From: SSVF
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 12:44 AM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday March 22, 2024
This weekly update is targeted
towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with valuable partners for
awareness.
March 22, 2024
REMINDER: SSVF
Program Change Request Available March 4, 2024 through April 5, 2024
REMINDER: Customer
Service and Intake Information
RESOURCE: SSVF
Program Office FY2022 Annual Report
REMINDER: SSVF Program
Change Request Available March 4, 2024 through April 5, 2024
This SSVF Program
Change request is being published by the SSVF Program Office from March 4 through
April 5, 2024. Grantees may request new changes to geography or subcontractor
changes during this change period. Budget modifications will not be available
as a program change option at this time as FY24 budgets are still being
approved. All pre-approved changes by your Regional Coordinator must still be
submitted formally during this time.
All requests for
program changes must be submitted to the SSVF Program Office by the Grantee via
the UDPAAS grants management system. The Program Change request can be found in
the Grant management system (UDPaaS) under the Request Activity Tab of your
FY24 grant award record. Grantees complete a standardized form for the request
and supportive documentation (if required). This Companion Guide provides an overview
of this process and submission deadlines, defines the various types of program
changes, and provides instructions for completing the online form. The guide
can also be found on the SSVF Website under the Grant Management section.
All submissions must be
entered by April 5, 2024
REMINDER: Customer
Service and Intake Information
We want to remind
grantees that an essential part of our services includes good customer service.
We are asking grantees to take a moment to ensure that the access points to
your agency are accessible, educated, and equipped to ensure that a Veteran’s
initial interaction and every ongoing interaction is positive and helpful. This
includes but is not limited to ensuring your phone number is accurate on your
website, and that the person answering the phone or front door has the accurate
information to help the person in front of them.
SSVF Grantees are also
expected to keep up to date intake information within the SSVF grant management
system. Grantees can do this by going into their grant award, clicking on
“Request Activity” and selecting Update Intake Information. Grantees only need
to do this if changes have occurred. Current intake information is available
for review on our website by selecting Locate a SSVF Provider. The SSVF
Program Office strongly encourages grantees to create general email and phone
numbers that do not need to be changed due to staff turnover for Veteran
intakes.
RESOURCE: SSVF Program
Office FY2022 Annual Report
This report covers the
eleventh grant period for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program, including awards made
in 2021 for the FY 2022 period (October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022). The
report summarizes the results attained by the 249 SSVF grantees funded for FY
2022. It is intended to inform Congress and the public about the grantees’
important work helping to prevent and end homelessness among our nation’s
Veterans.
This report uses data
reported by grantees through local Homeless Management Information Systems
(HMIS) and subsequently provided to VA via monthly uploads to the SSVF HMIS
data repository. With the FY 2022 Annual Report, the methodology used to
analyze HMIS data was changed to increase accuracy and efficiency in the annual
reporting process (for more information see Section 2). Additional information
was obtained from grantee quarterly reports and surveys of SSVF program
participants.
The full report is
available on the SSVF website and by following the link: Here.