SNAPS Update for NCDA

Michael RoanhouseOffice 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. End chronic homelessness by 20162. End veteran homelessness by 20153. End family and youth homelessness by 20204. 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

Worst case housing needs at a record-high 8.5 million households

Record levels of unemployment, and the worst recession in recent history

Sequestration, including decreased funding for homeless and rental assistance programs

Nearly 40% reduction in new admissions to the Housing Choice Voucher program

Despite challenges…

Reduced homelessness among Veterans by over 33% since 2010

Decreased chronic homelessness by over 16% since 2010

Significantly increased targeting of homeless people served through HUD rental assistance programs

Prevented homelessness for 1.3 million households through the Recovery Act

Significant progress…

Progress on Opening Doors

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

• HUD is committed to making progress towards meeting the goals under Opening Doors

 FY 2014 

President's Request

FY 2014 Appropriated

FY 2015 President's Request

FY 2015 Appropriated

Total Amount $2,381  $2,105  $2,406  $2,135 Emergency Solutions Grants $346 $250 $215 $250 Continuum of Care $2,027 $1,815 $2,184 $1,862 HMIS $8 $6 $7 $7 HUD-VASH $75 $75 $75 $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.