Domestic Violence Program and Healthcare and Homelessness Program Applications for the FY 2021 CoC Program NOFO are Due to HUD on November 16, 2021

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** Domestic Violence Program and Healthcare and Homelessness Program Applications for the FY 2021 CoC Program NOFO ([link removed]) are Due to HUD on November 16, 2021
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Watch a recorded Presentation on the NOFO ([link removed]) , by Taylor Donovan, ACEH Director of Operations.

As the first CoC Program NOFO ([link removed]) of the Biden-Harris Administration, this NOFO ([link removed]) reflects the Administration’s commitment to equity and evidence-based solutions to address homelessness. Read HUD’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) ([link removed]) . Specifically, HUD is seeking projects that:
* End homelessness for all persons experiencing homelessness;
* Use a Housing First approach;
* Reduce unsheltered homelessness and reduce the criminalization of homelessness;
* Improve system performance;
* Partner with housing and health agencies, including to leverage and coordinate American Rescue Plan resources;
* Advance racial equity and addressing racial disparities in homelessness; and
* Engage people with lived experience of homelessness in decision-making.

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** LOCAL HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS NEWS & UPDATES
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** Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC)
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** New Rent Relief Application Period Announced
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AHFC will accept new applications ([link removed]) for Rent Relief beginning September 13, providing up to three months of assistance ([link removed]) to eligible applicants who meet the federal requirements.

Check Eligibility and Pre-Register ([link removed]) »



** NATIONAL HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS NEWS & UPDATES
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** Community Solutions
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** Homelessness is a Systems Problem
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“We must focus on: what is it about our community, and our housing structure, and our landlords, and our other systems that are keeping this person on the street.”

– Jennifer Jaeger, Community Services Director at the City of Rockford in Illinois

When Jaeger’s community focused on improving their homeless response system — the system in place to serve people experiencing homelessness and connect them with the resources and support they need to exit the system — to truly serve the people experiencing homelessness, they saw success. Rockford, Illinois, has measurably ended homelessness ([link removed]) for veteran and chronic populations; now they’re working to end homelessness for all populations.

“Housing barriers are system barriers — they’re not people barriers. No one wants to sleep out in the street,” Jaeger said.

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** Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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** Re-Housing Individuals Experiencing Homelessness from COVID-Specific Non-Congregate Shelter Webinar
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September 9, 2021

This webinar will discuss strategies for re-housing individuals and families experiencing homelessness sheltering in non-congregate shelter (NCS) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic into safe, stable permanent housing.

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** National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH)
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** “Seizing the Opportunities in the 2021 NOFO”
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** September 9, 2021
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The 2021 NOFO application process comes in a time when several other federal resources can together make a significant impact. Join Alliance experts to learn how to focus on HUD’s priorities in the NOFO while maximizing your community’s ability to end homelessness in your area.

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** National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
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** Congress Is Finalizing Key Details in Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Package
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The House and Senate are currently determining how to invest more than $330 billion in affordable housing as part of its $3.5 trillion infrastructure and economic recovery bill.

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** National Council of Nonprofits
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** Federal Unemployment Relief Expires
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Labor Day 2021 marked the end of federal unemployment relief for millions of workers and employers enacted at the onset of the pandemic and extended and expanded in December and March. By one estimate, seven million individuals lost all benefits on Labor Day ([link removed]) , including gig workers, those who had worked for very small employers exempt from their state unemployment systems, and others who were receiving benefits that had been extended beyond their state’s limit. Another three million individuals reportedly will no longer see the extra $300 per week supplemental benefit provided as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March.
Reimbursing employers – nonprofits and local governments that had opted out of their state unemployment systems prior to the pandemic – are now responsible for 100% of the costs of benefits paid to former employees; the federal subsidy of 75% of these costs expired on September 6. In August, the Biden Administration made clear states may use a portion ([link removed]) of their ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to provide unemployment relief to individuals and employers. See the National Council of Nonprofits’ special report on ARPA funds ([link removed]) to learn more on how nonprofits can advocate for relief of their unemployment costs ([link removed]) .


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Source: Stettner, A. (2021). “7.5 Million Workers Face Devastating Unemployment Benefits Cliff This Labor Day.” The Century Foundation.


** Case Conferencing and Coordinated Entry (CE) Training
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If you have any questions, or are interested in coordinated entry access point ([link removed]) training for you or your team, please contact Mac Lyons at: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=o%09Case%20Conferencing%20Meetings%20%26%20Coordinated%20Entry%20Access%20Point%20Training)

What is CE? CE is a triage process to connect individuals experiencing homelessness to necessary resources. It is a federally mandated program that recognizes communities rarely have enough resources.

There are three main goals of CE: prioritize the most vulnerable, streamline the experience for providers and unsheltered people, and provide data to inform decisions regarding the structure of and need for services.

View the updated CE Access Points list on our website ([link removed]) .


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