Title: Homelessness Prevention
1Homelessness Prevention Rapid Re-Housing
Program
State of Rhode Island HPRP Partnership
2HPRP Regulation Workshop
- Welcome
- Background Overview
- HUDs Vision Guidelines for HPRP
- HPRP Federal Regulations
- Opportunities
State of Rhode Island HPRP Partnership
3HPRP - 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.
4HPRP 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
5HPRP 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
6What is HPRP???
7HPRP 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.
8HPRP 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/
9HPRP Applicants
- Eligible Applicants
- Private Nonprofit Organizations
- Local Units of Government
- No required match
10HPRP - 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
11HPRP - 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
12HPRP 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
13HPRP - Overview
- There are two areas of focus
- Homelessness Prevention Services
- Rapid Re-Housing Services
14HPRP - 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
15HPRP 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
16HPRP 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
17HPRP 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
18HPRP 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?
19HPRP HUDs Vision
- Rapid Re-Housing Assistance
- Available for persons who are homeless according
to HUDs definition.
20HPRP 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
21HPRP 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
22HPRP 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
23HPRP HUDs Guidelines
- Ineligible Activities
- Clothing, grooming, or Pet care
- Home furnishings
- Entertainment activities
- Work or education related materials
- Cash assistance to participants
24HPRP 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
25HPRP 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)
26HPRP Activities Description
- Financial Assistance
- Moving Assistance
- Truck Rental
- Hiring a Moving Company
- Short Term Storage Fees (Up to 3 months)
- Other reasonable moving costs
27HPRP Activities Description
- Financial Assistance
- Rental Assistance can be paid as
- Flat Subsidy
- Declining Subsidy
28HPRP 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.
29HPRP 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
30HPRP 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.
31HPRP 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.
32HPRP 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
33HPRP 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.
34HPRP Activities Description
- Housing Relocation and Stabilization Services
- Housing Search and Placement assist individuals
or families in locating, obtaining, and retaining
suitable housing.
35HPRP 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
36HPRP 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.
37HPRP 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.
38HPRP 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)
39HPRP 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
40HPRP 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
41HPRP 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
42HPRP 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
43HPRP 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/
44HPRP - Opportunities
- Coordination with CoCs
- Must ensure that HPRP activities are aligned with
the CoCs strategies for preventing and ending
homelessness
45HPRP 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
46HPRP 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
47HPRP - 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