Download the 2010 HHAG application here.

Permitted uses: acquisition, new construction for housing units or the rehabilitation of existing, unoccupied housing units for homeless persons

Ineligible uses: purchase of land, furnishing or personal property, off-site utility systems, project design, impact fees; common kitchen or dining facilities, offices or program areas will only be funded if these costs are incidental to the cost of building residential units.

Restrictions:

• Lien restricting use of the property for TEN years for occupancy by the homeless
• Project must be completed by July 31, 2011

Schedule and Deadlines

Who receives the funding:  HSN, on behalf of the sub-recipient, with whom HSN will contract

What are the criteria that will be used for selection:

• Cost per unit (bedroom) of construction (the lower the better)
• Leveraging of additional resources to bring the project to completion (the higher the better)
• Continuum of Care calculated need
• Floor plan with “units” clearly delineated
• Comprehensive description of social services to be delivered to clients served

What are the criteria that will be used for program evaluation, after selection:

• HMIS participation
• Total number of persons housed
• Number of persons housed for at least seven months in permanent housing
• Number of persons in transitional housing who moved to permanent housing
• Number of persons who left the project with employment income

Mandatory HSN workshops (please attend only one!)
September 2, 2010 10-12 noon
September 8, 2010  2-4 p.m.
Heart of Florida United Way Building
1940 Traylor Boulevard, Orlando, Florida

RSVP to RFP {at} hsncfl(.)org or (407) 893-0133 x107)

Homeless Services Network and the Continuum of Care received over $1.6 million in new project funding as follows:

Grantee	Project Sponsor	Amount	Beds	Homeless sub-population served
Homeless Services Network	Catholic Charities	$161,221	24 transitional housing	Female-headed households with children under age 8
Homeless Services Network	Center for Drug Free Living	$371,200	26 transitional housing	Veterans
Homeless Services Network	Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare	$207,110	10 permanent supportive housing	Severely mentally ill individuals
Homeless Services Network	Sanford Housing Authority	$253,470	18 permanent supportive housing	Households with or without children
Seminole County Government	Homeless Services Network Shelter Plus Care	$607,860	11 permanent supportive housing	Chronically homeless individuals

You may download the complete list of new projects that have been awarded across U.S. in the FY 2009 CoC homeless competition from HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange (HRE). To view the press release, please visit the HUD web site.

• Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

The deadline for all of these applications is April 30, 2010. Click the links above to access the applications, or for more information, please visit the web site for the City of Orlando’s Housing & Community Development Department.

Here is a summary of the award amounts:

Project Name	Program	Component	Grant Term	Award Amount
Total				$3,612,220
Catholic Charities-Shepherd's House 1	SHP	TH	1 Year	$37,203
Center for Affordable Housing-TH1	SHP	TH	1 Year	$84,630
Center for Drug Free Living-ANEW	SHP	TH	1 Year	$175,988
Coalition for the Homeless WRCC	SHP	TH	1 Year	$61,950
Covenant House-Case Managed Outreach	SHP	SSO	1 Year	$92,302
Covenant House-ROPAL	SHP	TH	1 Year	$156,661
Grand Avenue-Homes for New Beginnings	SHP	PH	1 Year	$48,999
Grand Avenue-Safe Haven at Maxwell Garden	SHP	TH	1 Year	$269,745
Harbor House-Community TH-A	SHP	TH	1 Year	$81,885
Harbor House-Community TH-B	SHP	TH	1 Year	$123,553
Healthcare Center for the Homeless-Orlando HOPE Team	SHP	SSO	1 Year	$168,345
HSN Employment Program	SHP	SSO	1 Year	$181,989
HSN HMIS 1	SHP	HMIS	1 Year	$124,388
HSN Scattered Site TH	SHP	TH	1 Year	$94,852
Intervention Services-The Villiages	SHP	TH	1 Year	$136,832
Orange County S+C 1	S+C	TRA	1 Year	$143,676
Orange County S+C 2	S+C	TRA	1 Year	$276,300
Osceola HOMEBase	SHP	TH	1 Year	$123,134
Osceola HOME Residential TH	SHP	TH	1 Year	$118,542
Safehouse of Seminole TH	SHP	TH	1 Year	$51,747
Salvation Army Orlando TH	SHP	TH	1 Year	$127,839
Seminole Behavioral Healthcare-Sanford HOPE Team	SHP	SSO	1 Year	$78,352
Seminole County S+C 1	S+C	TRA	1 Year	$265,248
The Transition House Inc. Men's Program	SHP	SSO	1 Year	$52,500
The Transition House Inc. Men's Program Expansion	SHP	TH	1 Year	$42,105
Wayne Densch Center PLC	SHP	SSO	1 Year	$210,000
Wayne Densch Center TLP	SHP	TH	1 Year	$283,455

“As expected, we have received an enormous number of applications for rent or mortgage assistance since July 6. By July 15, a total of 2,893 applications had been received and assigned for reviews of eligibility. We estimate that between July 6 and July 27, over 5,600 applications have been received. Our funds can only assist approximately 4,000 of those applicants. Therefore, be advised that applications received after Friday, August 7, are not likely to be assisted.

Any applications received after the above date will only be reviewed for approval if we have enough money left over from approving the first batch of cases. Otherwise, the applications will be denied for lack of funds. We will mail a letter to each applicant telling them that we are unable to help. We will also suggest that they check locally for funds.

The Office does not want to create any false expectations that EFAHP aid will be available to help a family seeking aid after August 7, 2009. The current economic situation has caused many more households to apply than ever before.

Thank you for your assistance in sharing this information with other local agencies.”

Download the original memo here.

Because HUD’s budget approval by Congress came late this year, we’re behind where we hoped to be as far as the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is concerned. The NOFA tells us how much money Congress has allocated nationwide for the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) through which we apply for funding every year. Once we have that, we’ll know how much we’ll make available to the CoC for new project applications. The best estimate HUD could give us for the release of the NOFA is “early summer”. They also expect the the actual CoC application that we submit to HUD would be due after Labor Day.

That means HSN would be accepting applications for new project sometime between those two milestones.  Once we have more information from HUD, we’ll have a workshop to explain the application process. In the meantime, we recommend that all potential applications become familiar with HUD’s Supportive Housing Program (SHP). We recommend reviewing the SHP Desk Guide which explains in great detail the types of projects that they will fund, what you can and can’t do with the funding, and what your obligations will be if you are awarded an SHP grant.

The SHP Desk Guide is available for viewing online or for download here:

http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewShpDeskguide

Feel free to post questions here in the comments or to fill out a contact form.