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PORTLAND CONTINUUM OF CARE
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) announces the availability of the electronic application for the 2008 Continuum of Care (CoC) competition. The application for 2008 is available only through e-Snaps, a new online system. e-Snaps is available at www.hud.gov/esnaps or can be accessed from HUD’s HRE website at www.hudhre.info/esnaps
Once again, HUD has offered the Samaritan Housing Initiative to promote permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals. The Portland CoC has approximately $109,158, or 15%, of the CoC pro-rata need amount available for the Samaritan Housing Initiative. Funding limits and matching requirements are outlined in the application available on the HUD website.
The special incentive is geared to promote permanent housing that exclusively serves chronically homeless persons. Samaritan Housing Initiative projects may be SHP, S+C, or SRO. For projects applying under the SHP, each project can request no more than 20% of the total of its eligible program activities (grant total minus administration costs up to give percent) for case management. Safe Havens do not qualify for the Samarian Bonus Initiative. Rental assistance under the S+C and section 8 Moderate-Rehabilitation programs is an eligible housing activity under the Samaritan Housing Initiative.
Supportive Housing Program (SHP) provides funding for the development and/or operation of transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, safe havens, and services that help homeless persons transition from homelessness to living as independently as possible. Services are also funded to assist in achieving the goal of self-sufficiency.
Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Program provides funding for rental assistance and requires a dollar match in supportive services for every dollar of rental assistance. This gives applicants flexibility in devising appropriate housing and supportive services for homeless persons with disabilities.
The Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program provides rental assistance on behalf of homeless individuals in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of SRO dwellings. The SRO Program has no match requirements.
A person who is “chronically homeless” is an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has either been continuously homeless for a year or more OR has had at least four (4) episodes of homelessness in the past three (3) years. In order to be considered chronically homeless, a person must have been sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation (e.g. living on the streets) and/or in an emergency homeless shelter. A disabling condition is defined as “a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability, or chronic physical illness or disability, including the co-occurrence of two or more of these conditions.” A disabling condition limits an individual’s ability to work or perform one or more activities of daily living. An episode of homelessness is a separate, distinct and sustained stay on the streets and/or in an emergency homeless shelter. A chronically homeless person must be unaccompanied and disabled during each episode.
Public entities and private non-profit organizations may apply for this opportunity through the Portland CoC. Funding is available to provide housing and/or services for individuals or families who are homeless in city of Portland. The following HUD programs are available under this NOFA: Supportive Housing Program; Shelter + Care; Section 8 Moderate Rehab Single Room Occupancy. Information about these programs is available at http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/index.cfm.
For the first time, HUD is using an electronic application for the Continuum of Care, and the deadline for submission of Continuum Applications to HUD will be just 60 days (not the usual 90 days) after the materials become available. Agencies wishing to apply through the Portland CoC will need to complete their applications and all other forms on-line and submit these to the Portland CoC well in advance of the HUD deadline to allow time for review and processing before they can be included as part of the Portland CoC Application. Your incomplete application and/or your unwillingness or inability to provide required information could result in your project’s application being rejected and not included in the Portland CoC submission to HUD. In order to be considered for funding, project applicants must commit to become active members of Portland CoC and take part in the year-round work of meeting the requirements of the HUD Continuum of Care program, including the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
Agencies will soon be able to access the electronic versions of the SF-424 Form, Exhibit 2 Applications, Logic Models and other required forms at HUD’s new Homeless Resources Exchange web site: http://www.hudhre.info . Some on-line instructional materials are already available at http://esnaps.hudhre.info/training/ . Due to the complexity of HUD requirements, applicants should have extensive grant-writing and development experience and capacity. Applicants are strongly encouraged to access the instructional materials and begin the electronic application process as soon as possible.
All Applicants will be required to give a brief Project Presentation to the Portland CoC Selection Committee (date and location to be announced).
If you wish to apply, would like more information about this Request for Proposals, please contact Robert Duranleau, Portland Continuum of Care Coordinator, City of Portland Social Services Division, at 775-6315, extension 224. This notice is only being sent by email – it will not be mailed through the postal services, please feel free to forward it.