Achieve the highest level of performance and results for homelessness management information system (hmis) implementation, including improving the capacity of persons charged with setting up and…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research awarded ABT Global LLC a $5.115 million Cooperative Agreement on March 27, 2026, under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) to deliver technical assistance and capacity building for Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS) implementation.

ABT Global will provide technical assistance and training to Continuums of Care on data analysis, data trends interpretation, performance measurement and reporting tools, data sharing partnerships and agreements, HMIS software management and operation, HMIS governance, standardized data collection for HUD-required reporting, system performance measurement and analysis, and system modeling. The activities will support Continuums of Care and stakeholders in using homeless data to improve efforts to end homelessness and inform revisions to plans and strategies.

The award obligates $5.115 million with a period of performance through September 30, 2029. Work is performed at ABT Global's location in North Bethesda, Maryland, with deployment across the country as HUD deems necessary to assist HUD-funded organizations. The intended beneficiaries are Continuums of Care. The source does not specify sub-recipient activities at the time of award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to achieve the highest level of performance and results for homelessness management information system (hmis) implementation, including improving the capacity of persons charged with setting up and operating hmis implementations; ensuring that hmis collect accurate, comprehensive, and timely data; and supporting continuums of care (cocs) and stakeholders to use homeless data to improve efforts to end homelessness.

Activities

Activities will vary and include: technical assistance and training to help cocs analyze data and understand data trends; use data to inform and revise plans and strategies; use performance measurement and reporting tools; create data sharing partnerships and agreements; collect, report, and use accurate and valid data on programs, activities, and beneficiaries; hmis software management and operation; hmis governance; standardized data collection for HUD-required reporting; system performance measurement and analysis; and system modeling.

Expected outcomes

Outcomes are the results of technical assistance activities, including but not limited to changes in management or operation of HUD-funded programs or initiatives. Specific outcomes will vary based on the nature of the activities carried out. Standard outcome categories include improved capacity to design programs, policies, and strategies as well as to deliver projects, programs, or systems that address community needs as defined in the TA scope.

Intended beneficiaries

Beneficiaries include continuums of care (COC). Selected award recipients will be deployed as HUD deems most necessary across the country to assist organizations receiving HUD funds to improve performance and management of HUD funds.

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.