Continuum of Care News

National Alliance to End homelessness announces opposition to Graham-Cassidy Today the National Alliance to End Homelessness officially announced its opposition to the legislation—known as the Graham-Cassidy plan—that the Senate is considering this week. There is much speculation in the media about whether the bill will pass the Senate before a September 30th deadline, but the Alliance believes it to still be alive. In fact, throughout negotiations, the bill's most damaging components (which drastically cut Medicaid funding), continue to be its basis. Medicaid is essential to combating homelessness. It enables ho...

$89 Million Awarded to Largest-Ever Number of Community Coalitions To Prevent Youth Substance Use The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced $89 million in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants to 719 local drug prevention coalitions—the largest number of single-year grantees since the program's founding. Directed by ONDCP, in partnership with SAMHSA, these grants will provide local community coalitions with funding to prevent youth substance use, including prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol. See the FY17 Grant Award Recipients

New Report Now Available: Suicidality and Death by Suicide Among Middle-Aged Adults in the United States SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality announces the release of a new short report, Suicidality and Death by Suicide Among Middle-Aged Adults in the United States . The report, based on data from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the National Vital Statistics System, analyzes suicide attempts and suicide death rates among adults ages 45 to 64 from 2009 to 2014. Access the Full Report For people in crisis and for family and friends who are concerned about their loved ones at risk for suicidal thoughts and attempts, SAMHSA offers helpful resources through its  suicide prevention programs. People in crisis can also contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential supp...

Due TODAY! Submit Your Comments on GPD Proposed Rule  Make your voice heard! Last month the VA announced a new “proposed rule” in the Federal Register that would make several changes to the way the grant is administered. These changes would have impacts on how you run your program and how the VA measured your success. The proposed rule is a required step in any federal rule making, and it provides anyone with an opportunity to comment on the changes. This is your opportunity to tell VA how the changes would impact your work, and if they would be positive or negative for the veterans you serve. Any and all comments must be submitted by Sept. 25 at midnight EST, so if you are planning on making a comment please do so soon. If you are not already planning on making a comment, please strongly consider it: this is our chance to make our voices heard now, before the changes...

Beginning on October 1, 2017 communities can submit their data for the 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress through the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX). In preparation, those assigned as primary contacts for Continuums of Care (CoCs) should login at www.hudhdx.info and review and edit the list of people who have access to their community’s data via the HDX (see the HDX Admin\CoC Access tabs). CoCs that have not participated in the past, but wish to submit data this year, should register for the AHAR as soon as possible by clicking on the Register as an AHAR site link on the HDX homepage. The homepage also contains links to AHAR data submission guidance and resources. The schedule for the 2017 AHAR is: October 31, 2017 : draft data on both All Persons and Veterans Submitting draft data by the deadline ensures that your CoC’s data will be thoroughly reviewed in advance of the final deadline.   For purposes of meeting the draft deadline, all...

There are 7 days remaining until the application submission deadline for the FY 2017 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition . The FY 2017 CoC Consolidated Applications, that includes the CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing with all project applications either approved and ranked or rejected, are due Thursday, September 28, 2017 by 8:00 PM EDT . Please allow ample time to complete your FY 2017 CoC Consolidated Application, and do not wait until the last minute to submit via e-snaps to HUD. HUD strongly recommends that Collaborative Applicants submit their applications at least 24 - 48 hours before the deadline. See Section VI. Application and Submission Information of the FY 2017 CoC Program Competition NOFA for application submission and timely receipt requirements for the FY 2017 CoC Program Competition. The CoC Application and the CoC Priority Listing are separate submissions in e-snaps ; therefore, Collaborative Applicants must ensure that both the CoC Appli...