From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016
11:51 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update September
2, 2016
Importance: High
Topics:
1. VA Announces FY 2017 SSVF Grant Awards
2.
Clarification
on SSVF Regional Meeting Participation
3.
VA
Releases SSVF Proposed Rule for Public Comment
4.
Grantee
Action Needed Regarding Outstanding FFR Financial Status Reports (FSR)
VA Announces $300 Million
in Grants Helping to End Veteran Homelessness
On August 30, the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded approximately $300 million more in
grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF). SSVF
funding has been awarded to 275 non-profit organizations in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A
list of SSVF grantees is located at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp.
Clarification on SSVF
Regional Meeting Participation
We would like to provide clarification regarding the upcoming set of SSVF Regional Meetings. The Regional Meetings will be held from late August through early October at 10 locations throughout the U.S. Grantees are assigned to one of these 10 locations and will receive email notification regarding meeting sites and registration details. Please note that the Regional Meeting is a one-day event that offers SSVF 101 training as well as and practices related to rapid rehousing, Housing First, and homelessness prevention. Due to space limitations, grantees may register no more than two (2) program staff for this one-day Regional Meeting. Furthermore, grantee representatives may attend only one of two tracks that will run concurrently at the Regional Meeting: 1) a track targeted for Direct Service staff, or 2) a track targeted for Program Management staff.
Grantees with more than one SSVF grant award may send up to two (2) representatives per grant award. Registration for many of the Regional Meetings has opened and assigned grantees have received these notifications. When you receive the registration email (sent to the primary and secondary contacts within your agency’s SSVF grants management account) please be sure to complete registration before it closes.
IMPORTANT: For those
grantees who serve the location (city) in which the regional meeting is being
held, VA has added an additional day for grantees and community stakeholders
that will focus on community coordination efforts. These meetings are
customized to meet the needs of the local community. If you have questions, please contact Bobby
Thompson at: robert.thompson2@va.gov.
VA Releases SSVF Proposed
Rule for Public Comment
The VA has released proposed changes to the SSVF Final Rule, which is open for public comment until September 26, 2016. The link to the proposed rule can be found at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-07-27/pdf/2016-17624.pdf
Grantee Action Needed
Regarding Outstanding FFR Financial Status Reports (FSR)
This is a reminder to grantees that they must close any
outstanding (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.
IMPORTANT: Effective August
31, 2016, any failure to complete this process will cause a suspension of your
HHS SSVF account. Your HHS account
will remain frozen until this delinquency is resolved. Please note that
all SSVF grant accounts associated with that grantee’s banking will be frozen.
Instructions can be found within the HHS website:
https://www.dpm.psc.gov/training/ffr_training.aspx?explorer.event=true.
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.