Transcript The new and improved HOPWA Program Manual Highlights        Income Eligibility Packet Client Enrollment Packet Spanish versions of forms Rent Reasonableness Certification Section 8 Waiver STRMU 21-week Tracking.

The new and improved
HOPWA Program Manual
Highlights
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Income Eligibility Packet
Client Enrollment Packet
Spanish versions of forms
Rent Reasonableness Certification
Section 8 Waiver
STRMU 21-week Tracking Worksheet
Permanent Housing Placement
Client Eligibility
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ALL clients must be income eligible: annual
gross income cannot exceed 80% of area
median income
STRMU clients must already be in housing
and are required to show evidence of
tenancy.
STRMU
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Evidence of emergency situation
Clients must be recertified each time but initial application may
be photocopied, resigned and dated
Maximum 1 month of assistance at a time
New STRMU worksheet
21-week Tracking worksheet
Client Eligibility period is 52 weeks from date of first payment
for each client
Annual STRMU Cap formula
Require self-certification of Housing Quality Standards
Housing Quality Standards ALL STRMU clients require a
Comprehensive Housing Plan
TBRA
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Rent Reasonableness certification
Rent payment cannot exceed the FMR,
includes rent and utilities
Comprehensive Housing Plan, including
tracking referrals
Supportive Services
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Case Management, basic telephone service,
and smoke detectors
Smoke detectors only to those w/ a mortgage
Can also provide Supportive Services as a
stand alone service (Supportive Services
Only)
Permanent Housing Placement (PHP)
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Reasonable security deposits (not to exceed
the amount equal to 2 months of rent);
includes all types of security deposits (rent,
utility, telephone)
Related application fees and credit checks
Refunded deposits must be returned to the
program
PHP Application Process
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Submit PHP application to
[email protected]
Receive TA from DSHS Contract Oversight
Support Unit
Get final approval from DSHS
Submit revised Project Sponsor Data Sheet
Start application now for February 1 project
year
Reporting
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Reports quarterly and cumulative
HUD’s revised reporting requirements next year
Project Sponsor Data Sheets due at contract
negotiation but no later than February 1 of project
year.
Project Sponsor Data Sheets must be resubmitted
each time HOPWA budget is revised via
[email protected]
Submit goals for number of households for each
program activity (STRMU, TBRA, SS, PHP)
Policies established by Project
Sponsor and approved by AA
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Confidentiality
Waitlist
Restrictive TBRA/STRMU eligibility criteria
Annual STRMU cap formula
Termination
Grace Period
Assistance to Survivors
Schedule of HOPWA TA calls
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Beginning in December, have a series of
HOPWA TA calls with AA and Project
Sponsors
1 HOPWA TA session a week by topic via
Web Seminar
HOPWA TA Schedule
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Tuesdays 10-11am
December 4, 11, 18
January 8, 15, 22, 29
All Regional DSHS staff, AAs, and Project
Sponsors invited
What now?
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DSHS will send out communication about release of
HOPWA Program Manual (Effective 02/01/08)
AAs distribute information to Project Sponsors
Review HOPWA Program Manual posted on website
www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/hopwa/default
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Submit questions and topics for HOPWA TA
sessions to [email protected]
by November 30, 2007