Funds shall be allocated to:

(1) Agencies offering or proposing to offer the broadest range of housing-related services to persons in the community served, including:

(a) Emergency short-term and long-term shelter for the homeless;

(b) Prevention of residential foreclosures and evictions;

(c) Coordination of existing community services; and

(d) Projects to encourage self-sufficiency of participants and facilitate transition from dependency on subsidized housing;

(2) Other entities essential for carrying out the purposes of this section.