From:                                         SSVF

Sent:                                           Friday, June 24, 2022 9:23 AM

Subject:                                     SSVF Program Update Friday, June 24, 2022

 

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 

 

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, which consists of a budget template and a sample Letter of Intent, please visit the website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf. 

  

PLEASE NOTE: SSVF will offer a webinar on the NOFA on June 27, 2022, at 1pm EST.   

 

 

 

ZOOM WEBINAR INVITATION: SSVF Funding Opportunity- June 27, 2022, at 1:00pm EST  

 

This webinar will highlight the SSVF Funding Opportunity for the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). This NOFA was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2022, and will create a non-recurring, 4-year grant opportunity. Funding is open to existing Grantees serving VAMC areas listed in Table 1 of the NOFA. 

  

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82196606532?pwd=SGMrOTgwcnBycWR3ajR1VVFXSXZ2UT09 

  

Webinar ID: 821 9660 6532  

Passcode: 895123 

 

 

 

ACTION REQUIRED: Homeless Prevention Threshold Score Update Request Due June 30, 2022, in UDPaaS  

  

The SSVF Program Office is requesting all SSVF Grantees to update their Homeless Prevention Threshold Screener scores in UDPaaS no later than June 30, 2022.  Please go in and update this score even if it has not changed since the submission of your FY22 resolution.  Moving forward, you will use this button in UDPaaS to update the score as needed.   

  

As a reminder, you are required to alert the Program Office of changes to the Homeless Prevention Screener score in any of the CoC’s you serve via this activity.    

  

Please follow these steps to complete this activity:   

§  Go into your FY22 Grant account in UDPaaS  

§  Click on the “Request Activity” tab  

§  Click on “Create SSVF Homeless Prevention Threshold Update”  

§  Complete information  

§  Click Submit”  

  

Please reach out to your Regional Coordinator if you have any questions.   

 

 

  

REGISTER: SSVF End of Year Closeout for CARES 2.0/CARES 3.0/FY21 Webinar June 24, 2022, at 12pm EST   

  

In this Webinar, the SSVF Program Office will discuss Shallow Subsidy, review anticipated budget cycle dates, and assist Grantees in understanding and completing the FY2021 End of Year grant reporting and closeout requirements. The Webinar will also provide Grantees with an overview of how to complete the Federal Financial Report (FFR) in the HHS Payment Management System.  
  
Topics Covered:  

 

Target Audience: Fiscal Staff  

  

Please register using the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LF4Bfmw_S_2CVur3yOLM0Q  

  

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

  

 

 

OFFICE HOURS CALL: Permanent Housing Placement National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans June 24, 2022, at 3pm EST  

  

The next Permanent Housing Placement National Challenge to House 38,000 Veterans Office Hours call will be: June 24, 2022, at 3pm EST.  

 

Please use this link to join: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84802201078 

 

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: SSVF Data Office Hours  

   

The SSVF Program Office will host monthly SSVF Data Office Hours for SSVF Grantees and their community partners every 3rd 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.   

   

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

 

 

With Regards,

SSVF Program Office

 

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Website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf

 

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

Veterans Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-8255