From: SSVF
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 11:43 PM
Subject: SSVF Program Update Friday May 31, 2024
This weekly update is targeted
towards the SSVF Grantees and shared with valuable partners for awareness.
May 31, 2024
NEW: Payment
Management System (PMS) changes to new user access requests for SSVF grant
recipients, effective June 2, 2024.
REGISTER: SSVF National Webinar: Financial and Operational Fitness
Audit (FOFA) FY23 Common Findings June 13, 2024, 2:00PM EST
UPDATE: HUD-VASH/SSVF
Collaborative Case Management Guidance Updated
RESOURCE:
Website for National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
REMINDER: Office
Hours: Nation Homeless Programs FY 2024 Homelessness Goals: June 6, 2024,
3:00PM EST
NEW: Payment Management
System (PMS) changes to new user access requests for SSVF grant recipients,
effective June 2, 2024.
If you already have
access to the PMS, these changes will not affect you. If your PMS username
becomes deactivated due to inactivity, you will need to submit a new user
access request. Below are changes that will take effect on June 2, 2024.
Changes for SSVF
Grantee when submitting a new user access request:
1.
Open PMS and go to the
PMS Login screen, then select Request Access.
2.
Click on the partner
system (ID.me).
a.
If the grantee has an
ID.me account, they will be directed to the new user access request
screen.
b.
If the grantee does not
have an ID.me account, they should click on the Create an ID.me account button,
and ID.me will take them through the process of creating an account. Once the
account is created, they will be automatically directed to the new user access
screen, where they will enter the required information to gain access to PMS.
Note:
PMS usernames and passwords will no longer be provided since they will now
login using ID.me. If a new user access request was processed prior to the
implementation of this change and they have not logged in for the first time,
they must provide the PMS username and password that was emailed to them.
3.
In the new user access
request screen, the SSVF grantee is required to enter the Payee Identification
Number (PIN), Payee Account Number (PAN), or PMS Employee Identification Number
(EIN) to gain access to their accounts. If the new user does not know the PIN,
PAN, or PMS EIN, contact your agency SSVF lead or the SSVF Regional
Coordinator. The PMS Support Team cannot provide the PIN, PAN, or PMS
EIN.
4.
For new user access
requests, the organization name entered by the SSVF grantee must exactly match
SAM.gov or PMS.
If you need assistance,
please contact the Help Desk for Payment Management Services at
877-614-5533.
REGISTER: SSVF National Webinar: Financial and Operational
Fitness Audit (FOFA) FY23 Common Findings: June 13, 2024, 2:00PM EST
This SSVF National
Webinar will review the FY23 Financial and Operational Fitness Audit (FOFA)
Common Findings. The Office of Business Oversight (OBO) will highlight
the common findings, frequent causes of those findings, best practices and
suggestions to avoid similar issues with financial and operational activities
going forward. Additionally, OBO will provide a
summary of FY23 audit results.
Grantees should ensure
the appropriate staff are provided information to join, including Program
Managers, Healthcare Navigators, and other relevant staff.
Register in advance for
this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E8m5r9aSSCG4t9AHoXc9xQ
After registering, you
will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
UPDATE: HUD-VASH/SSVF
Collaborative Case Management Guidance Updated
The National HUD-VASH
and SSVF Program Offices have developed updated guidance regarding
Collaborative Case Management. This guidance should assist communities to
understand and work towards collaborative case management models, versus
traditional and allowable co-enrollments between HUD-VASH and SSVF.
Please review the revised documents to assess local needs and collaborations
that will support Veterans with access to permanent housing within your
communities. If you have additional questions, please contact your
Regional Coordinator.
SSVF & HUD-VASH
Collaborative Case Management Overview: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/VASH_SSVF_CCM_Overview_v1.pdf
Sample SSVF &
HUD-VASH Collaborative Case Management Agreement: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/VASH_SSVF_CCM_Service_Coordination_Agreement_v2.docx
RESOURCE: Website for
National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans
The SSVF Program Office
would like to share a variety of resources for SSVF grantee staff. The VA’s
Homeless Programs Office, National Center on Homelessness among Veterans
(NCHAV) hosts a website which provides information about Veteran homelessness
including NCHAV announcements, research and education. This is a public facing
VA website which grantees are able to access trainings, webinars, and podcasts
for learning and professional development. Grantees are able to subscribe to
receive updates from NCHAV including upcoming trainings and webinars.
Information is appropriate for all levels of service providers with SSVF
grantees.
LINK: Webinars - NCHAV | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
REMINDER: Office
Hours: Nation Homeless Programs FY 2024 Homelessness Goals: June 6, 2024,
3:00PM EST
The next Fiscal year
(FY) 2024 Homelessness Goals Office Hours call will be on Thursday, June 6,
2024. This call will provide guidance on enhancing coordination among Health
Care for Homeless Veterans, Grant and Per Diem, Supportive Services for Veteran
Families, and HUD-VASH to accelerate permanent housing placements.
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 authority partners)
are also strongly encouraged to attend.
These calls are held at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 12:00 p.m. Pacific.
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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