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SNAPS Update for NCDA Michael Roanhouse Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs Overview of Presentation • Update on Status of Regulations • Achieving the Goals of Opening Doors – Update on Progress • FY 2013 CoC Competition results • FY 2014 & FY 2015 Budgets and Implications Status of the Regulations • Published Final Rules: Defining Homeless – amendments to the SHP and S+C regulations • 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 Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program • Rules Pending Publication Final Rule Defining Chronically Homeless Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan (Opening Doors): There are four major goals in Opening Doors: 1. 2. 3. 4. End chronic homelessness by 2016 End veteran homelessness by 2015 End family and youth homelessness by 2020 Set a path to ending all homelessness The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH) is tracking the progress through HUD’s annual point-in-time (PIT) data Progress on Opening Doors Despite challenges… Significant progress… Worst case housing needs at a record-high 8.5 million households Reduced homelessness among Veterans by over 33% since 2010 Record levels of unemployment, and the worst recession in recent history Decreased chronic homelessness by over 16% since 2010 Sequestration, including decreased funding for homeless and rental assistance programs Significantly increased targeting of homeless people served through HUD rental assistance programs Nearly 40% reduction in new admissions to the Housing Choice Voucher program Prevented homelessness for 1.3 million households through the Recovery Act FY 2013 Funding Overview Total Requested: $1.725 billion 8,377 Project Applications Total Awarded: $1.7 billion 8,000 New and Renewal projects Amount Awarded Represents: $107 Million New Projects (6%) $1.6 Billion Renewal Projects (94%) FY2014 and FY2015 Budget – Targeted Homeless Programs FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2015 President's President's Appropriated Appropriated Request Request Total Amount Emergency Solutions Grants Continuum of Care HMIS HUD-VASH $2,381 $346 $2,027 $8 $75 $2,105 $250 $1,815 $6 $75 $2,406 $215 $2,184 $7 $75 • HUD is committed to making progress towards meeting the goals under Opening Doors $2,135 $250 $1,862 $7 $75 FY2014 CoC Funds • Administered under the 2013-2014 CoC Program NOFA • $1.83 Billion • Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) • Tier 1 – ARD minus 2% • Targeted PSH Bonus approximately $40 million FY2015 Budget • $2.406 included in request for HAG • Includes funding for 37,000 new units of PSH for chronically homeless • HUD intends to continue furthering the policy priorities identified in the FY 2013 – FY 2014 CoC Program NOFA 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.onecpd.info • Notification of the availability of future information will be released via HUD’s Homeless Assistance listserv. To join HUD’s listserv, go to http://www.hud.gov/subscribe/mailinglist.cfm and click on “Homeless Assistance Program” Questions Submit Questions to the HUD Exchange Ask-A-Question at: https://www.onecpd.info/ask-a-question/ Please note: Due to the high volume of questions, please read the regulations and the training materials provided prior to submitting your question to Ask-A-Question.