austin/travis county fy2015 coc renewal & psh bonus september 28, 2015
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Austin/Travis County FY2015 CoC Renewal & PSH BonusSEPTEMBER 28, 2015
FY 2015 NOFA TX-503 Our COC’s Annual Renewal Demand (ARD): $5,542,258 Tier I: 85% of CoC’s ARD = $4,710,919 Tier II: 15% of COC’s ARD = $831,339
(Difference between Tier I and the CoC’s ARD) plus any amount available for the permanent housing bonus
Bonus Amount (projected): 15% of COC’s ARD= $831,339 Total Tier II: $831,339 + $831,339 = $1,662,678 *All projects except CoC planning and UFA costs must be rankedCoC may submit more than one bonus project as long as amount does not exceed maximum bonus amount
Federal & Local Goals Prevent and end homelessness among Veterans 2015.Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in 2017.Prevent and End Homelessness for Families, Youth, and Children in 2020.Set a Path to Ending All Types of Homelessness.
2015 ECHO Community Priorities: Renewal Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH and Rapid Re-housing)New PSH Projects created through reallocation for 100% chronically homelessNew Rapid re-housing project created through reallocation for homeless families with childrenRenewal Transitional HousingCoC Planning CostsRenewal HMISAll other renewal Supportive services Only projectsNEW Projects created through bonus funding
Review Process1. Review all renewal and voluntary reallocation applications
(completed July 2015)
2. Conduct bonus funding RFP (submission deadline October 15)
3. Threshold review of renewal and voluntary reallocation applications in esnaps (submission deadline Oct 15)
4. Final ranking and recommendations
5. Notification (min 15 days prior to NOFA submission)
6. Appeal (within 48 hours of notification)
Deadlines Renewal and Voluntary Reallocation Projects: All project information, including required attachments must be entered into e-snaps no later than 7:00pm Thursday October 15th, 2015
Bonus Funding Requests: All project information, including required attachments must be entered into e-snaps no later than 7:00pm Thursday October 15th, 2015
NOFA submission November 20, 2015
E-SNAPSApplicant profileSF424Project ApplicationAll required attachments – must be dated between July 1,2015 and November 20,2015
Renewing Applicant Requirement Applicant must be in good standing with HUD - No open HUD findings - No history of slow expenditures - Limited unexpended funds
Eligible Organizations
Nonprofit organizationsStatesLocal governmentsPublic housing agenciesFor profit organizations are NOT eligible to apply for grants or to be sub-recipients of grants
Applicant RequirementsSubmit program data and participate in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) or have an equivalent system and submit de-identified data to HMIS if a domestic violence providerParticipate in coordinated assessment and prioritize the most vulnerable individualsDemonstrate financial and management ability to manage Federal GrantsDUNS number and active SAM registration
RenewalsOne Year Grant termsBudget must match GIWHUD will make rental/leasing adjustments laterGrant consolidation must have already taken place
Renewals Renewal Samaritan – continue to serve exclusively chronically homeless individuals
Renewal PSH Bonus – continue to serve original population Renewal Projects prioritizing chronically homeless – must continue to do so
2008 Rapid Re-housing Demonstration Project may transition to permanent housing/rapid re-housing
NOTE: if identify in esnaps that you operate a low barrier program, you will be held to that standard
RenewalsEsnaps will pre-populateUse notepad not MS wordNew section on recipient performance timeliness of APR. LOCCS drawdown, HUD monitoring and funds recapturedOnce submitted to esnaps, send a pdf to [email protected]
Bonus Funding NEW Permanent Supportive Housing to serve 100 percent chronically homeless families and individuals NEW Rapid-Re-housing to serve homeless individuals and families who enter directly from the streets or emergency shelters, and includes persons fleeing domestic violence and other persons who meet the criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition of homelessness
Definition of Homelessness1. People who are living in a place not meant for human habitation, in emergency shelter, in
transitional housing, or are exiting an institution where they temporarily resided (90 days or Less).
2. People who are losing their primary nighttime residence, which may include a motel or hotel or a doubled up situation, within 14 days and lack resources or support networks to remain in housing.
3. Families with children or unaccompanied youth who are unstably housed and likely to continue in that state. This is a new category of homelessness, and it applies to families with children or unaccompanied youth who have not had a lease or ownership interest in a housing unit in the last 60 or more days, have had two or more moves in the last 60 days, and who are likely to continue to be unstably housed because of disability or multiple barriers to employment.
4. Individuals and families who are fleeing, or are attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member.
Chronically Homeless Chronically homeless includes individuals and families who have:a qualifying disabling conditionwho have been homeless and living in a place not meant for human habitation, emergency shelter, or safe haven for 1 year continuously or over a period of four occasions in the past 3 years. Persons in transitional housing are not considered to be chronically homeless even if they met the criteria prior to entering the transitional housing program.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Permanent housing for individuals with disabilitiesLong-term community-based housing (not time limits)Only for homeless persons with disabilitiesPrograms should be designed for persons to live as independently as possibleSupport services are required to be offered and can be provided by grantee or other organizationsSee ECHO Community Definition of PSH
Rapid Re-housingRapidly connects families and individuals experiencing homelessness to permanent housing Provides a tailored package of assistance Resolves immediate challenges and barriers to housing Links to community resourcesLimited time frameSee ECHO Community Definition of Rapid Rehousing
Rapid Re-housing Must follow CoC procedures for prioritizing eligible families and individuals
May set maximum amounts of assistance (percentage, months, or number of times)
May require participants to share in the cost of rent (rent calculation information is detailed)
Limits Rental Assistance to a household to no more than 24 months
May provide supportive services for no longer than 6 months after RA stops
Must re-evaluate, not less than once annually, program participants’ need to retain housing
May require each participant to notify the program of changes in income or other circumstances
Must require participants to meet with a case manager at least once per month (exceptions are noted)
Housing FirstNo preconditions, ie, sobriety, criminal historyServices offered, not requiredAccept regardless of rental historyRapid placement and stabilization in housing are primary goals
Transitional Housing Can be considered Housing First/low barrier if: Works to quickly move people into permanent housing Does not require participation in supportive services Does not require any preconditions for moving into transitional housing (eg, sobriety and income)
Rapid Implementation
New projects must be able to house individuals within 2 years with a preference that it is within 12 months of award
New ProjectsConsider grant term request
Consider community priorities
Identify target population
Match housing and services to needs of target population
Identify how will connect clients with healthcare, mainstream (TANF, Medicaid etc, ) and employment services
Identify how will partner with and leverage services of other organizations
Identify how clients will access services – location of housing
Integration of individuals with disabilities into the community
Project BudgetAll budget line items must be clearly explained and must be in compliance with eligible expenses that are outlined in the CoC Program Interim RuleIf requesting rental assistance must request Fair Market Rental (FMR) amount per unitAll applications must meet 150% leverageMaximum 10% in administrative costs
Match Required match is 25% of all budget line items except leasing
Leverage 150% in leveraging required Written commitments of cash or in-kind must be attached, dated between July 1, 2015 and November 20, 2015 to esnaps and included in application
HUD Threshold – must receive 3 pointsType, scale and location of housing fits the needs of program participants (1 pt)Type and scale of supportive services fit program participants (1 point)Plan for ensuring individual assistance for program participants access to mainstream services and employment (1 point)Program participants are able to obtain and remain in permanent housing (1 pt)At least 75% of proposed program participants come from the streets or other locations not meant for habitation, emergency shelters, safe havens or fleeing domestic violence (1 point)
HUD Score Max 60 points Based on identified need and community response to chronic homelessness
Austin/Travis County CoC – 60 points
40 points based on:
Prioritizing highest need (10 points)
Housing First (10 points)
Mainstream services (5 pts Medicaid enrollment) (5 pts includes Medicaid financed services)
Leveraging (5 pts) – expectation 200%
CoC FY 2013/2014 score (5 pts)
HUD POINT VALUES FOR TIER II - 100 point scale (P16)
COC SCORE Up to 60 points CoC’s must receive 198.5 / 200 points to get full 60 points
COC PROJECT RANKING
Up to 20 points 20x the quantity where x is the ratio of the total amount of (the cumulative funding requests for all projects or portions of projects ranked higher by the CoC in Tier 2 plus one half of the funding of the project of interest)to the total amount funding available in Tier II.
PROJECT TYPE Up to 10 points a) 10 points for renewal and new permanent housing, renewal Safe Haven, HMIS, SSO for Centralized or Coordinated Intake, or transitional housing that exclusively serve youth homeless populations
b) 3 points for renewal transitional housing (except those that exclusively serve homeless youth
c) 1 point for renewal SSO projects
COMMITMENT TO POLICY PRIORITIES
Up to 10 points describing
a) How PH application commits to Housing Firstb) How TH and SSO projects are low-barrier, prioritize rapid placement
and stabilization in PH and do not have services participation requirements or preconditions to entry (ie sobriety and minimum income threshold)
Project Scores Based onPrioritizing Chronically Homeless with the Highest NeedAbility to put project in place quicklyHousing First OrientationPlan to increase Mainstream Services/EmploymentAccess to healthcareLeveraging
Resources FY2015 CoC Program Competition NOFA HUD FY 2015 General Section of the NOFA ESnaps detailed instructions CoC Program Interim Rule – outlines eligible costs, Match and leverage requirements ECHO Community Definitions: PSH, Rapid-rehousing Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness
Timeline October 15th – Applications Due October 20 – IRT Review October 26-30- Membership Council Review and Final Ranking November 20th – NOFA due
