OHY Technical Assistance

• ATS – Ancillary Therapeutic Services (PDF)
• Community Support Teams (PDF)
• Functional Zero (PDF)
• HOPE, Crisis Residential Center & Secure CRC (PDF)
• HPDF – Homelessness Prevention & Diversion Fund (PDF)
• HSSP – Homeless Student Stability Program (PDF)
• H-SYNC – Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (PDF)
• IYHP – Independent Youth Housing Program (PDF)
• Protected Healthcare Services (PDF)
• SOS – Street Outreach Services (PDF)
• SOC – Systems of Care (PDF)
• TLP – Transitional Living Program (PDF)
• YAHP – Young Adult Housing Program (PDF)
• YAS – Young Adult Shelter (PDF)
• YHDP Rapid Rehousing (PDF)
• YHDP Youth Lead Project (PDF)

OHY Program Guidelines – Contracting Overview (PDF)

• OHY Introduction for New Grantees (PDF)
• OHY Staff Contacts (PDF)
• Washington State Coordinated Entry Sites (Excel)

OHY Program Guidelines – Fiscal Administration (PDF)

• Monthly Voucher Detail (Excel) required form for monthly invoice submissions
  • YHDP Youth Lead Project – MVD (Excel) for grantees contracted through OHY
  • YHDP Rapid Rehousing – MVD (Excel) for grantees contracted through OHY
• OHY HMIS Data Quality Report Guide (PDF) instructions to run report required with invoices
• Flexible Funds – Allowable Expenses (PDF) quick guide of expenses allowable for meeting individual participant needs with all OHY state-funded grants
• Rental Assistance – Allowable Expenses (PDF) quick guide of expenses allowable under rental assistance with applicable OHY state-funded grants
• Budget Proposal & Revision Request Form (Excel) form for proposing initial budgets and requesting revisions 
• Direct and Indirect Cost Guide – Housing Division (PDF)
• Maintenance vs Building Expenses (PDF) reference guide for determining eligible facilities expenses 

OHY Program Guidelines – Data and Performance (PDF)

Questions? Submit a DPU HelpDesk ticket for grantees in Balance of State counties.

• Performance Progress Report Template (Word) this narrative report is due January 31st and July 31st for each grant
• OHY Data Updates (Box) folder contains documents related to changing OHY HMIS Data Collection Requirements. Existing HMIS projects will have new data collection fields applied on July 1, 2026.
  • OHY Data Collection Requirements (Excel) includes data requirements, allowable project types, eligible services for project types, custom elements, and links to optional forms for data collection.
  • OHY Data & Performance Manual (PDF)
  • Custom Data Elements Data Dictionary (PDF)
  • OHY HMIS Data Quality Report Guide (PDF) instructions for running reports required with invoice submissions
  • Data Quality Report Rubrics – Clarity and Client Track (PDF) and Service Point (PDF)

OHY Program Guidelines – Required Policies (PDF)

• Participant File Checklist (PDF) 
• Participant File Checklist – with Rental Assistance (PDF)
• Rights of Youth and Young Adults in Residential Programs (PDF)
• Improving the Lives of LGBTQ+ Youth in Washington State’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems (PDF)

OHY Program Guidelines – Personnel (PDF)

• OHY Onboarding Resources (PDF) – on demand training to meet minimum staff requirements
• Training and Tools for Recipients of Housing Funds (Department of Commerce)
• Protocols for Safe and Affirming Care (PDF)
• Criminal History Report (Washington State Patrol)
• Mandated Reporting (Department of Children, Youth, & Families)
• Naloxone/NARCAN (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

OHY Program Guidelines – Services (PDF)

OHY Program Guidelines – Rental assistance (PDF)

This section only applies to grants that include a rental assistance budget category. All OHY grants allow for one-time or short-term assistance with housing costs through flexible funds.

• Rental Assistance Flowchart (PDF) visual guide of requirements for providing rental assistance
• Rental Assistance – Allowable Expenses (PDF) reference list of expenses allowable in the rental assistance budget category for applicable OHY grants (IYHP, YAHP, ACI, SOC, HSSP)
• Rental Assistance Calculator (Excel) sample template to determine assistance based on participant income and household expenses
• Certification of Payment Obligation-Family and Friends (Word) alternative form to a formal lease (Certificación de la obligación de pago – Spanish version)
• Housing Habitability Standards – Consolidated Housing Grant (Word) template with CHG standards
• Lead Based Paint Visual Assessment Requirements (PDF) based on HUD standards
• Landlord Habitability Certification (Word) to be completed by landlord (Formulario de certificación de los estándares de habitailidad de arrendador- Spanish version)
• IYHP Eligibility Verification template (Word)
• YAHP Eligibility Verification template (Word)