; or (ii) contact information for the regional HUD office or applicable public housing agency. (5) Duties of collaborative applicants of a local Continuum of Care In addition to adopting the policies described in paragraph (4) in an emergency transfer policy, the collaborative applicant of each local Continuum of Care, or a designee of the collaborative applicant, shall— (A) coordinate and facilitate emergency transfers and external referrals across projects funded under the Continuum of Care; (B) prioritize an external referral across projects funded under the Continuum of Care for the next available safe housing option for which a tenant may be eligible; (C) coordinate external referrals with the collaborative applicant of the local Continuum of Care, or designee of the collaborative applicant, in other jurisdictions in cases where a tenant requests an out-of-jurisdiction transfer; and (D) ensure that a tenant is not required to be reassessed and retains chronically homeless status, if applicable, through the local Continuum of Care intake process when seeking an emergency transfer or external referral placement. (6) Regional offices Each HUD regional office shall— (A) in collaboration with public housing agencies and the entities described in paragraph (5), develop and implement a regional emergency transfer plan, which shall— (i) set forth how covered housing providers shall coordinate external referrals with the HUD regional office; (ii) be submitted to the Violence Against Women Director described in section 41413 and made publicly available; and (iii) include any additional policies, priorities, and strategies set by the entities described in paragraph (5)