Presenter: Darrick Mallad

 In the beginning………..

 McKinney-Vento Act  Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH Act)  What is Match?  Match Regulations  Open Floor Q&A

 Passed in 1987 and signed into law by President Reagan  First significant Federal Legislation to address Homelessness  Originally consisted of fifteen programs administered by a number of Federal agencies

 Supportive Housing Program (SHP)  Shelter Plus Care Program (S+C)  Single Room Occupancy Program (SRO)  Emergency Shelter Grants Program (ESG)  All had different match requirements

 Interagency Council on The Homeless  Later called The Interagency Council on Homelessness  Sponsored by Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA)  Named after Reps Stewart McKinney (R-CT) and Bruce Vento (D-MN).Stewart McKinneyBruce Vento

 Signed into Law on May 20, 2009 by President Obama  Reauthorized and Amended McKinney-Vento Act with substantial changes

 A consolidation of HUD's competitive grant programs  The creation of a Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program  A change in HUD's definition of homelessness and chronic homelessness  A simplified match requirement  An increase in prevention resources  An increase in emphasis on performance  New introduction of Planning Grants

 Match is cash or in-kind donations that will be expended on allowable activities under the grant.

 The Recipient must keep records of the source and use of cash and in-kind contributions used to satisfy the 25 percent match requirement as described at 24 CFR part

 The HEARTH Act  Currently in the ‘Final Interim Rule’ stage  Can be found on the One CPD HUD Website (

Program Requirements (Subpart F): All recipients of Continuum of Care funding must comply with the program regulations and the requirements of the Notice of Funding Availability that HUD will issue each year. Notably, the HEARTH Act requires that all eligible funding costs, except leasing, must be matched with no less than 25 percent cash or in-kind match

 24 CFR part  What exactly does the regulations say?

 Only 430 words long….really?

 (a) In general  25 percent match except for Leasing  Must be provided on a grant by grant basis  If the CoC is a Unified Funding Agency match will be provided across the entire CoC  Match must be used on eligible activities

 Subpart D—Program Components and Eligible Costs  Continuum of Care planning activities.  Unified Funding Agency costs.  Acquisition.  Rehabilitation.  New construction.  Leasing  Rental assistance.  Supportive services.  Operating costs.  Homeless Management Information System.  Project administrative costs.  Relocation costs.  Indirect costs.

 (b) Cash sources  May use funds from any other source but excluding CoC program funds  Other sources must not have rules prohibiting its use in this manner

 (c) In-kind contributions  May use the value of any equipment, goods, real property or services contributed if the grantee would have had to pay for them.  Must also be used on an eligible activity  The requirements of 24 CFR (non profit) and apply (local government)

 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) must be established BEFORE grant execution with all other parties that services.  Services must be valued at a consistent rate in and out of the organization.  During the term of the grant, the recipient or sub-recipient must keep and make available, for inspection, records documenting the service hours provided.

 Cost sharing or matching.  (a) All contributions, including cash and third party in-kind, shall be accepted as part of the recipient's cost sharing or matching when such contributions meet all of the following criteria.  (1) Are verifiable from the recipient's records.  (2) Are not included as contributions for any other federally- assisted project or program.  (3) Are necessary and reasonable for proper and efficient accomplishment of project or program objectives.  (4) Are allowable under the applicable cost principles.  (5) Are not paid by the Federal Government under another award, except where authorized by Federal statute to be used for cost sharing or matching.  (6) Are provided for in the approved budget when required by HUD.  (7) Conform to other provisions of this part, as applicable.

 (b) Unrecovered indirect costs may be included as part of cost sharing or matching only with the prior approval of HUD.  Land may be authorized as match for donation purposes. Value of land can be either ‘certified value’ or if approved FMR value  Volunteer services (skilled or unskilled)

 Donated supplies may include such items as expendable equipment, office supplies, laboratory supplies or workshop and classroom supplies.

 Very similar in all regards to 24 CFR  Contains some addition rules on general funds use that isn’t included in 24 CFR  Also contains rules on royalties and other profits.