From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 3:14 PM
Subject: SSVF Program Update June 10,
2016
Importance: High
Topics:
1.
Action
Needed: FFR Financial Status Report (FSR) Requirements
2.
SAVE THE
DATE! SSVF National Webinar on June 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT
3.
SAVE THE
DATE! SSVF National Webinar on July 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT
4.
Bridge
Housing Webinar April 27, 2016 Broadcast
5.
Resource:
USICH SSI/SSDI Webinar Recording
Action Needed Regarding
the FFR Financial Status Report (FSR) Requirements
This is a reminder to close any outstanding for FY 14 and FY
15 FFR Financial Status Reports in the HHS Payment Management System. It
is a Federal requirement that all SSVF
grantees submit the Financial Status Report portion of the Federal Financial
Report (SF-425). Grantees must complete this report for all subaccounts
within the HHS Payment Management System no later than 45 days after the end of
the grant term, or at the end of an approved grant extension. Some grantees
have not been compliant with this process and will need to ensure that this is
completed by June 30, 2016 for FY 14 and FY 15. Failure to complete this
process could cause a suspension of your HHS account in the future. If you have not completed the FSR in HHS PMS,
please do so by June 30, 2016.
Instructions can be found within the HHS website. Please
note the SSVF Grants that are B1 accounts and DO NOT have to complete
the FFR Cash Transaction Report, only the FFR Financial Status Report is
required. Under 38 CFR §
62.71, grantees are required to comply with VA reporting procedures. The
following is the URL that you can copy into your browser:
https://www.dpm.psc.gov/training/ffr_training.aspx?explorer.event=true.
Update: Effective 6/26/16 last year’s FFR Financial Status
Report will become delinquent. If your organization becomes delinquent, during
July HHS will begin suspending HHS accounts that are not compliant. This will
affect your ability to make draws until the delinquency is resolved. Please
address any outstanding reports for the past two years in the near future
(immediately).
SAVE THE DATE for the SSVF
National Webinar on June 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT
SSVF Community Update Review
This National SSVF Grantee Webinar will provide an overview
of the Community Plan Updates that were submitted to the VA on June 3, 2016.
The presentation will include examples of Community Plans and how the tool is
helping to increase coordination among grantees and other service providers.
The original date for this Webinar was June 16, which was rescheduled to June
23, 2016. Registration link will be provided.
SAVE THE DATE for the SSVF
National Webinar on July 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT
SSVF Homelessness Prevention Screener
The SSVF National Grantee Webinar will review the
revised Homelessness Prevention Screener. VA has been working with
our Technical Assistance providers to develop a standard screening tool to
better support our assessment of risk factors and their connection to
homelessness. The presentation will include an overview of the revisions
to the tool and will provide tips for planning its use within the
program. The Screener will be required for all grantees beginning on October
1, 2016 but it will also be available for immediate use. Registration link will
be provided.
Bridge Housing Webinar
from April 27, 2016 Broadcast
A recording of the Bridge Housing Webinar, broadcast from
April 27, can be found here:
http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/index.asp?page=/ssvf_university/webinar_library
To play the webinar, once you are on the SSVF Webinar
Library webpage, click on the third link to “Bridge Housing and Program
Co-Enrollment for Veterans - April 21, 2016”. The fourth link with the same
name will bring up the Power Point slides only.
Resource: USICH SSI/SSDI
Webinar Recording
A
recording of the Key Strategies for Connecting People Experiencing Homelessness
to SSI/SSDI Webinar from May 19, 2016 is now available at:
USICH,
SSA, VA, SAMSHA, and the SOAR TA Center discussed strategies designed to
improve practices and collaboration among SSA field offices, VAMC staff, and
other organizations that provide services for people experiencing homelessness.
Thank you,
SSVF Program Office
NOTE: If you are
receiving this email in error, please disregard. We request your patience
as the SSVF Program Office continues to address system issues with the grants
management database.