NOTE: This weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with valuable partners for awareness.              

      

• SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NOFA Published in Federal Register: Submission Due Date: July 22, 2022, by 4:00pm EST  
• REGISTER: SSVF National Webinar - Financial and Operational Fitness Audit (FOFA) FY21 Common Findings July 14, 2022, at 2pm EST 
• PDFs and RECORDINGS AVAILABLE: 2022 Virtual VA Permanent Housing Conference
• FEEDBACK REQUESTED: 2022 Virtual VA Permanent Housing Conference Survey
• RECORDING AVAILABLE: SSVF End of Year Closeout Webinar
• REMINDER: Office Hours Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans: 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month
• REGISTER: SSVF Office Hours Webinar Series: 38,000 Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) Goal and the SSVF Response: July 15, 2022, at 12pm EST

  

 

 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NOFA Published in Federal Register: Submission Due Date: July 22, 2022, by 4:00pm EST  

  

VA has published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register creating a non-recurring, 4-year grant opportunity. Funding is open to existing Grantees serving VAMC areas listed in Table 1 of the NOFA. It will allow Grantees to support a range of new activities designed to address barriers to permanent housing placement. Grantees accepting this funding will now offer:  

   

• Housing Navigation support for HUD-VASH  
• Landlord incentives worth up to 2-months of rent for leases of at least 1-year  
• Tenant move-in support worth up to $1000 (this is in addition to GHSA) for leases of at least 1-year  
• Expanded eligibility, raising the income threshold for SSVF enrollment to 80% of AMI.   

   

To access the NOFA and required submission materials to include the budget template, please visit the website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.  Eligible Grantees may start a draft in the UPDaaS activity to view questions and details needed to complete the Letter of Intent. The budget template and Letter of Intent must be submitted in UDPaas by: July 22, 2022, by 4:00pm EST 

  

 

 

REGISTER: SSVF National Webinar – Financial and Operational Fitness Audit (FOFA) FY21 Common Findings July 14, 2022, at 2pm EST 

 

This SSVF National Webinar will review the FY21 FOFA Common Findings.   
 
In reviewing the FOFA Common Findings, the Office of Business Oversight (OBO) will share a summary of FY21 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. 

 

Please register using the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X7blthAaQayBNtOWFH2MBQ 

 

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

 

 

 

PDFs and RECORDINGS AVAILABLE: 2022 Virtual VA Permanent Housing Conference  

 

Thank You for attending the Virtual VA Permanent Housing Conference 

“Putting it all Together: Enhanced Partnerships to Serve Those Who Serve!”  

 

We hope that you found the sessions to be insightful, engaging, and helpful as you and your organization continue to move forward in ending Veteran homelessness. The SSVF Program Office is thankful for all that you do! 

 

To access all recordings, please click here: CONFERENCE recordings 

 

PLEASE NOTE: PDFs from all sessions will be available on the SSVF University website shortly. 

 

 

 

FEEDBACK REQUESTED: 2022 Virtual VA Permanent Housing Conference Survey 

 

Your feedback will help us as we to continue to learn how to best support your collective efforts to end homelessness among Veterans. If you have not done so already, please take a few moments to complete this anonymous feedback survey. 

 

The survey may be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XFS9WCY 

 

Survey Length: 2 minutes 

 

 

 

RECORDING AVAILABLE: SSVF End of Year Closeout Webinar 

 

The Program Office would like to thank you for attending the SSVF End of Year Closeout for CARES 2.0/CARES 3.0/FY21 Webinar held on June 24, 2022, at 12pm EST.  

 

For your convenience, the PDF and recording of this webinar may be accessed here: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/FY21_and_CARES_Closeout_Webinar.pdf  

  

 

 

REMINDER: Office Hours Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans: 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month 

 

The next PHP National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans Office Hours call will be on Friday July 8, 2022, at 3pm EST/12pm PT. This call will focus on centering equity in housing surges and will also provide you with an opportunity to receive answers to your questions on the 38,000 goal.  

 

As this call series is intended to provide broad technical assistance and support that integrates all VA and community-partner programs and services towards accomplishing the goal, SSVF Grantees are strongly encouraged to participate.   

  

These calls will be held on the 2^nd and 4^th Fridays of the Month at 3pm EST/12pm PT. This goal will be a major focus of homeless program operations for the remainder of CY 2022.  

  

Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device 

Please click this URL to join. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84802201078  

  

Should you have questions, please submit inquiries regarding the initiative to the VHA HPO 38K Goal Support team by email at: VHA11HPO38kGoalSupport@va.gov 

 

Recordings to previous calls can be accessed publicly here: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/38k_National_Housing_Challenge.asp 

 

 

 

REGISTER: SSVF Office Hour Webinar Series: 38,000 Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) Goal and the SSVF Response: July 15, 2022, at 12pm EST 

    

The SSVF Program Office will host monthly SSVF Data Office Hours for SSVF Grantees and their community partners every 3^rd Friday of the month at 12pm EST restarting in July. The Office Hours are an opportunity to discuss the 38,000 goal and SSVF, to do a “deep dive” into local data to better understand how to address known data quality issues, and to ask data-related questions of the SSVF Program Office and TA staff.  

 

The next Office Hours is scheduled for: July 15, 2022, at 12pm EST.   

 

Please register using the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KiQeFglgT_yOLTj0IRkbQQ    

 

 

 

With Regards,

SSVF Program Office

 

Website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf

 

National Call Center for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-424-3838

Veterans Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255