FY 2018 Housing Counseling Training Grant Application Audio is available only by conference call. Please call: (866) 233-3852 Participant Access Code: 451939 August 9, 2018 1 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Webinar Logistics • Audio is being recorded. The playback number along with the PowerPoint and a transcript will be available on the HUD Exchange at www.hudexchange.info/programs/housing-counseling/webinars/ • An OHC LISTSERV will be sent out when the Archives are posted. Posting will usually be within 7-10 days. • Attendee lines will muted during presentation. • Handouts were sent out prior to webinar. They are also available in the Control Panel. Click on document name to download. 2 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Please Mute Your Phones During Discussions • There may be Q&A periods, as well as discussions opportunities. • The operator will give you instructions on how to ask questions or make your comments. • If unmuted during Q&A, please do not use a speaker phone • It is critical that you mute your phone during these discussions. • Most phones have a mute function. • *6 Will also mute and unmute your phone. 3 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Ways to Ask Questions • Please submit your text questions and comments using the Questions Panel. We will answer some of them during the webinar. • Email: housing.counseling@hud.gov With “FY 18 Training NOFA” in the subject line 4 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Certificate of Training • If you logged into the webinar, you will receive a “thank you for attending” email from GoToWebinar within 48 hours. • The email will say “ This is your CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING ”. There is no attachment. • Print out and save that email for your records. Thank you for attending our XX hour Webinar on XX. We hope you enjoyed our event. This is your CERTIFCATE OF TRAINING. Please print out and save this email for your records. Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: housing.counseling@hud.gov. 5 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Introduction Rhonda Rivera Deputy Director, Office of Outreach and Capacity Building Office of Housing Counseling 6 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
FY 2018 Housing Counseling Training Grant Application Key points about this Training NOFA • Different than the Comprehensive Housing Counseling NOFA published July 3th • Funding for training housing counselors on a national level • Not for agency homebuyer or other types of group education for clients 7 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Today’s Presenters • Rhonda Rivera • Virginia Holman • Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee • Jonathan Freyer • Kim Jakeway • Tom Hardy 8 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Agenda • Training NOFA Overview • Training NOFA changes from FY2016 • Eligibility Information • Charts • Rating Factors • Application Process and Tips Today’s training is not designed to replace reviewing the Training NOFA on grants.gov 9 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
FY 2018 Housing Counseling Training NOFA • Funding to support training that will improve and standardize the quality of housing counseling. • The training is to be accessible to all counselors nationwide. • This NOFA supports both • General housing counseling training • Training in specialized topics • Eligible applicants are non-profit and governmental organizations with at least 2 years experience providing training nationwide. 10 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Summary of Changes for FY 2018 • One Year NOFA • No General Section • Period of performance July 1, 2018 and ends on September 30, 2019 • Changes to Rating Factor 3 • Actual expenses language revised • Scholarship subfactors for prior year and proposed workplan • Higher points for training that supports disaster topics, rental, financial stability, and sustainable homeownership 11 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Summary of Changes for FY 2018, continued Additional training topics have been identified as Eligible Activities: • HECM Default Training - Train housing counselors to work with HECM borrowers who are delinquent and/or at risk of defaulting • Basic Math Instruction - Added as a component of the certification examination preparation, to include basic math calculations and using an on-line calculator. • How to Start a Housing Counseling Program – Designed for agencies covered by HUD’s Final Rule for Housing Counseling Certification, but not currently participating in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program. Course should provide information on how to start a HUD Housing Counseling Program. 12 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Summary of Changes for FY 2018 , continued 2 More detailed recommendations for Disaster Preparation class topics: • Counseling in the Disaster Recovery Period: Recovery counseling will focus on relocation, re-housing, rebuilding, helping clients navigate FEMA, insurance, local aid and grant programs, credit counseling, and foreclosures. • Emergency Preparedness Plans and Continuity of Operations Plans (agency): train agency managers how to develop agency Emergency Preparedness Plans and Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) and how to implement the Plans. 13 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Award Information • $3,500,000 in funding has been provided by Congress for the FY 2018 Training Grant • HUD may fund a single organization or make multiple awards • The award is for up to a 15-month period • IMPORTANT – • Applicants should NOT request a specific award amount or provide a proposed budget. • SF 424, line 18a – enter $1 14 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Cooperative Agreements • All awards will be made on a cost reimbursement basis in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR Part 200. • Awards made as “cooperative agreements” will have significant HUD involvement, including: • Review and approval of • marketing of courses assistance. • proposed courses, including course materials • evaluation instruments and methodology • training locations, technology and logistics • Provision of content standards • Course audits by HUD staff 15 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Eligibility Information Virginia Holman Housing Specialist, Office of Outreach and Capacity Building Office of Housing Counseling 16 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Eligible Applicants • Must be a public or private 501(c)3 non profit organization, or • SHFAs and other units of local, county or state government. • Must have 2 years experience providing training to housing counselors nationwide. • May use in-house staff, sub-grant recipients, Training Partners, qualified third-party trainers, and consultants, with requisite experience and capacity. 17 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Training Partners • Applicants may partner with agencies and organizations with requisite experience and capacity • nonprofit partners must be 501(c)3 • Partners may also be governmental agencies, non- profit organizations or for-profit organizations. 18 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Geographic Coverage • Applicants must propose to provide the housing counseling trainings nationwide . • The proposed training program must be national in scope. • In addition, the proposed training program offered by or in conjunction with Training Partners may focus on state and local housing issues. 19 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Required Activities In Proposal • Training Recipients must be housing counselors employed by housing counseling agencies participating in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program * • Trainers (experienced in adult education) • Open Enrollment (all have equal access to training) • Housing Counseling Training (variety of modes) • Learning Checks (including final exam) • Core topics • Scholarships • Reaching Underserved/Underrepresented Populations (LEP, rural, low-income, etc) *except for training courses on How to Start a Housing Counseling Program 20 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Eligible Activities • An applicant may propose to provide training on one or more of the training topics listed in Section III E, Program Specific Requirements . • NOFA identifies 23 separate training topics • May contain basic and advanced courses • Added more detail for disaster related training • Added new course topics on Basic Math for certification examination preparation and How to Start a Housing Counseling Program for HUD program participants covered by the Final Rule for Housing Counseling Certification 21 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Threshold Rules for Applicants • Rules that affect applicants’ eligibility to receive an award from HUD are outlined in Section III C, Threshold Requirements and D, Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility • https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SPM/document s/ELIG-REQS-GRANTS-2018v2.pdf 22 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Threshold Requirements These include: Timely submission Non-profit 501(c)3 status or government status Experience and capacity Audit, financial review and performance review issues Delinquent federal debt Complete application (narratives and charts) Debarments or Suspension Prohibition against lobbying 23 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
Threshold Requirements , continued • Threshold requirements are not curable. • Applicants must ensure their application package addresses all threshold requirements. • Please check your application carefully! 24 OFFICE OF HOUSING COUNSELING
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