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MHDC Community Initiatives Programs

MHDC Community Initiatives Programs. Special Needs Housing Summit Osage Beach, Missouri August 7, 2013 Sarah Parsons Marlene Oleksak Jenni Miller Joselyn Pfliegier. Agenda. Community Initiatives Overview Balance of State Continuum of Care Emergency Solutions Grant Program

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MHDC Community Initiatives Programs

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  1. MHDC Community Initiatives Programs Special Needs Housing Summit Osage Beach, Missouri August 7, 2013 Sarah Parsons Marlene Oleksak Jenni Miller Joselyn Pfliegier

  2. Agenda • Community Initiatives Overview • Balance of State Continuum of Care • Emergency Solutions Grant Program • Missouri Housing Trust Fund • Housing First Program • Questions

  3. Balance of State (BoS)Continuum of Care (CoC)

  4. What Is a Continuum of Care (CoC)? • The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Among other changes, the HEARTH Act consolidated the three separate McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs (Supportive Housing program, Shelter Plus Care program, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO program) into a single grant program known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.

  5. Eight Continua of Care in Missouri What is a Continuum of Care? Pro Rata Need (PRN) and applying for continuum funds Missouri Continua of Care

  6. Missouri Continua of Care (Continued) • Balance of State (BoS) Continuum of Care (CoC) • MHDC, BoS lead agency • DMH, Shelter Plus Care lead agency • MASW, HMIS lead agency • Rural housing issues • Regional Housing Team Meetings

  7. Program Components • Permanent Housing (PH) • Defined as community-based housing without a designated length of stay in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible • Transitional Housing • The transitional housing (TH) project component may be used to cover the costs of up to 24 months of housing with accompanying support services (no new TH programs) • Supportive Services Only • The supportive services only (SSO) program component is limited to recipients and sub-recipients providing services to individuals and families not residing in housing operated by the recipient (No new SSO programs)

  8. Program Components (Continued) Other Program Components: • HMIS • Safe Havens (no new Safe Havens) • Prevention (only high preforming communities) • Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO (no new SROs)

  9. Eligible Activities • Acquisition • Rehabilitation • New Construction • Leasing • Rental Assistance • TBRA • SBRA • PBRA

  10. Eligible Activities (Continued) • Supportive Services • Operating • HMIS • Administration

  11. Match Requirements • All eligible funding costs, except leasing, must be matched with no less than a 25 percent cash or in-kind contribution • No match is required for leasing • Match must be met on an annual basis • In-kind match • Third party services

  12. Timeline • NOFA: Early Fall • Project Applications Submitted: Fall • Technical Submissions: Due within one month of the date received from local HUD field office for new projects only, and for renewals with changes. • Site Control: Required within one year of conditional award letter. This is a statutory requirement and cannot be extended. • Operating Start Date: For new grants, the first day of the month in which the grantee or sponsor begins incurring eligible costs.

  13. Partnering With a Non-Profit • When selecting a non-profit to work with, you will want to consider: • Their ability to navigate federal grants • Their relationship with HUD • Their housing experience • Their involvement with the CoC

  14. Distribution List • To be added to the BoS CoC Distribution list for notification of HUD’s NOFA release and the BoS CoC application process, please include your contact information on this workshop’s sign-in page or you may email your request to Marlene Oleksak at moleksak@mhdc.com

  15. Balance of State Continuum of Care Contact Information Marlene Oleksak Community Initiatives Coordinator 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: (816) 759-6633 Email: moleksak@mhdc.com

  16. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program

  17. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) History • HEARTH Act of 2009 changed Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) to Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) • ESG Interim rule posted November 15, 2011 • Went into effect 30 days after publication in Federal Register • There were 60 days for pubic comment • Priorities of the new ESG program • Broaden existing emergency shelter and homeless prevention activities • Emphasize rapid re-housing • Help people quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness

  18. ESG Program Objectives • Combination of old activities and new activities • Old Activities • Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street • Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families • Help operate shelters • Provide essential services to shelter residents • New Activities • Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families • Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless

  19. ESG Eligible Recipients • National • States • Metropolitan Cities • Urban Counties • U.S. Territories • State of Missouri • State of Missouri • Kansas City • St. Louis • St. Louis County

  20. ESG National Funding • Formula grant program administered by HUD • 20% of available grant funds after Continuum of Care renewals are funded • FY2011 National Funding: $250 million • First allocation, $160 million • Second allocation, $90 million • FY2012 National Funding: $286 million • One allocation • FY 2013 National Funding: $215 million • One allocation

  21. ESG 2013 National Funding • FY2013 Budget (before deficit reduction) • President’s request: $286 • House Budget: $280 • Senate Budget: $ 286 • FY2013 Budget after deficit reduction mandated by Budget Control Act of 2011 • ESG affected by a shortfall in the homeless assistance grant appropriation to cover both increased renewal demand and maintain ESG funding • Congressional direction to HUD mandating $200 million be allocated to ESG • Sequestration cuts • Emergency Solutions Grant reduced by 5% • Brought $200 million to $190 million • Final Budget • HUD chose to allocate $215 million to ESG • $25 million over the Congressional minimum

  22. 2011 Missouri ESG Funding • FY2011 State of Missouri Funding • First allocation, $1,428,349 • Second allocation, $803,446 • Total allocation, $2,231,795 • FY2011 Kansas City Funding • First allocation, $370,888 • Second allocation, $208,625 • Total allocation, $579,513 • FY2011 St. Louis City Funding • First allocation, $865,483 • Second allocation, $486,834 • Total allocation, $1,352,317 • FY2011 St. Louis County Funding • First allocation, $242,976 • Second allocation, $136,674 • Total allocation, $379,650

  23. 2012 Missouri ESG Funding • FY2012 State of Missouri Funding • Total allocation, $2,569,400 • FY2012 Kansas City Funding • Total allocation, $662,929 • FY2012 St. Louis City Funding • Total allocation, $1,543,959 • FY2012 St. Louis County Funding • Total allocation, $440,727

  24. 2013 Missouri ESG Funding • FY2013 State of Missouri Funding • $2,023,638 • FY 2013 Kansas City Funding • $550,869 • FY2013 St. Louis City Funding • $1,225,336 • FY2013 St. Louis County Funding • $333,043

  25. 2013 State ESG Application • NOFA • Allocation Plan • Application overview • Application training • Tentative timeline • Funded training

  26. ESG Eligible Participants • HEARTH Act Definition of Homelessness • Category One: Literally homeless • Category Two: Imminent risk of homelessness • Category Three: Homeless under other federal statutes • Category Four: Fleeing/Attempting to flee domestic violence • HEARTH Act Definition of At-risk of Homelessness • Three categories, only for homeless prevention • HUD Homeless Definition Resource: http://www.hudhre.info/documents/HomelessDefEligibility%20_SHP_SPC_ESG.pdf

  27. ESG Eligible Program Components • 1. Street Outreach • Engagement, essential services • 2. Emergency Shelter • Operations, essential services, renovation • 3. Prevention • Housing relocation financial, housing relocation services, rental assistance • 4. Rapid Re-Housing • Housing relocation financial, housing relocation services, rental assistance • 5. Data Collection (HMIS) • 6. Administration

  28. ESG Match • Recipients must match grant funds with an equal amount of funds • Cash • In-kind • New staff or volunteer time • Donation of materials and buildings • Value of any lease on a building

  29. ESG Additional Requirements • Connecting participants with mainstream resources • Regularly evaluating participant eligibility • Written standards required to ensure consistent program administration • HMIS participation • Performance reporting • Continuum of Care participation

  30. ESG Resources • ESG State Program: MHDC resources • http://www.mhdc.com/ci/esg/index.htm • HUD One CPD: ESG • https://www.onecpd.info/esg/ • State of Missouri Substantial Amendment • http://dss.mo.gov/fsd/esg/

  31. Emergency Solutions Grant Program Contact Information Jenni Miller Community Initiatives Coordinator 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: (816) 759-6614 Email: jmiller@mhdc.com Valerie Howard Community Support Unit Manager Department of Social Services Phone: (573) 751-6789 Email: Valerie.howard@dss.mo.gov

  32. Missouri Housing Trust Fund (MHTF)

  33. General Information • The Trust Fund was created by the state legislature in 1994 to help meet the housing needs of very low-income families and individuals (RSMo 215.034) • Housing Trust Fund monies are used to provide housing and housing services to persons with income at or below 50% of the area median income • 50% of the funds must be used for persons at or below 25% of the area median income

  34. General Information • The trust fund is funded by the set-aside of $3 from the recording fees on all real estate documents filed in the state of Missouri • Annual funding has ranged between $3 million and $6 million during the past few years • The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was released June 24th, and is posted on the MHDC website at http://www.mhdc.com/housing_trust_fund/index.htm

  35. Missouri Housing Trust Fund FY2014 • $4 million (est.) for FY 2014 • Apply annually • Grant year runs April 1-April 30 • FY 2014 Application Due September 6, 2013 at 4:30pm

  36. Allocation of Funds • MHDC has identified the following five grant types as priorities in 2014 to meet the needs of both the chronic and episodic homeless population: • Rental Assistance • Operating Funds • Home Repair or Modifications • Construction/Rehabilitation • Emergency Assistance

  37. Rental Assistance • Eligible Uses: • Rental Assistance - ongoing rental subsidy for permanent housing • Participants required pay 30% of gross income • 10% Administration Fee

  38. Operating Funds • Eligible Uses: • Staff salaries • Program operations • Program must serve clients at or below 50% area median income (AMI)

  39. Home Repair and Modifications • Eligible Uses: • Weatherization • Accessibility • Repair or replacement of major systems • Repairs for “life safety” issues • Environmental abatement • 10% administrative fee • $10,000 maximum per property • Two year Regulatory Agreement required for $2,000 - $4,999 • Five year Regulatory Agreement for amounts $5,000 and over

  40. Construction/Rehabilitation • Eligible Uses: • Acquisition • Rehabilitation • New Construction • 18 year Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA) • Held to serving individuals at or below 50% AMI for 18 years

  41. Emergency Assistance • Eligible Uses: • Utility payments and deposits • Rental payments and deposits • Mortgage payments • Hotel/motel vouchers • Emergency home repairs (not to exceed $1,000) • 10% administrative fee

  42. Geographic Allocation (2014) • South Region (31%) • Central Region (22%) • St. Louis Metropolitan Area (20%) • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (13%) • North Region (14%)

  43. Application/Proposal Guide • The deadline for application is September 6, 2013, 4:30 p.m. MHDC-Kansas City (no exceptions). • Hard-Copy Application • Submit original hard-copy of the application and all required supplemental documentation in a 1-inch, 3-ring, hard-covered binder. • Electronic Application • Submit the completed Excel application(.xlsx ONLY) to ci.applications@mhdc.com. Both a Hard Copy and Electronic version of the application must be submitted

  44. 2014 Funding Cycle Timeline • NOFA posted: June 24,2013 • Proposal deadline: September 6, 2013 • Commission review meeting: December 6, 2013 • Awards notification: January 2014 • Funding training: February 2014 • Contracts awarded: April 2014 • Deadline to disburse funds: April 30, 2015

  45. Ranking/Scoring • All applications are scored in the following categories: • Prior History • High Score for Non Prior History Applicant • Initial Application Checklist • General Information • Proposal Information • Agency Information • Outcomes • Grant Type – Program Information • Supplemental Documentation

  46. Submit Application • Hard copies to: • Missouri Housing Development Commission Missouri Housing Trust Fund 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 • Electronic copies to: • ci.applications@mhdc.com Deadline: September 6, 2013, 4:30pm (no exceptions)

  47. Housing First Program

  48. Housing First Objective • To increase permanent housing solutions for the homeless and at-risk homeless populations • Housing First programs are designed to increase housing stability for people who have traditionally been difficult to house, or have had difficulty maintaining their housing • Housing First can help stabilize a recipient and promote success in permanent housing

  49. What is Housing First? • Housing persons in crisis before other services or treatment begins (aka rapid re-housing) • Provides a link between housing and other services, but participation is strictly voluntary • Will provide support and assistance to those who are chronically homeless

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