable to meet the homeless participation requirement in 24 CFR 576.405(a), the jurisdiction must specify its plan for reaching out to and consulting with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering policies and funding decisions regarding facilities and services funded under ESG. The City works closely with the County homeless services staff as well as local homeless service providers, homeless advocacy groups, the OC Homeless Task Force, ACC -OC Homeless Task Force as well as neighboring cities and homeless advocates. A representative of a prior homeless individual was on the ESG RFP funding review panel. 5. Describe performance standards for evaluating ESG. The City utilizes the HUD monitoring ESG handbook to monitor each program's performance to OMB Control No: 2506 -0117 (exp. 07/31/2015) Annual Action Plan 45 2017 21A-49