From:                                         SSVF

Sent:                                           Friday, November 06, 2015 10:51 AM

Subject:                                     SSVF Program Updates November 6, 2015

 

Importance:                            High

 

Topics:

 

1.     Updates to Community Plans:  Due November 16, 2015

2.     FY2015 Quarterly Performance Reporting Deadlines (IMPORTANT)

3.     SSVF Webinar on November 19, 2015:  VA’s Suicide Prevention Overview

4.     SOAR Webinar on November 12, 2015:  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

5.     SSVF Education Series on December 2, 2015:  Barrier Busting Strategies (SAVE THE DATE!)

 

1.  Updates to Community Plans:  Due November 16, 2015

 

Thanks to all communities for submitting your September updates on community planning efforts.  For the November update, we are asking all communities to submit through the link below:

 

https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_2115?SA=SNA&FID=35036

 

The SSVF Program office will be contacting all communities who do not submit a complete plan in September.  If a Community is submitting a plan for the first time, a complete toolkit is required.  Please contact your Regional Coordinator if you have questions.

 

2.  FY2015 Quarterly Performance Reporting Deadlines (IMPORTANT)

The SSVF Program Office continues to implement the grants management tool for processing grantee reports and requirements. Reports are no longer to be submitted to the SSVF Regional Coordinator. The primary and secondary points of contact designated to each grant have received  an email notification, as well as the SSVF grants management system account holder (some grantees may identify the same contact under these roles and could receive duplicate messages, but we will do this to ensure all contacts receive this information).  Grantees may determine who is best suited to submit the reports.  Again, transferring accounts is an option once logged in to the system.  Existing users may log in to their account using the following

https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_2115 .

 

QPR forms have not changed, only the process to submit.  Each grantee must submit two files:

 

1.      Quarterly Progress Report - Template and Companion Guide at http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/index.asp?page=/official_guide/reporting_and_monitoring_requirements)

2.      Quarterly Financial Report that is customized to your grant's approved budget. Please ensure that you use your latest version, which would have your 3rd quarter data and any subsequent approved program change.

 

Deadlines for submission:

·         November 21, 2015 – Grantees without extension of FY2015 renewal award

·         December 15, 2015 – Grantees with extension of FY2015 renewal award

 

With the final QPR submission for FY15 comes the end of year close. The SSVF Program Office will also utilize the online grants management system to notify grantees of close out certification, which will include the final expenditures for the grant and the instructions for completing the Federal Financial Report (FFR) within the HHS Payment Management System.  These notifications have begun going out to grantees.  Please be sure to check your grants management system account for access to the online Requirement. 

 

3.  SSVF Webinar on November 19, 2015:  VA’s Suicide Prevention Overview

Description: This presentation will be divided into two parts:

 

Part 1:  Overview of VA's efforts related to suicide prevention and the resources available to Veterans who may be in crisis or having thoughts of suicide to be presented by Dr. Caitlin Thompson, VA's Deputy Director for Suicide Prevention

Part 2:  Overview of Critical Incidents received by SSVF and guidance for submitting Critical Incidents

 

Title:  VA’s Suicide Prevention Overview:  The Power of 1

Date:    November 19, 2015

Time:  2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

 

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6149159886173285634

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

4.  SOAR Webinar on November 12thTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Webinar:  Traumatic Brain Injury

Title:  Traumatic Brain Injury

Date:    November 12, 2015

Time:  3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

 

Please join the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center for an informational webinar on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the context of representing the SOAR applicant with the Social Security Administration (SSA). In recent years, SOAR practitioners have seen an increase in Veterans with a TBI, a common medical impairment among this population.

 

This webinar will educate the SOAR practitioner about the presence of TBI among returning service members, as well as individuals who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Often, the hidden presence of a TBI makes it difficult to engage successfully in services and live/work independently in the community.

 

You will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of TBI and its’ effects on functioning. Division of Disability Determination Services (DDS) staff will explain how SSA’s Listings of Impairments are used to evaluate TBI and share tips on documenting TBI. Even if your practice does not including service to Veterans, the webinar will give you the knowledge to represent other populations experiencing a Traumatic Brain Injury.

 

Speakers:

·         Anastasia B. Edmonston, MS CRC, Traumatic Brain Injury Trainer, Maryland Behavioral Health Administration, MA

·         E. Caroline Mason, Medical Relations Director, Maryland Disability Determination Services, MD

·         Dr. Lynda Payne, PhD, Medical Doctor of Psychiatry, Maryland Disability Determination Services, MD

 

Intended Audience: SOAR practitioners, SOAR State Leads, SOAR Local Leads, SOAR SSVF practitioners, VA social workers

 

Register here: http://soarworks.prainc.com/article/soar-webinar-TBI

 

5.  SSVF Education Series on December 2, 2015:  Barrier Busting Strategies (SAVE THE DATE!)

Join the SSVF team for a session on busting barriers.  This call will highlight areas that strategized with their community to bust their local barriers in order to move closer to ending veteran homelessness.  Highlighted communities will include Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX and the Balance of State of Ohio

Title:  Education Series Webinar:  Barrier Busting Strategies

Date:  December 2, 2015

Time:  2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

 

Mark your calendars!  A registration link will be provided.

Thank you,

SSVF Program Office