From:                                         SSVF

Sent:                                           Friday, November 15, 2024 12:14 AM

Subject:                                     SSVF Program Update Friday November 15, 2024

 

This weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with 

valuable partners for awareness.  

November 15, 2024 

   

                                                

NEWS: VA Housed nearly 40,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2024 

NEW: FY23 and Shallow Subsidy Financial End of Year Closeout Due December 6, 2024 

NEW: USICH-Kaiser Webinar December 12 

RESOURCE: National Government Agency Virtual Career Fair for Veterans 

 

 

NEWS: VA Housed nearly 40,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2024 

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it housed 47,925 Veterans experiencing homelessness in FY 2024, surpassing its goal to house 41,000 Veterans by 16.9% and marking the largest number of Veterans housed in a single year since FY 2019. VA also ensured that 96% of the Veterans housed during this time did not return to homelessness. This follows last month’s announcement that VA had surpassed its FY 2024 housing goal a month early. 

 

We want to thank all SSVF grantees for the tremendous work you all put into helping towards this goal. Your dedication to this mission has been an essential part of the movement and we appreciate all you and your staff do each day.  Please share with your teams and celebrate your hard work! 

 

 

NEW: FY23 and Shallow Subsidy Financial End of Year Closeout Due December 6, 2024 

The due date for the FY23 and Shallow Subsidy Financial End of Year Closeouts has been extended to 12/6/24. This will provide time to resolve a technical issue with Shallow Subsidy Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) described below.  

 

Please review the End of Year Closeout Webinar with detailed instructions for completion using a new format intended to reduce administrative burden for grantees.  

·         Final Drawdown: Incur expenses by 9/30/24 and complete final drawdown  

·         SF-425 Federal Financial Reports (FFR): Complete, submit, and certify two Final FFRs in the HHS Payment Management System (PMS); one for FY23 account (zzzz-zz-zzz-23) and one for Shallow Subsidy account (zzzz-zz-zzzSS).  

**NOTE: PMS is actively resolving a technical issue impacting FFRs. PMS administrators are in process of ensuring a Final FFR for all Shallow Subsidy accounts is available for grantees to complete.  

 

**NOTE: In addition, many FFRs have been published in error that are not SSVF requirements (i.e. Quarterly, accounts that have not ended yet like FY24 and Supplemental NOFA, etc.). Please disregard these reports and PMS will administratively delete or reject them. This resolution will take time but is in process. 

·         Survey Monkey Link: SSVF Program Office emailed adjusted award amount and a survey monkey link for each award. The required submissions include certification questions, grantee report of actual expenditures by category, and variance explanation.  

 

 

NEW: USICH-Kaiser Webinar December 12, 2024 

USICH is co-hosting a webinar with Kaiser Permanente on December 12, 2024 entitled “How Health Systems and Hospitals Can Help Solve Homelessness.” During this session, USICH will discuss its recent guidance, “How Health Systems and Hospitals Can Help Solve Homelessness,” outlining effective strategies for compassionate and collaborative care for people without safe, stable housing.  

Registration Link: https://housingforhealthevents.com/usichreport  

 

 

RESOURCE: National Government Agency Virtual Career Fair for Veterans 

Tuesday, November 19 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT 

Join the National Government Agency Virtual Career Fair for Veterans for Veterans, military spouses, transitioning Service members, and members of the Guard and Reserve. Connect with recruiters from local and national companies, exclusively designed for those in the military community. 

Register online for this virtual event.