Transcript Implementing the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Implementing the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act
NCDA Conference
January 31, 2013
Michael Roanhouse
Division Director
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
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Status of the Regulations
Publication Status
Regulation
Stage of
Implementation
Proposed
Homeless Management
Information Systems
Not Yet Implemented ;
comment period closed
Interim
Emergency Solutions Grants
with conforming
amendments to the
Consolidated Plan
Effective Jan. 4th, 2012;
applies to second FY2011
allocation of ESG and beyond
Continuum of Care
Effective August 30, 2012;
comment period closed on
November 16, 2012
Final
Defining Homeless –
amendments to the SHP and
S+C regulations
Applies to all awarded
FY2011 SHP and S+C new
and renewal projects
Pending Publication
Rural Housing Stability
Assistance Program
Not Yet Implemented
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FY2012 AND FY2013
APPROPRIATIONS
FY2012 Budget – Targeted Homeless
Programs
President's
Request
Total Amount
Appropriated
Expected
Expenditures
$2,372
$1,901
$1,901
$286
$250
$286
$2,030
$1,593
$1,608
$6
$7
$7
Incentive and Service Coordination Initiatives
$50
$0
$0
HUD-VASH
$75
$75
$75
Emergency Solutions Grants
Continuum of Care & Rural Housing Stability Assistance
HMIS
•FY2012 Budget Highlights:
•Full HEARTH implementation would cost over $4 billion; therefore,
HUD requested a reasonable amount to implement most aspects.
•Congress scaled back the request further and HUD is making tough
decisions about what to implement with limited resources.
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President’s FY2013 Budget –
Targeted Homeless Programs
•The President’s Budget proposed $2.23 billion
for HUD’s Homeless Assistance Grants
– $1.94 billion for the CoC program
– $286 million for the ESG program
– The President’s Budget proposed $5 million for the
Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program
AND
•$75 million for the HUD-VASH program
President’s FY2013 Budget –
Targeted Homeless Programs
•The President’s Budget is committed to meeting
the goals of Opening Doors: Federal Strategic
Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. In FY
2013, HUD will:
– Tailor specific, existing, programs
– Implement innovative strategies
– Expect that homeless individuals and families will
utilize mainstream resources and benefits more often
FY2013 Budget Before Deficit Reduction–
Targeted Homeless Programs
President's House
Request
Budget
Total Amount for ESG, CoC, and RHS
Emergency Solutions Grants (minimum
amount)
Senate
Budget
$2,231
$1,901
$2,150
$286
$280
$286
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Deficit Reduction Mandated by Budget
Control Act of 2011
• Requires a $1.2 trillion reduction from FY
2013 to FY 2021 ($109 billion reduction each
year)
• Failure by Congress to make necessary
reductions will result in automatic funding
cuts as detailed in the Act
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Deficit Reduction Mandated by Budget
Control Act of 2011
• Requires a $1.2 trillion reduction from FY
2013 to FY 2021 ($109 billion reduction each
year)
• Failure by Congress to make necessary
reductions will result in automatic funding
cuts as detailed in the Act
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Committee on Appropriations –
FY 2013 - House Report
•“The Continuum of Care is supposed to be
a competitive grants programs…It is not the
committee’s intention to maintain an
entitlement program for ailing and
inflexible service providers. The
Committee reminds providers in the
Continuum of Care that these funds are
intended to assist and house the homeless
as effectively and efficiently as possible.”
Bottom line?
Increasing pressure on local homeless
service systems combined with constricting
resources requires us to retool programs to
achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness.
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Federal Strategic Plan
Four goals as established in Opening Doors:
Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End
Homelessness:
1) Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness by 2015.
2) Prevent and end homelessness among Veterans by
2015.
3) Prevent and end homelessness among families, youth,
and children by 2020.
4) Set a path to ending all types of homelessness.
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Federal Strategic Plan
•The goals of Opening Doors:
– Guided many of the policies set forth in the ESG,
CoC, and RHS programs
– Will guide the policies set forth in the CoC and
RHS competitions in FY 2012 and beyond
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