Harris County Community Services Department PY 2014 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Subrecipient Orientation February 25, To insert your company logo on this slide From the Insert Menu Select “Picture” Locate your logo file Click OK To resize the logo Click anywhere inside the logo. The boxes that appear outside the logo are known as “resize handles.” Use these to resize the object. If you hold down the shift key before using the resize handles, you will maintain the proportions of the object you wish to resize.

ManagerEsmeralda Gonzalez x2106 Senior Project Monitor Natalie Garciax2065 Project Monitors Michelle Leijax2202 Ebony Love x2086 Public Services, Grants Management Staff

CONTENTS OF FOLDER Welcome letter Subrecipient Orientation Acknowledgment Copy of presentation CD containing: Programmatic reporting templates and guidance material Financial reporting templates and guidance material 3

CDBG Overview National Objective Benefit Low/Moderate Income Persons Eligible Public Service Activities Provision of public services including but not limited to general welfare services such as the provision of food and clothing, health services, educational services, youth enrichment and juvenile delinquency prevention programs and employment and job development services. 4

Harris County Service Area Restriction on location of activities (24 CFR ): Subrecipients funded by CSD will provide activities to persons who reside in the Harris County service area. Prior to providing assistance, service area eligibility must be determined by conducting an address search utilizing the HarrisCounty Appraisal District (HCAD) web page. The CSD service area includes the unincorporated areas of Harris County outside of the cities of Houston, Baytown and Pasadena. Included in this service area are the 15 cooperative cities of Bellaire, Deer Park, Galena Park, Humble, Jacinto City, Katy, La Porte, Morgan’s Point, Seabrook, Shoreacres, South Houston, Tomball, Waller, Webster, and West University Place. 5

Project Requirement Subrecipients must maintain source documentation to evidence household income as well as eligibility under the “Presumed Benefit” categories in accordance with 24 CFR (b)(1)(3)(i). 6

51% of persons served must be very low/low/mod income Annual Income is not reported for persons that are “Presumed Benefit ” 51% of persons served must be very low/low/mod income Annual Income is not reported for persons that are “Presumed Benefit ” INCOME LEVELS HOUSEHOLD SIZE Very Low Income (Limits based on 0-30% of median family income) 14,00016,00018,00020,00021,60023,20024,80026,400 Low Income (Limits based on 31-50% of median family income) 23,35026,65030,00033,30036,00038,65041,30044,000 Moderate Income (Limits based on 51-80% of median family income) 37,35042,65048,00053,30057,60061,85066,10070,400 7 INCOME LEVELS & HOUSEHOLD SIZE Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Effective December 18, 2013

Notes on Household Income  Include the income of all household members.  Use the gross amount, before any payroll deductions, when calculating income.  Income source documentation must be current.  Annual Income includes: Wages, salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses Unemployment payments Disability compensation Worker’s compensation Severance pay Alimony and child support payments Net income from the operation of a business or profession Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Social Security and Social Security Income 8

Notes on Household Income Annual Income does not include: Income from employment of children, including foster children, under the age of 18 years Payments received for the care of foster children or foster adults Lump-sum additions to family assets Income of a live-in aide Food Stamps or Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits 9

Income Documentation Examples of source documentation for limited clientele (51% low-mod): ◦ Employment check stubs ◦ Social Security Income/Social Security Disability Income award letter ◦ Child Support Documentation ◦ TANF Benefits Letter ◦ Unemployment Benefits Letter ◦ Veterans Administration award letter ◦ Copy of “free/reduced lunch” school letter specific to family 10

Scenario # 1 The annual household income was reported as $15,600 for services provided March (source documentation is a copy of a paycheck stub dated December 2012 showing gross income is $600 per week and the net income is $300 per week) Is this documentation sufficient? Is it calculated correctly? 11

Answer: The source documentation is not sufficient because it must be no older than 120 days (related to date of service). The calculation is also incorrect, annual household income must be calculated using the gross not net amount, i.e, $600 * 52 weeks = $31,

PRESUMED BENEFIT Activities that exclusively serve a group of persons in any one of the following categories are presumed to benefit persons, 51% of whom are low and moderate income: abused children battered spouses elderly personsseverely disabled adults homeless persons illiterate adults persons living with AIDS migrant farm workers 13

Source Documentation Examples of source documentation for: ◦ Seniors – copies of ID, Drivers License, Social Security Award Letter ◦ Disabled – Receipt of Disability Check or SSDI award letter ◦ Abused and neglected children – referral documenting “abused child status” 14

Scenario # 2 What source documentation needs to be in the client file if the client’s age is reported on the IEF and Client Data Report as 62, and household income is reported as “presumed benefit?” 15

Answer: The file must contain a copy of: Identification Card (ID), or Drivers License, or SS award letter. 16

AGREEMENTS  Agreements were drafted based on applicants’ Request for Proposals (RFP’s) submitted to CSD for PY2014 funding  PY2014 Time of Performance: March 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015  At the discretion of HCCSD management, no more than two (2) budget revision requests shall be allowed each year, to be submitted no later than 90 days prior to the end of the program year.  Cut-off to submit your budget revision request: November 30,

Agreements  Refer to Exhibit A: Scope of Services and Exhibit B: BudgetExhibit A: Scope of Services Exhibit B: Budget  Activity  Unit Definition  Cost per Unit of Service  Total No. of Units Per Activity  Maximum Total Cost Per Year  PY2014 Number Served 18

PY2013 Programmatic Reports 1.Coversheet / ChecklistCoversheet / Checklist 2.Project Status ReportProject Status Report 3.Client Data ReportClient Data Report 4.Tally SheetTally Sheet 5.Individual Eligibility FormsIndividual Eligibility Forms 6.Employee Data ReportEmployee Data Report 7.Mid-Year Report or Annual Performance ReportMid-Year Report or Annual Performance Report 19

Important notes on monthly reports Check your Agreement for monthly reports due date. For projects that expend funds early, submission of monthly reports with no new persons/services is not required. Ensure corrections are carried forward to the next monthly report to avoid resubmitting reports. 20

Scenario # 3 Scenario # 3 What forms need to be submitted if your Project Status Report indicates that your agency has served 20 new eligible persons? 21

Answer: Your agency must submit a PY2014 Individual Eligibility Form (IEF) and Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) print- out for all 20 new persons served. 22

Scenario # 4 What is needed on the Project Status Report if you have attained 20% of your contract goal and you should be at 50% of your goal? 23

Answer: You must provide an explanation on the Project Status Report for not being on target for the reporting month. Should your agency consistently fail to comply with the requirement of timely level of performance and expenditures, a desk finding will be issued. 24

Scenario # 5 Which monthly reports need to be corrected if you report 20 new clients; however, 3 were disallowed? 25

Answer: The following reports need to be corrected: 1.Project Status Report 2.Client Data Report 3.Tally Sheet 26

 See handouts “Subrecipient Preparation for Monitoring” and “Subrecipient Monitoring Checklist”  Notice letter days prior to the visit  Entrance conference  Participant eligibility, activities provided, and consistency with terms of the Agreement, Policies & Procedures, Section 504 survey are reviewed  Exit conference  Results letter within 30 days after the visit  Findings  Concerns  Response letter from Subrecipient in 30 days  Response letter from CSD in 30 days Subrecipient Monitoring 27

Important Points Section 504 survey will be reviewed for applicable updates Grantor Recognition Spell out “Harris County Community Services Department” Keep all items that document grantor recognition in a Grant File for review during the monitoring visit (press releases, media announcements, fundraising brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, print-out from agency website) Units of Service in the client files should match the amounts reported under Units of Service in the Client Data and Project Status Reports 28

Questions & Answers: Programmatic Forms 29 When are the programmatic forms due? Can I report duplicate clients on the Tally Sheet? If my project is not on target for reporting month what must I do?

Break Time After the break: Finance Staff Presentation Please turn in the Orientation Acknowledge form before you leave. 30