Transcript 2015 HUD NOFA Overview - Broward County, Florida

Department of Housing & Urban
Development
Notice of Funding Availability (NoFA) for the Fiscal Year
2014 Funds in the FY2013-FY2014 Continuum of Care
Program Competition
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Overview Information :
The much anticipated annual NoFA from
HUD was announced last week. This
annual funding allows Broward County to
provide much needed services for our
homeless families and individuals.
We will cover 9 highlighted areas today
outlining the 2014 HUD NoFA
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1. Available Funds:
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Approximately $1.83 billion available in this funding notice- locally
we have applied for $10,122,842 based on our ARD-Annual
Renewal Demand
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All projects must be ranked into two Tiers
(Tiers are financial
thresholds):
 Tier 1 is equal to the CoC’s FY2014 ARD approved during the FY2014 CoC
Registration process, less 2 percent- $9,920,385
 Tier 2 is equal to 2% of ARD-$202,457
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$40 million will be set aside for a Permanent Supportive Housing
Bonus (PSH Bonus) to create a new dedicated PSH to serve the
chronically homeless
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Priority given to those CoCs that have a high need in relation to chronic
homelessness
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2. FY2014 Application Process:
A.
Collaborative Applicant
B.
Project Applicants
C.
Geographic Area Changes from FY2013 CoC
Registration
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D.
No geographic area changes are allowed
Changes to Approved FY2014 CoC Registration
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3. Additional Information Regarding the
FY2014 Application Process:
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CoC Score
Approved FY2014 CoC Registration
FY2014 Project Application
1. New reallocated projects which can be either:
A. new permanent supportive housing projects created through
reallocation where all beds will be dedicated for use by the
chronically homeless
B. new rapid re-housing projects created for households with children
who originally came from the streets or emergency shelter
2. Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus
CFY2014 CoC Priority Listing (PONG, Ranking Tool)
HUD will conduct an eligibility and threshold review of ranked projects
HUD intends to issue one funding announcement for both new and renewal
projects
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4. Eligible Costs:
 24
CFR 578.37 through 578.63
identify eligible costs
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Link to HUD Exchange eligible costs resources
 HUD
will reject any requests for
ineligible costs
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5. Match:
24
CFR 578.73 describes the
match requirements
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Link to HUD Exchange Match
Requirements
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6. Requirements:
DUNS number and SAM
 DUN & Bradstreet to obtain a DATA
Universal Numbering System number
 System Award Management
 HUD will not enter into an agreement with
an entity that does not have a DUNS
number or an active SAM
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7. Local Competition Deadline:
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CoCs to implement internal competition deadlines
to ensure transparency and fairness at the local
level
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Notify project applicants no later than 10 days before
application deadline regarding whether or not their
application will be included as part of the CoC Priority
Listing submission.
Any rejected project should be notified in writing,
outside of e-snaps, with an explanation for the rejection
decision
Deadline for the CoC Program Competition is
October 30, 2014 at 7:59 pm eastern time
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8. CoC Transparency:
 CoC
should provide a view of the
Priority Listing on its website and
notify community members and key
stakeholders that the listing is
available
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9. CoC Review of Project Application:
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Implement a thorough review and oversight process at the
local level for both new and renewal projects.
Closely review to ensure that:
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All proposed participants will be eligible for project component
type;
The proposed activities are eligible under the CoC Program
interim rule;
Each project narrative is fully responsive to the question being
asked and that it meets all of the criteria for that question
included in the detailed instruction;
The data provided in various parts of the project application
are consistent; and
All required attachments correspond to the attachments list in
e-snaps, and that they contain accurate and complete
information
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Conclusion and questions
NoFA Time!
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