FY 2014 CoC Funding Notice Webcast Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Funds in the FY 2013-FY 2014 Continuum of Care Competition Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs September xx, 2014
Broadcast Overview A. General Information for FY 2014 B. Policy Priorities C. Budget Limitations and Implications D. Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus E. Selection F. Project Application G. CoC Priority Listing H. Helpful Hints and Reminders I. Tools and Resources
General Information for FY 2014
What’s New for 2014 FY 2014 Funding Notice FY 2013 General Section NOFA still applies – NOT the FY 2014 General Section NOFA No CoC Application CoC Priority Listing Section VI.C. of the FY 2014 Funding Notice New forms added Reallocation Attachments
What’s New for 2014 Project Applications New Created through reallocation Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus CoC Planning Unified Funding Agency (UFA) Costs Renewal
Unified Funding Agency (UFA) Designation approved by HUD Approved designation for UFA has been communicated to selected CAs UFA Applicants 13% Approved for UFA Not Approved for UFA 87%
Mistakes to Avoid ALL projects must pass threshold Including new projects created through reallocation Tier 1 and Tier 2 Allocation Review NOFA Eligible Populations Incomplete Answers Reallocated projects are New projects - NOT continuing projects Review “ Lessons Learned in FY 2013"
A Note About Project Changes Had to be identified during the FY 2014 Registration process MUST be have an executed grant agreement on or before October 30, 2014 Leasing to Rental Assistance Component Changes SSO to Housing TH to RRH
Policy and Other Priorities
Policy Priorities • Strategic Resource Allocation • Ending Chronic Homelessness • Ending Family Homelessness • Removing Barriers to CoC Resources • Maximizing the use of Mainstream Resources • Building Partnerships • Other Priority Populations
Housing First Connect families to permanent housing No preconditions No barriers to entry Includes supportive services Housing First MUST be selected in FY 2014 project application if selected in the FY 2013 project application. Adopting Housing First Review existing program policies and procedures Implementing new services and practices Review the “ Housing First in Permanent Supportive Housing Brief ”
Rapid Re-Housing Tailored Intervention Time-limited financial assistance Targeted supportive services Benefits House families quickly Reduce amount of time experiencing homelessness Avoid near-term return to homelessness Link to community resources New rapid re-housing projects can be created through reallocation Review the “Rapid Re -Housing Brief”
Budget Limitations and Implications
GIW 7 Day Grace Period See Section II.B.4. of the FY 2014 Funding Notice for details. NO changes to the GIW after the 7 day grace period Due date for final HUD approval is September 22, 2014
Funding Availability $1.83 Billion available under this funding notice CoCs will rank projects in Tier 1 or Tier 2 Tier 1 is equal to CoC’s ARD less 2% Tier 2 is the amount between a CoC’s Tier 1 and CoC’s ARD, plus any approved amounts for CoC planning and UFA costs. Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus $40 million set-aside – NOT included in the Tier process
Reallocation Limits Reallocation Rapid Re- PSH for Housing for chronically homeless homeless households persons w/children
Use of Actuals for Fair Market Rent (FMR) Amount Less than the FMR Renewal rental assistance projects are permitted to request a per-unit amount less than the FMR; based on actual rent costs per unit. The change will help reduce the number of projects that have large balances of unspent funds at the end of the operating year. The amount requested must be sufficient to cover all eligible costs as HUD cannot provide funds beyond what is awarded through the competition. Project applicants cannot request more than 100% of published FMR. New project applications requesting rental assistance MUST request use FMR (24 CFR 578.51(f)).
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Bonus
PSH Bonus Competition – Section II.C. Exclusively serve chronically homeless persons Limited to one project per CoC Prioritize CoCs with highest need in relation to chronic homelessness Must meet eligibility, threshold and scoring criteria Do NOT rank project within Tier 1 or Tier 2. Rank project as “999”. Maximum Amount per CoC = 15% of FPRN or $10 million FPRN = higher of ARD or PPRN – Section II.A.2.b of the FY 2014 CoC Registration Notice
PSH Bonus Competition - Criteria Scattered-site Leasing, 100% Chronically Tenant or Project based Good Standing Homeless Rental Assistance, or Operating Costs 70% Leasing, Rental Mainstream Service Assistance, or Operating Rapid Implementation Systems Costs Coordinated Assessment System
PSH Bonus Competition - Scoring Criteria Score CoC Need: Maximum: 60 points - Extreme High Need: 60 pts. - High Relative Need: 45 pts. - Medium Relative Need: 30 pts. - Medium-low Relative Need: 15 pts. Project Quality Maximum: 40 points - Prioritizing Highest Need: 10 pts. - Housing First: 10 pts. - Mainstream Services: 10 pts. - Leveraging: 5 pts. - CoC Score from FY 2013/FY 2014 CoC Applications: 5 pts.
Selection
Overview of Selection 1. Renewal Permanent Housing Projects, RRH and PSH; 2. New PSH Projects created through reallocation 3. New RRH created through reallocation 4. Renewal safe havens 5. Renewal Transitional Housing 6. CoC Planning Costs 7. UFA Costs 8. SSO Projects for Coordinated Assessment 9. Renewal HMIS 10. All other Renewal SSO Projects 11. Any project application submitted by the CoC that was not included in the HUD-approved GIW
Selection and the GIW After the 7-day grace period closes, no additions can be made to ARD. HUD can remove projects from ARD if they do not go to grant agreement by December 31. If a project is missing from the final HUD-approved GIW, and the CoC realizes this after the grace period ends, no new funds will be added to ARD and the Tier 1 amount will remain the same. The project, however, is still eligible for renewal and can submit an application. That project will be selected last in Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on where it is placed.
How a Missing Project Impacts Tier 1 Final HUD-Approved ARA Amount on GIW $100,000 Project 1 $200,000 Project 2 $100,000 Project 3 $50,000 Project 4 CoC’s ARD $450,000 2 Percent Cut $9,000 Tier 1 $441,000 ARA Amount After Error on GIW is Project Amounts After 19.82% Across Realized the Board Cut Project 1 $ 100,000 $ 80,180.00 Project 2 $ 200,000 $ 160,360.00 Project 3 $ 100,000 $ 80,180.00 Project 4 $ 50,000 $ 40,090.00 Project 5 Added After Grace Period $ 100,000 $ 80,180.00 NEW TOTAL Projects Eligible for Renewal $ 550,000 $ 440,990.00 CoC's ARD Remains at: $ 450,000 Tier 1 Remains at: $ 441,000 Across the Board Cut Required to Have All Renewals in Tier 1 19.82%
Project Application
Overview of Project Application Project applications Renewal projects New projects created through reallocation CoC planning UFA costs New PSH Bonus projects Solo applicants 24 CFR 578.35 Notice CPD-14-01: Notice on Appeals for the FY 2013 - FY 2014 CoC Program Competition Must submit the Solo Application by project application submission date: 7:59:59 pm, eastern time, October 30, 2014 CoC should have provided written rejection of the project Read the Project Application Detailed Instructions on HUD Exchange website and proofread each application!
Attachments Project application charts, narratives and attachments SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Supplement Documentation of Applicant and Subrecipient Eligibility Applicant Certifications Form HUD-2880 SF-LLL Applicant Code of Conduct Form HUD-50070
CoC Priority Listing
Priority Listing Listing of all project applications approved by CoC Local CoC Competition Requirement The CoC MUST notify project applicants within 10 days prior to the HUD application deadline if their project application has been rejected All parts must be completed before submission Every project assigned a unique rank number PSH Bonus project needs to be assigned a rank of ‘ 999 ’ in esnaps.
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