Continuum of Care
One of the principal activities of the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless is the coordination of the Continuum of Care groups for Nassau and Suffolk Counties. |
Continuum of Care News: The latest news involving the Continuum of Care in Nassau and/or Suffolk County. HUD updates, dates and deadlines and other important information may be found in this section.
Nassau County: Information specific to the Continuum of Care in Nassau County, including the dates, times and locations of upcoming meetings. The most recent Executive Summary (Exhibit 1) for Nassau County is available for download in this Section.
Suffolk County: Information specific to the Continuum of Care in Suffolk County, including the dates, times and locations of upcoming meetings. The most recent Executive Summary (Exhibit 1) for Suffolk County is available for download in this Section.
Recent CoC News: Past announcements and information regarding the Continuum of Care in Nassau and/or Suffolk County. The most recent Executive Summaries (Exhibit 1) for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, along with lists of the most recent HUD awards announcements, are available for download in this Section.
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program: Information for Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-HousingProgram (HPRP) Grantees and Subgrantees in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Homeless Management Information System: The Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) page contains information regarding the Long Island HMIS, such as scheduled trainings and user group sessions, downloadable forms, and new features. Specific HMIS information related to the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Programs in Nassau and Suffolk Counties may also be found on this page.
Continuum of Care News
HUD LAUNCHES NEW TRANSITION APR
HUD’s new Transition Annual Performance Report (APR) is now available in e-snaps. The e-snaps APR is replacing the paper-based HUD-40118 form for SHP, S+C, SRO and HPRP* grants.
SHP, S+C and SRO grantees still have 90 days from the end of the grant operating year to submit an APR in e-snaps. Grantees should use the following guidelines to determine the appropriate APR format to submit for their programs:
- Projects with operating years ending on or before June 30, 2010 must submit the HUD-40118 to the applicable Field Office.
- Projects with operating years ending between July 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011 must submit a Transition APR in e-snaps.
- Projects with operating years ending on or after June 1, 2011 must submit the new APR in e-snaps in accordance with the revised reporting requirement.
In order to assist SHP, S+C and SRO grantees with the e-snaps transition process, HUD has published a Transition APR Guidebook. HUD also plans to conduct training and webinar sessions in mid-August.
*The Transition APR is not applicable for HPRP grantees. Information about the HPRP APR for the operating year ending September 30, 2010 will be released by HUD at a later date.
2010 CoC Application Process Begins for Long Island
Although HUD has not yet published the Continuum of Care NOFA, we want to ensure that Long Island applicants/grantees have sufficient time to submit their applications. We have therefore already begun the training, ranking and voting portions of the application process, prior to the release of the CoC NOFA.
We have developed an instruction manual to assist applicants with this year's submission process. If you plan to apply for a grant under the 2010 CoC funding round, please review the instructions contained in the manual.
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2010 CoC-LI Application Instruction Manual |
The following is a chronological list of important dates and deadlines that apply to the 2010 Continuum of Care/Homeless Assistance Programs Funding Round. All dates and deadlines are based upon HUD's dates and deadlines and are therefore subject to change. Please check back often for updates and additional information. Please note that all deadlines apply to ALL applicants, including Shelter Plus Care renewal applicants.
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| June 29, 2010, 2:00 p.m. | CoC Process Training |
| July 16, 2010, Noon | Applications due for submission to Ranking Committees |
| July 19-July 23 | Ranking Committees meet |
| July 26, 2010 | Ranking Committees' recommendations** published |
| July 28, 2010 | Conference calls held to discuss Ranking Committees' recommendations** (Nassau and Suffolk) |
| July 30, 2010 | Deadline for votes on Ranking Committees' recommendations** (Nassau and Suffolk) |
| Two weeks (14 days) after 2010 CoC NOFA publication | Exhibit 2 applications due to LICH via e-snaps |
| Seven days after Exhibit 2 applications are submitted by applicant agencies into e-snaps | Suggested corrections to Exhibit 2 applications returned to applicant agencies |
| Seven days after suggested corrections are returned to applicant agencies | Corrected Exhibit 2 applications due to LICH via e-snaps |
| TBD | Complete submission due to HUD via e-snaps |
**Click here to download the Nassau recommendations. Click here to download the Suffolk recommendations.
Once e-snaps is open for applicant registration and Exhibit 2 submission, applicant agencies with multiple programs and/or new programs are encouraged to submit their applications in e-snaps as soon as possible.
Agencies submitting renewal applications AND that submitted the 2009 Exhibit 2 application (for the same program) in e-snaps will be able to import data from the 2009 Exhibit 2 application into the 2010 Exhibit 2 renewal application.
Here are some important links relative to this year's funding process:
e-snaps Training: http://esnaps.hudhre.info/index.cfm (click on the “Project Applicants Training” tab for training materials specific to Exhibit 2, the SF-424, etc.)
HUD online webcasts: http://www.hud.gov/webcasts/index.cfm
Please check these websites often for updates and new training materials.
2010 Area Median Income Limits Published
HUD posted the 2010 Area Median Income (AMI) limits on HUD User.
HUD has prepared a table listing the differences between the 2009 and 2010 AMI 50 percent limits for a 4-person household as an example. To download the comparison table, click here. Please note that if the AMI limit shows an increase on this chart, that means it increased for all household sizes; if it decreased on this chart, that means it decreased for all household sizes. A complete listing of all income limits for all household sizes is available here.
- The 2010 AMI limits became effective May 14, 2010.
- Grantees and subgrantees must be sure to use the updated AMI limits from this point forward for all new screening and eligibility assessments and for the 3-month re-certifications.
- HPRP grantees and subgrantees DO NOT need to reassess clients currently in the program against updated AMIs until the 3-month re-certifications.
Nassau County
The Nassau County Continuum of Care group meets at the office of the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, located in the Ethical Humanist Society Building, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, New York. All meetings begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. The following is a schedule of meetings for the upcoming months:
July 9, 2010
September 10, 2010
October 1, 2010
November 5, 2010
December 3, 2010
To download a copy of the 2009 Executive Summary for Nassau County, click here.
Suffolk County
The Suffolk County Continuum of Care group meets at the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, 3085 Veterans Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, New York. All meetings begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. The following is a schedule of meetings for the upcoming months:
July 16, 2010*
September 17, 2010**
October 8, 2010*
November 19, 2010*
December 10, 2010*
*Meeting will be held in the Mike Jones Conference Room.
**Meeting will be held in Room 2K.
To download a copy of the 2009 Executive Summary for Suffolk County, click here.
Recent CoC News
2009 CoC Renewal Awards Announced
On December 23, 2009, HUD announced its awards for the 2009 Continuum of Care round of renewal funding. Long Island will receive over $9.8 milion dollars in renewal funding to continue providing housing and services to homeless individuals and families. Congratulations to all awardees!
To download the list of renewal awards for Nassau or Suffolk County, click on the appropriate link below: |
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Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) established the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). The program is designed to assist households at risk of homelessness and households that are literally homeless.
HUD News and Information
HUD recently announced a series of webinar sessions to train HPRP Grantees and Subgrantees on topics related to HPRP program administration and compliance. For more information regarding the webinars, or to register for a session, please visit the HUD HRE Events Calendar website.
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
HPRP regulations require Grantees to enter client-level data in an HMIS, and to report program performance data to HUD. The following forms will assist Grantees and Subgrantees in capturing the universal data elements that must be reported for each client assisted with HPRP funds.
e-snaps
HPRP Grantees are required to submit quarterly performance reports (QPRs) and Annual Performance Reports (APRs) to HUD via eSnaps. Grantees use the HMIS to aggregate and report data for the QPRs and APRs, then enter this data into eSnaps.
Login to eSnaps here: https://esnaps.hud.gov
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HPRP QPR eSnaps Training |
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HPRP eSnaps Required Reporting Data Elements |
FederalReporting.gov
HPRP Grantees and, in some cases, Subgrantees, are required to submit data on a quarterly basis to FederalReporting.gov, the government-wide data collection system for Recovery Act award recipients. If a Grantee is reporting on behalf of its Subgrantees, the Subgrantees will not be required to submit data into FederalReporting.gov. Subgrantees are encouraged to verify with the Grantee whether the Grantee will be reporting on behalf of the Subgrantees.
Login to FederalReporting.gov here: www.federalreporting.gov
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HPRP Federal Reporting Registration Guide |
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HPRP Recipient Point of Contact User Guide for Registration |
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HPRP Federal Reporting Registration Quick Reference Card |
Forms