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HUD Announces Notice of Intent to Conduct Project Demonstration on Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS Housing  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it will take the next step toward an exploratory grant program to assist low-income victims of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS. HUD released a notice of intent to fund demonstration projects focused on helping this population. The Department shared the announcement on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at a White House event to commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The purpose of the notice is to solicit public comment on an exploratory grant program designed to strategically coordinate the expertise and resources of HIV/AIDS housing providers and domestic violence and sexual assault service providers . All comments received will be considered in the development of a Notice of Funding Availability that will explain requirem...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD Announces New Public Offering for Section 108 Guaranteed Loans HUD has scheduled a Section 108 public offering during the last week in May 2015. This public offering will enable state and local government Section 108 borrowers to obtain long-term, fixed rate financing for approved community and economic development projects. Section 108 borrowers with interim loans will be able to convert variable rate financing to permanent fixed rate financing. In addition, borrowers that participated in public offerings prior to 2005 will be able to refinance their l...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Updates on the 2015 HIC and PIT Data Submission Process and New PIT Resources Available Submitting 2015 HIC and PIT Data in the HUD Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) Continuums of Care (CoCs) may begin entering their 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) count data into HUD’s Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) web portal on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 . HUD anticipates that the HIC module in HDX will be open sooner and will send a listserv informing CoCs if that occurs. HUD will also issue additional guidance on how to submit 2015 HIC and PIT...

--> Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser . Download Suicide Safe: Apple Service Restored SAMHSA received notification that Apple's App Store experienced an outage yesterday, which may have impacted your ability to download Suicide Safe. This issue has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please use the following links to download Suicide Safe for free on your iOS ® and Android™ mobile devices. Download Suicide Safe on Your iOS ® Device Download Suicide Safe on Your Android™ Device      

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . SNAPS In Focus Hello, A couple months ago, I took over as Director of the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) from Ann Oliva who is now focusing on her crucial role as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Special Needs. Ann served as SNAPS’ Director for 7 and a half years, taking us through some momentous changes, including HPRP, the changes made by the HEARTH Act, and Opening Doors. I am fortunate to come on board at a time when there is great momentum and progress on ending homelessness and a great team in place at SNAPS and throughout HUD. At the...

Please follow the link below to review Project Manager Position recruitment ​with the Maryland Department of Housing with State revitalization programs.   This is a contractual position with a deadline for applications of March 24, 2015.  http://www.jobaps.com/MD/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=15&R2=001206&R3=0001 Contractual HCD COMMUNITY PROGRAM ADMIN I [C13024/217276] Project Manager, Division of Neighborhood Revitalization Recruitment #15-001206-0001 DATE OPENED 3/10/2015 10:11:00 AM FILING DEADLINE 3/24/2015 11:59:00 PM SALARY $22.47 - $29.16 (Grade 17/base - step 9) EMPLOYMENT TYPE Full-Time  HR ANALYST Amy Kipersztok WORK LOCATION Baltimore City  Go Back   Click HERE to apply   Click HERE to view benefits INTRODUCTION This is a contractual position with limited benefits. Work that matters.   The Maryland Departm...

March 10, 2015      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... On the Website: HUD Secretary Julián Castro 2015 Family and Youth Conference Remarks The Alliance has published the full text of the speech delivered by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro at the 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness on Friday, Feb. 20. The speech is also available on the HUD website . In his remarks, Secretary Castro expressed support for the LGBT community and homeless youth, reaffirmed his commitment for fighting for additional funding for homeless programs, and declared that ending homelessness must be a national priority. "We believe that no child or family should be subjected to the hardship that comes with life in a shelter or on a street,...

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser . Suicide Safe Is Now Available for Download! Today at the National Press Club, SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., unveiled Suicide Safe, the latest mobile app from SAMHSA. The app, based on the nationally recognized Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) card , is designed to help primary care and behavioral health providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practices and address suicide risk among their patients. Suicide Safe is now available for free on iOS ® and Android™ mobile devices. Be among the first to try this new suicide prevention learning tool—optimized for tablets. Join SAMHSA for a live demo of the app today at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Register for the Live Webinar Videos of the launch event at the National Press Club and the app demonstration will be...