1. State Home Construction Grant Program FY2016 Grant FundingGrant Program Timeline Grant Program Update

2. 2016 Grant Funding Plan Funding Start of Year Carryover $11,131,000 Appropriation $120,000,000 Operating Plan $126,000,000 Safety & Security Projects (#1-9)$8,206,470 New Construction Projects – 360 beds (#10-12) $74,377,180 Reserve for FY14 conditionals (NE partial grant)$15,000,000 Reserve for Projects #1-12 + Partial Award for #13$29,000,000 Estimate for 2016 grant awards $126,583,650

3. FY16 VA program appropriation increases to $120M 2015 – 2016 funding limited to safety (1.1.A-H), new construction (1.3) and bed replacement (1.4.B). FY15 FY16 PG1 Renovation (1.4.C-F) 26@$45M 44@$84M PG1 Construction (1.5/1.7) 8@$188M 11@$330M 2017 ?States plan to submit 1.3/1.4.B projects PG1 renovation projects 60@$100M+ Grant Program Update 2015 - 2017 Funding

4. FY16 VA Grant Program Timeline FY16 Funding Letters March - April December 2015 Process Grant Awards May - June July – Aug Grant Status Due Submit New Applications Grant Award & FY17 Funding Aug – December 2016 FINAL GRANT AWARD Bid results (B6C) Final Budget (B6E) Signed MOA (B6I) Remaining forms July 30 th VA processes Conditional and Final Grant Awards VA develops FY17 PL FY16 Priority List signed Funding letters sent for projects #1-13 FY17 State Funding Certifications due August 1 st VA awards Final and Conditional Grants by September 30 th Signed Conditional Grants start 180 day countdown VA completes FY17 Priority List & funding Request FY16 CONDITIONAL GRANT Award (#1-13) 35% DD (B2) NEPA I/II (B3) NHPA 106 (B4) FINAL GRANT AWARD 100% CD (B6A) Bid advertisement Section B forms FY15 Conditional Grants (6) : complete grant application for FINAL AWARD by March 2016. Submit new applications to grants.gov by April 15 th

5. FY16 VA Grant Program Timeline FY16 Funding Letters March - April December 2015 Process Grant Awards May - June July – Aug Grant Status Due Submit New Applications Grant Award & FY17 Funding Aug – December 2016 FINAL GRANT AWARD Bid results (B6C) Final Budget (B6E) Signed MOA (B6I) Remaining forms July 30 th VA processes Conditional and Final Grant Awards VA develops FY17 PL FY16 Priority List signed Funding letters sent for projects #1-13 FY17 State Funding Certifications due August 1 st VA awards Final and Conditional Grants by September 30 th Signed Conditional Grants start 180 day countdown VA completes FY17 Priority List & funding Request FY16 CONDITIONAL GRANT Award (#1-13) 35% DD (B2) NEPA I/II (B3) NHPA 106 (B4) FINAL GRANT AWARD 100% CD (B6A) Bid advertisement Section B forms FY15 Conditional Grants (6) : complete grant application for FINAL GRANT AWARD by March 28, 2016. States submit new applications to grants.gov by April 15, 2016.

6. FY16 VA Grant Program Timeline FY16 Funding Letters March - April December 2015 Process Grant Awards May - June July – Aug Grant Status Due Submit New Applications Grant Award & FY17 Funding Aug – December 2016 FINAL GRANT AWARD Bid results (B6C) Final Budget (B6E) Signed MOA (B6I) Remaining forms July 30 th VA processes Conditional and Final Grant Awards VA develops FY17 PL FY16 Priority List signed Funding letters sent for projects #1-13 FY17 State Funding Certifications due August 1 st VA awards Final and Conditional Grants by September 30 th Signed Conditional Grants start 180 day countdown VA completes FY17 Priority List & funding Request FY16 CONDITIONAL GRANT (#1-13) NEPA I/II B2 NHPA 106 B3 35% DD B4 FINAL GRANT AWARD 100% CD B6A Bid advertisement Section B forms FY15 Conditional Grants (6) : complete grant application for FINAL AWARD by March 2016. Submit new applications to grants.gov by April 15 th

7. FY16 VA Grant Program Timeline FY16 Funding Letters March - April December 2015 Process Grant Awards May - June July – Aug Grant Status Due Submit New Applications Grant Award & FY17 Funding Aug – December 2016 FINAL GRANT AWARD Bid Tabs (B6C) Budget (B6E) MOA (B6I) Remaining forms July 30 th VA processes Conditional and Final Grant Awards FY16 Priority List signed Funding letters sent for projects #1-13 FY17 State Funding Certifications due August 1 st VA awards Final and Conditional Grants by September 30 th Signed Conditional Grants start 180 day countdown VA completes FY17 Priority List & funding Request FY16 CONDITIONAL GRANT Award (#1-13) 35% DD (B2) NEPA I/II (B3) NHPA 106 (B4) FINAL GRANT AWARD 100% CD (B6A) Bid advertisement Section B forms FY15 Conditional Grants (6) : complete grant application for FINAL AWARD by March 2016. Submit new applications to grants.gov by April 15 th

8. FY16 VA Grant Program Timeline FY16 Funding Letters March - April December 2015 Process Grant Awards May - June July – Aug Grant Status Due Submit New Applications Grant Award & FY17 Funding Aug – December 2016 FINAL GRANT AWARD Bid results (B6C) Final Budget (B6E) Signed MOA (B6I) Remaining forms July 30 th VA processes Conditional and Final Grant Awards VA develops FY17PL FY16 Priority List signed Funding letters sent for projects #1-13 FY17 State Funding Certifications due August 1 st VA awards Final and Conditional Grants by September 30 th Signed Conditional Grants start 180 day countdown VA Priority List signed & funding Request FY16 CONDITIONAL GRANT Award (#1-13) 35% DD (B2) NEPA I/II (B3) NHPA 106 (B4) FINAL GRANT AWARD 100% CD (B6A) Bid advertisement Section B forms FY15 Conditional Grants (6) : complete grant application for FINAL AWARD by March 2016. Submit new applications to grants.gov by April 15 th

9. All safety applications should have state matching funds. Safety projects can include multiple state homes. Project requires safety citation or VAMC assessment. Contact us to review before grants.gov submittal. FOR PRIORITY SAFETY GRANT FUNDING…. Safety work must be the major cost of the application. Safety work >$400,000 are a single safety project. Safety work <$400,000 can be combined with other renovation work (1.4.C to 1.4.F) to meet the minimum total project cost. Grant Program Update – Safety Projects

10. FY15 = Total $82.7M in grant payments (FY14=$92M) Currently, $165.9M available from $687.2M obligation Payments YTD = $19M Feb2015 = $37M Currently, 106 awarded grants are eligible for payments. 34/106 have never requested a payment. 28/106 last requested payment since 2014 or later Grant Program Update – Payments

11. VHA-USH signs grant awards and priority lists VA grant program resource guide (CD) MAX.gov State access to all grant documents (checklists) Manage large file upload Payment process unchanged What’s New in 2016… What’s New in 2016…