Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS HOPWA 2005

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) 2005 Competition April 5, 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 1

Today’s Broadcast - 2005 Overview • Renewal of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Grants • New Permanent Housing Projects in Non-Formula Areas • SPNS Demonstration Grants for Transitional Projects 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 2

Today’s Broadcast - 2005 NOFA Learning Objectives Electronic submissions Threshold Reviews on PSH Renewals Rating Criteria for New and Continuing Projects Leveraging requirements 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 3

HOPWA Program Purpose To provide states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing and related supportive service needs of low-income persons with HIV/AIDS. 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 4

HOPWA Client Outcomes HOPWA resources are used to assist low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families establish or maintain stable housing, reduce their risks of homelessness and improve their access to healthcare and other support. 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 5

2005 Available Funding • Formula Grants in 122 St/local: $251 million • National Technical Assistance: $2 million • This Competition: $37 million (includes $9 million in FY 2004) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 6

Sec. I Description with Definitions • Includes Permanent Housing (legal rights to continued occupancy) • PH projects show at least 51% of funds dedicated to this purpose • For expiring grants (in FY 05 or by 9/21/06) by term of grant agreement 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 7

Sec. I Description with Definitions • SPNS Demonstration Grants (Transitional, Short-term or Emergency housing efforts that lead to Permanent Housing at the end of the grant) • Transitional Housing involves housing intended to facilitate movement of clients to permanent housing within 24 months 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 8

Sec. II Award Information • Awards for 3 year performance contracts • potential for renewal of PSH projects but not for SPNS demo TH grants • max. grant amount at $1. 43 million • 30 -36 grants expected to be awarded 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 9

Sec. III Eligibility Covers eligibility • As Renewals • As New and Continuing Applicants • As Non-Profit applicants or sponsors 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 10

Sec. III Eligibility Describes 11 program requirements: • performance output and outcome goals • use of the logic model • agreements on maintaining permanent housing • obligation of grant funds • development and operational benchmarks 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 11

Performance Goals - Outputs for Housing Assistance • Number of housing units or households assisted during each of 3 years of grant operations • Commitments detailed in the new budget form for the grant and for each sponsor 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 12

Performance Goals - Client Outcomes • Achieving housing stability, reduced risks of homelessness, and improved access to healthcare and other support • Annual housing assessment 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 13

Eligible Activities for Renewals • Approved current activities with ongoing costs, e. g. rental assistance • Includes operating costs for facilities or community residences developed in the original grant • No new activities or new housing sites or development 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 14

Eligible Activities for All Applicants • PH focus with efforts to access mainstream services • Limits on services (35%) & other healthcare limits apply, e. g. not funding medications • Grantee & Project Sponsor administrative costs include data collection & evaluation efforts for annual reporting 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 15

Eligible Activities for All Applicants • Defines: Permanent Housing Placement Services to include application fees, credit reviews, & reasonable security deposits not exceeding 2 months • Does not include other move-in items e. g. furniture, unit repairs (which may be leveraged) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 16

Sec. IV Application and Submission Requirements • Grants. gov process for electronic submission • help at support@grants. gov 800 -518 -GRANTS 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 17

Sec. IV Application and Submission Requirements Documents in e-grants or electronic facsimile • • • SF-424 & Survey, Logic Model, Con Plan Cert, Cert on RC/EZ/EC-II if applicable, Disclosures & Lobbying, and App receipt & comments. 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 18

Sec. IV Application and Submission Requirements • HOPWA Application Budget (2 -part form) & Certifications • Narratives for each section • Proof of Nonprofit status of applicants and sponsors (except renewals with the same project team) • Documentation of leveraging 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 19

Sec. IV Application and Submission Requirements • Scanned copies or electronic facsimile (see General Sec. IV. F) • Only attachments, such as leveraging letters, certifications, nonprofit status documentation • With cover form HUD-96011 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 20

Sec. IV Application and Submission Requirements • HOPWA NOFA Application Submission Date for All Types May 27, 2005 Waiver of e-grant (April 28*) for cause (see General Sec. IV. F) • Copy of materials at Grants. gov * Submission date corrected on slide 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 21

Eligible Applicants/Sponsors: • Long-term Projects in Non-formula Areas (LT) Only States and local governments • Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) States and local governments Non-profit organizations 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 22

Grant Size --$1. 3 million • Maximum grant for proposed activities with tie to current BLI for renewals 100% up to 120% with leveraging • Add administrative costs (includes data collections & reporting), up to 3% Grantee & up to 7% Project Sponsors 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 23

Eligible Activities & Limits Defined activities with housing outputs in budget form with descriptions in narratives (not allowing for future RFP) Housing Assistance with focus on PH or linkages to PH: through housing subsidies in housing facilities and community residences 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 24

Outreach to Special Populations (not a rating criteria) • Veterans • Chronically Homeless and/or other homeless persons 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 25

Supportive Services • With limit at 35% of program activities • Not including medications • Leveraging of other mainstream service funds (tie to BLI for renewals or rating criteria for new projects) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 26

Housing Information & Other Services • Information for clients on available housing • Not additional Resource Identification/Technical Assistance (see national TA support) and • No personal items, entertainment, financial assistance, vehicles 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 27

Housing Assistance In Facility-based Housing: • • Acquisition & new construction Lease Rehabilitation Operating Costs for housing 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 28

Housing Assistance In Housing Subsidies: • Tenant-based rental assistance • Short-term rent, mortgage, and utility payments 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 29

Application Budget Summary (all applicants) Form HUD-40110 -B (10/2004) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 30

Detailed Project Budget and Housing Outputs (each organization) Form HUD-40110 -B (10/2004) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 31

Example: Sponsor of Community Residence 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 32

Questions & Answers 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 33

Sec. V Application Review Information • Threshold reviews for expiring PSH renewals • Competitive Rating & Ranking for New & Continuing Applications 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 34

Threshold Review for Renewal Applications • Permanent supportive housing projects under prior HOPWA award • Must show measurable progress in meeting requirements and • Avoid weak performance, such as not expending more than 50% of funds by submission date (May 27) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 35

Renewal Applications • Grants now expiring under grant agreement terms • Same team of organizations (unless change of sponsor is justified and new sponsor has sufficient capacity, a minimum of 14 of 20 points) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 36

Renewal Applications • Updated plans and goals to be achieved • Renewable activities • Budget Line Items (BLI) adjusted to plans, allowance for 120% over current (if services requested, must show equal leveraging of other supportive services commitments) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 37

Renewal Applications Includes an Executive Summary and synopsis: • Overview of main components • any updated elements • annual housing output for the next year • Grantee/sponsor contacts 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 38

Renewal Applications Provision of Current PSH Narrative • demonstrate how your project provides permanent supportive housing through HOPWA • Describe planned performance benchmarks, and how your current project has been meeting your goals 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 39

Renewal Applications Achieving New Results and Program Evaluation • identify the housing benefits or outcomes of your Renewal program • address your evaluation plan or method of collecting data on HUD program measures 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 40

Renewal Applications Leveraging for supportive service requests • If your renewal project requests funding for supportive services, your application will be reviewed for leverage. • demonstrate evidence of commitments from other state, local, federal, or private resources to provide additional supportive services • Allows for BLI increases to 120% from current grants BLI for continuing activities 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 41

Renewal Applications Limits on supportive service requests • Limits of 35% of the maximum activity cost at $455, 000 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 42

Competitive Rating and Ranking for New and Continuing Applications • Long-term Projects for Permanent Housing in Non-Formula Areas • SPNS Demonstration Grants for Transitional Projects 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 43

New and Continuing Applications • 100 rating points available • 2 bonus points RC/EZ/EC-II • 75 points minimum required along with minimum of 14 of 20 points for capacity 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 44

Rating Criteria New Projects • Capacity (20) • Need (15) • Soundness of Approach (45) • Leveraging (10) • Achieving Results (10) 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 45

Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Project Sponsors (20 pts) HUD will consider your: • ability to develop & operate programs • past experience • experience in monitoring & evaluating programs • prior performance with HUD 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 46

Factor 2: Need/Extent of Problem (15 pts) • Description of unmet housing need in your area, shown in Con Plans, Cont. of Care or other plans • Involving a comprehensive and coordinated approach • Shown in sound & reliable data • AIDS cases from CDC data 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 47

Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (45 pts) (15 pts) Responsiveness: Address unmet housing need through the provision of housing activities with related operational plans and support. (5 pts) Coordination: Coordinated project activities with other organizations to complement efforts, and access other mainstream support 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 48

Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (5 pts) Public Policy Priorities: • Visitability & Universal design; • nonprofit grassroots community-based organizations, including faith-based; • Energy Star; • regulatory barriers questionnaire 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 49

Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (20 pts) Model & Demonstration Qualities: Service delivery model for managing & evaluating planned efforts, with other special features, including support for chronic homeless, innovative qualities to benefit or expand HOPWA knowledge 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 50

Factor 4: Leveraging and Sustainability (10 pts) For 5 points, commitments of resources to your project in signed documentation; and with equal leveraging on service requests State & Local Funds Private Funds 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition In-kind resources 51

Factor 4: Leveraging For 5 points, a plan with resources for sustaining efforts after the use of the federal grant 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 52

Factor 5: Achieving Results and Program Evaluation (10 pts) • Setting benchmarks & indicators that implement the HOPWA output and outcome goals • Evaluation plans for objective measurement of achievements and use of results • Logic Model 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 53

New Project Applications • Narratives responsive to the rating criteria • Budget requests and output plans • Leveraging commitments • Certifications, nonprofit status documentation, other required forms • Logic Model 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 54

Sec VI Award Administration • Conditional-selection • Award modifications 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 55

Helpful Hints • Read and study the NOFA for HOPWA and the General Section • Clarity in your presentations • Check consistency, completeness of plans, accuracy of budgets and leveraged documentation • Keep within program limits • Don’t be late 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 56

Grants. gov Applications Submission Date -May 27, 2005 Help at support@grants. gov 800 -518 -GRANTS 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 57

For More Information • Office of HIV/AIDS Housing HOPWA@HUD. GOV • HUD Website for AIDS Housing http: //www. hud. gov/cpd/offices/ aidshousing For area formula programs see local/index. cfm 2005 HOPWA Grant Competition 58