This
weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with
valuable partners for
awareness.
March
24, 2023
REGISTER: Follow-Up
Call: SSVF End of Public Health Emergency Declaration and Stafford Act
Flexibilities March 24, 2023, 12pm EST
DUE: Supplemental
NOFA Communities Monthly Report Due in UDPaaS March
31, 2023
REMINDER: CY 2023 VA
Homeless Goals Monthly Office Hours Call
NOTICE: SSVF Public
Health Expiration
RESOURCE: Tax
Preparation Services
ANNOUNCEMENT:
SSVF
Spring Regional Meetings
REGISTER: Follow-Up
Call: SSVF End of Public Health Emergency Declaration and Stafford Act
Flexibilities March 24, 2023, 12pm EST
The Public
Health Emergency and related Stafford Act flexibilities for SSVF are set to
expire on May 11, 2023. This webinar will discuss the implications of this
change and the requirement for SSVF grantees to return to normal pre-pandemic
operations. The webinar will review guidance related to how temporary financial
assistance, other supportive services and recertification timelines and
protocol will go in effect in May.
SSVF grantees
are strongly encouraged to make this webinar available to ALL STAFF,
particularly program managers and fiscal departments.
Register in
advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5rKJDdH0So2C0HEhBQXbDg
After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar.
DUE:
Supplemental NOFA Communities Monthly Report Due in UDPaaS March 31,
2023
All grant
recipients of the FY22 Supplemental NOFA funds are required to complete a
monthly report activity in UDPaaS. The February
data report is due March 31, 2023, and should include any data from
February 1, 2023, through February 28, 2023. If you have any questions
regarding this report, please reach out to your Regional Coordinator for
assistance.
REMINDER:
CY 2023 VA Homeless Goals Monthly Office Hours Call
On March 15,
2023, VA announced its calendar year (CY) 2023 goals toward ending Veteran
homelessness. These goals will focus on the following:
· Housing
homeless Veterans
· Preventing
returns to homelessness
· Reengaging and
rehousing Veterans who return to homelessness
· Outreach and
engagement with unsheltered Veterans
As these goals
will be a significant focus of homeless program operations for the remainder of
CY 2023, SSVF Grantees are strongly encouraged to participate.
The next call
is scheduled for Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 3pmEST/12pm PST
Please forward
this invitation as appropriate.
Join from a
PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85681601911
One tap mobile:
US: +13017158592,,85681601911#
or +16469313860,,85681601911#
Join by
phone:
Dial (for
higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 301 715
8592 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 305 224 1968 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799
or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 689 278 1000 or +1 719 359 4580 or
+1 720 707 2699 or +1 253 205 0468 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1
360 209 5623 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 507 473 4847 or +1 564 217 2000
Webinar ID: 856 8160 1911
NOTICE: SSVF
Public Health Expiration
On January 30,
2023, the Biden Administration announced its intent to end the national
emergency and public health emergency declarations on May 11, 2023, related to
the COVID-19 pandemic. These emergency declarations have been in place since January 31, 2020, and gave the federal government
flexibility to waive or modify certain requirements in a range of areas,
including SSVF. Additionally, Congress also enacted legislation- including the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that provided additional flexibilities tied to one or
more of these emergency declarations, and as such, they too are scheduled to
expire when the emergency period expires.
Furthermore,
the previously provided guidance that grantees would have a 90-day grace period
after the public health emergency has ended was incorrect. VA does not have
authority to provide grace periods, and the public health emergency
flexibilities afforded to SSVF will expire on May 11, 2023.
RESOURCE:
Tax Preparation Services
The
IRS and US Department of Veterans Affairs entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding in 2015. The primary focus of the MOU is to provide free tax
preparation services to Veterans and their families. Partnering
organizations prepare tax returns free of charge for low to moderate income
taxpayers. For more information about tax preparation assistance, see
information provided at the following links:
Free
Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers | Internal Revenue Service
(irs.gov)
Get
Free Tax Prep Help (treasury.gov)
AARP
Foundation Tax-Aide Locator
ANNOUNCEMENT:
SSVF Spring Regional Meetings
The SSVF
Program Office is pleased to announce upcoming Spring 2023 In-Person SSVF
Regional Meetings!
These meetings
will focus on using the many services and tools of SSVF to help Veterans
overcome housing barriers and access sustainable permanent
housing.
The Regional Meetings
are specifically targeted to SSVF staff who provide services directly to
Veterans on a daily basis, such as case
managers, housing navigators and housing stabilization specialists. This
meeting is NOT designed for executive level staff unless they also play the
roles described above. Grantees are allowed and encouraged to send three staff
and may use those slots to send subcontractors as
long as the staff represent the targeting noted
above.
Invitations
will be sent to the assigned owner in UDPaaS.
Please begin to plan on staff attendance in order to
quickly register upon receiving your invitation to these meetings. Contact your
Regional Coordinator if you have any questions.
With Regards,
SSVF Program Office
Website: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf
National Call Center
for Homeless Veterans: 1-877-424-3838
Veterans Crisis
Hotline: Dial 988 and Press 1 or TEXT: 838255