Resident Opportunity & Self-Sufficiency Program INTRODUCTION

IntroducAons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROSS TeamTremayne Youmans, ROSS ProgramManager

Monique Wisdom, Na9onal GrantsManagementSpecialist(ONAP)

Charles Eldridge, Na9onal GrantManager (OFO)

DinaLehmann-Kim, Program Manager

Thaddeus Wincek, Standard forSuccess Program Manager

Other HUD Staff:

Field Office GrantAdministrators

ONAP GrantManagementSpecialist

 

  

Who are you? In FY18, HUD awarded approximately$28.9 million to 112 grantees.

Amount Funded

Number of Awards

Total Renewal Amount

Total NewAmount

HUD received over 200 applica9ons 2018 $28,891,751 112 $16,383,119 $12,508,632

FY18 grantees join over 250 granteeswith ac9ve grants

ResidentAssocia9on 12 $2,640,974

Public HousingAuthori9es

73 $19,833,072

Tribes 19 $4,304,681

Non- ProfitOrganiza9ons

8 $2,113,298

Applicant Type Number of Awards Total Amount Awarded

Other InteresAng Facts Areas of Need Total Number of FY18

GranteesEduca9on 64

Financial Literacy 93

Health & Wellness 69

Employment 74

Elderlyand/or Disabled 52

Reentry 7

Substance Abuse 14

ROSS Overview

 

 

What is ROSS?ROSS is designed to assistresidents of Publicand Indian housing make process towards self-sufficiency.

In the case of elderly/disabled residents, theService Coordinator links them to suppor9veservices which enables them to age/remain inplace.

What is ROSS

This program works to promote thedevelopmentof local strategies ocoordinate the use of assistanceunder the Public Housing andNAHASDA program with public andprivate resources, for suppor9veservices and residentempowermentac9vi9es.

 

 

How may you achieve?

Self-sufficiency is an individual’sability to supporttheir household bymaintaining financial, housing, andpersonal/family stability.

To achieve self-sufficiency, anindividual move along a con9nuumtowards economic independenceand stability; such movementisfacilitated by state of well being thatenables and supports achievementof personal goals

ROSS-SC Core FuncAons

           

  

    

Services to Be Coordinated ROSS-SC serving Families ROSS-SC serving Elderly/Disabled Residents◦ Childcare Services Assistresidents with aging in place◦ AdultBasic Educa9on/Literacy Classes ◦ Assis9ng with ac9vi9es of to daily living◦ Highschool Diploma/ GED Program ◦ Meal services meetnutri9onal needs◦ Job Training Skills ◦ Personal emergency response resources◦ Financial Literacy ◦ Disability service counseling◦ Health Care Coordina9on◦ Nutri9onal Courses◦ Employer Linkage and Job Placement◦ Career Advancementand Planning Programs◦ Transporta9on◦ Expunging, sealing, or correc9ng criminal records orsecuring cer9ficates of rehabilita9on, dependentonstate jurisdic9on

◦ Substance Abuse Treatment◦ Civil Legal Assistance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

Program Outcomes Educa>on: Educa>on:◦ Posi9ve percentchange in educa9onal alainmentof ◦ Posi9ve change in employment.residents.

◦ Posi9ve increase in residentearned income.◦ Percentincrease in number of workable adults with no

◦ Posi9ve Change in earnings at or above living wagehigh school diplomaenrolled in GED class and/or◦ Workable adults enrolled in adultcon9nuing educa9on. Financial Literacy:Health& Wellness:

◦ Posi9ve increase in residentnetworth.• Posi9ve percentchange in educa9onal alainmentof◦ Posi9ve increase in creditscore.residents.

• Percentincrease in number of workable adults with no ◦ Increase in number of residents with no bank accountshigh school diplomaenrolled in GED class and/or opening bank accounts.

• Workable adults enrolled in adultcon9nuing educa9on. Elderly/Disabled:Reentry and/or Substance Abuse: ◦ Posi9ve change in number of barriers removed leading to• Posi9ve change in barriers removed leading to stability in health and well-being

employmentand health and well-being. ◦ Posi9ve change in number of barriers removed to• For residents with drug/alcohol dependency, posi9ve maintain housing stability

percentchange in number of residents receivingtreatment.

Eligible Use of Funds

  

 

 

 

    

 

  

Eligible Use of Funds Salary/Fringe Cost◦ Used to pay for salary/fringe of ROSS-SCs.◦ Coordinators mustbe paid the amountrecommended for salary/fringe.

Training/Travel Cost◦ For Program Developmentand ProfessionalDevelopmentof ROSS-SC.

◦ All training/travel associated with ROSS-SCsmustbe approved by HUD before incurring cost.

◦ Training amountincreased.

Administra9on Cost:◦ Administra9ve staff support.◦ Local transporta9on by the SCs◦ Tracking and evalua9on.◦ Purchase of office furniture or office equipmentand supplies.

◦ Purchase of hardware and somware to supportROSS par9cipants.

◦ Program outreach, prin9ng and postage.◦ Lease or rental of space for program ac9vi9es.Please see condi9ons in FY18 NOFA

 

 

 

 

Ineligible Use of Funds

Funds may notbe used for any ac9vi9es other thansalary/fringe of ROSS-SCs and related administra9ve,training/travel cost

Funds may notbe used to pay the salary of an FSSCoordinator

ROSS funds cannotbe used to hire or pay a ContractAdministrator

Administra9ve funds may only be used to supporttheROSS program. A grantee’s Central Office costmay notuse ROSS administra9ve funds to cover other grantee’scost.

 

 

 

Rental Assistance DemonstraAon

ROSS-SC grantees may notserve unitsthatreceived a CHAP Commitmentpriorto the FY18 ROSS applica9on deadline.

If families live in units thatreceived aCHAP commitmentamer the applica9ondeadline, the ROSS-SC may con9nue toserve those families.

However, if the units convertfrompublic housing to another form of rentalassistance prior to the startof the grantterm ( 3/18/2019), those residentscannotbe served.

Elderly/Disabled Service Coordinator (EDSC)

PHAs thatare currently eligible to receiveannual funding under the EDSC program willforgo eligibility for future EDSC funding if thegrantee applied to serve elderly/disabledthrough FY18 ROSS program.

If you applied to serve elderly and/or disabledresidents and receive EDSC funding, pleasecontactROSS-PIH@hud.gov asap.

Program AdministraAon

Grant Term

The term of the FY18 ROSS grantis 36 months beginning on March18, 2019. This will notchange even if a grantee has a prior ROSS-SCgrant

The grantterm is the period during which HUD will review thegrantee’s performance repor9ng in the Standard for Success datacollec9on tool and other relevantinforma9on needed to evaluatethe grantee’s performance.

Grantees cannotexpend FY18 ROSS grants un9l they haveexhausted their prior ROSS-SC grantfunds (or requestedrecapture).

If the Grantee’s program has notimplemented the ROSS-SC grantwithin 60 days from the startof the grantterm the Grantee mustreportby leler to the appropriate HUD field office.

 

 

 

 

Match The required match is 25% of totalrequested ROSS funds.

The purpose of the match is to ensureyour ROSS program includescommiled partners who are able toaddress the needs of residents.

Grantees mustmaintain at leasta 25%match throughoutthe en9re grantterm

Grantees can update match partnersthroughoutthe grant

   

 

 

 

 

Contract Administrator

Who is required to have a ContractAdministrator?◦ Troubled PHAs◦ ResidentAssocia9ons

ContractAdministrators mustassure thatthe financial managementsystem and procurementprocedures fully comply with 2 CFRPart200.

ContractAdministrators mustalso assistgrantees in mee9ng HUD’srepor9ng requirements.

ROSS-SC grantfunds mustnotbe used to pay contractadministrators.

ContractAdministrators are expressly forbidden from accessingHUD’s Line of CreditControl System (LOCCS) and submiqng voucherson behalf of grantees.

 

 

Non Profit Status

501(c)(3) NonprofitStatus or Incorporated NonprofitStatus isrequired of all ResidentAssocia9on and NonprofitOrganiza9ongrantees.

The Nonprofitstatus mustremain in good standing through theen9re grantterm.

 

 

Funds Draw Down Payments of grantfunds shall bemade only through electronic fundstransfer using e-LOCCS.

Ini9al drawdown cannotbe earlierthan the startdate of the grantterm.

Costscannot bereimbursed forac>vi>es undertaken prior to thestartof the grantterm,unlesspriorwriPen approval fromHUD isprovided. Please see grantagreementfor excep>ons.

 

 

 

 

Funds Draw Down The Grantee may notdraw down grantfunds un9l:

1. HUD has received and approved any cer9fica9ons and disclosures

2. All pre-condi9ons listed in the No9ce of Award, GrantAgreement, the NOFA, or award leleris met.

3. The grantee has a user name and password from HUD in order to access grantsolu9ons toacceptthe award.

4. Grantees obtained access to LOCCS. If your agency does notcurrently have LOCCS access,we encourage you to begin the process as soon as possible. Should you notgetLOCCSapproval in sufficient9me, you could poten9ally face a lapse in availability funding.

Unexpended FY15 Balances

Grantees cannotexpend FY18ROSS grants un9l they haveexhausted their prior ROSS-SCgrantfunds (or requestedrecapture).

Further Guidance will be given torenewal grantees with overlappinggrantterms

Program EvaluaAon

 

 

 

Achieving Results HUD requires all grantees to developperformance and outcome measures thatare:

focused on residents achieving economic andhousing self-sufficiency,

reducing or elimina9ng dependency on anytype of subsidized housing or welfareassistance,

In the case of elderly/disabled residentsassis9ng them to con9nue to liveindependently/

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ReporAng ToolHUD will notrequire submission ofthe Logic Model to evaluateperformance

Grantees will be partof the Standardfor Success PilotProgram.

This datacollected through this pilotprogram may be used to evaluateperformance of grantees

 

 

 

 

 

Standards for Success (SfS)Web Links:

Standards for Success Resource Page

www.hudexchange.info/programs/standards-for-success/

GrantSolu9ons inForm Log In Page

www.grantsolu9ons.gov

   

     

Standards for Success (SfS) Overview Referred to interchangeably as SfS, the SfS Pilot, the pilot, the framework

Standardized repor9ng framework for HUD discre9onary-funded programs◦ Incrementally implemented across HUD programs

The framework’s three main tenets are:◦ Standardiza9on of dataelements◦ Alignmentof reported dataelements to higher-level agency goals◦ U9liza9on of record-level (individual service recipient-level) reports◦ HUD does notreceive any personally iden9fiable informa9on (PII)

Standards for Success (SfS)

*Data Collec>on Start Date for new FY18 ROSS grants will be the start date of your grant’s period of performance.

Standards for Success (SfS)

ROSS Program ROSS-PIH@hud.gov

Standards for Success (SfS) Data Elements

Standards for Success (SfS) Data Elements

Standards for Success (SfS)

 

 

 

 

 

Standards for Success (SfS)Web Links:

Standards for Success Resource Page

www.hudexchange.info/programs/standards-for-success/

GrantSolu9ons inForm Log In Page

www.grantsolu9ons.gov

GrantSoluAons Inform Tool

    

  

ReporAng DatesGrantees mustsubmitannual reports by:

◦ 10/30/19 (Year One Annual Report)◦ 10/30/20 (Year Two Annual Report)◦ 10/30/21 (Year Three Annual Report)◦ 04/01/22 (Final Report)

Annual Reports include:1. Financial Reports (HUD SF-425)2. Datausing Standard for Success repor9ng

tool.

Each year, HUD may determine the Grantee’sprogress based upon a comparison between theGrantee’s performance reported in the Standardsfor Success tool with other ROSS grantees. HUDmay also use Year 1 and Year 2 reports as baselinedatato determine progress of the grantee’sprogram.

 

 

 

ReporAng DatesIf a grantee has a FY14 ROSS grantthathas agrantterm (period of performance) thatendedbefore 3/18/2019, that grantee will needtosubmit a complete FY15 Logic Model and otherrequired materials in their annual report. Theirdatashould reflecta 36-month reportperiod.If a grantee has a FY15 ROSS thathas a grantterm (period of performance) thatwill end amer3/18/2019, that grantee will needs>llneedtosubmit a FY15 Logic Model with their annualreportthathas dataup to 3/17/2019. Thesegrantees will startto reportin the Standard forSuccess tool on 3/18/2019.If a renewal grantee has used Family Metrics orAASC Online to reporttheir FY15 ROSSperformance data, they may s9ll use FamilyMetrics or AASC Online repor9ng tool.

Next Steps

  

  

  

Next Steps 1. Read the FY18 ROSS NOFA and GrantAgreement

2. Talk with your local Field Office or areaONAP grantadministrators

3. Hire ROSS-SCs

4. Sign up for ROSS Mailing List:hlps://www.hud.gov/subscribe/signup?listname=ROSS-Service%20Coordinator&list=ROSS-SC-L

5. Check outthe ROSS webpage on hudexchange:hlps://www.hudexchange.info/programs/ross/

6. Stay tuned for some exci9ng webinars and other trainings.

 

Contact InformaAon

ROSS-PIH@hud.gov

QuesAons