DiscussionTopics
• Progressonendinghomelessness,WAstateinforma>on• StatusofHomelessnessPreven>onandRapidRe‐Housing
Program
• HEARTHAct;implementa>onofamendmentstoHUD’shomelessassistanceprograms
• HUDrulemaking
• Defini>ons• Programchanges
Con>nuumofCareFunding
National WA
2011 $ 1,674,351,578.00 $ 40,867,466.00
2010 $ 1,628,309,714.00 $ 39,935,212.00
2009 $ 1,558,756,150.00 $ 38,271,547.00
FundingAwardedtoWACoC’s
CoC 2010 2011
WA‐500–SeaMle/KingCounty $22,487,165 $22,824,611
WA‐501–WashingtonBalanceofState $5,031,594 $5,367,660
WA‐502–SpokaneCity&County $3,053,232 $3,219,401
WA‐503–Tacoma/Lakewood/PierceCounty $3,046,323 $3,175,831
WA‐504–EvereM/SnohomishCounty $4,938,718 $4,836,610
WA‐507–YakimaCity&County $466,736 $480,474
WA‐508–Vancouver/ClarkCounty $911,444 $962,879
2011WAStateHomelessPopula>on
Important Notes About This Data: This report is based on point-in-time information provided to HUD by Continuums of Care (CoCs) in the 2011 application for CoC Homeless Assistance Programs. CoCs are required to provide an unduplicated count of homeless persons according to HUD standards (explained in HUD’s two guides to Counting Sheltered and Unsheltered Homeless People at http://www.hudhre.info/documents/counting_unsheltered.pdf).
CoC TotalNumberofHomelessPersons
SeaMle/KingCounty 8,972
WashingtonState 4,956
SpokaneCity&County 1,272
Tacoma/PierceCounty 2,089
EvereM/SnohomishCounty 1,860
YakimaCity&County 443
Vancouver/ClarkCounty 847
2011WAStateHomelessPopula>onbyCon>nuumofCare
Opportuni>es
HUD’sTitleVProgram–ListedinFederalRegisteronFridays
hMp://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/homeless/programs/t5
HUDHomes‐hMp://www.hudhomestore.com/Home/Index.aspx
BRAC–hMp://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/homeless/programs/brac
NSP–ContactWADept.ofCommerceandlocalen>tlementcommuni>espartneringwiththestate
hMp://www.commerce.wa.gov/site/1139/default.aspx
Opportuni>esCon>nued…
eConPlanningSuite:Mapping,ConsolidatedPlan&IDIS,andConsolidatedPlanManual
hMp://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/conplan/index.cfmU.S.InteragencyCouncilonHomelessness
hMp://www.usich.gov/HUDHomelessResourceExchange
hMp://www.hudhre.info/TechnicalAssistanceandTraining:contactyourCPD
Representa>ve
StatusofHPRP
BeganAugust‐Septemberof2009,partofRecoveryAct
10granteesinWAstate
Approximately$25millionforWAstate,three‐yrgrants
Providedfundsforpreven>onandrapidre‐housing• preven>onforpersonsatriskofhomelessness
• rapidre‐housingforhomelesspersons
HPRPCont.
WAstategranteeshaveprovidedassistanceto:• 20,632persons• 8,228households
Haveexpended$23million:
• $14.5millionforpreven>on• $8.5millionforrapidre‐housing
GrantsendingJuly‐Augustof2012
HEARTHAct
• SignedintolawonMay20,2009
• ConsolidatesHUD’scompe>>veMcKinney‐VentoHomelessAssistancePrograms
• Providesnewdefini>onofhomeless• Createsnewprograms
• EmergencySolu>onsGrants(NewESG)
• RuralHousingStability
HUDRuleMaking
• HEARTHActamendmentsrequiredsixseparateHUDregula>ons:
• Defini>onofHomeless
• EmergencySolu>onsGrantsProgram• ConformingAmendmentstotheConsolidatedPlan
• HomelessManagementInforma>onSystems• Con>nuumofCareProgram
• RuralHousingStabilityProgram
StatusofHUDRegula>ons
PublishedFinalRule:
• DefiningHomeless–amendmentstotheSHPandS+Cregula>ons
PublishedInterimRules:
• EmergencySolu>onsGrantsProgramwithconformingamendmentstotheConsolidatedPlan
PublishedProposedRule:
• HomelessManagementInforma>onSystemsRulesPendingPublica>on:
• CoCProgram• RHSProgram
HomelessDefini>on
Providesfourcategoriesofhomeless:
1. Streets,shelters,transi>onalhousing,orins>tu>ons2. Imminentdisplacementfromcurrentresidence3. Unaccompaniedyouthhomelessunderotherfederal
programs
4. FleeingoraMemp>ngtofleedomes>cviolenceorotherlifethreateningsitua>ons
HomelessDefini>oncont.
• Includesindividualsandfamiliesthatwerehomelessunderpreviousdefini>on
• Con>nuestoexcludeindividualswhoare“couchsurfing”andindividualsandfamiliesinsubstandardhousing
• Newdefini>onappliestofundingforSHPandS+Cprojectsunder2011CoCcompe>>on(newandrenewalgrants)
• AlsoappliestoEmergencySolu>onsGrants• Rulecontainsspecificrecordkeepingrequirements
HomelessDefini>onDocumenta>onStandards• Generallyconsistentwithcurrentguidance• RequiresprojectstomaintainandfollowwriMenintake
procedurestoensurecompliancewithhomelessdefini>on
• Mustdocumenttheevidencereliedupontodetermineanddocumenthomelessstatusatintake
• Proceduresmustestablishorderofpriorityforobtainingevidence;requiredorder:
• Third‐partydocumenta>on• Intakeworkerobserva>on• Self‐declara>on
• NoHUD‐requiredforms
OtherDefini>ons
• HomelessIndividualwithaDisability• IncludespersonswithHIV• NowsameforSHPandS+C
• AtRiskofHomelessness
• Appliesforpreven>onunderESG• ChronicallyHomeless
• Includesfamilies
• Income• RequiredforeligibilityunderNewESG
EmergencySolu>onsGrantsProgram
• Formulagrantstolocalgovernmentsandstates• ReplacespreviousEmergencyShelterGrantsProgram
• Samegrantees• Sameformula
• Applica>ontoHUDpartofConsolidated/Ac>onPlan• Includesac>vi>eseligibleunderHPRP
ESGGranteesandAmounts
ESGGrantee 2012$ 2011$
KingCounty 350,424 308,953PierceCounty 234,415 204,947
SeaMle 929,144 826,645SnohomishCo. 241,799 211,245
Spokane 297,774 260,225
Tacoma 228,539 200,858Wash.State 2,488,958 2,165,289
TOTAL 4,771,053 4,178,162
NewESGKeyFeatures
• Fundscanbeusedforsheltercosts,homelesspreven>onandrapidre‐housingac>vi>es
• Essen>alservices,includingstreetoutreach
• Fundsforsheltercostslimitedto60%ofgrantoramountusedin2010forshelters
• HUD’semphasisisonuseoffundsforrapidre‐housing
NewESGEligibleAc>vi>es
• Allowsforuseoffundsforrentalassistance,shortandlongterm
• Rentalassistancecanbetenantbasedorprojectbased
• Allowsuseoffundsforreloca>onandstabiliza>onservices,similartoHPRP
• Allows7.5%foradministra>vecosts
NewESGKeyRequirements
• Requires100%match,includesdonatedmaterialorbuildings,salarycostsofprogramstaff,valueofvolunteer>me
• Requireshomelesspar>cipa>onindecisionmaking
• Requiresformalprocessfortermina>ngassistance
• Par>cipa>oninHMISmandatory
• Requiresconsulta>onwithCoCinuseoffunds
Con>nuumofCareProgram
• RepealsSHP,S+CandSROprograms
• CodifiestheCon>nuumofCarestructureandprocess• Createssinglehomelessassistanceprogram
• Fundsawardedthroughna>onalcompe>>on(NOFA)• Usesneedsbasedformulatodeterminefundingamounts
forCoCs
• Providesforrenewalfundingtocon>nueexis>ngprojects• Allowsfornewprojects
Con>nuumofCareProgramcont.• Providesincreasesinfundsforadministra>vecosts,
includingCoCplanning
• Providesforincreasesinleasing,rentalassistanceandopera>ngfundsforrenewalprojects
• Includesprovisionsforaddi>onalfundsfor“HighPerformingCommuni>es”
• Createsonematchrequirementof25percentcashorin‐kindacrossalllineitems,exceptleasingwhichstaysat0percentmatch
• Nolimitonamountoffundsfordevelopmentofnewunits
Con>nuumofCareProgramcont.
• Requireshomelesspar>cipa>onindecisionmaking
• Requiresformalprocessfortermina>ngassistance
• Prohibitsuseoffundstoreplacestateorlocalfundsforhomelessassistance
CoCPerformance
• HEARTHActincludesspecificperformanceindicatorsforfundingselec>oncriteriaunderCoCprogram
• PerformanceoftheCoCincludestheESGprojectsintheCoCsarea
CoCPerformanceIndicators
• Lengthof>mehomeless• Extentofreturntohomelessness
• Reduc>oninhomelessness• Jobsandincomegrowthforhomelesspersons
• Reduc>oninfirst>mehomelessness
• SpecificgoalsifservingyouthhomelessunderotherFederalstatutes
CoCPerformanceOtherFactors
• HUDwillalsoevaluatemethodologiesCoCsusetodeterminepriori>esforfundinglocalprojects
• Leveragingofotherpublicandprivateresources
• Demonstratedcoordina>onwithmainstreamresourcesandprograms
NOFAfor2012CoCCompe>>on• HUDmustfirstpublishCoCProgramRegula>on
• NOFAwillprovidespecificinforma>ononapplica>onandprogramrequirementsfor2012
• Renewalofexis>ngprojectswillbeapriority,limitedop>onsfornewprojects
• Increasedfundingforrenewalsforleasing,rentalassistanceandopera>ngcostslikelytobebelowmaximumallowed
NOFAfor2012CoCCompe>>oncont.• FundsforCoCPlanningcostsmaybeavailablebutbelow
3%allowedbylaw
• HUDlikelywillnotprovidedaddi>onalfundsforHighPerformingCommuni>es
• Realloca>onfornewprojectswillincludefundsforSHPandS+Crenewals
HMIS
• HMISRegula>onpublishedasProposedRulenotyetineffect
• MustcomplywithcurrentrequirementsofHUD’s2004TechnicalandDataStandardsNo>ce
• HUDwillpublishnewHMISdataelementsandtechnicalstandardsthatwillconformwiththeperformancemeasurementrequirementsoftheHEARTHAct
• HUDwillalsoprovidespecificguidanceonhowperformancemeasureswillbecalculated
ResourcesandTechnicalAssistance • HomelessnessResourceExchange:www.hudhre.info
• HEARTHpage• HUD’sHMISPortal:www.hmis.info
• Ready,SET,Gowebinarseries• HeldmostTuesdaysat3:30pmET
• Providesinforma>ononregula>ons,programprac>ces
• RefertoHREforscheduleandaccessinstruc>ons• HUDListserve,receiveemailno>fica>onofwebinars,
programupdates,etc.signuponHRE
• SubmitTArequestonHRE,contactHUDFieldOfficestaff
Contacts
Jack Peters, DirectorOffice of Community Planning and DevelopmentUS Department of Housing and Urban [email protected]
David Foster, Program ManagerOffice of Community Planning and DevelopmentUS Department of Housing and Urban [email protected]