From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, February 9, 2024 9:35 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday February 9, 2024
This weekly
update is targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with valuable
partners for
awareness.
February 9,
2024
NEW: Veteran Status: Interim Guidance
REMINDER: FY 2025 Notice of Funding Due Date Approaching
REMINDER: Budget Modification Information
REMINDER: 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been released
RESOURCE: Cleland-Dole Act Section 313 - Veteran Financial and Credit
Counseling Services Study
NEW: Veteran Status:
Interim Guidance
The SSVF Program Office
would like to provide further guidance to grantees in regard to Veteran status
and eligibly. Recent guidance from the Health Eligibility Office, indicates:
A service
member (Active/Guard/Reserve) is NOT eligible for VHA homelessness program
services, for themselves or their family, while they are on active-duty
service.
Our office is seeking
further clarification on the definition of “active-duty service” while also
understanding the need to ensure grantees have sufficient information to move
forward with new and current enrollments.
At this time, if a
Veteran has a DD214 with an eligible service and discharge type from the
National Guard or Reserves, while still enlisted or has reenlisted, and
attending weekend/annual trainings only, may be served. The household
must meet all other eligibly criteria at time of enrollment.
REMINDER: FY 2025
Notice of Funding Due Date Approaching
Please ensure that all
grantees seeking to renew their grant in FY25 complete the competitive
application process or intent to operate in UDPaaS before the deadline of February 23, 2024, at 4pm EST. THERE
ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS DEADLINE. Please review the NOFA and all
related materials on our website.
Direct all questions to
ssvf@va.gov
REMINDER:
Budget Modification Information
Budget
Modifications require an interim
Program Change request when adding new line items or moving funds greater than
10% of total award amount between line items. Please see Program Change process
below for current operating budgets:
FY23 Budget – Program Changes were made available May 1, 2023-June 1,
2023. During that time, Grantees submitted program changes within the UDPaaS
grant management system to include pre-approval emails. If a grantee needs
additional FY23 budget modifications requiring Program Change, you will need
interim approval from your Regional Coordinator. All interim approvals
and emails from Regional Coordinators must be included within the End of Year
Closeout. No formal Program Change Activity will be made available given the
normal fiscal year dates have ended.
Shallow Subsidy (SS)
Budget – If a Program Change
is required for a Shallow Subsidy budget modification, you will need interim
approval from your Regional Coordinator. All interim approvals and emails
from Regional Coordinators must be included within the End of Year Closeout. We
anticipate numerous changes given many grantees are utilizing SS funds for
approved budget line items from their FY23 budgets. No formal Program
Change will be made available, and all requests must be made through your
Regional Coordinator.
FY24 Budget – FY24 Budgets are under review. The first Program Change
for FY24 will be available March 1, 2024-April 1, 2024.
REMINDER: 2024 Consumer
Price Index (CPI) has been released
The SSVF Program Office
would like to ensure grantees are updating their frontline staff and fiscal
staff about the updated GHSA amount for 2024. The new 2024 Consumer Price
Index (CPI) has been released, resulting in an increase of 3.4% for GHSA.
Please note that the adjusted amount for GHSA has increased to $2022.00
from $1948. Grantees are authorized to use GHSA up to $2022.00 for
calendar year 2024.
RESOURCE: Cleland-Dole
Act Section 313 - Veteran Financial and Credit Counseling Services Study
Veteran
Financial and Credit Counseling Services Study.
Your
Feedback Please.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is continuously enhancing its services, including its financial and credit counseling services for Veterans.
Would you please consider completing a survey to help VA better meet the financial and credit counseling needs of Veterans experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
Survey can be accessed
here: VFCCSS Survey
We would greatly appreciate it if you would please complete this survey within 4 weeks of this email being sent.
We have also asked Veterans to complete a similar survey.
Thank you in advance for your time and insights.
Dina Hooshyar, MD
Director, VA National Center on Homelessness among Veterans