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 ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. a Cooperative Agreement worth $1.963 million on March 30, 2026, under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) to provide Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS) implementation support.

ICF will deliver technical assistance and training to Continuums of Care (COCs) and HUD-funded homeless assistance programs in analyzing data and understanding data trends, using data to inform and revise plans and strategies, using performance measurement and reporting tools, creating data sharing partnerships and agreements, and managing and operating HMIS systems. Activities include standardized data collection for HUD-required reporting, system performance measurement and analysis, system modeling, and HMIS governance. The intended beneficiaries are COCs and organizations receiving HUD funds, which HUD will direct ICF to serve across the country as needed.

The award covers the period from March 30, 2026 through September 30, 2029, with performance based in Reston, Virginia. Expected outcomes include improved capacity of persons setting up and operating HMIS implementations and improved capacity of COCs and stakeholders to use homeless data to improve efforts to end homelessness. The source does not identify sub-recipients or their 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.