This weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF
Grantees and shared with valuable partners for
awareness.
March
31, 2023
NEW: SSVF
Quarter 2 Certification due in UDPaaS
April 22, 2023
REMINDER: Fiscal
Management
REMINDER: Office
Hours – CY 2023 Homelessness Goals: April 6, 2023
REMINDER:
SSVF Public Health Expiration
REGISTER:
SSVF National Webinar: Finance Updates and Planning for the End of the Public
Health Emergency April 13, 2023, at 2:00PM EST
RESOURCE: Expiration
of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Stafford Act Flexibilities
RECORDING and SLIDES
NEW: SSVF Quarter 2
Certification due in UDPaaS
April 22, 2023
The SSVF Program Office
is requiring all grantees to complete a Quarterly Certification in UDPaaS.
This process is defined in your signed Memorandum of Agreement for your grant
and is a requirement of all grantees. The Quarter 2 (January 1-March 31)
Certification is now available in UDPaaS
for completion. Please ensure accuracy of submission as the Program
Office will compare all data provided to HMIS uploads during Quarter 2 of
FY23. The Companion Guide to completing the certification is
available here Quarterly Cert Companion Guide.
REMINDER: Fiscal
Management
Grantees will spend FY22
funding by March 31, 2023 (unless on approved extension by your Regional
Coordinator). You will then draw down ALL SSVF expenses from your PMS
account ending in HL (i.e.
20ZZ-ZZ-ZZZ-HL). This can include line items such as, TFA, personnel,
Health Care Navigation, Legal Services, etc. Grantees may also choose to
utilize these funds for new expanded services such as landlord and tenant
incentives. Please coordinate with your fiscal team to ensure they are aware
and following this updated guidance.
ARP funds must be spent
by September 30, 2023, no extensions will be granted. FY22/ARP approved
budgets will remain in place with variance explained at End of Year Closeout.
Grantees will draw down FY22 and ARP funds to zero and then FY23 awards will be
activated.
NOTE: The
exceptions to this are Shallow Subsidy and Supplemental NOFA expenses.
REMINDER: Office Hours
– CY 2023 Homelessness Goals: April 6, 2023
The first Calendar Year
(CY) 2023 Homelessness Goals Office Hours call will be on Thursday, April 6,
2023. This call will provide an overview of the technical specifications for
this year’s goals.
These calls are held at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 12:00 p.m.
Pacific.
This call series is intended to provide broad technical assistance
and support, so SSVF grantees are strongly encouraged to
participate.
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:
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+16469313860,,85681601911#
Join by phone:
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+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
REMINDER:
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.
REGISTER:
SSVF National Webinar: Finance Updates and Planning for the End of the
Public Health Emergency April 13, 2023, at 2:00PM EST
This
webinar will provide finance and spending deadline updates, followed by an
overview of priorities and strategies as grantees plan for an end to the public
health emergency.
Grantees are strongly encouraged to review the March 9, 2023, Expiration of the COVID-19 Public
Health Emergency (PHE) and Stafford Act Flexibilities Webinar
and
March 24, 2023, SSVF End of Public Health Emergency
Declaration and Stafford Act Flexibilities Follow Up Webinar prior to attending this webinar.
All SSVF staff, including finance directors, program
managers and front-line staff are encouraged to attend.
Register in advance for
this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3UcGWVhnTG2grecxPkBvOg
NOTE: After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about
joining the webinar.
RESOURCE: Expiration of
the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and Stafford Act Flexibilities
RECORDING and SLIDES
Please see attached
resources from previous webinars and guidance related to the ending of the
Public Health Emergency. As a reminder, all prior webinars and guidance are
posted on the SSVF Website at Supportive Services for Veteran
Families (va.gov)