COVID-19 Resource Digest for Homeless Providers – October 12, 2021The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) calls for enhanced cooperation between public health authorities, homeless service systems, and other partners at the local level. To support these partnerships and the vulnerable households served, HUD and its partners are issuing guidance from subject matter experts on best practices and lessons learned.This digest contains recently published resources from HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) and its national, state, and local partners.Materials PostedESG-CV Q4 Reporting Office Hours – September 30, 2021ESG-CV State Recipients Office Hours – September 30, 2021Upcoming Office HoursDate and Time: October 22, 2021 at 2:30 PM EDTPlease Note: There will be no Office Hours held Friday, October 15,…

2021 Fall NHSDC Conference: HUD HMIS Training Live Webcasts – October 13-14, 2021Join this week's live webcasts of HUD HMIS Training sessions from the 2021 Fall National Human Services Data Consortium (NHSDC) Conference. Participants will learn about the technical information needed to successfully measure progress towards preventing and ending homelessness. NHSDC brings together human services data professionals from around the country to learn best practices, inspire one another, and make connections at the Fall 2021 Conference.HUD Technical Assistance (TA) providers will offer key data and performance sessions. If you are not attending the conference in person, you can join the live webcast of the select sessions listed below.For more conference information, please visit the NHSDC Fall 2021 Conference page.HUD Live Webcasts WebcastDate…

Reminder: Register Today: CDBG-CV Best Practices Webinar Series – October 2021The Office of Block Grant Assistance (OBGA) is hosting a webinar series for Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) grantees on best practices of CDBG-CV project implementation. HUD identified a dynamic group of communities across the country that have designed and are implementing high-impact projects and activities while efficiently expending CDBG-CV funding. The CDBG-CV Best Practices Webinar Series will consist of four webinars with panelists.Training ObjectivesParticipants will learn about:Replicable strategies for best practices to drive the pandemic recovery and revitalization for hard-hit or at-risk low- and moderate-income (LMI) areasBackward-looking and potential forward-looking COVID-19 risks or vulnerabilities for the LMI populationWho Should Attend?This webinar series is intended for CDBG-CV grantees.Schedule…

Guidance and Webinar: Re-Housing Individuals Experiencing Homelessness From COVID-Specific Non-Congregate ShelterSeptember 27, 2021The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published joint guidance in September 2021 about strategies for transitioning people out of non-congregate shelter (NCS) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and into safe, stable permanent housing.The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) hosted a webinar with HUD's Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) and FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Division to discuss the guidance.Participants learned:What COVID-specific NCS is and how to request FEMA reimbursement for NCS costs;Why it is so important to have a strategy to re-house individuals and families experiencing homelessness sheltering in NCS in safe, stable permanent housing; andStrategies and resources that…

State CDBG Timely Expenditure Reports Posted - Data as of September 30, 2021These reports provide data and charts to support Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) State, Insular Area, and Hawaii Non-Entitlement grantees in meeting program expenditure requirements.View the reports.Related Resource: CDBG Timeliness VideoCheck out the Explore CDBG product CDBG Timeliness and Best Practices to Achieve Timely Performance. This video explains the timely expenditure and distribution requirements of the CDBG program and how timely expenditure of funds contributes to grantees' overall performance. Viewers learn best practices for proactively managing CDBG grant funds to avoid being untimely.Explore CDBG is a collection of online technical assistance products designed to answer questions on how to use CDBG funds.

Upcoming 2021 CoC Program Competition Office HoursThis information was originally distributed via HUD.gov. HUD Exchange is redistributing the information for awareness.On Wednesday, August 18, 2021 HUD published the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition on Grants.gov. The CoC Program Competition will close on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 8:00 pm EST. HUD will be hosting two CoC Program Competition Office Hours to give CoCs an opportunity to ask competition questions.Join the CoC Program Competition Office HoursAttendees do not need to register in advance. The Office Hours will be capped at 1,000 attendees. It is strongly encouraged to join the Office Hours at least five minutes prior to the start time (1:55…

Reminder: Register Today: CDBG-CV Best Practices Webinar Series – October 2021The Office of Block Grant Assistance (OBGA) is hosting a webinar series for Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) grantees on best practices of CDBG-CV project implementation. HUD identified a dynamic group of communities across the country that have designed and are implementing high-impact projects and activities while efficiently expending CDBG-CV funding. The CDBG-CV Best Practices Webinar Series will consist of four webinars with panelists.Training ObjectivesParticipants will learn about:Replicable strategies for best practices to drive the pandemic recovery and revitalization for hard-hit or at-risk low- and moderate-income (LMI) areasBackward-looking and potential forward-looking COVID-19 risks or vulnerabilities for the LMI populationWho Should Attend?This webinar series is intended for CDBG-CV grantees.Schedule…

CDBG-DR October 2021 Reports Now PostedThe latest versions of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Monthly Performance Reports are now posted on the HUD Exchange. You may access them from the CDBG-DR Reports page.CDBG-DR Monthly Reports as of October 1, 2021:2008 Grants Targeted for CloseoutCDBG-DR Affordable Rental Housing ExpendituresDisaster Recovery Enhancement Fund ExpendituresCDBG-DR Grant Expenditure ReportDue to the COVID-19 National Emergency, HUD has suspended publication of the Monthly CDBG-DR Grant Financial Report. HUD will continue to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 National Emergency on grantee expenditures to determine when it will be appropriate to resume publication of the Monthly CDBG-DR Grant Financial Report. In the interim, the public is encouraged to reference the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System (DRGR)…

Last Chance to Register: HOME-ARP Notice Review Webinar Series – Fall 2021Registration will be closing for the Program Administration and Nonprofit Operating Expenses Webinar tomorrow, October 6, 2021, at 1:00 PM EDT. Don’t miss this opportunity! Register today!The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides $5 billion through the HOME Program to the 651 State and local Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) that qualified for FY 2021 HOME funds. In collaboration with other community stakeholders, PJs can use the funding to make targeted, strategic investments in housing and other assistance for people experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations.HUD's Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) is hosting a 4-part webinar series to review Notice CPD-21-10. The Notice establishes requirements for…

Register Today: HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course: Cohort Two – Starting October 11, 2021Registration is now open for the second cohort of the HMIS Data Analytics On-Demand Course. The goal of this immersive course is to provide a conceptual and practical framework for ad hoc reporting utilizing HMIS data. This self-paced course is open to anyone in your community who is interested in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating HMIS data. This is an introductory level course and might be a good fit for newer members of your HMIS team or someone looking to brush up on their data skills. Participants are not expected to have high-level technical or statistical skills; only basic knowledge of the following is needed:HMIS data standardsHow to…