HUD’s Homeless Assistance

Ann Marie Oliva

Overview of Presentation

• Update on Status of Regulations• FY 2013 and FY 2014 Budgets and Implications• Policy Priorities• Questions

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Status of the Regulations• Published Final Rules:

Defining Homeless

• Published Interim Rules: Emergency Solutions Grants Program with conforming

amendments to the Consolidated Plan Continuum of Care Program

• Published Proposed Rules: Homeless Management Information Systems Chronic Homeless Definition RHS Program

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FY2013 Budget – Targeted Homeless Programs (UPDATE)

President's Request Appropriated Expected

Expenditures

Total Amount 2,231,000,000 1,933,302,294 1,933,302,294

Emergency Solutions Grants 286,000,000 189,600,000 215,000,000

Continuum of Care 1,940,000,000 1,710,000,000

HMIS 8,000,000 7,000,000

TA Up to 1% of CoC 0

HUD-VASH $75 $75 $75

FY2013 Budget:• $71 million cut to ESG• Expected cut to CoC

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President’s FY2014 Budget – Targeted Homeless Programs

• Total request -$2.381• ESG: $346 million (with $60 million set-

aside for RRH)• CoC: $2.027 Billion

• Focus on chronically homeless (competitive PSH) and Families (RRH)

Policy Priorities

Strategic Resource Allocation: Each CoC is encouraged to conduct a comprehensive analysis of its existing projects to determine the extent to which each project addresses the goals above. CoCs should reallocate those projects that are underperforming, obsolete, or ineffective. CoCs may only request new projects through reallocation.

Ending Chronic Homelessness: In order to meet the first goal of Opening Doors, CoCs must implement strategies to ensure that the chronically homeless are prioritized in existing permanent supportive housing beds, increase the total number of permanent supportive housing beds dedicated to this population, and adopt promising models, such as Housing First.

Ending Family Homelessness: Rapid re-housing is a model of housing that has proven to be most effective for households with children. CoCs are encouraged to target rapid re-housing resources to homeless families–particularly those that are unsheltered. CoCs may request new reallocated rapid re-housing projects for homeless families with children; however only if they are able to document that chronic homelessness will be adequately addressed through other resources.

Policy Priorities

Removing Barriers to CoC Resources: The FY 2013 CoC Application will contain questions to determine the extent to which CoCs are making progress in implementing a coordinated assessment system, using transitional housing as a tool to serve specific subpopulations–such as homeless youth, domestic violence survivors, and homeless populations with substance abuse issues, and systematically prioritize households most in need.

Maximizing the Use of Mainstream Resources: Each CoC and project applicant should ensure that it is maximizing the use of all mainstream services available. CoCs should be proactively seeking and providing information to recipients about mainstream resources and funding opportunities, including upcoming implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Policy Priorities

Building Partnerships: CoCs should proactively seek to engage in partnerships with Public Housing Agencies (PHA)–through PHA membership in the CoC or working together to implement a homelessness preference or priority for formerly homeless families and individuals moving out of permanent supportive housing (called a “move-up strategy). CoCs should also consider the extent to which philanthropy could play a role within the community.

Other Priority Populations: CoCs must also consider the needs of other homeless populations that may be prevalent within the CoC’s geographic area, especially the needs of veterans and their families and unaccompanied youth. HUD strongly encourages CoCs to coordinate with housing and services funded through other sources (e.g., HUD-VASH) that serve these populations.

Resources

• Up to date information regarding the McKinney-Vento Act programs, including a copy of the McKinney-Act amended by the HEARTH Act, the ESG interim rule, the CoC interim rule, , and TA materials can be found at http://www.hudhre.info/hearth/

• Notification of the availability of future information will be released via HUD’s Homeless Assistance listserv. To join HUD’s listserv, go to http://www.hud.gov/subscribe/mailinglist.cfm and click on “Homeless Assistance Program”

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Questions

Submit Questions to HUD’s AAQ at:

http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewHelpdesk

Please note: Due to the high volume of questions, please read the regulations and the training materials provided prior to

submitting your question to the Virtual Help Desk.

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