1. Federal Policy Update: Homelessness Services Initiatives
Capitol Hill Day Materials:

2. Today’s Agenda Introduction Hill Day Logistics
Capitol Hill Day Policy Agenda
Appropriations, Update, Talking Points, Action
HHS Appropriations
Second Chance Act
3. Authorizing Bills, Update, Talking Points, Action
SELHA
Medicaid – expand eligibility / increase access to services linked to housing
4. Questions

3. Hill Day Logistics
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4. Capitol Hill Day Policy Agenda
Reflects critical issues being considered AS WE SPEAK
Issues we can impact at the time of the conference
Issues you have been working on for several months

5. Capitol Hill Day Policy Agenda
Several policies are moving forward
Prioritizing issues for each meeting is CRITICAL
Less issues = more progress

6. Capitol Hill Day Policy Agenda
Deciding on an issue:
Is your Senator or Representative on a committee considering one of these policies?
What have they supported in the past?
We can help you find this info!

7. Appropriations
Priorities
Increase SAMHSA Homeless Services Funding to $120 million
Include $100 million for Second Chance Act
Update on other programs
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
Health Care for the Homeless programs

8. SAMHSA Homeless Services
Status of Grant Applications
2009 Grant applications have been submitted and are currently under review
Expect SAMHSA will fund approximately 70 grants (announcements in Sept)
Continuation of the SSI/SSDI, Outreach Access and Recovery (SOAR) Initiative also included (contractor announced in September)
Status for 2010 Appropriations
For FY 2010 House Full Appropriations Committee Passed Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill included $75 million (same level as last year).
Senate has not started

9. SAMHSA Homeless Services, cont.
Next Steps
Senate process may start next week
Full House scheduled to pass before August recess
Unlikely Conference Committees will finish before September 30
Ask
NOW - Contact Senate offices to include $120 million in SAMHSA homeless programs for essential mental health and substance use treatment services linked to permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families and other housing programs targeted to homeless families, youth and individuals in the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill
NEXT WEEK – Get Commitments for prioritizing SAMHSA homeless programs for FY 2011

10. Second Chance Act Programs (SCA)
Status
House Passed Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill included $100 million (a $75 million increase).
Senate committee version includes only $50 million for SCA
Next Steps
Full Senate needs to pass CJS appropriations bill
House/Senate Conference Committee will develop one bill for final passage (ideally by September 30th)
Ask
Thank House Members for $100 m funding level
Ask Senate and House CJS Subcommittee. Members to support the House request of $100 million for SCA grant programs in the Final FY2010 Appropriations Bill

11. Other HHS Homeless Programs
House Appropriations Proposed
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Programs: $116 million (a $1 million increase)
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) : $68 million (an $8 million increase)
Health Care for the Homeless Programs: $191 million ($1 million increase)