From: SSVF

Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 8:45 AM

Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday November 27, 2024

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

valuable partners for awareness.

November 27, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

The SSVF Program Office would like to share their gratitude with the SSVF grantee community.

We hope that you have a very happy Thanksgiving.

NEW: Returning Home Technical Manual & Request Form

REGISTER: SSVF National Webinar Series - Excellence in Customer Service and the Customer Satisfaction Survey FY24 Review: Thursday December 12, 2024 at 2:00PM EST

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

RESOURCE: USICH-Kaiser Webinar December 12

REMINDER: VA Homeless Programs All Hands on Deck Call: Thursday December 5, 2024 at 3:00PM EST

NEW: Returning Home Technical Manual & Request Form

The SSVF Program Office has conducted an analysis and review of Returning Home guidance and utilization. Based on this review a new technical manual has been developed in addition to updates to the grantee request form. Please take the time to review this document for clear understanding of roles, responsibilities, and requirements prior to submitting a request for approval to your designated SSVF Regional Coordinator.

Document link: SSVF_Returning_Home_Manual_and_Request_v2.pdf

REGISTER: SSVF National Webinar Series - Excellence in Customer Service and the Customer Satisfaction Survey FY24 Review: Thursday December 12, 2024 at 2:00PM EST

This webinar will provide a review of the FY24 Customer Satisfaction Survey end of year reporting and next steps for each SSVF Grantee to address any areas in need of improvement. The webinar will also include a review of the SSVF Grievance process and ways to increase involvement with Veterans with lived experience.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The slides will be distributed after the webinar.

RESOURCE: 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.

RESOURCE: USICH-Kaiser Webinar Thursday 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

REMINDER: VA Homeless Programs All Hands on Deck Call: Thursday December 5, 2024 at 3:00PM EST

The first VA Homeless Programs All Hands on Deck Call will be on Thursday, December 5, 2024. This call will provide an update on the preliminary 2024 Point-in-Time Count Results and VA Homeless Programs FY 2025 Strategic Priorities framework.

This call series replaces the FY 2024 Homelessness Goals Office Hours Calls. VA staff and VA-funded grantees should ensure that they have representation on this call. Other relevant stakeholders (e.g., VA-funded contractors, Continuum of Care partners, and public housing agency partners) are strongly encouraged to attend.

Please forward this reminder as appropriate.

If you need the ongoing invitation, please email VHA11HPO38kGoalSupport@va.gov.

Access the recordings and slides for previous calls.

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