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Homelessness: Coordination and Evaluation of Programs Are Essential

RCED-99-49 Published: Feb 26, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the federal approach to meeting the needs of the homeless, focusing on: (1) identifying and describing characteristics of the federal programs specifically targeted, or reserved, for the homeless, and key nontargeted programs available to assist low-income people generally; (2) identifying the amounts and types of funding for these programs in fiscal year (FY) 1997; and (3) determining if federal agencies have coordinated their efforts to assist homeless people and developed outcome measures for their targeted programs.

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Disadvantaged personsFederal aid programsFederal grantsFormula grantsHomelessnessHousing programsInteragency relationsMedicaidPerformance measuresProgram evaluationState-administered programsSupplemental security income