1. Austin/Travis County HUD CoC Bidders Conference FY2018
May 9, 2018
Presented by Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO)

2. AGENDA Welcome CoC FY2017 Overview HUD Priorities Definitions
Application Process
Timeline

3. FY2017 Austin/Travis County CoC Awards
$5,935,642 Total Award
Not Funded
Bonus Project (SAFE RRH)

4. 2017 CoC NOFA: Overview Awarded Project Types Number of Projects
2017 Award Amount
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) 10
$4,746,115
Rapid Rehousing (RRH) 2
$947,234
Transitional Housing 1
$624,678
HMIS
$150,234
Planning Grant
$171,880
Total
$5,935,642

5. COC Programs Should…
Promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness
Provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers to rehouse homeless individuals and families rapidly while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness
Promote access to effective use of mainstream programs
Optimize self-sufficiency

6. HUD CoC Goals

7. HUD GOALS: Opening Doors
Prevent and end veteran homelessness by 2015
End chronic homelessness by 2017
Prevent and end family and youth homelessness by 2020
Set a path to end all types of homelessness.

8. HUD Community Goals System Performance Measures
# of homeless individuals
Decrease
# of beds dedicated to the chronically homeless
Increase
% of individuals who remain in permanent housing
% who increase their income from employment
% who increase their income from other sources
% who obtain non-cash benefits
length of time homeless
returns to homelessness
HUD Community Goals System Performance Measures

9. HUD CoC Definitions & NOFA Requirements

10. Definition of Homelessness
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).
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. HUD had previously allowed people who were being displaced within 7 days to be considered homeless. The proposed regulation also describes specific documentation requirements for this category.
Unaccompanied youth and families with children and youth who are defined as homeless under other federal statutes who do not otherwise qualify as homeless under this definition;
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.

11. Chronically Homeless
An individual or head of household who meets the definition of “homeless individual with a disability” from the McKinney-Vento Act, as amended by the HEARTH Act and has been living in a place not meant for human habitation, in an emergency shelter, or in a safe haven for the last 12 months continuously or on at least four occasions in the last three years where those occasions cumulatively total at least 12 months; A break in homelessness is defined as 7 days

12. Who Is Not Considered Homeless
Persons or families living in motels.
Persons doubled up, living with relatives, and moving frequently.
Persons living in substandard housing.
Persons that are paying an excessive amount for housing.
Wards of the state.
Persons being discharged from an institution that is required by the State to provide or arrange for housing upon release.

13. Permanent Housing
Permanent Supportive Housing
Rapid Re-Housing

14. Permanent Supportive Housing
Long term community-based housing (no time limit)
Only for people experiencing homelessness with chronic disabilities
Programs should be designed to enable persons to live as independently as possible
Supportive services are required to be offered and can be provided by the grantee or another agency

15. Rapid Re-Housing
Aims to help individuals or families who are homeless move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing through a combination of rental assistance and supportive services
Prioritizes housing individuals quickly using tenant based rental assistance
Short-term rental assistance (up to 3 months)
Medium /long-term rental assistance (4-24 months)
Supportive services up to six months after rental assistance stops
Monthly case management meetings

16. Transitional Housing
Up to 24 months of housing with accompanying supportive services
Program participants must have a lease (or sublease) or occupancy agreement in place when residing in transitional housing

17. Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Rehousing (New for FY17)
Joint TTH and PH-RRH Component Project: CoC’s can create new joint TH and PH-RRH projects to serve individuals and families. Projects provide low-barrier, temporary housing while individuals and families move to permanent housing with a seamless program design. Combines two existing program components into a single project. Eligible costs are limited to:
Capital Costs (ie new construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition); leasing of a structure or units; and operating costs to provide transitional housing
Short or medium term tenant based rental assistance on behalf of program participants to pay for the rapid re-housing portion of the project
Supportive services
HMIS, and
Project administrative costs
Must be able to provide both transitional housing assistance and rapid re-housing assistance to each program participant, HUD will require that programs can offer both types of assistance, More guidance in the NOFA.

18. Housing First Persons move quickly into housing without preconditions
Low Barrier admission – do not screen out based on
a. Having too little or no income
b. Active or history of substance abuse
c. Having a criminal record with exceptions to state- mandated restrictions
d. History of victimization (e.g. domestic violence, sexual abuse, childhood abuse)

19. Housing First Programs
Do Not Terminate from program for:
Failure to participate in supportive services
Failure to make progress on a service plan
Loss of income or failure to improve income
Victimization
Any other activity not covered in a lease agreement typically found in the project’s geographic area

20. HUD NOFA Requirements

21. COCs MAY FUND
Permanent Housing -community based housing without a designated length of stay. Includes Permanent Supportive Housing (for individuals and families with a disability) and Rapid Re-housing. Does not allow for permanent housing without support services.
Transitional Housing – no longer a preferred category, except for youth
NEW as of FY17 Joint Rapid Re-housing and Transitional Housing
Supportive Services only – only if focused on Coordinated Assessment
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Prevention (high performing communities only)

22. HUD AREAS of FOCUS in 2018
Reallocation of lower performing projects and categories, especially TH and SSO
Ranking and rating based on objective performance criteria
Housing First principles followed
Homelessness reduced
Resources targeted at those with the highest needs

23. Other areas of emphasis
Access to transportation and community amenities
Access to healthcare, income, mainstream benefits
Client choice
Comprehensive Coordinate Entry Process
Rapid movement from transitional to permanent housing
Partnerships with Housing Authorities
Demonstrated efforts to address the needs of victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and LGBT individuals, youth, and Veterans
State and local discharge planning

24. Eligible Organizations Must:
Be a 501© 3 or government entity
Submit or be willing to submit data into HMIS or equivalent data management system (domestic violence only)
Participate or be willing to participate in the Coordinated Entry Process
Participate in Continuum of Care Committee
Participate in annual Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory
Have an active SAM registration
Have DUNS number

25. Local Community Funding Priorities
Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing
Housing First Rapid Rehousing
Low Barrier Service-Intensive Interim Housing
System-Coordination Support Services

26. 2018 Application Process

27. IRT Review & Preliminary Rank Membership Council approval
Local Application
Renewal Applications
Reallocation
New Projects
IRT Review & Preliminary Rank
Membership Council approval

28. Online Application System!
Link will be posted on ECHO website

29. HUD Review Process
Tier I: New and renewal projects. HUD will conduct threshold review and announce conditional funding within 45 days. Projects should be determined to be high priority, high performing, and meet the needs and gaps
Tier II: Other renewal projects and new projects. HUD will announce after scoring is complete, depending on availability of funding.
All Projects except CoC planning must be ranked

30. Application Components
Threshold Review
Performance Scorecard (65%)
Project Application (35%)
IRT Q&A (0%)

31. New Projects – Reallocation
PSH that will primarily serve individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness, including unaccompanied youth
Rapid Re-housing projects for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth
Joint Transitional Housing and Permanent Housing Rapid Re-housing component projects that will combine TH and PH-RRH into a single project to serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness
Dedicated HMIS, or
Supportive Services Projects (SSO) for centralized or coordinated entry

32. NEW BONUS – Must wait for NOFA
PSH for individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness, including unaccompanied youth
New Rapid Re-housing that will serve homeless individuals and families who enter directly from the streets or emergency shelters, including youth up to age 24, and includes persons fleeing domestic violence situations, and other persons meeting the criteria of paragraph (4) of the definition of homelessness
New joint component projects, which will combine TH and PH-RRH into a single project to serve individuals, and families experiencing homelessness

33. Grievance/Appeal Process
IRT will review and rank applications and make recommendations to the Membership Council
Membership Council will make final ranking decisions
If application is rejected, applicants may make a formal appeal
See Grievance/Appeal Process Policy for details (to be posted on ECHO Website under coalition information)

34. Timeline May 9– Renewal Application released June 6 – Application Due
June 19 – Presentations to IRT
Within 7 days of NOFA release bidder’s conference for NEW Projects
Membership Council makes final ranking and funding decisions prior to NOFA submission

35. Questions?
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