From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2021 11:32 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday May 28, 2021
TOPICS:
ACTION
NEEDED: SmartSimple
Grant Contact Review & Updates
RESOURCE: Federal Communications Commission
Announce Emergency Broadband Benefit
UPDATE: SSVF National Webinar for June -
CANCELED
REGISTER: Program Manager Academy- Additional
Compliance Sessions Added
REGISTER: SSVF 2021 Virtual Program Manager
Academy Registration Runs June 1, 2021 to June 23, 2021
ACTION
NEEDED: SmartSimple Grant Contact Review & Updates
In order for
Grantees to receive communications from the SSVF Program Office, contacts will
need to be added to at least the FY2021 approved grant award in SmartSimple.
Please take time to review the pre-recorded webinar titled: “SmartSimple
Grants Management System: Adding Contacts to Grant Awards” which
explains how to add contacts to your current grant awards. Note:
Contacts are added in the Grant file NOT the Organization file. Grant
account owners will need to first add themselves as a Grant Contact and then
may send invitations to others, with designated roles. Access to
the webinar:“SmartSimple Grants Management System: Adding Contacts to Grant
Awards” is found here: https://youtu.be/oeCt3TuABgY.
If you have any questions, please contact your Regional
Coordinator.
RESOURCE: Federal
Communications Commission Announce Emergency Broadband Benefit
The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an Emergency Broadband Benefit to
provide discounts for broadband services for eligible households. This
benefit has been developed to “help families and households struggling to
afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will
connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual
classrooms, and so much more. “ Follow link below to learn more: Emergency
Broadband Benefit | Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)
UPDATE: SSVF
National Webinar for June - CANCELED
The SSVF
Program Office would like to provide every opportunity for Grantees to attend
the FY21 Virtual Program Managers Academy. Therefore, the Program Office
is canceling the SSVF National Webinar for the month of June. The
webinars will resume in July. For further information about registration
for the Program Managers Academy, please see additional topics included below.
REGISTER:
Program Manager Academy- Additional Compliance Sessions Added
The SSVF
Program Office is pleased to announce the latest content addition to the SSVF
2021 Virtual Program Manager Academy. Three additional Compliance sessions
have been added which will run
June 21, 2021
-June 23, 2021. All SSVF Program Managers and Fiscal Staff are
strongly encouraged to attend the Program Manager Academy sessions.
If you have
any questions about this year's Program Manager Academy format or how to
register for specific sessions, please contact your SSVF Regional Coordinator
directly. Please follow links within the table below to
register for each event.
Date |
Time |
Full Session (Register by clicking link below) |
6/21/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
|
6/22/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
|
6/23/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
REGISTER:
SSVF 2021 Virtual Program Manager Academy Registration Runs June 1, 2021 to
June 23, 2021
All SSVF
Program Managers are
strongly encouraged to attend the Program Manager Academy sessions taking place
throughout the month of June, per the schedule below. We would
like to draw your attention specifically to the June 1st Opening
Plenary Session where you will hear from the SSVF National Director, John
Kuhn about the trajectory of the SSVF Program nationally, and the June 4th
Customer Service that will discuss service provisions from initial contact
to close out contacts. In addition, all SSVF Program Managers and Fiscal
Staff are strongly encouraged to attend the Compliance sessions taking place
June 21, 2021 - June 23, 2021.
Please
note: New Program Managers,
who have been specifically identified by their SSVF Regional Coordinator, will
also be invited to participate in a post-session workgroup discussion based on
the topic(s) discussed in the larger broadcast sessions. These specific Program
Managers will receive a separate invitation for the smaller group discussions
taking place each afternoon during the Program Manager Academy. The Program
Office will also send additional information that contains pre-reading and
content in the Housing Skills Practice Center that new Program Managers will be
asked to complete prior to or throughout June.
If you have
any questions about this year's Program Manager Academy format or how to
register for specific sessions, please contact your SSVF Regional Coordinator
directly. Please follow links within the table below to
register for each event.
Date |
Time |
Full Session (Register by clicking link below) |
New PM Discussion Session |
6/1/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
Not
applicable |
|
6/2/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/4/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/7/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/9/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/11/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/14/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/16/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
|
6/18/2021 |
1:00-2:30pm
EST |
3:00-4:00pm
EST; Invite coming separately |
Regards,
SSVF Program
Office