From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, February 5, 2021 7:31 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday February 5, 2021
Attachments: SSVF and VA Emergency Housing Conferencing.pdf
TOPICS:
REMINDER: FY2022 NOFA Response Submission
REMINDER: Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA)
Survey due Wednesday, February 10, 2021
REMINDER: SSVF National Webinar: Centering Race
Equity through Data: February 11, 2021, 2:00pm EST
REMINDER: Health Care Navigator Office
Hour-Connecting to non-VA health Resources: February 12, 2021, 12:00pm EST
REMINDER: SSVF FY2020 End of Year Closeout
available in Smart Simple
RESOURCE: SSVF and VA Homeless Program
Hotel/Motel Case Conferencing and COVID-19 (see PDF attached)
RESOURCE: Emergency Housing Assistance and VA
Homeless Program Coordination Fact Sheet
RESOURCE: National Low-Income Housing Coalition
– State and Local Rental Assistance Resource
ATTENTION: SSVF Program Office has published the
FY2019 Annual Report
ANNOUNCEMENT: SSVF Program Office featured in VA
blog, VAntage Point
REMINDER:
FY2022 NOFA Response Submission
The
Program Office has simplified the NOFA response submission this year and will
only require grantees to submit a letter of intent to continue services through
FY2022 or FY2023 for Priority 3 submissions, Budget & CoC distribution
(Exhibit I-III), and proof of accreditation, when applicable. All grantees must
complete the NOFA submission process
in the grants management system by filling out
required fields in the Intent to Renew form. Grantees are not
required to upload a separate LOI word document as all required fields are
included in the online form. Grantees must upload
their completed budget using the excel template available on the website or
within the grants management system. Grantees can find a recording
of the January 8 webinar that described the process for submitting your
application using the new grants management system can here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQFszmaHbEo&feature=youtu.be The SSVF
Program Office will not require a full application
or letters of support from the CoC or VAMC with the submission this year.
Although letters of support are not required, the SSVF Program Office expects
grantees to continue planning with their local CoCs and VAMCs during the
pandemic and throughout the grant year. Grantees must submit all
materials by the deadline of February 5, 2021, at 4pm EST
REMINDER:
Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA) Survey due: February 10, 2021
The SSVF
Program Office is requesting updated EHA data from all grantees. This
information must be submitted through Survey Monkey no later than Wednesday, February
10, 2021. The survey form for SSVF CARES EHA will be sent out through Smart
Simple on 2/5/2021. You can also access the survey through this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WGV3GDQ Please reach out to your Regional
Coordinator if you do not receive the survey or have any questions.
REMINDER:
SSVF National Webinar: Centering Race Equity through Data: February 11,
2021, 2:00pm EST
The SSVF
Program Office invites you to participate in a webinar on Centering Race Equity
through Data. We will examine historical ties to present-day
manifestations of institutional racism, share tools to identify possible
disparities and inequities, and discuss the importance of using data to develop
concrete actions that ensure Veterans from racially marginalized groups are
served equitably. In preparation for this webinar, please review the SSVF
Webinar on Race Equity from July 24, 2020. You can access the link here: https://youtu.be/JytwiubZEFo. Please register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4330419261985767950 After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
REMINDER:
Health Care Navigator Office Hour-Connecting to non-VA health Resources:
February 12, 2021, 12:00pm EST
SSVF Health
Care Navigators help Veterans access VA health care. However, some Veterans may
not be eligible for, or may not want to access VA health services. Also,
Veteran family members will also need linkages to community-based systems of
care. The SSVF Program Office is hosting two Health Care Navigation Office
Hours to review enrollment and access considerations for non-VA health care
coverage such as Medicaid and Medicare, and review opportunities for Veterans
and their household members to access community-based behavioral health
services. This 90 minute session, the second in the series, will provide
information for health care navigators to assist SSVF participants in accessing
community behavioral health services, including material about behavioral
health benefits, identifying and connecting to community behavioral healthcare
providers, and relevant resources to assist program participants. The first
session in this series, Medicaid, Medicare and other Health Coverage
Opportunities, was on January 15, 2021. Please register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6237909208611312399 After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
REMINDER: SSVF FY2020 End of Year Closeout
available in Smart Simple
The SSVF
FY2020 End of Year Activity is now accessible within your Smart Simple portal
at https://hmlsgrants-va.mod.udpaas.com. Please note that each SSVF
grantee must complete the FY2020 Financial Expenditure Report (Microsoft
Excel), attach it to the Smart Simple online activity form, and document the
completion of the Federal Financial Report (FFR) within the Payment Management
System. Grantees must complete all three components prior to submission.
Currently, the due date for submission is 02/16/2021,
unless your organization has requested an extension through your Regional
Coordinator. Please consult with your fiscal staff to ensure you have all
the required documents needed to complete the activity. Your agency’s
customized Financial Expenditure Report was emailed to your agency contacts on
1/13/21.
RESOURCE:
SSVF and VA Homeless Program Hotel/Motel Case Conferencing and COVID-19 (see PDF attached)
The SSVF
Program Office in partnership with their Technical Assistance providers have
updated a case conferencing resource for SSVF grantee staff. This
resource document highlights the importance of effective case conferencing for
Veterans experiencing homelessness including those in temporary hotel and motel
accommodations. This resource can be shared with other community
partners that are currently participating in or working to develop regular case
conferencing within the community. This Document has been posted to the
SSVF website and is available here: SSVF_VA_EHA_Case_Conferencing.pdf
RESOURCE:
Emergency Housing Assistance and VA Homeless Program Coordination Fact Sheet
Grantees and
VA staff can use this document to guide coordination and ensure efficient use
of VA and community resources when transitioning Veterans from hotels to
permanent housing. The fact sheet includes:
Grantees and
VA staff can find the Emergency Housing Assistance and VA Homeless Program
Coordination Fact Sheet on the SSVF website and by following the link:
https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/SSVF_VA_EHA_Collaboration_Fact_Sheet.pdf
RESOURCE:
National Low-Income Housing Coalition-State and Local Rental Assistance
Resource
The National
Low-Income Housing Coalition has created a resource page with information about
state and local emergency rental assistance programs. This website has
links to CDC information about eviction moratoriums and information about
Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in Response to COVID-19.
Additionally, they have created an interactive map that allows interested
parties to access local information state by state. This site can be
found by following the link: Rental Assistance |
National Low Income Housing Coalition (nlihc.org)
ATTENTION: SSVF Program Office FY2019 Annual Report
This
report covers the eighth grant period for the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, including
awards made in 2018 for the FY2019 period (October 1, 2018 to September 30,
2019). The report summarizes the results obtained by the 252 SSVF grantees
funded for FY2019. Grantees can view the full report on the SSVF website and by
following the link: https://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/docs/SSVF_Annual_Report_FY19.pdf
ANNOUNCEMENT: SSVF Program Office featured in VA
blog, VAntage Point
The SSVF
Program Office is pleased to share that our program has been featured in the VA
blog, VAntage Point. Special thanks to SSVF grantee, Homefirst of Santa
Clara CA., for working with the VA Office of Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs to publish this story. To view this story, please follow the link:
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/84097/ssvf-grantee-homefirst-helps-veteran-find-permanent-housing/
Regards,
SSVF Program
Office