Continuum of Care News

If you are having trouble viewing the email below, please click here . ` June 2014 Hot off the Press! New Issue Brief: Effective SOAR Representation for Social Security Appeals Despite your best efforts as a SOAR practitioner, applications you submit for SSI/SSDI may be denied. Or, perhaps you are involved with an applicant whose appeal is already pending with the SSA. SOAR practitioners are often well positioned to assist with Social Security appeals given their relationships with applicants and knowledge of their impairments and related functional limitations. Pam Heine, the SOAR TA Center’s subject matter expert on appeals, has developed an informative issue brief on the topic. This issue brief covers information that providers need to know in order to understand the SSA appeals process, gain insight to why claims are denied and what to do when the deadline to file an appeal is missed. This issue brief also descr...

Please recall that the Congress as a whole has to act on the T-HUD budget and that the House bill was not as generous to most (but not all) CPD programs as is the Senate version described below.  Senate T-HUD FY 2015 Spending Bill In-Depth: Community Development Programs On June 6, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) appropriations bill (S. 2438).  The bill includes $45.8 billion for HUD programs, $3.2 billion more than was provided for FY 2014. Today’s  Direct News  item is intended to provide NAHRO members with a comprehensive summary of the Senate bill’s treatment of Community Planning and Development programs, including Community Development Block Grants, the HOME Investment Partnerships program, and homeless assistance grants. NAHRO’s earlier analysis of the Senate bill’s treatment of  Section 8 programs  and  Public Hou...

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 5/31/14 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 Va...

Some Happy News to look forward to!! From: Harmon-Darrow, Aimee Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:06 AM To: Bal CPD Subject: COC Grantees now have the option of using eLOCCS Hello CPD, FYI, HUD is eliminating the LOCCS-VRS system. I don’t know the timeframe for this transition but eLOCCS is now available for all our COC grantees. CPD HQ hasn’t issued anything official, and speaking with Financial analysts throughout the country, some places are further ahead of this transition than others. The Richmond FO was a pilot for this transition and has all of their grantees in eLOCCS. They developed some instructions for the transition. After reviewing them, I will be pushing it out to our grantees. Aimee Harmon-Darrow Financial Analyst Baltimore Field Office 10 S. Howard Street 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here June 11, 2014      POLICY   |   DATA + RESEARCH   |   TOOL + TRAINING   |   NEWS + MEDIA Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... News Alert: Registration Closes Early for 2014 National Conference The Alliance would like to thank everyone who has registered for the 2014 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Due to overwhelming response, we have had to close registration for the conference nearly a month earlier than scheduled. Additionally, we will be unable to offer onsite registration. If you are interested in being added to the conference registration wait list, please email your name, organization, and email address to the Alliance's Office Coordinator Susan Nich directly at snich@naeh.org . Should a spot become available, we will contact you to l...

From: Harmon-Darrow, Aimee  Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:22 AM To: Bal CPD Subject: Additional guidance on calculating the value of match for COC projects The question of how to calculate the value of in-kind match was discussed during the monthly Financial Analyst call and further guidance was provided by the SNAPS office below. Valuation: Her responses to the questions standard language from the CoC Program AAQ. HUD is publishing additional FAQs related to match in the next 2-4 weeks. The CoC Program Match Toolkit will be published late summer. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Q: How does a recipient/subrecipient value volunteer hours for match in the CoC Program?.  A: Under the Continuum of Care (CoC) program Interim Rule, there is not a fixed or standard hourly rate for volunteer hours. In the case of supportive services provided by volunteers or interns, the recipient or subrecipient must have a written letter from the volunteer o...

Item Type:  Appointment Start Date:  Thursday, 10 Jul 2014, 09:30am (Eastern Daylight Time) Duration:  3 Hours Place:  Towson Room, Towson Branch BCPL Hi, Everyone, It is time once again for the Annual  Grantee   Orientation . Karen R. Edsell Grants Management Specialist Baltimore County Department of Planning Division of Neighborhood Improvement kredsell@baltimorecountymd.gov Ph:  410-887-5606

June 10, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... Michelle Obama Announces Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness Last week, first lady Michelle Obama kicked off the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness initiative, enlisting the support of more than 80 state and local officials in the Administration's effort to end homelessness among veterans by the end of 2015. Among the mayors lauded by the First Lady in her remarks were Mayor Greg Stanton of Phoenix and Mayor Ben McAdams of Salt Lake City, cities that have eliminated chronic veteran homelessness. "Now we have to finish the job once and for all, because when a veteran comes home kissing the ground, it is unacceptable that he should ever have to sleep on it,"...