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This training provides answers to common Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) questions and highlights the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) interpretation of key policy issues. Participants will learn: CDBG National Objectives & Eligible Activities Program Administration & Financial Management Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) Performance Measurement & Reporting/Recordkeeping CDBG-Disaster Recovery (DR) eligible activities and requirements State CDBG basic requirements - offered in Denver (with Video Teleconferencing (VTC) in Fort Worth) and Atlanta only This is a 3-day training, with an additional half day covering State CDBG requirements in Denver (with VTC in Fort Worth) and Atlanta. The training includes a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises. Who Should Attend? This training is intended for all State & Entitlement grantees. Please note that each grantee is limited initially to one (1) sta...

Correction: HUD Publishes Coordinated Entry Requirements and Checklist of Essential Elements This message is being sent to correct the requirement date of the Notice. Each CoC is expected to establish or update its coordinated entry process in accordance with the interim rule and this Notice by January 23, 2018; not July 4, 2017. On January 23, 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a Notice Establishing Additional Requirements for a Continuum of Care (CoC) Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System (the Notice) regarding the development and implementation of Coordinated Entry. HUD has also published a Checklist of Essential Elements (the Checklist) to provide communities with a comprehensive list of coordinated entry requirements outlined in the Notice as well as additional recommended and optional policy considerations. The Notice The Notice establishes new requirements that CoCs and recipients o...

Hi Team, This is the SSVF Program Update from Friday. Please read the information in detail. The Program Launch in Denver does not apply to you since we attended the launch in Atlanta in November. There is a great blog about grantee's experience with SOAR in this program update; a very big thank you to the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center! Please remember that the NOFA is due next week. If you have questions, it is absolutely imperative to get them in this week. Please send questions to ssvf@va.gov and cc me. Please include NOFA Question and your grant number in the subject of the email. Thanks so much! Have a great week! Adrienne -----Original Message----- From: SSVF Program Office [mailto: mail@grantapplication. com ] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 4:21 PM To: pattis@ccsww.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] SSVF Program Update January 20, 2017 Topics: 1.            SSVF Post Award Launch – Denver, CO  2. ...

Starting next week, communities will be going onto the streets and into shelters to find all of those experiencing homelessness in their areas. There are a few reminders HUD wanted to provide as you go into this count. 2017 is the baseline year for counting youth. Communities have been working hard to determine how best to identify youth in the Point-in-Time (PIT) count process. Please remember that the efforts to count youth need to be in the same timeline as your general PIT count. HUD views this as one count but communities will be engaging in unique ways to identify youth (as well as other populations like veterans). Communities should verify information whenever possible. There is a wealth of data available and communities should leverage that to generate the most accurate count. This is particularly important when you have data for a sample approach or data from interviews. If you have the capacity, there is great value in checking responses given to data already coll...

To continue to meet the evolving needs of homeless Veterans, the VA’s Homeless Providers GPD Program is undergoing a transformation which involves implementing a competitive and time-limited grant process that will require currently funded GPD community providers to reapply for funding so that GPD grantees are located where their services are needed most by homeless Veterans. The GPD program provides nonprofit organizations, state and local government agencies and tribal governments with the resources they need to develop and sustain supportive programs and/or services that help homeless Veterans find stable housing, gain skills to increase their income and achieve independence. The new competitive process will give VA greater flexibility to allocate resources and the agility to respond to evolving best practices for homeless services and programs. Applications will be rated based on a variety of factors including the extent in which the agency is a part of an ongoing communi...

Financial management is the systematic application of procedures, forms, rules of conduct, and standards. As a grantee or subrecipient in receipt of Federal funds, your financial management practices must comply with the cost principles established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This Bulletin is intended to identify components of a sound financial management system and offer guidance on avoiding some of the common challenges grantees face when managing Federal funds. A well-organized financial management system is key to ensuring that Federal funds are used for their intended purposes and that program goals are achieved. Sound financial management practices: Increase efficiency by reducing administrative burden and allowing the organization to spend more time administering programs and fulfilling its mission;   Promote integrity, transparency, and accountability by ensuring that all financial transactions are clearly documented using methods that are ...

Bowman Client Update 2017 PIT/HIC Updates We know you're ready for your 2017 Point in Time and Housing Inventory Counts!  We have revising the following reports/document to meet the 2017 requirements: 0630 Point In Time for Sheltered and Unsheltered V19 Updated Report to meet 2017 PIT guidelines from HUD Updated chronically homeless calculation to reflect recent changes by HUD including use of conditional logic. Updated "Other" gender to "Client Doesn't Identify as male, female or transgender" Resolved issue with Disability Start and End Dates not appearing on Disability Detail tab. Updated affected picklist values and objects with recent changes to HUD Data Dictionary. 0629 Housing Inventory Count V14 Updated Report to meet 2017 HIC guidelines from HUD Updated default prompt dates for 2017 Added Federal Funding Source for each project to Additional Information Tab...