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For GPD Providers: Help Us Support You Provider survey on GPD from The Home Depot Foundation, NCHV, and Community Solutions Dear GPD Providers,  This short survey is being conducted jointly by The Home Depot Foundation, Community Solutions, and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. We know the GPD program is undergoing several changes, and we want to make sure you have all of the support you need to best serve veterans in your community with this important resource. We also want to learn more about your interest in and capacity to convert some existing GPD beds to permanent housing.   Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to let us know what you need. You may want to have some of your recent GPD program data (bed counts and general outcomes) with you for this. This survey is voluntary and should take less than 10...

HUD published the Housing Counseling: New Certification Requirements Final Rule in the Federal Register today, December 14, 2016. This rule implements statutory requirements that housing counseling required under or provided in connection with all HUD programs will be provided by HUD-Certified Housing Counselors.  Some of the requirements are in effect 30 days after the rule publication. Counselors have up to 36 months after the date that the HUD housing counselor certification examination becomes available, which will be published in a separate Federal Register Notice to comply with the Certification requirement. The Federal Register, FAQs, and other resources pertaining to the rule are available on the HUD Exchange. HUD will continue to provide guidance and additional resources to Housing Counseling program current and future participants on specific aspects of the new requirements in the coming weeks. Check the Housing Counseling: New Certification Requirements Final...

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