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Emergency Solutions Grant

Emergency Solutions Grant. December 7, 2012. Implementing the New Regulations. Presenters. Dale Zuchlewski , Executive Director, HAWNY Keith Lucas, Planning Director, City of Buffalo. Aligning ESG with Federal Goals. Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in 5 years.

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Emergency Solutions Grant

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  1. Emergency Solutions Grant December 7, 2012 Implementing the New Regulations

  2. Presenters Dale Zuchlewski, Executive Director, HAWNY Keith Lucas, Planning Director, City of Buffalo

  3. Aligning ESG with Federal Goals Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness in 5 years. Prevent and end homelessness among veterans in 5 years. Prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children in 10 years. Set a path to ending all types of homelessness.

  4. Changing ESG Regulations OLD NEW Rehabilitation Operations Essential Services Prevention Administration Street Outreach Emergency Shelter Prevention (new definition) Rapid Re-housing HMIS Administration

  5. Homeless Prevention and Risk Factors Individuals and families at risk of homelessness who: • Have income at or below 30% of area median • Meet other criteria described in the “at risk of homelessness” definition

  6. New Priorities Homeless Prevention Difficult to strategically target (many people assisted would not have become homeless). More difficult to measure effect on reducing literal homelessness. Homelessness prevention focused on shelter diversion Targets resources effectively by addressing those who are about to become homeless

  7. Outreach and Shelter Funding Limit Combined street outreach and emergency shelter expenditures CANNOT exceed 60% of total ESG grant award

  8. New Priorities Broaden existing emergency shelter and prevention activities. Help people quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. Enhance alignment of ESG regulations with other HUD programs – CDBG, HOME, COC and HCV. Support coordinated entry and effective data collection, performance measurement, and program evaluation.

  9. New Priorities HUD strongly encourages jurisdictions to target new funds toward assisting individuals and families living on the streets or in emergency shelter Effective Rapid Re-housing can transition people out of homelessness quickly and decrease the overall number of people that are homeless in the community Rapid Re-housing should be given highest priority under ESG to ensure that existing resources – within and outside the homeless assistance system – are used as efficiently as possible

  10. Program Requirements Centralized/coordinated intake to assess the eligibility and needs of each individual or family seeking assistance: Promote consistent standards Avoid duplicative/unnecessary assistance Target resources strategically

  11. Program Requirements Continuum of Care coordination on allocation of funds and performance measurements Connecting participants with mainstream resources Regularly re-evaluating participant eligibility Written standards for program administration HMIS participation Performance reporting

  12. Transitional Housing Restrictions on Transitional Housing New focus on Permanent Housing

  13. Rapid Re-Housing

  14. Prevention

  15. CoC & ESG • 2 Areas that are eligible for CoC and ESG funding: • S.P.O.E • Rapid Rehousing

  16. Funding Availability HUD has approved release of funds to City of Buffalo for CDBG and HOME; no word on ESG and HOPWA 2012 ESG amendment will be submitted December 17 All agencies at or (slightly) above 2011 funding level Rapid Re-housing Demonstration Project will start when HUD approves; will run for 16 months

  17. Allocation by Activity 2011 2012 2013 Total $1,102,056 $1,259,191 $1,160,000 Outreach 170,000 175,000 180,000 Shelter 310,800 436,000 400,000 Prevention 195,000 90,000 90,000 Rapid Re-housing 303,605 456,000 360,000 HMIS 40,000 8,484 53,000 Administration 82,651 93,707 77,000

  18. Rapid Re-housing • $545,000 • $574,605 2011 $303,605 2012 $456,000 2013 $360,000 Spring 2013 RFP Demonstration Project

  19. Additional Information HUD ESG Program www.hudhre.info/esg National Alliance to End Homelessness www.endhomelessness.org

  20. Questions

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