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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . NDRC Alert: Mandatory Submission of MID-URN Summary Checklist for Phase 1 Competition HUD will be posting to grants.gov a Technical Correction to the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that incorporates the MID-URN Summary Checklist as a mandatory submission requirement for the competition in Phase 1. Conforming changes have been made in other NOFA Appendices (such as the Crosswalk Checklist) as necessary. The Technical Correction also makes other changes to correct miscellaneous formatting and terminolo...

A new budget plan that calls for turning food stamps into a block grant program for states could affect stores that accept food stamps through an Electronic Benefits Transfer, or EBT, system like this one in Memphis. When it comes to the food stamps — or SNAP benefits as they're now called — there are few areas where Republicans and Democrats agree. But getting some of the 46 million people now receiving SNAP into the work force is one of them. Last year Congress approved $200 million for states to test the best way to move people into jobs. And today, the Obama administration is announcing grants to 10 states to do just that. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the demonstration projects should help able-bodied recipients take advantage of an improving economy. "The need for SNAP for these individuals who will be benefited from this pilot will be reduced and ultimately hopefully eliminated," he told reporters. The projects vary greatly. Vermont plans to ta...

Filing is easier. Learn more . Can't see this?  View online . Online Tools, Standardized Forms, and More Effective March 24th, 2015,  VA is implementing improvements to make it easier for you to apply for benefits. Online application tools, standardized forms, and a new intent to file process will create faster and more accurate decisions on your claims and appeals. See how the changes affect you: What does it all mean? As part of the VA's full-scale transformation in 2015, these new changes will: Streamline the benefits process, making it faster and easier Use standardized forms to file disability claims and compensation appeals Establish a new intent to file a claim process Learn more about these important changes:

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Webinar Now Available for Viewing: Strategies to Increase Health Insurance Enrollment for People Who Are Homeless HUD's Office of Special Needs Assistance (SNAPs) and Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH), are pleased to announce the availability of a recently recorded webinar focused on strategies to increase healthcare insurance enrollment for people who are homeless . This webinar was originally presented live on February 24, 2015 and will provide you with an opportunity to listen to national leaders providing firsthand knowledge and information on how to...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . SNAPS In Focus: Prioritizing Persons with the Highest Level of Need in Permanent Supportive Housing In a perfect world, there would be enough affordable housing and supportive services to ensure that no one has to experience homelessness. But what do you do when there are not enough resources to achieve that vision? At the local level, this is all too familiar. Every day you are having to make decisions about who to serve when there simply are not enough beds and resources to serve everyone. This is also a dilemma that HUD and its Federal partners hav...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . 2014 HMIS Data Standards – Federal Partner Program HMIS Manuals Published HUD and its federal partners have published new resources on the HMIS Guides and Tools page of the HUD Exchange: Federal Partner Program HMIS Manuals Six new manuals have been prepared, in partnership with other federal agencies requiring Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) participation, to assist HMIS Lead Agencies and Continuums of Care (CoCs) to correctly set up projects in HMIS. Guides for the following programs have been posted: CoC Program HMIS Manual  ...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD's Sustainable Communities Initiative Launches New Resource Library Dear Friends and Colleagues: After years of communities’ hard work creating regional coalitions to strengthen their economies; obtaining comprehensive public input to reflect their priorities; and fostering public and private partnerships to ensure implementation of plans, I am excited to announce that HUD has created a Sustainable Communities Initiative Resource Library to house the products of HUD’s Sustainable Community Initiative Grantees. This new online library catalo...

Filing is easier. Learn more . Can't see this?  View online . Online Tools, Standardized Forms, and More Effective March 24th, 2015,  VA is implementing improvements to make it easier for you to apply for benefits. Online application tools, standardized forms, and a new intent to file process will create faster and more accurate decisions on your claims and appeals. See how the changes affect you: What does it all mean? As part of the VA's full-scale transformation in 2015, these new changes will: Streamline the benefits process, making it faster and easier Use standardized forms to file disability claims and compensation appeals Establish a new intent to file a claim process Learn more about these important changes: