Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing

1. Homelessness PreventionandRapid Re-Housing Program Overview Eligible Activities and Requirements February 2010

2. HPRP $1.5 billion program created as part of American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 HUD established formula, eligible activities, expenditure and reporting requirements State of Oregon received $7.8 million Cities of Portland and Eugene; Lane, Washington and Clackamas Counties received direct funding of $7.4 million

3. HPRP Program Intent: Focus of HPRP is housing stabilization Provides temporary financial assistance and services to Prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless Help those already experiencing homeless to be quickly re-housed and stabilized

4. HPRP Program Intent: HPRP seeks to serve persons who: Are homeless or would be homeless but for this assistance Can remain stably housed after this temporary assistance ends

5. HPPR Eligible Activity Categories Financial Assistance Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services Data Collection and Evaluation Administrative Costs ESGESG

6. Financial Assistance Eligible Activities:Rental and Utility Assistance Short term (up to 3 months) Medium term (4-18 months) Total period of assistance cannot exceed 18 months Arrearages (up to 6 months) but counts towards 18 months Rental assistance must comply with HUD�s �rent reasonableness� standard

7. Eligible Activities:Other Financial Assistance Security Deposits Utility Deposits Moving Costs Storage (up to 3 months) Hotel Motel vouchers (up to 30 days) Staff costs to issue financial assistance Cost for inspections for habitability standards

8. Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services Services to assist homeless persons who need temporary assistance to obtain housing Services to assist person at risk of homelessness to maintain housing Eligible Services: Case management, outreach & engagement; housing search and placement; referral to mainstream services; legal services; credit repair

9. Data Collection and Evaluation Reasonable costs for collecting and reporting data through HMIS HMIS training Software and hardware costs

10. Administrative Costs Eligible Costs: Accounting for use of grant funds Preparing reports to HUD Program audits Staff salaries associated with eligible administrative costs Training for staff directly related to learning about HPRP

11. Other Requirements HPRP funds must be issued to third party (e.g. landlord or utility company), NOT directly to program participant An assisted property must not be owned (even in part) by grantee or subgrantee Grantees who use funds for ineligible activities must reimburse HUD

12. Eligible Participants Program participants must be homeless or about to become homeless AND: Initial consultation to determine appropriate assistance Income less than 50% AMI No other housing options No financial resources or support networks to obtain or remain in housing

13. Targeting HPRP �Would this household be homeless but for this assistance?� Many have been affected by economic crisis and high unemployment rates Others have been precariously housed or homeless for longer period

14. Targeting for Homeless Prevention Risk Factors to consider: Eviction within 2 weeks Discharge from institution within 2 wks Lives in condemned housing Sudden loss of income or increase in housing or utility costs Disabilities and chronic health issues Extremely low income (less than 30% AMI) Significant medical debt Other risk factors include: 2 or more moves in the past year, families with children who are doubled up; homeless in the past 12 months; recent traumatic event; young head of household Other risk factors include: 2 or more moves in the past year, families with children who are doubled up; homeless in the past 12 months; recent traumatic event; young head of household

15. Targeting for Rapid Re-housing People are homeless if: Sleeping in emergency shelter Sleeping in places not meant for human habitation Staying in hospital or institution up to 180 days, but literally homeless prior to entry Graduating or timing out of transitional housing Victim of domestic violence

16. HPRP Grantee Responsibilities: Local Coordination HPRP must be administered in coordination with existing CoC and other local homeless planning efforts to: Identify gaps and needs for HPRP services Promote collaborative use of Recovery Act funds Align HPRP activities with CoC strategies for preventing and ending homelessness

17. Leveraging Other Resources: Grantees are strongly encouraged to maximize all Recovery Act Resources Recovery Act funding for serving homeless and at risk persons also provided to other federal agencies such as Education, HHS, Labor, etc Chart of Oregon Recovery Act activities by county at www.Oregon.gov/recovery

18. Grantee Responsibilities:Participant Eligibility Grantee or subgrantees must: Verify and document each client�s eligibility for the program Assess each household�s needs and appropriateness for HPRP assistance Evaluate eligibility for financial assistance at least every 3 months

19. Key Expenditure Dates 60% of allocation must be spent within 2 years of grant execution � July 7, 2011 100% of allocation must be spent within 3 years of grant execution � July 7, 2012 OHCS will reallocate funds if grantees cannot demonstrate that they will expend 60% of funds by July 7, 2011

20. Technical Assistance and Resources Posted at www.hudhre.info Program development and guidance resources at www.naeh.org HPRP website under development at OHCS Q&A document and database, help desk, program guides, documents, tools and templates, Q&A document and database, help desk, program guides, documents, tools and templates,