CONSOLIDATED HOMELESS GRANT FUNDING WORKSHOP City of Wenatchee and Chelan-Douglas Counties.
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Transcript of CONSOLIDATED HOMELESS GRANT FUNDING WORKSHOP City of Wenatchee and Chelan-Douglas Counties.
CONSOLIDATED HOMELESS GRANT
FUNDING WORKSHOPCity of Wenatchee and
Chelan-Douglas Counties
GRANT OVERVIEW
Administrator is the Washington State Department of Commerce.
The Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG) combines state homeless resources (THOR, ESHP AND HGAP) into a single grant.
Funding focused is on providing emergency shelters to homeless households, rent assistance and at-risk households.
CHG is designated to support an integrated system of housing assistant to prevent homeless and quickly re-house households who are unsheltered.
TOTAL GRANT FUNDS 2012-2014 $387,737.00
$179,000.00Allocation
funds
69,790.00Incentive
funds
2012 FUNDS AVAILABLE
2012 CHG FUNDING SCHEDULE
WORKSHO
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• SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 • WENATCHEE COMMUNITY CENTER, VETERANS HALL• STARTS AT 3:30 PM
WORKSHO
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• SEPTEMBER 19, 2011• WENATCHEE COMMUNITY CENTER- SOCIAL HALL• STARTS AT 10:30
APPLICATION
• SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 DEADLINE 5PM• CITY OF WENATCHEE, PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER• 1350 MCKITTRICK,
REVIEW & AWARD SCHEDULE
REVIEW
• SEPTEMBER 23-OCTOBER 7, 2011• Applications reviewed by staff
AWARD
• OCTOBER 13, 2011 (TENTATIVE)
• City Council approves applications
APPROVAL
• OCTOBER –DECEMBER 2011• Recipients sign contracts
Funding Requirements
HOUSING STATUS
1. HOMELESS: Person or family must be unsheltered or living with friends or family
2. Person or families who are at risk and need
TEMPORARY RENT or
UTILITY RENT ASSISTANCE
TO PREVENT BECOMING HOMELESS
OR
INCOME ELIGIBILITY
• NOT required for Emergency Shelter Facility Support
• Required for Transitional Housing Facility Support and Rent Assistance:– Families with Children – 50% AMI– Individuals, No Children – 30% AMI
Allowable Costs
ADMINISTRATIVEAD
MIN
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• SALARIES
• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• ACCOUNTING• HR• IT• BENEFITS• OFFICE SUPPLIES• GEN. ORG.
INSURANCE• ORG. WIDE
AUDITS• BOARD EXPENSES• ORG. WIDE
MEMBERSHIPS & DUES
FACILITIES EXPENSES
• RENT
• BUILDING USE ALLOWANCE
• OPERATIONS and MAINENANCE COST
• JANITORIAL & UTILITIES
MET
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F CH
ARG
ING • BILLED
DIRECTLY
• ALLOCATION PLAN
• INDIRECT COST
*Expenses that benefit the organization as a whole and can’t be specifically attributed to a particular program/service.
PROGRAM OPERATIONS
• Costs specifically related to the CHG, such as:
• Cost specifically attributed to case managers, outreach workers &/or Housing locators/supervisors
• Shelter staff, overnight staff hours, daytime activities, staff that issues rent assistance
• Office space, utilities, supplies, HMIS data collection and reporting
FACILITY SUPPORT
OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTERSDAY SHELTERS
EMERGENCY SHELTERSHOTEL-MOTEL VOUCHERS
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS for Families with Children
ALLOWABLE EXPENSES
LEASE or RENT payments on a
building
UTILITIESGas, water,
sewer, electricity, internet, garbage,
phone land line
MAINTENANCEJanitorial,
cleaning supplies, pest control, fire safety, staff main.
salary
ALLOWABLE EXPENSES
SECURITY & JANITORIALSalaries &
benefits for these svcs
TOILETRIES & FOOD SERVED IN
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
TRANSPORTATION Bus Tokens
Fuel for Shelter Van
ALLOWABLE EXPENSES
HOTEL/MOTEL VOUCHERS(emergency
shelters only)
ON & OFF SITE MANAGEMENT
COSTRelated to Building
FACILITY Specific
INSURANCE, etc(Exempts Mortgage Insurance)
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FACILITY SUPPORT
• DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES OTHER THEN STAFF
TIME FOR HOUSING SUPPORT
• REPLACEMENT OR OPERATING RESERVES
• DEBT SERVICE• CONTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF
SHELTER FACILITIES• CAN’T BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH RENT
ASSISTANCE• COSTS THAT ARE TENANT’S RESPONSIBILITY
MAINTENANCE ? KEEP UP OF THE BLDG, SYSTEMS & GROUNDS Cleaning, protecting & preventative maintenance FIX & RESTORE IS AN ALLOWABLE CHARGE TO THE GRANT NO IMPROVEMENTS THAT ADD VALUE NOR REHABILITATION CAN BE CHARGED TO THE GRANT
HOUSING STABILITY PLANREQUIRED FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITY
SUPPORT (households residing in units beyond 3 months)
• AIDS HOUSEHOLDS IN TRANSITIONING TO STABLE HOUSING AND SELF SUFFICIENCY.
• IF THE HOUSEHOLD HAS AN EXISTING PLAN W/ANOTHER AGENCY – THIS CAN BE USED. • UPDATES MUST BE DONE UPON
ENROLLEMENT IN THE PROGRAM – INCLUDE SPECIFIC GOALS
RENT ASSISTANCE
1 MODEL PER
PROGRAM
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
FLAT RATE
% OF RENT
Graduated Subsidy
PROGRAM MUST INCLUDE….• Min. Tenant payment• How Utilities impact subsidy• Income change impacts
RENT ASSISTANCE Lease Req.
• Lease between the Sub Grantee &
the Landlord or between the Household & the Landlord
• Review for Landlord-Tenant Law compliance
• Copy retained in client files
RENT ASSISTANCE ALLOWABLE EXENSES
• Monthly rent, utilities, 1st and last months rent
• Cost for Parking if connected to unit
• New Unit, Health or Safety Relocation Deposits: Security, Phones, Utilities, Svc Animals
• Permanent Housing or Time limited housing Facility to transition in place rental assistance model (Housing Stability Plan)
• Credit checks -Reasonable storage -LL incentives (written policies & procedures explaining LL Incentives determinations)
• Cannot be combined with CHG funded facility support or Sect 8 based projects. Unless approved by Commerce.
• Household’s share of rent & utilities cannot exceed 50% of household monthly income
• Household assistance cannot be more than 24 months of rent & utility assistance
• Transportation costs related to initial move are not eligible
EXPENSES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RENT ASSISTANCE
RENT REASONABLENESS
• Total rent charged for a Unit must be reasonable in relation to comparable units during the same time period.
• Required for ALL Units
RENT LIMIT/PAYMENT STANDARD
•Must set a RENT Limit/Payment Standard for each unit size based on the number of bedrooms•May be no less than 80% FMR•May be no more than 120% FMR
RENTAL ARREARS
• RENTAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE USE TO PAY FOR UP TO 3 MONTHS OF RENTAL ARREARS.
• MAY BE PAID IF PAYMENT ENABLES THE
HOUSEHOLD TO REMAIN IN THE HOUSING UNIT OR MOVE INTO ANOTHER UNIT.
• MAY NOT EXCEED 24 MONTHS
HOUSING STABILITY PLAN
• IS REQUIRED IF THE ASSISTANCE IS BEYOND 3 MONTHS
The household with assistance of the case manager must establish a …..
HOUSING STABILITY PLAN that aids in transitioning to stable housing & self sufficiency. If there is an existing plan it may be
used, but updated upon enrollment
HOUSING QUALITY INSPECTIONS & LANDLORD-TENANT ACT…
o Tenants must be made aware of the Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act RCW 59.18 and be informed on how to use this law when a problem arises.
o Housing Quality inspections are required in units into which a household will be moving in to.
o Inspection must pass before paying subsidy.
HOUSING QUALITY INSPECTIONS
o Inspections less than 12 months old performed by other housing providers can be used.
o Records required of inspections and follow-up actions MUST be maintained in household file
o SUB-GRANTEES may adopt HUD housing quality standards (HQS)or the Commerce Housing Safety Standards (HSS) procedure
QUALITY INSPECTIONS & LANDLORD TENANT ACT…
o IF HQS is adopted, inspectors must be certified
Commerce DOES NOT exempt units from having to be compliant with local housing codes . Sub-Grantee must comply with the more stringent of the two
LEAD-BASED PAINT VISUAL INSPECTION
VISUAL ASSESSMENT must be completed prior to CHG assistance, annually thereafter, for all units that meet the 3 following conditions Household moving into or living in the unit is
being assisted with CHG rent assistant The unit was constructed prior to 1978 A child under the age of 6 is or will live in the
unit
EXCEPTIONS
Zero bedrooms or SRO- size unit X-ray or Laboratory testing of all painted
surfaces by certified personnel has been conducted in accordance to HUD regulations, unit is officially certified to NOT contain lead-base paint
Unit has undergone a visual assessment within the last 12 months (obtain docs stating assessment
It meets any of the other exemptions described in 24 CFR Part 35.115 (a)
If any conditions outlined above are met, Sub-Grantees need to document
the conditions for a Step-by Step Guide to Compliance
INCENTIVE FUNDS
• 69,000 available