COVID-19 Resource Digest for Homeless Providers – August 16, 2022The 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.New ResourceA Primer on HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – August 18, 2022 – 2:30 PM EDT: This upcoming webinar sponsored by the Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium is an informational…

Reminder: Register Today: Closing the Gap: Homelessness to Housing Webinar SeriesRegistration is open for the next three sessions: Street Outreach, Implementing System Change, and Optimizing Service Delivery. Register today!This webinar series provides guidance and fosters innovation in best practices and strategies in stakeholder engagement for homelessness services systems. It will cover topics designed to help communities establish equitable, effective homelessness responses through meaningful collaboration, resource coordination, and efficient service delivery.Training ObjectivesParticipants will learn about:Incorporating people with lived experience and expertise into homelessness responsesCoordinating with healthcare and other non-federal resourcesCreating direct pathways from homelessness to housingOperationalizing best practicesIdentifying and connecting with community resourcesWho Should Attend?This webinar series is intended for everyone involved in the homelessness response system, including but not limited to Continuum…

Reminder: Register Today: Closing the Gap: Homelessness to Housing Webinar SeriesRegistration is open for Coordinating Homeless Services Resources and Street Outreach. Register today!This webinar series provides guidance and fosters innovation in best practices and strategies in stakeholder engagement for homelessness services systems. It will cover topics designed to help communities establish equitable, effective homelessness responses through meaningful collaboration, resource coordination, and efficient service delivery.Training ObjectivesParticipants will learn about:Incorporating people with lived experience and expertise into homelessness responsesCoordinating with healthcare and other non-federal resourcesCreating direct pathways from homelessness to housingOperationalizing best practicesIdentifying and connecting with community resourcesWho Should Attend?This webinar series is intended for everyone involved in the homelessness response system, including but not limited to Continuum of Care (CoC) staff and…

CDBG-DR August 2022 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 August 1, 2022:CDBG-DR Grants Financial Report2008 Grants Targeted for CloseoutCDBG-DR Affordable Rental Housing ExpendituresDisaster Recovery Enhancement Fund ExpendituresStay Up to Date on CDBG-DR and CDBG-MITCDBG-DR resources, tools, and training will continue to be posted on the HUD Exchange as they become available.Visit the CDBG-DR page on the HUD ExchangeVisit the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) page on the HUD ExchangeSearch the Disaster Recovery Tools and Templates Library

Rural Gateway Peer-to-Peer Web Conference Call: An Overview of the Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program Notice of Funding Opportunity - August 17, 2022 - 2:00 PM EDTU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentOffice of Community Planning and DevelopmentOffice of Rural Housing and Economic Developmentin Partnership with theU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans Benefits AdministrationLoan Guaranty ServiceThe Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development (ORHED) invites you to take part in the next Peer-to-Peer conference call. This call will offer participants the opportunity to learn about the Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).In partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), HUD is awarding $10.4 million to eligible organizations to modify and rehabilitate the…

COVID-19 Resource Digest for Homeless Providers – August 2, 2022The 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.New ResourceESG-CV Notices CPD-22-06 and CPD-21-08 SummaryUpcoming Office HoursDate and Time: August 26, 2022, at 2:30 PM EDTPlease note: There will be no Office Hours held on Friday, August 5, 2022.Questions?If you have any questions about this Office Hours or…

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.HomeProgramsResourcesTrainingNew Resources for DCTA Recipients and Smaller Distressed CommunitiesThis library of resources, relevant to Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance (DCTA) recipients and smaller distressed communities, features a wide range of resources, reports, webinars and funding opportunities that might be of interest to small governments, tribal organizations and non-profits, including COVID-19 recovery information. Check back regularly for new resources and information!The following resources are the newest webinars, reports, and other information available on the DCTA Program Resources page.Funding OpportunitiesTribal Self-Governance Negotiation Cooperative Agreement Program, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health ServiceAugust 31, 2022 FY 23 Volunteer Generation Fund ARP, AmeriCorpsSeptember 13, 2022 FY 2022 CARES Act Economic Recovery Corps and Equity…

Register Today: 2022 Section 3 Final Rule – Office HoursDo you have unanswered questions on HUD’s Section 3 Final Rule?Still not sure how to implement the requirements of the Section 3 Rule compliantly into your programs?Office Hours are now available to help support HUD housing and community development (HCD) and public housing authority (PHA) financial assistance recipients. Register Today!What is Section 3?Section 3 is a provision of the HUD Act of 1968 that promotes local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement, and individual self-sufficiency. To the greatest extent possible, Section 3 requires that recipients of certain HUD financial assistance provide job training and employment opportunities to low- or very low-income residents in connection with projects and activities in their neighborhoods.Effective November 30,…

New Data Sharing Process for CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT GranteesThe longstanding data sharing agreement (DSA) between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with HUD and Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), CDBG Mitigation (CDBG-MIT), and CDBG National Disaster Resilience (CDBG-NDR) grantees has been revised to address privacy-related issues identified in the applicable FEMA System of Records Notices (SORN). HUD worked with FEMA on a computer matching agreement (CMA) to ensure that HUD grantees will get the latest Individual Assistance program data from FEMA in order to:Build out their impact and unmet needs assessmentMarket their programs to potentially impacted individualsComplete their duplication of benefits analyses for individual benefitsIn order to obtain data for these purposes, grantees will need to sign…

CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT OMNI Notice June 2022 (87 FR 36869) Now AvailableThe Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and the CDBG Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) OMNI Notice for June 2022 (87 FR 36869) was published on June 21, 2022. This notice governs CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT funds awarded under several appropriations acts. Specifically, this notice provides waivers and establishes alternative requirements for certain CDBG-DR grantees that have submitted waiver requests for grants provided under the following public laws:Public Law 107–38, 107–73, 107–117, 107–206 Waivers and Alternative RequirementsPublic Law 113–2 Waivers and Alternative RequirementsPublic Law 115–254 and 116–20 Waivers and Alternative RequirementsPublic Law 115–123 and 116–20 Waivers and Alternative RequirementsPublic Law 115–56, 115–123, 115–254, 116–20 Grant RequirementsPublic Law 115–56 and 115–123 Waivers and Alternative RequirementsPublic…