From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, January 8, 2021 8:36 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday January 8, 2021
Attachments: SurveyMonkey_EHA.pdf
Topics:
NEW: SSVF and HUD-VASH Collaboration Tool
NEW: Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA) Survey
due Monday, January 11, 2021
REGISTER NOW: SSVF National Webinar: January 14, 2021, 2
PM EST
REMINDER: FY2022 NOFA Response Submission
REMINDER: Reinstatement of Stage 2 of the
Homelessness Prevention (HP) screener
NEW: SSVF and HUD-VASH Collaboration Tool
In response to the
impacts of COVID-19, SSVF and HUD-VASH Program Offices have provided
flexibilities that allow each program to collaborate to rapidly move homeless
Veterans into permanent housing. In order to do this successfully, local SSVF
and HUD-VASH programs must work together to clarify the roles and
responsibilities of each party in serving co-enrolled Veterans. The National
SSVF and HUD-VASH Program Offices have created a guidance document to assist
local sites in establishing processes and procedures to effectively and
efficiently serve these Veterans, thus expediting their placement into permanent
housing. The document can be found here: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/SSVF_And_VASH_Collaboration_One_Pager.docx
NEW: Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA) Survey
due Monday, January 11, 2021
The SSVF Program
Office is requesting EHA data from all grantees. This information must be
submitted through Survey Monkey no later than Monday, January 11th, 2021. The
survey form for SSVF CARES EHA, can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FSJCH57
REGISTER NOW: SSVF National Webinar: January 14, 2021,
2:00 PM EST
Topic 1 – FY2020
Close Out in the New Grants Management System
In the first part
of the webinar, SSVF staff will review the FY2020 close out process in the new
grants management system.
Topic 2 – HMIS
Data Quality Summary Reports
In the final
section of the webinar, ABT Associates will review the newest SSVF monthly
reporting from the VA HMIS Repository and how to interpret the results each
SSVF program receives at the end of each upload cycle. A refresher of the
Data Quality Summary and Data Quality Details reports, which are sent with
every successful upload, will also be provided. There will be an opportunity
for data collection questions and clarification on any upload concerns that
have arisen within the first few uploads of the new fiscal year. After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar. Please register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4732378721802553356.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information
about joining the webinar.
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. In preparation
for submission, grantees may download the Budget & CoC distribution
template (Exhibit I-III) to have it ready when our office gives further
guidance for submission. Letters of Intent will be incorporated into the new
grants management system. The 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. The SSVF Program Office will provide more information on
submissions within the coming weeks.
REMINDER: Reinstatement of Stage 2 of the
Homelessness Prevention (HP) screener
In response to the
COVID-19 public health crisis, the SSVF Program Office issued guidance that
gave SSVF grantees broader flexibility in delivering SSVF Homelessness
Prevention SSVF services. These flexibilities included suspending the
requirement for SSVF grantees to use Stage 2 of the Homelessness Prevention
(HP) screener and allowing grantees to enroll and assist Veterans in HP before
an eviction moratorium is lifted to mitigate economic fallout and housing loss
resulting from the pandemic.
Effective January 1, 2021, SSVF grantees
were required to begin using the SSVF HP Stage 2 screener in anticipation of
the growing demand for limited HP resources as eviction moratoria expire.
The Stage 2
Screener is an important tool for prioritizing eligible Veterans in a
standardized and equitable manner when the demand for HP assistance exceeds
available program capacity or temporary financial assistance (TFA) funding. For
additional information on the SSVF HP screening, please refer to the SSVF
Homelessness Prevention Screening Companion Guide.
The SSVF Program
Office has released a document to offer additional considerations and guidance
to grantees when re-implementing the Stage 2 Screener. The document is
available on the SSVF website at the link below: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/SSVF_HP_Screener_Stage_2_ReImplementation_Guidance.pdf
The SSVF Program
Office is aware that $25 billion in rental assistance funded through the Coronavirus Relief
Fund will be dispersed to states. The SSVF Program Office will provide
additional information about how SSVF grantees can collaborate with local
organizations that receive these funds to ensure that homelessness prevention
efforts are coordinated.
Regards,
SSVF Program
Office