HUD

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HUDs Homeless Assistance

• Ann Marie Oliva

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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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Presidents 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)

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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 familiesparticularly 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.

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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 subpopulationssuch 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.

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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 CoCs 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.

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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/h
  earth/
• Notification of the availability of future
  information will be released via HUDs Homeless
  Assistance listserv. To join HUDs listserv, go
  to http//www.hud.gov/subscribe/mailinglist.cfm
  and click on Homeless Assistance Program

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Questions

• Submit Questions to HUDs AAQ at
• http//www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?doviewHelpdesk
• 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.