From:                                                       Perkins, Patrice A. (KCVA)

Sent:                                                         Friday, April 30, 2021 12:45 PM

Subject:                                                   SSVF Program Update Friday April 30, 2021

Attachments:                                         MACA Survey Questions.pdf

 

TOPICS:

NEW: SSVF Program Guide- Correction and Clarification

SAVE THE DATE: SSVF National Webinar - FY2019 Annual Report Review and FOFA FY2020 Common Findings, May 13, 2021 at 2:00pm EST

ACTION NEEDED: SSVF Modified Costs Allocation Approach (MACA) Survey due: May 6, 2021 (PDF attached)

GOOD NEWS: “Grantee Acknowledgement from Veteran”

 

 

NEW: SSVF Program Guide- Correction and Clarification

The SSVF Program Office is clarifying language in the Program Guide that was recently released.  Please notate the underlined clarification statement.

 

The revised Program Guide will clarify this section with this additional language, as it only pertains to ineligible purchases for Grantee staff.  All other ineligible expenses listed on Page 96 remain the same and are not impacted by this update. 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE: SSVF National Webinar on May 13, 2021 at 2:00pm EST  

The April SSVF National Webinar will review the new SSVF Annual Report’s findings.  We will share new information of SSVF’s service trends, demographics, living situations at entry, destinations, and returns to homelessness.  In addition to this review, the Office of Business Oversight (OBO) will share the summary of FY2020 audit results.  This webinar will highlight the common findings, frequent causes of those findings, and suggestions to avoid similar issues with financial and operational activities going forward. 

 

 

 

ACTION NEEDED: SSVF Modified Costs Allocation Approach (MACA) Survey due: May 6, 2021 (PDF attached)

As the SSVF Program Office has offered the opportunity for Grantees to transition to a new method to account for administrative costs using Modified Costs Allocation Approach (MACA), we would like to provide Grantees with an opportunity to provide feedback on this very important and critical process.  The SSVF Compliance Office is requesting that each Grantee complete the MACA Survey to provide feedback on the MACA process thus far and any recommendations for the remainder of the roll out. The survey is specifically designed for the Finance staff that oversee the administrative costs section of the SSVF budget.  The questions are attached and the survey may be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K5BHGKW.  Only one survey should be completed per Grantee and are due by: May 6, 2021.  If you have any questions, please email Rico Aiello, SSVF Compliance at: Riccardo.aiello@va.gov

 

 

 

GOOD NEWS: “Grantee Acknowledgement from Veteran”

The SSVF Program Office would like to share the following acknowledgement, which a Veteran participant wrote for his assigned SSVF Case Manager, Erik Rodriguez, of Community Catalyst in San Diego, CA.

 

“I wanted to give my thanks for the extraordinary work Erik has done on my behalf.  He has been attentive to all my needs and gone the extra mile in everything he has done.  He has worked tirelessly.  He has been timely and responsive to my phone calls and has always communicated in a positive manner.  I thought you should be aware of his commitment to serving our community and feel that with him on my team anything is possible. Please thank him for me and let him know that his hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed.  Thank you for all your support during the most difficult and frightening time of my life.”

 

 

Regards,

 

SSVF Program Office