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FY 2014 CoC Funding Notice
Webcast Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY)
2014 Funds in the FY 2013-FY 2014 Continuum of Care Competition
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs September xx, 2014
Broadcast Overview
A. General Information for FY 2014
B. Policy Priorities
C. Budget Limitations and Implications
D. Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus
E. Selection
F. Project Application
G. CoC Priority Listing
H. Helpful Hints and Reminders
I. Tools and Resources
General Information for FY 2014
What’s New for 2014
FY 2014 Funding Notice
FY 2013 General Section NOFA still applies – NOT the FY 2014 General Section NOFA
No CoC Application
CoC Priority Listing
Section VI.C. of the FY 2014 Funding Notice
New forms added
Reallocation
Attachments
What’s New for 2014
Project Applications
New
Created through reallocation
Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus
CoC Planning
Unified Funding Agency (UFA) Costs
Renewal
Unified Funding Agency (UFA)
Designation approved by HUD
Approved designation for UFA has been communicated to selected CAs
13%
87%
UFA Applicants
Approved for UFA
Not Approved forUFA
Mistakes to Avoid
ALL projects must pass threshold
Including new projects created through reallocation
Tier 1 and Tier 2 Allocation
Review NOFA
Eligible Populations
Incomplete Answers
Reallocated projects are New projects - NOT continuing projects
Review “Lessons Learned in FY 2013"
A Note About Project Changes
Had to be identified during the FY 2014
Registration process
MUST be have an executed grant agreement on or before October 30, 2014
Leasing to Rental Assistance
Component Changes
SSO to Housing
TH to RRH
Policy and Other Priorities
Policy Priorities
• Strategic Resource Allocation
• Ending Chronic Homelessness
• Ending Family Homelessness
• Removing Barriers to CoC Resources
• Maximizing the use of Mainstream Resources
• Building Partnerships
• Other Priority Populations
Housing First
Connect families to permanent housing No preconditions
No barriers to entry
Includes supportive services
Housing First MUST be selected in FY 2014 project application if selected in the FY 2013 project application.
Adopting Housing First Review existing program policies and procedures
Implementing new services and practices
Review the “Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing Brief”
Rapid Re-Housing
Tailored Intervention Time-limited financial assistance Targeted supportive services
Benefits House families quickly Reduce amount of time experiencing
homelessness Avoid near-term return to homelessness Link to community resources
New rapid re-housing projects can be created through reallocation
Review the “Rapid Re-Housing Brief”
Budget Limitations and Implications
GIW 7 Day Grace Period
See Section II.B.4. of the FY 2014 Funding Notice for details.
NO changes to the GIW after the 7 day grace period
Due date for final HUD approval is September 22, 2014
Funding Availability
$1.83 Billion available under this funding notice
CoCs will rank projects in Tier 1 or Tier 2
Tier 1 is equal to CoC’s ARD less 2%
Tier 2 is the amount between a CoC’s Tier 1 and CoC’s ARD, plus any approved amounts for CoC planning and UFA costs.
Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus
$40 million set-aside – NOT included in the Tier process
Reallocation Limits
Reallocation
PSH for chronically homeless persons
Rapid Re-Housing for homeless
households w/children
Use of Actuals for Fair Market Rent (FMR)
Amount Less than the FMR Renewal rental assistance projects are permitted to
request a per-unit amount less than the FMR; based on actual rent costs per unit.
The change will help reduce the number of projects that have large balances of unspent funds at the end of the operating year.
The amount requested must be sufficient to cover all eligible costs as HUD cannot provide funds beyond what is awarded through the competition.
Project applicants cannot request more than 100% of published FMR.
New project applications requesting rental assistance MUST request use FMR (24 CFR 578.51(f)).
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Bonus
PSH Bonus Competition – Section II.C.
Exclusively serve chronically homeless persons
Limited to one project per CoC
Prioritize CoCs with highest need in relation to chronic homelessness
Must meet eligibility, threshold and scoring criteria
Do NOT rank project within Tier 1 or Tier 2. Rank project as “999”.
Maximum Amount per CoC = 15% of FPRN or $10 million
FPRN = higher of ARD or PPRN – Section II.A.2.b of the FY 2014 CoC Registration Notice
PSH Bonus Competition - Criteria
100% Chronically
Homeless
Scattered-site Leasing, Tenant or Project based
Rental Assistance, or Operating Costs
Good Standing
70% Leasing, Rental Assistance, or Operating
Costs Rapid Implementation
Mainstream Service Systems
Coordinated Assessment System
PSH Bonus Competition - Scoring
Criteria Score
CoC Need: - Extreme High Need: 60 pts. - High Relative Need: 45 pts. - Medium Relative Need: 30 pts. - Medium-low Relative Need: 15 pts.
Maximum: 60 points
Project Quality - Prioritizing Highest Need: 10 pts. - Housing First: 10 pts. - Mainstream Services: 10 pts. - Leveraging: 5 pts. - CoC Score from FY 2013/FY 2014
CoC Applications: 5 pts.
Maximum: 40 points
Selection
Overview of Selection
1. Renewal Permanent Housing Projects, RRH and PSH;
2. New PSH Projects created through reallocation
3. New RRH created through reallocation
4. Renewal safe havens
5. Renewal Transitional Housing
6. CoC Planning Costs
7. UFA Costs
8. SSO Projects for Coordinated Assessment
9. Renewal HMIS
10. All other Renewal SSO Projects
11. Any project application submitted by the CoC that was not included in the HUD-approved GIW
Selection and the GIW
After the 7-day grace period closes, no additions can be made to ARD.
HUD can remove projects from ARD if they do not go to grant agreement by December 31.
If a project is missing from the final HUD-approved GIW, and the CoC realizes this after the grace period ends, no new funds will be added to ARD and the Tier 1 amount will remain the same.
The project, however, is still eligible for renewal and can submit an application.
That project will be selected last in Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on where it is placed.
How a Missing Project Impacts Tier 1
ARA Amount After Error on GIW is Realized
Project Amounts After 19.82% Across the Board Cut
Project 1 $ 100,000 $ 80,180.00
Project 2 $ 200,000 $ 160,360.00
Project 3 $ 100,000 $ 80,180.00
Project 4 $ 50,000 $ 40,090.00
Project 5 Added After Grace Period $ 100,000 $ 80,180.00
NEW TOTAL Projects Eligible for Renewal $ 550,000 $ 440,990.00
CoC's ARD Remains at: $ 450,000
Tier 1 Remains at: $ 441,000
Across the Board Cut Required to Have All Renewals in Tier 1 19.82%
Final HUD-Approved ARA Amount on GIW
Project 1 $100,000
Project 2 $200,000
Project 3 $100,000
Project 4 $50,000
CoC’s ARD $450,000
2 Percent Cut $9,000
Tier 1 $441,000
Project Application
Overview of Project Application
Project applications Renewal projects
New projects created through reallocation
CoC planning
UFA costs
New PSH Bonus projects
Solo applicants 24 CFR 578.35
Notice CPD-14-01: Notice on Appeals for the FY 2013 - FY 2014 CoC Program Competition
Must submit the Solo Application by project application submission date: 7:59:59 pm, eastern time, October 30, 2014
CoC should have provided written rejection of the project
Read the Project Application Detailed Instructions on HUD Exchange website and proofread each application!
Attachments
Project application charts, narratives and attachments
SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance
SF-424 Supplement
Documentation of Applicant and Subrecipient Eligibility
Applicant Certifications
Form HUD-2880
SF-LLL
Applicant Code of Conduct
Form HUD-50070
CoC Priority Listing
Priority Listing
Listing of all project applications approved by CoC Local CoC Competition Requirement
The CoC MUST notify project applicants within 10 days prior to the HUD application deadline if their project application has been rejected
All parts must be completed before submission
Every project assigned a unique rank number
PSH Bonus project needs to be assigned a rank of ‘999’ in esnaps.
Priority Listing
Priority Listing
Reallocation Forms
Project application
ranking
Form HUD-2991
Final HUD-approved GIW
PSH projects prioritizing the
chronically homeless
Helpful Hints and Reminders
Helpful Hints and Reminders
Points to Consider CoCs AND Project Applicants are expected to read:
CoC Program Interim Rule;
FY 2013 NOFA General Section;
FY 2013 – FY 2014 CoC Program Competition NOFA;
FY 2014 Funding Notice; and
All additional training and instructions.
Helpful Hints and Reminders
Numbers entered must be consistent throughout the application (e.g. units, persons served, performance measures universe, HMIS and budgets)
Many grant applicants listed numbers that did not match when taken together in context.
Helpful Hints and Reminders
Collaborative Applicants should read the project applications prior to submission
There were instances of text cut and pasted in the wrong sections and questions that were missed.
A review by the CA prior to submission would catch many of the minor project application errors.
Strongly recommend the CA review the project applications prior to submission.
Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources
Visit HUD Exchange to access the following resources:
E-snaps Ask a Question
Application Training Modules/Guidance
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