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qu A COPY " l w ? f R TIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J . R . SMITH, CLERK (5) Homelessness prevention. Funds may be used by recipients in Continuums of Care-designated high-performing communities for housing relocation and stabilization services, and short- and/or medium-term rental assistance, as described in 24 CFR 576. 105 and 24 CFR 576 . 106, that are necessary to prevent an individual or family from becoming homeless. (b) Uses of assistance. Funds are available to pay for the eligible costs listed in §578.39 through §578 .63 when used to: ( 1 ) Establish new housing or new facilities to provide supportive services ; (2) Expand existing housing and facilities in order to increase the number of homeless persons served; (3) Bring existing housing and facilities into compliance with State and local government health and safety standards, as described in §578 . 87 ; (4) Preserve existing permanent housing and facilities that provide supportive services; (5 ) Provide supportive services for residents of supportive housing or for homeless persons not residing in supportive housing; (6) Continue funding permanent housing when the recipient has received funding under this part for leasing, supportive services, operating costs, or rental assistance ; (7) Establish and operate an HMIS or comparable database ; and (8) Establish and carry out a Continuum of Care planning process and operate a Continuum of Care, (c) Multiple _purposes. Structures used to provide housing, supportive housing, supportive services , or as a facility for HMIS activities may also be used for other purposes. However, assistance under this part will be available only in proportion to the use of the structure for supportive housing or supportive services. If eligible and ineligible activities are carried out in separate portions of the same structure or in separate structures, grant funds may not be used to pay for more than the actual cost of acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of the portion of the structure or structures used for eligible activities. If eligible and ineligible activities are carried out in the same structure, the costs will be prorated based on the amount of time that the space is used for eligible versus ineligible activities, § 578 .39 Continuum of Care planning activities. (a) In general. Collaborative applicants may use up to 3 percent of their FPRN, or a maximum amount to be established by the NOFA, for costs of: ( 1 ) Designing and carrying out a collaborative process for the development of an application to HUD; (2) Evaluating the outcomes of projects for which funds are awarded in the geographic area under the Continuum of Care and the Emergency Solutions Grants programs ; and (3 ) Participating in the consolidated plan(s) for the geographic area(s), (b) Continuum of Care planning activities. Eligible planning costs include the costs of: ( 1 ) Developing a communitywide or regionwide process involving the coordination of nonprofit homeless providers, victim service providers, faith-based organizations, governments, businesses, advocates, public housing agencies,