This weekly update is targeted towards the SSVF
Grantees and shared with valuable partners for
awareness.
October 13, 2023
NEW: Ending Veteran Homelessness Podcast:
On Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing through Supportive Services for
Veteran Families
DUE: FY23 Funds End Date Extended to March
31, 2024, with UDPaaS Extension Activity Due October
13, 2023
DUE: FY24 Resolution and FY24 Budget
Revisions due November 13, 2023
DUE: FY22/ARP
Financial End of Year Closeout Due November 14, 2023
REGISTER: 2023 VA Permanent
Housing Conference – One Team Approach: Collaborating to End Homelessness Among
Veterans.
REGISTER: SSVF Data Office Hours
October 20, 2023, 12:00PM EST
RESOURCE:
Hiring
and Retention Practices for SSVF Grantees
UPDATE: FY24 Veteran
Satisfaction Survey updated Registration Links
On
this month’s Ending Veteran Homelessness podcast, host Shawn Liu is
joined by Nikki Barfield, deputy director VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran
Families. Ms. Barfield talks about what the program is, how SSVF’s Shallow
Subsidy service helps Veterans who are falling behind on their rent, and how
Veterans in need can get connected for help. Listen to the episode.
DUE: FY23 Funds End Date Extended to March
31, 2024, with UDPaaS Extension Activity Due October
13, 2023
The SSVF Program Office has extended the target
end date for FY23 funds from 12/31/23 to 03/31/24. An extension request has
been published in UDPaaS for completion.
All grantees are expected to complete the
activity to extend utilization of FY23 funds up to 03/31/2024. Please
go into UDPaaS, locate the activity under “My SSVF
Tasks” and indicate “Yes” on the request to extend FY23 spending. This task is
due 10/13/2023.
Please reach out to your Regional Coordinator
if you have any questions.
DUE:
FY24 Resolution and FY24 Budget Revisions due 11/13/2023.
The
SSVF Program Office has published the FY24 Resolution and Budget Revisions
activities. All awarded grantees are required to complete these
activities in the UDPaaS system. Instructions
for completion are within the UDPaaS system.
Contact your SSVF Regional Coordinator should you have questions.
Please
note that your FY24 Resolution should reflect additional households able to be
served given the increased funding in FY24. FY24 Budgets should run
from 04/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 and will encompass all services previously
funded through additional funding streams to include Shallow Subsidy,
Healthcare Navigation, Legal Services, and landlord and tenant incentives.
DUE:
FY22/ARP Financial End of Year Closeout Due November 14, 2023The FY22/ARP Financial
End of Year Closeout Activity is due in the grant management system, UDPaaS, by 11/14/23. Please review the End of Year Closeout
Webinar
with detailed instructions for completion.
· Final Drawdown: Incur expenses by 9/30/23 and make
final drawdown
· Federal Financial Reports (FFR): Complete and submit two FFRs in the
HHS Payment Management System (PMS). A report is available for each account
(zzzz-zz-zzz-22 and zzzz-zz-zzz-HL).
· Financial Expenditure Report (FER): Complete one Financial Expenditure
Report (FER) for combined total of FY22 and ARP funds. The excel template will
be emailed to grantees from the SSVF Program Office Inbox. Ensure all approved
budget/program changes are reflected and explained in the FER.
· End of Year UDPaaS
Activity: Complete and
submit Activity in UDPaaS (i.e.
certification questions, upload FER, etc.)
REGISTER:
2023 VA Permanent Housing Conference – One Team Approach: Collaborating to End
Homelessness Among Veterans.
The SSVF
Program Office, in partnership with the VA Homeless Program Office and national
HUD-VASH office, is excited to bring together practitioners from across the
country for the 2023 VA Permanent Housing Conference – One Team Approach:
Collaborating to End Homelessness Among Veterans.
All
Grantees should have received an invite and registration link to attend one of
the PHC locations: Dallas, TX November 14 & 15 or Atlanta,
GA December 5 & 6
This
intensive, 2-day conference event will focus on various topics and solutions to
collectively end homelessness among Veterans. The conference will include
multiple plenary sessions, planning discussions and over 20 breakout topics for
attendees to choose from.
Each SSVF
grantee is allotted two (2) staff members to this event.
Registration ends on November 1, 2023 Please ensure you register for the event
and book your hotel (link for hotel information will come via email after you
register for the event)
Please contact
your SSVF Regional Coordinator if you have questions.
REGISTER:
SSVF Data Office Hours October 20, 2023, 12:00PM EST
The SSVF Program Office continues to host
monthly SSVF Data Office Hours for SSVF Grantees and their community
partners. Our technical assistance partners with Abt
Associates will continue to provide “deep dive” education and conduct live Q
& A about SSVF data requirements. These Office Hours are a great
opportunity for SSVF grantees to grow their data entry and data quality skills
and improve local processes.
Please register using the following
link: Webinar
Registration - Zoom
After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
RESOURCE:
Hiring and Retention Practices for SSVF Grantees
As
grantees prepare for the increase of funding in FY24, the SSVF Program Office
would like to remind you of a recent webinar about hiring and retention for
SSVF Grantees and their community partners on Thursday, December 16, 2021. This
provides uses of SSVF funds to support hiring and retention with examples of
how to attract and retain talent while creating a diverse workforce. The
webinar also provides examples of what has worked for SSVF grantees to hire and
retain staff.
va.gov/HOMELESS/ssvf/docs/Hiring_and_Retention.pdf
UPDATE:
FY24 Veteran Satisfaction Survey updated Registration Links
The
FY 2024 SSVF Veteran Satisfaction Survey is now active for all SSVF Grantees and the NEW Registration Links are active.
Please review the following actions to ensure the survey process is operational
so every Veteran exiting from SSVF is registered to complete a satisfaction
survey. FY23 Registration Links will not be active.
October
12th, 2023 - 3:00 pm EST. Email with NEW Registration Link is sent to Grantee
point of contact to share with staff/contractors.
October
13th, 2023 - 8:00 am EST. Survey (online and phone) is live for the Veteran to
complete the survey.