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Title: Homelessness Prevention


1
Homelessness Prevention Rapid Re-Housing
Program
  • HUD Regulation Workshop

State of Rhode Island HPRP Partnership
2
HPRP Regulation Workshop
  • Welcome
  • Background Overview
  • HUDs Vision Guidelines for HPRP
  • HPRP Federal Regulations
  • Opportunities

State of Rhode Island HPRP Partnership
3
HPRP - Welcome
  • This Workshop can ONLY discuss information in
    HUDs Notice of Allocations for HPRP
  • http//www.hudhre.info/documents/HPRP_NoticeRedli
    ne_6_08_09.pdf
  • We cannot answer questions regarding the RFP or
    Application.

4
HPRP Welcome
  • Got Questions?
  • Email Purchasing at questions_at_purchasing.state.ri
    .us
  • Attend the Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference on August
    4th, 2009 at 230 p.m. in the Dept of Admin, 2nd
    Floor

5
HPRP Resources
  • RFP
  • http//www.purchasing.ri.gov/RIVIP/BidSearch.asp
  • Workable App Budget Form http//www.hrc.ri.gov/
    HPRP.php
  • HUDs HPRP Regulations http//www.hudhre.info/doc
    uments/HPRP_NoticeRedline_6_08_09.pdf
  • OHCDs Website
  • http//www.hrc.ri.gov/index.php

6
What is HPRP???
7
HPRP is
  • Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing
    Program
  • 1.5 billion nationally to provide assistance for
    households who would become homeless but for this
    assistance.

8
HPRP ARRA Overview
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
    economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th
    United States Congress and signed into law by
    President Barack Obama.
  • http//www.recovery.gov/
  • Total ARRA for RI 961,831,822
  • http//www.recovery.ri.gov/

9
HPRP Applicants
  • Eligible Applicants
  • Private Nonprofit Organizations
  • Local Units of Government
  • No required match

10
HPRP - Allocations
  • Program Funds
  • State of RI - 3,118,537
  • City of Pawtucket 803,637
  • City of Providence 2,188,232
  • City of Woonsocket 518,512
  • Statewide Total 6,628,918
  • Does not include Administrative Costs

11
HPRP - Timeline
  • Tuesday August 18th Application Deadline
  • Week of August 24th Review of Applications
  • Week of August 31st Notification of Selection
  • September of 2009 Contracts Executed

12
HPRP Background
  • Title XII of American Recovery and Reinvestment
    Act of 2009 created HPRP
  • Together with the Cities of Pawtucket,
    Providence, and Woonsocket, the OHCD has created
  • The Rhode Island Homelessness Prevention and
    Rapid Re-Housing Partnership

13
HPRP - Overview
  • There are two areas of focus
  • Homelessness Prevention Services
  • Rapid Re-Housing Services

14
HPRP - Overview
  • Types of assistance to offer
  • Financial Assistance (Rent, Deposits, etc)
  • Intensive Case Management
  • Stabilization Services (like Financial
    Counseling, Landlord/Tenant Education, and Legal
    Assistance)
  • Diversion
  • Housing Relocation Services

15
HPRP HUDs Vision
  • Program Intent
  • Focus of HPRP is housing Stabilization
  • Provides temporary Financial Assistance and/or
    services to help persons gain housing stability
  • Temporary assistance as a bridge to long-term
    stability

16
HPRP HUDs Vision
  • HPRP is NOT.
  • A mortgage assistance program
  • A program intended to serve persons who need
    long-term and/or intensive supports
  • The Emergency Shelter Grant Program

17
HPRP HUDs Vision
  • HPRP intends to serve persons who
  • Are homeless or would be homeless but for this
    assistance
  • Can remain stably housed after this temporary
    assistance ends

18
HPRP HUDs Vision
  • Homelessness Prevention Services
  • No one definition of At Risk of Homelessness
  • Target assistance to those at the greatest risk
    of becoming homeless.
  • Helpful question to ask is
  • Would this individual or family be homeless but
    for this assistance?

19
HPRP HUDs Vision
  • Rapid Re-Housing Assistance
  • Available for persons who are homeless according
    to HUDs definition.

20
HPRP HUDs Guidelines
  • Eligible Activities
  • Financial Assistance
  • Housing Relocation Services
  • Housing Stabilization Services (Legal Services,
    Financial Counseling, Landlord/Tenant Education
    etc)
  • Statewide Data Collection and Evaluation
  • No program participant may receive more than 18
    months of assistance under HPRP

21
HPRP HUDs Guidelines
  • Ineligible Activities
  • Assistance for expenses that are available
    through other Recovery Act programs, like child
    care and employment training
  • Case managers should work to link program
    participants to these other resources

22
HPRP HUDs Guidelines
  • Ineligible Activities
  • Mortgage costs and mortgage arrears
  • Construction or rehabilitation
  • Payment of credit card or other consumer debt
  • Travel costs, car repair or transportation costs
  • Medical or dental care and medicines

23
HPRP HUDs Guidelines
  • Ineligible Activities
  • Clothing, grooming, or Pet care
  • Home furnishings
  • Entertainment activities
  • Work or education related materials
  • Cash assistance to participants

24
HPRP Activities Description
  • Financial Assistance
  • Will be need based
  • Will require ongoing case management to all
    program participants receiving rental assistance
    to transition them to independence

25
HPRP Activities Description
  • Financial Assistance
  • Short Term Rental Assistance (3 Months)
  • Medium Term Rental Assistance (4-18 Months)
  • Rental Arrears (Up to 6 Months)
  • Security/Utility Deposits
  • Utility Payments (Up to 18 Months)
  • Utility Arrears (Up to 6 Months)
  • Moving Assistance (Storage fees up to 3 Months)
  • No Program Participant can receive more than 18
    months of assistance under HPRP (including
    arrears)

26
HPRP Activities Description
  • Financial Assistance
  • Moving Assistance
  • Truck Rental
  • Hiring a Moving Company
  • Short Term Storage Fees (Up to 3 months)
  • Other reasonable moving costs

27
HPRP Activities Description
  • Financial Assistance
  • Rental Assistance can be paid as
  • Flat Subsidy
  • Declining Subsidy

28
HPRP Activities Description
  • Financial Assistance
  • The rental assistance paid cannot exceed the
    actual rent cost
  • Must be in compliance with HUDs standard of Rent
    Reasonableness
  • HUD requires eligibility certification at least
    once every 3 months for all medium-term rental
    assistance.

29
HPRP Activities Description
  • Financial Assistance
  • Rental Assistance cannot be issued to clients
    already receiving rental assistance through
    another agency
  • Security and utility deposits can be issued to
    clients receiving rental assistance

30
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Case management
  • Outreach/engagement
  • Legal services
  • Housing search/placement
  • Financial counseling
  • Each program participant may receive housing
    relocation and stabilization services for up to
    18 months.

31
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Case Management Services arrangement,
    coordination, monitoring, and delivery of
    services related to meeting the housing needs of
    program participants and helping them obtain
    housing stability.

32
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Case Management Services
  • Developing, securing, and coordinating services
  • Monitoring and evaluating program participant
    progress
  • Assuring that program participants rights are
    protected
  • Developing an individualized housing and service
    plan, including a path to permanent housing
    stability

33
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Outreach and Engagement publicize the
    availability of programs to make persons who are
    homeless or almost homeless aware of these and
    other available services and programs.

34
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Housing Search and Placement assist individuals
    or families in locating, obtaining, and retaining
    suitable housing.

35
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Housing Search and Placement
  • Tenant counseling
  • Educating program participants about leases
  • Securing utilities
  • Making moving arrangements
  • Representative payee services concerning rent and
    utilities
  • Mediation and outreach to property owners related
    to locating or retaining housing

36
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Legal Services help people stay in their homes,
    assist program participants with legal advice and
    representation in administrative or court
    proceedings related to tenant/landlord matters or
    housing issues.
  • Legal services related to mortgages are not
    eligible.

37
HPRP Activities Description
  • Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
  • Financial Counseling assist program participants
    with critical skills related to household
    budgeting, money management, accessing a free
    personal credit report, and resolving personal
    credit issues.

38
HPRP Activities Description
  • Statewide Data Collection and Evaluation
  • Data collection through the use of Homeless
    Management Information Systems (HMIS).
  • Purchase of HMIS licenses
  • Costs associated with data collection, entry and
    analysis
  • Staffing associated with operation of HMIS and
    HMIS training
  • Costs related to participating in HUD-sponsored
    research and evaluation as required
  • Quarterly reports (w/ non HMIS elements)

39
HPRP Federal Requirements
  • General Requirements
  • HPRP funds cannot be issued directly to Program
    Participants, only to a 3rd Party
  • An assisted property may not be owned by the
    grantee, subgrantee, or the parent subsidiary or
    affiliated organization of the subgrantee, unless
    a waiver is acquired through HUD
  • Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity
    Requirements

40
HPRP Federal Requirements
  • Fair Housing
  • Programs must
  • Market to all eligible persons, including persons
    with disabilities, limited English proficiency,
    etc
  • Be accessible to persons with disabilities
  • Provide fair housing counseling services or
    referrals to fair housing agencies
  • Provide the Housing Discrimination Hotline
    1-800-669-9777
  • Recruit landlords and providers in areas that
    expand housing choices

41
HPRP Federal Requirements
  • Habitability Standards Follow Habitability
    Standards in HUDs HPRP Notice
  • http//www.hudhre.info/documents/HPRP_NoticeRedlin
    e_6_08_09.pdf
  • Must conduct
  • Initial Inspections
  • Follow-up Inspections Annually
  • Inspections Upon Change Tenancy

42
HPRP Federal Requirements
  • Lead-Based Paint Requirements
  • All Housing occupied persons receiving HPRP
    assistance must abide by
  • The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42
    U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), as amended by the
    Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
    of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) and implementing
    regulations at 24 CFR part 35, subparts A, B, M,
    and R

43
HPRP Opportunities
  • Coordination with ARRA
  • RI Office of Economic Recovery and Reinvestment
  • http//www.recovery.ri.gov/
  • RI Department of Labor and Training
  • http//www.dlt.state.ri.us/
  • Federal Recovery Link
  • http//www.recovery.gov/

44
HPRP - Opportunities
  • Coordination with CoCs
  • Must ensure that HPRP activities are aligned with
    the CoCs strategies for preventing and ending
    homelessness

45
HPRP Opportunities
  • Coordination with
  • Other Continuums of Cares
  • FEMA Boards
  • Local Planning Agencies (e.g. Plan to End
    Homelessness)
  • Agencies with mainstream resources like Temporary
    Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
  • Other Related Organizations

46
HPRP Contact
  • Got Questions?
  • Email Purchasing at questions_at_purchasing.state.ri
    .us
  • Attend the Pre-Bid/Proposal Conference on August
    4th, 2009 at 230 p.m. in the Dept of Admin, 2nd
    Floor

47
HPRP - Contact
  • Caitlin Frumerie 222-5778
  • cfrumerie_at_doa.ri.gov
  • Noreen Shawcross 222-5766
  • nshawcross_at_doa.ri.gov
  • http//www.hrc.ri.gov/HPRP.php

State of Rhode Island HPRP Partnership
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