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US DOL-VETS 2007 Competitive Grantees Training Conference`

US DOL-VETS 2007 Competitive Grantees Training Conference`. August 7-9, 2007 Cynthia W. High, MSW US Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs. Continuum of Care. Outreach Intake Assessment. Permanent Housing. Emergency Shelter.

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US DOL-VETS 2007 Competitive Grantees Training Conference`

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  1. US DOL-VETS 2007 Competitive Grantees Training Conference` August 7-9, 2007 Cynthia W. High, MSW US Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs

  2. Continuum of Care Outreach Intake Assessment Permanent Housing Emergency Shelter Transitional Housing Permanent Supportive Housing Supportive Services

  3. HUD’s Continuum of Care Approach • Community driven planning process launched in 1994 that is collaborative, strategic and long-range; • Framework to bring homeless housing and services together to develop a strategy to end chronic homelessness and move families and individuals to permanent housing and self-sufficiency; • Community determines local needs; prioritizes the projects recommended for funding; • Requires involvement of diverse stakeholders.

  4. Veterans Services Mental Illness Businesses Planning / Coordinating Councils Banks HIV / AIDS Housing Developers Foundations Service Providers Educators Neighborhood Groups Homeless Persons

  5. Program Components • Three competitive programs: • Supportive Housing Program (SHP) • Shelter Plus Care (SPC or S+C) • Section 8 Moderate Rehab SRO • One formula program: • Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) • Policy Priorities: • Ending Chronic Homelessness • Housing Emphasis • Performance

  6. 2006 Competition Highlights • Requested: $1.4 billion for 5,704 projects • Awarded: $1.2 billion to 5,291 projects • Amount awarded represents: • 86% of funding requests • 93% of project requests

  7. Funding and Renewals • 5,291 Total Projects Funded • 436 CoCs Funded • 256 CoCs received new and renewal funding, for a total of $993 million • 180 CoCs received 1 year renewals only, for a total of $212 million • Availability of new funding varies by CoC

  8. HUD Veteran Project Funding • HUD emphasizes importance of serving veterans in its grant applications - gives points for veteran participation. • Relatively few veteran-specific projects are submitted (3-4 %). • Veteran-specific projects - 70% or more participants are veterans. • Many more projects that target veterans among others served are funded (>50% ).

  9. HUD Veteran Project Funding in 2006 • 145 veteran-specific projects were awarded just over $30 million (3% of funded projects) • 2,466 projects serving veterans among others were awarded $631.5 million (47% of funded projects) • Total projects serving veterans – 2,611 (50% of funded projects)

  10. Initiatives • 1996 - HUD’s Annual Performance Report (APR) was revised to record veteran information. • Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) now collects information about veteran status. • Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) – report to Congress • Development of two technical assistance guidebooks – currently on-line. • A Place at the Table: Homeless Veterans and Local HomelessAssistance Planning Networks; • Coordinating Resources and Developing Strategies to Address the Needs of Homeless Veterans.

  11. Chronic Homelessness • HUD addresses chronic homelessness among veterans through the CoC application award process. • Collaborative Initiatives address chronic homelessness among veterans. • 2003 and 2005 – Three Collaborative Initiatives to address chronic homelessness, including one Initiative funded by HUD and DOL.

  12. Future Proposals for CoC Process • Program consolidation • Greater local decision making • Funds for prevention

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