Notice2022-13505
Funding Opportunity Under Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
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June 24, 2022
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Veterans Affairs Department
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funds for supportive services grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) contains information concerning the SSVF Program, the grant application processes and the amount of funding available. Awards made for supportive services grants will fund operations beginning August 19, 2022, for a non-renewable period ending September 30, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37927-37932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13505]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Funding Opportunity Under Supportive Services for Veteran
Families Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the
availability of funds for supportive services grants under the
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program. This Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) contains information concerning the SSVF
Program, the grant application processes and the amount of funding
available. Awards made for supportive services grants will fund
operations beginning August 19, 2022, for a non-renewable period ending
September 30, 2026.
DATES: Applications for supportive services grants under the SSVF
Program must be received by the SSVF Program Office by 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (EST), July 22, 2022. In the interest of fairness
to all eligible applicants, as described in this NOFA, this deadline is
firm as to date and hour, and VA will treat as ineligible for
consideration any application that is received after the deadline.
Applicants should take this practice into account and make early
submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility
brought about by unanticipated delays, computer service outages or
other submission-related problems.
ADDRESSES: For a Copy of the Application Package: Copies of the
application can be downloaded from the SSVF website at: <a href="http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf">www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf</a>. Questions should be referred to the SSVF Program Office
via email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6b5b5b0a0a69087c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7a4a4a1b1b78196d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>. For detailed SSVF
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Program information and requirements, see 38 CFR part 62.
Submission of Application Package: Applicants must submit
applications electronically following instructions found at:
<a href="http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf">www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf</a>. Applications may not be mailed, hand carried
or sent by facsimile. Applications must be received in the SSVF Program
Office by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on the application deadline date.
Applications must arrive as a complete package. Materials arriving
separately will not be included in the application package for
consideration and may result in the application being rejected. See
II.D. of this NOFA for maximum allowable grant amounts.
Technical Assistance: Information regarding how to obtain technical
assistance with the preparing a renewal supportive services grant
application is available on the SSVF Program website at: www.va.gov/
HOMELESS/SSVF.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Kuhn, National Director,
Supportive Services for Veteran Families at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60333336262016014e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="beedede8f8fec8df90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Funding Opportunity Title: Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Program.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: VA-SSVF-071022.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 64.033, VA
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Purpose: SSVF Program's purpose is to provide supportive
services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer
cooperatives who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very
low-income veteran families who (i) are residing in permanent housing
and at risk of becoming homeless; (ii) are homeless and scheduled to
become residents of permanent housing within a specified time period;
or (iii) after exiting permanent housing within a specified time
period, are seeking other housing that is responsive to such very low-
income veteran family's needs and preferences.
SSVF prioritizes the delivery of rapid re-housing services to
homeless veteran households. Rapid re-housing is an intervention
designed to help individuals and families quickly exit homelessness,
return to housing in the community and avoid homelessness again in the
near term. The core components of a rapid re-housing program are
housing identification, move-in and rent financial assistance and rapid
re-housing case management and services. These core components
represent the minimum that a program must be providing to households to
be considered a rapid re-housing program, but do not provide guidance
for what constitutes an effective rapid re-housing program. Applicants
should familiarize themselves with the Homelessness Prevention and
Rapid Re-housing Best Practice Standards found at: <a href="https://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/ssvf-education/">https://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/ssvf-education/</a>.
B. Funding Priorities: This NOFA will provide non-recurring 4-year
awards designed to supplement existing services and financial
assistance for existing rapid re-housing programs. This will support
SSVF's principal goal to provide support to those applicants who
demonstrate the greatest capacity to end homelessness among veterans or
sustain the gains made in ending homelessness among veterans, in
communities that have already met U.S. Interagency Council on
Homelessness (USICH) Federal Criteria and Benchmarks.
C. Definitions: 38 CFR part 62 contains definitions of terms used
in the SSVF Program. In addition to the definitions and requirements
described in 38 CFR part 62, this NOFA provides further clarification
in this paragraph on the use of Fees and Move-In Costs. Fees and Move-
In Costs may be provided by the SSVF grantee under 38 CFR 62.34(g) to
assist veterans in remaining in or obtaining permanent housing.
Grantees will be allowed to provide up to the equivalent of 2 months'
rent to landlords under 38 CFR 62.34(g) as a fee for any lease of not
less than 1 year when necessary to assist a veteran in remaining in or
obtaining permanent housing. An example of such a fee could include a
landlord incentive to facilitate leasing of rental units to high-risk
tenants. Landlords are less likely to lease to certain groups due to
the risk of non-payment of rent or concerns about damage or disruption
to their buildings. High-risk tenants might include veterans with poor
credit histories and background checks that might otherwise disqualify
them from obtaining a lease. Veterans with histories of sex offenses
are also generally considered a high-risk tenant by landlords.
Veterans are sometimes reluctant to move into apartments that do
not offer any of the comforts typically associated with living
independently. The General Housing Stability Assistance, provided under
38 CFR 62.34(e), while offering some funds for bedding and basic
kitchen supplies, leaves significant needs unaddressed. Therefore,
grantees will also be allowed to provide up to $1,000 for miscellaneous
move-in expenses under 38 CFR 62.34(g) for the veteran's family to help
obtain permanent housing with a lease of not less than 1 year. These
funds are to be provided to assist veterans through accounts
established at local merchants, such as grocery stores and retailers,
in the enrolled veteran's name. These items could include food,
furniture, household items, electronics (including televisions) or
other items typically associated with independent living in permanent
housing.
D. Approach: This application opportunity is open only to existing
SSVF grantees. Communities included in Table 1 have been identified as
facing significant challenges in placing veterans in permanent housing
and as a result these communities have high numbers of unused U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development VA Supportive Housing (HUD-
VASH) vouchers. This NOFA is designed to help increase utilization of
those vouchers. Greater efforts are needed to recruit landlords and
expand the pool of affordable housing if VA is to advance towards the
goal of ending homelessness among veterans. Through this NOFA, grantees
can pay fees related to securing a lease of at least 1 year. In
addition, as noted above, veterans are sometimes reluctant to move into
apartments that do not offer any of the comforts typically associated
with living independently. Pursuant to this NOFA, grantees would be
able to use funds for miscellaneous expenses associated with moving
into a new home. Moreover, SSVF grantees have proven to be effective
housing navigators. VA believes that making these services available to
more HUD-VASH eligible participants will enhance the use of existing
HUD-VASH vouchers. As a result, VA is invoking the provision in 38
U.S.C. 2044(f)(6)(C) and 38 CFR 62.2, allowing VA to establish an
income ceiling higher or lower than 50% of the median income for an
area if VA determines that such variations are necessary because the
area has unusually high or low construction costs, fair market rents
(as determined under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437f)) or family incomes. The communities in Table 1 have
been identified as having unusually high fair market rents or low
family incomes. For purposes of this NOFA, grantees will be able to
serve veterans in the communities included in Table 1 who have up to
80% of the area median income. As HUD-VASH eligibility has an income
limit of 80% of medium income, aligning SSVF and
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HUD-VASH eligibility will allow SSVF grantees' housing navigators to
assist all Veterans eligible for HUD-VASH in these target communities
identify and obtain permanent housing.
E. Authority: Funding available under this NOFA is authorized by 38
U.S.C. 2044. VA implements the SSVF Program through regulations in 38
CFR part 62. Funds made available under this NOFA are subject to the
requirements of these regulations.
F. Requirements for the Use of Supportive Services Grant Funds: The
applicant's request for funding must be consistent with the limitations
and uses of supportive services grant funds set forth in 38 CFR part 62
and this NOFA. In accordance with the regulations and this NOFA, the
following requirements apply to supportive services grants awarded
under this NOFA:
1. Grantees may use a maximum of 10% of supportive services grant
funds for administrative costs identified in 38 CFR 62.70(e).
2. Grantees must use a minimum of 80% of the temporary financial
assistance portion of their supportive services grant funds to serve
very low-income veteran families who qualify under 38 CFR 62.11(b).
G. Guidance for the Use of Supportive Services Grant Funds:
Grantees are expected to demonstrate adoption of evidence-based
practices most likely to lead to reductions in homelessness or maintain
gains that have been made in ending homelessness among veterans in
communities that have successfully ended homelessness among veterans as
defined by the USICH's Federal Criteria and Benchmarks.
SSVF follows the principles of Housing First and grantees are to
prioritize the placement of veterans into permanent housing without
pre-condition. However, Housing First does not mean housing only.
Grantees must develop plans that will ensure that veteran participants
have the level of income and economic stability needed to remain in
permanent housing after the conclusion of SSVF intervention. Both
employment and benefits assistance from VA and non-VA sources represent
a significant underutilized source of income stability for homeless
veterans. Case management should include income maximization strategies
to ensure households have access to benefits, employment and financial
counseling. The complexity of program rules and the stigma some
associate with entitlement programs contribute to their lack of use.
For this reason, grantees are encouraged to consider strategies that
can lead to prompt and successful access to employment and benefits
that are essential to retaining housing. Consistent with 38 CFR 62.30-
62.34, grantees are expected to offer the following supportive
services: counseling participants about housing; assisting participants
in understanding leases; securing utilities; making moving
arrangements; providing representative payee services concerning rent
and utilities when needed; using health care navigation services to
help participants access health and mental health care; providing legal
services; and providing mediation and outreach to property owners
related to locating or retaining housing. Grantees may also assist
participants by providing rental assistance, security or utility
deposits, moving costs, emergency housing or general housing stability
assistance; or using other Federal resources, such as the HUD Emergency
Solutions Grants Program, or supportive services grant funds subject to
the limitations described in 38 CFR 62.34. The focus of this non-
recurring grant is:
1. The augmentation of housing navigation services to veterans with
HUD-VASH vouchers;
2. To provide up to $1,000 supplemental assistance to every veteran
household who obtains a lease of not less than 1-year to cover
miscellaneous move-in expenses; and
3. To pay landlords up to an amount equal to 2 months' rent for
fees related to securing a lease of at least 1 year.
II. Award Information
A. Overview: This NOFA announces the availability of funds for
supportive services grants under the SSVF Program and is open only to
existing grantees. This NOFA's awards will extend through September 30,
2026. Existing grantees are SSVF grantees that have a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) for operations through September 30, 2023. If this
existing grant is not renewed, awards made under this NOFA will be
discontinued.
B. Funding: Only existing SSVF grantees are eligible to apply.
C. Areas of Consideration: Applicants can apply for funding only in
the areas they currently serve with existing rapid re-housing services.
The eligible communities for this NOFA are limited to communities
served by VA medical centers (VAMC) listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Areas Eligible for Funding
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Veterans integrated service
network (VISN) Parent facility VAMC name (formal name)
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1.......................... (V01) (689) Connecticut Health Care System
(HCS).
1.......................... (V01) (523) Boston, MA HCS.
1.......................... (V01) (631) Central Western Massachusetts
HCS.
1.......................... (V01) (650) Providence, RI HCS.
1.......................... (V01) (518) Bedford, MA HCS.
2.......................... (V02) (630) New York Harbor HCS.
2.......................... (V02) (561) New Jersey HCS.
2.......................... (V02) (526) Bronx, NY HCS.
4.......................... (V04) (642) Philadelphia, PA HCS.
4.......................... (V04) (542) Coatesville, PA HCS.
5.......................... (V05) (688) Washington, DC HCS.
5.......................... (V05) (512) Baltimore, MD HCS.
6.......................... (V06) (659) Salisbury, NC HCS.
6.......................... (V06) (590) Hampton, VA HCS.
6.......................... (V06) (558) Durham, NC HCS.
7.......................... (V07) (508) Atlanta, GA HCS.
7.......................... (V07) (534) Charleston, SC HCS.
7.......................... (V07) (544) Columbia, SC HCS.
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8.......................... (V08) (573) Gainesville, FL HCS.
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VISN--Parent Facility VAMC Name (Formal Name).
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8.......................... (V08) (546) Miami, FL HCS.
8.......................... (V08) (516) Bay Pines, FL HCS.
8.......................... (V08) (675) Orlando, FL HCS.
8.......................... (V08) (673) Tampa, FL HCS.
8.......................... (V08) (548) West Palm Beach, FL HCS.
9.......................... (V09) (626) Middle Tennessee HCS.
9.......................... (V09) (621) Mountain Home, TN HCS.
10......................... (V10) (541) Cleveland, OH HCS.
10......................... (V10) (553) Detroit, MI HCS.
10......................... (V10) (515) Battle Creek, MI HCS.
10......................... (V10) (539) Cincinnati, OH HCS.
10......................... (V10) (583) Indianapolis, IN HCS.
10......................... (V10) (506) Ann Arbor, MI HCS.
12......................... (V12) (537) Chicago, IL HCS.
12......................... (V12) (695) Milwaukee, WI HCS.
12......................... (V12) (578) Hines, IL HCS.
16......................... (V16) (580) Houston, TX HCS.
16......................... (V16) (629) New Orleans, LA HCS.
16......................... (V16) (520) Gulf Coast, MS HCS.
16......................... (V16) (586) Jackson, MS HCS.
16......................... (V16) (667) Shreveport, LA HCS.
17......................... (V17) (674) Temple, TX HCS.
17......................... (V17) (549) Dallas, TX HCS.
17......................... (V17) (671) San Antonio, TX HCS.
19......................... (V19) (554) Aurora, CO HCS.
19......................... (V19) (623) Muskogee, OK HCS.
19......................... (V19) (660) Salt Lake City, UT HCS.
19......................... (V19) (635) Oklahoma City, OK HCS.
19......................... (V19) (436) Montana HCS.
20......................... (V20) (663) Puget Sound, WA HCS.
20......................... (V20) (648) Portland, OR HCS.
20......................... (V20) (668) Spokane, WA HCS.
20......................... (V20) (687) Walla Walla, WA HCS.
20......................... (V20) (692) White City, OR HCS.
20......................... (V20) (463) Anchorage, AK HCS.
21......................... (V21) (640) Palo Alto, CA HCS.
21......................... (V21) (612A4) N. California HCS.
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VAMC--Parent Facility VAMC Name (Formal Name).
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21......................... (V21) (662) San Francisco, CA HCS.
21......................... (V21) (570) Fresno, CA HCS.
21......................... (V21) (593) Las Vegas, NV HCS.
21......................... (V21) (459) Honolulu, HI HCS.
21......................... (V21) (654) Reno, NV HCS.
22......................... (V22) (691) Greater Los Angeles, CA HCS.
22......................... (V22) (664) San Diego, CA HCS.
22......................... (V22) (605) Loma Linda, CA HCS.
22......................... (V22) (600) Long Beach, CA HCS.
22......................... (V22) (644) Phoenix, AZ HCS.
22......................... (V22) (678) Southern Arizona HCS.
22......................... (V22) (501) New Mexico HCS.
23......................... (V23) (618) Minneapolis, MN HCS.
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D. Allocation of Funds: Funding will be awarded under this NOFA to
existing grantees for a 4-year non-recurring period beginning August 19
2022. The following requirements apply to supportive services grants
awarded under this NOFA:
1. In response to this NOFA, only existing SSVF grantees may apply.
2. The applicant's funding request for fiscal years (FY) 2023-2026
operations cannot exceed the amount indicated in their current MOA. The
requested funds are expected to support 4 years of operations, so 25%
of the award funds will be expected to be available in each year of
operations.
3. If, during the course of the grant year, VA determines that
grantee spending is not meeting the minimum percentage milestones
below, VA may
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elect to recoup projected unused funds and reprogram such funds to
provide supportive services in areas with higher need. Should VA elect
to recoup unspent funds, reductions in available grant funds would take
place the first business day following the end of the quarter. VA may
elect to recoup funds under the following circumstances:
(a) By the end of FY 2023 (September 30, 2023) of the grantee's
supportive services annualized grant award period, the grantee's
cumulative requests for supportive services grant funds are less than
an amount equal to 15% of total supportive services grant award.
(During this same period, the grantee's cumulative requests for
supportive services grant funds may not exceed 35% of the total
supportive services grant award.).
(b) By the end of FY 2024 (September 30, 2024) of the grantee's
supportive services annualized grant award period, the grantee's
cumulative requests for supportive services grant funds are less than
an amount equal to 40% of total supportive services grant award.
(During this same period, the grantee's cumulative requests for
supportive services grant funds may not exceed 60% of the total
supportive services grant award.)
(c) By the end of FY 2025 (September 30, 2025) of the grantee's
supportive services annualized grant award period, the grantee's
cumulative requests for supportive services grant funds are less than
an amount equal to 65% of total supportive services grant award.
(During this same period, the grantee's cumulative requests for
supportive services grant funds may not exceed 80% of the total
supportive services grant award.).
4. Should additional funding become available over the course of
the grant term from funds recouped under the Award Information section
of this Notice, funds that are voluntarily returned by grantees, funds
that become available due to a grant termination, or other funds still
available for grant awards, VA may elect to offer these funds to
grantees in areas where demand has exceeded available SSVF resources.
Additional funds will be provided first to the highest scoring grantee
in the selected area who is in compliance with their grant agreement
and has the capacity to utilize the additional funds.
E. Supportive Services Grant Award Period: Grants are made for a
non-recurring 4-year period.
III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Applicants: Only existing SSVF grantees may apply.
Eligible locations are restricted to those listed in Table 1. Grantees
can only apply for funds in areas they currently serve.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching: None.
IV. Application and Submission Information
A. Obtaining an Application Package: Only existing SSVF grantees
currently serving an area designated in Table 1 are eligible to apply.
Applications only require a letter of intent and a budget. These
letters of intent and budget forms are located at <a href="http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf">www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf</a>. Any questions regarding this process should be referred to the
SSVF Program Office at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3f0f0f5e5e3d5c28dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99cacacfdfd9eff8b7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a>. For detailed SSVF Program
information and requirements, see 38 CFR part 62.
B. Content and Form of Application: Applicants must submit
applications electronically following instructions found at <a href="http://www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf">www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf</a>.
C. Submission Dates and Times: Applications for supportive services
grants under the SSVF Program must be received by the SSVF Program
Office by 4:00 p.m. (EST) on July 22 2022. Awards made for supportive
services grants will fund operations beginning August 19, 2022.
Applications must arrive as a complete package. Materials arriving
separately will not be included in the application package for
consideration and may result in the application being rejected.
Additionally, in the interest of fairness to all competing applicants,
this deadline is firm as to date and hour, and VA will treat as
ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the
deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make
early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of
eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays, computer service
outages, or other delivery-related problems.
D. Funding Restrictions: Funding will be awarded for supportive
services grants under this NOFA depending on funding availability.
Applicants should submit separate applications for each supportive
services funding request.
1. Funding used for staff education and training cannot exceed 1%
of the overall program grant award. This limitation does not include
the cost to attend VA mandated training. All training costs must be
directly related to the provision of services to homeless veterans and
their families.
V. Application Review Information
A. Criteria: Only existing SSVF grantees serving the areas (as
identified in their MOA for SSVF services through September 30, 2023)
listed in Table 1 are eligible to apply. VA will select eligible
applicants that meet the threshold requirements described in 38 CFR
62.21.
B. Review and Selection Process: VA will review all supportive
services grant applications in response to this NOFA according to the
following steps:
1. Should available funding not be sufficient to fully fund all
requests, VA may either fund only selected awards based on its
determination of highest need (based on latest HUD point-in-time data
and lowest HUD-VASH voucher utilization) or grant awards will be made
proportionally, with each grantee receiving the same percentage of
their award request up to the amount of available funding.
2. Conversely, should additional funds become available, grant
awards will be increased proportionally with each grantee receiving the
same percentage increase to their award funding.
3. VA will also utilize the following considerations in 38 CFR
62.23(d) to select applicants for funding:
(a) VA will give preference to applicants that provide, or
coordinate the provision of, supportive services for very low-income
veteran families transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing;
and
(b) To the extent practicable, VA will ensure that supportive
services grants are equitably distributed across the areas identified
in Table 1.
VI. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices: Although subject to change, the SSVF Program
Office expects to announce grant recipients for all applicants in the
fourth quarter of FY 2022 with grants beginning August 19, 2022. Prior
to executing a funding agreement, VA will contact the applicants, make
known the finalized amount of proposed funding and verify that the
applicant would still like the funding. Once VA verifies that the
applicant is still seeking funding, VA will execute an agreement and
make payments to the grant recipient in accordance with 38 CFR part 62
and this NOFA.
B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: As SSVF grants
cannot be used to fund treatment for mental health or substance use
disorders, applicants must provide evidence that they can provide
access to such services to all program participants through formal and
informal agreements with community providers.
C. Reporting: VA places great emphasis on the responsibility and
accountability of grantees. As described in 38 CFR 62.63 and 62.71, VA
has procedures in place to monitor
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supportive services provided to participants and outcomes associated
with the supportive services provided under the SSVF Program.
Applicants should be aware of the following:
1. Upon execution of a supportive services grant agreement with VA,
grantees will have a VA regional coordinator assigned by the SSVF
Program Office who will provide oversight and monitor supportive
services provided to participants. The regional coordinator assigned
will be the same regional coordinator currently assigned to the
applicant's FY 2023 MOA associated with this application.
2. Grantees will be required to enter data into a Homeless
Management Information System (HMIS) web-based software application.
This data will consist of information on the participants served and
types of supportive services provided by grantees. Grantees must treat
the data for activities funded by the SSVF Program separate from that
of activities funded by other programs. Grantees will be required to
work with their HMIS Administrators to export client-level data for
activities funded by the SSVF Program to VA on at least a monthly
basis. The completeness and quality of grantee uploads into HMIS will
be factored into the evaluation of their grant performance.
3. VA will complete annual monitoring evaluations of each grantee.
Monitoring will also include the submittal of quarterly and annual
financial and performance reports by the grantee. The grantee will be
expected to demonstrate adherence to the grantee's proposed program, as
described in the grantee's application. All grantees are subject to
audits conducted by VA or its representative.
4. Grantees will be assessed based on their ability to meet
critical performance measures. In addition to meeting program
requirements defined by the regulations and applicable NOFA(s),
grantees will be assessed on their ability to place participants into
housing and the housing retention rates of participants served. Higher
placement for homeless participants and higher housing retention rates
for at-risk participants are expected for very low-income veteran
families when compared to extremely low-income veteran families with
incomes below 30% of the area median income.
5. Grantees' performance will be assessed based on their consumer
satisfaction scores. These scores include the participation rates and
results of both the standardized survey offered to all participant
households and unannounced visits to assess screening and intake
procedures (commonly known as a mystery shopper program).
VA Goals and Objectives for Funds Awarded Under this NOFA: VA seeks
to accelerate the pace of permanent housing placements in high-need
areas through this NOFA in pursuit of the Secretary's goal of placing
38,000 homeless veterans in permanent housing by the end of 2022. This
NOFA provides new tools to support permanent housing placements by
expanding the stock of available housing in communities that have
currently have severely constrained affordable housing options.
VII. Other Information
A. Payments of Supportive Services Grant Funds: Grantees will
receive payments electronically through the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services' Payment Management System. Grantees will have the
ability to request payments as frequently as they choose subject to the
following limitations:
1. During the first year of the grantee's supportive services
annualized grant award period, the grantee's cumulative requests for
supportive services grant funds may not exceed 35% of the total
supportive services grant award without written approval by VA.
2. By the end of the second year of the grantee's supportive
services annualized grant award period, the grantee's cumulative
requests for supportive services grant funds may not exceed 60% of the
total supportive services grant award without written approval by VA.
3. By the end of the third year of the grantee's supportive
services annualized grant award period, the grantee's cumulative
requests for supportive services grant funds may not exceed 80% of the
total supportive services grant award without written approval by VA.
4. By the end of the fourth year of the grantee's supportive
services annualized grant award period, the grantee's cumulative
requests for supportive services grant funds may not exceed 100% of the
total supportive services grant award.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on June 17, 2022, and authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-13505 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
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