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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HOME Monthly Reports Now Posted The HOME Program's Monthly reports are now posted on the OneCPD Resource Exchange at the links below. You may also access them from the  HOME Program Resource Page  under "HOME Reports." Monthly Reports as of 3/31/14 Now Available: 2012/2013 HOME Activities Reports 2012/2013 HOME Homebuyer Activities Reports HOME Deadline Compliance Status Reports HOME HUD Initiated Activity Cancellation Reports HOME National Production Reports HOME PJs Open Activities Reports HOME PJs Vacan...

April 8, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... Early Conference Registration Opens Registration for the Alliance's 2014 National Conference on Ending Homelessness begins today, Tuesday, April 15, with the opening of early registration. If you are interested in attending the conference, which will take place at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel in Washington, DC, from July 29 to 31, now is your chance to sign up at the early registration rate of $500 per person. This rate will be available until 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 13, when the regular registration of $550 per person will begin. Look for future updates and additional information about the conference on the Alliance website and in upcoming editions of Alliance Online News . ...

FYI…. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Request for Proposals: For Consulting Services for the Development of a Database for the County's Homeless Management Information System The County of Westchester (the "County") Department of Social Services is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide services to develop a database that will serve as the central data repository and integration tool for existing and future data and databases concerning the homeless. This database will be used to provide analysis of trends, identification of gaps in services, and identification of mobility patterns among homeless people, with the goal of providing the County with a better understanding of the homeless population in the County. If and when this database is completed, the County will require services for the subsequent operation, management, and coordination of the database, as well as se...

                                                                                           Due to the late announcement of the FY2013 CoC Program Tier 1 & 2 renewal grants awarded under the FY2013-FY2014 CoC Program Competitions, SNAPS is providing guidance to field office staff for recipients whose CoC Program, S+C, and SHP grants expire through the second quarter of CY 2014 [January 1, '14 - June 30, '14]. This is a temporary reprogramming of funds for the term of the extension only. Approval of extension requests in no way implies tha...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HOPWA Webinar: A Discussion on Confidentiality Requirements and Issues - April 17, 2014 - 3 PM EDT Host: Office of HIV/AIDS Housing This webinar will provide a general overview of confidentiality in the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program and will introduce content from the HOPWA Confidentiality User Guide . Presenters will highlight examples related to integrating HOPWA into HMIS and confidentiality practices in rural areas. This webinar is part of the HOPWA Best Practices Training Series . When: Thursday, ...

April 10, 2014 Quarterly Report: Announcements and Recap  This Quarterly Report includes a preview of key upcoming activities for advocates, as well as a review of major developments from the last quarter. Specifically, this issue reviews: Preview of Capitol Hill Day 2013;   Quarter one advocacy results;   Upcoming congressional briefing; and  Release of State of Homelessness in America 2014 .   Preview: Capitol Hill Day 2014 During the next quarter, we will begin planning Capitol Hill Day 2014, to be held in conjunction with the Alliance's National Conference on Ending Homelessness from July 29 to 31 in Washington, DC. Each year, Capitol Hill Day provides an opportunity for conference attendees to inform federal policymakers about solutions to homelessness. Attendees are able to speak first-hand about the scope of homel...

NHSDC 2014 Spring Conference- Less than 20 slots left!  Register now! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . ...

April 8, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... $1.6 Billion in Funding Announced for Homeless Programs Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today that thousands of homeless housing programs across the country would receive a total of $1.6 billion in renewal grants through HUD's Continuum of Care Program. The funding renews support for a total of 7,100 programs that provide housing and support services to people and families experiencing homelessness. This funding is for renewals of existing programs that HUD grantees placed in tier one of their applications, but not for new (reallocated) programs, or for programs in tier two. HUD will release those at another time. "Over the last few year...