MHDC Community Initiatives Programs

2. MHDC Community Initiatives Programs Special Needs Housing Summit Osage Beach, Missouri August 7, 2013 Sarah Parsons Marlene Oleksak Jenni Miller Joselyn Pfliegier

3. Agenda • Community Initiatives Overview • Balance of State Continuum of Care • Emergency Solutions Grant Program • Missouri Housing Trust Fund • Housing First Program • Questions

4. Balance of State (BoS)Continuum of Care (CoC)

5. What Is a Continuum of Care (CoC)? • The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Among other changes, the HEARTH Act consolidated the three separate McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs (Supportive Housing program, Shelter Plus Care program, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO program) into a single grant program known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.

6. Eight Continua of Care in Missouri What is a Continuum of Care? Pro Rata Need (PRN) and applying for continuum funds Missouri Continua of Care

7. Missouri Continua of Care (Continued) • Balance of State (BoS) Continuum of Care (CoC) • MHDC, BoS lead agency • DMH, Shelter Plus Care lead agency • MASW, HMIS lead agency • Rural housing issues • Regional Housing Team Meetings

8. Program Components • Permanent Housing (PH) • Defined as community-based housing without a designated length of stay in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible • Transitional Housing • The transitional housing (TH) project component may be used to cover the costs of up to 24 months of housing with accompanying support services (no new TH programs) • Supportive Services Only • The supportive services only (SSO) program component is limited to recipients and sub-recipients providing services to individuals and families not residing in housing operated by the recipient (No new SSO programs)

9. Program Components (Continued) Other Program Components: • HMIS • Safe Havens (no new Safe Havens) • Prevention (only high preforming communities) • Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation SRO (no new SROs)

10. Eligible Activities • Acquisition • Rehabilitation • New Construction • Leasing • Rental Assistance • TBRA • SBRA • PBRA

11. Eligible Activities (Continued) • Supportive Services • Operating • HMIS • Administration

12. Match Requirements • All eligible funding costs, except leasing, must be matched with no less than a 25 percent cash or in-kind contribution • No match is required for leasing • Match must be met on an annual basis • In-kind match • Third party services

13. Timeline • NOFA: Early Fall • Project Applications Submitted: Fall • Technical Submissions: Due within one month of the date received from local HUD field office for new projects only, and for renewals with changes. • Site Control: Required within one year of conditional award letter. This is a statutory requirement and cannot be extended. • Operating Start Date: For new grants, the first day of the month in which the grantee or sponsor begins incurring eligible costs.

14. Partnering With a Non-Profit • When selecting a non-profit to work with, you will want to consider: • Their ability to navigate federal grants • Their relationship with HUD • Their housing experience • Their involvement with the CoC

15. Distribution List • To be added to the BoS CoC Distribution list for notification of HUD’s NOFA release and the BoS CoC application process, please include your contact information on this workshop’s sign-in page or you may email your request to Marlene Oleksak at moleksak@mhdc.com

16. Balance of State Continuum of Care Contact Information Marlene Oleksak Community Initiatives Coordinator 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: (816) 759-6633 Email: moleksak@mhdc.com

17. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program

18. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) History • HEARTH Act of 2009 changed Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) to Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) • ESG Interim rule posted November 15, 2011 • Went into effect 30 days after publication in Federal Register • There were 60 days for pubic comment • Priorities of the new ESG program • Broaden existing emergency shelter and homeless prevention activities • Emphasize rapid re-housing • Help people quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness

19. ESG Program Objectives • Combination of old activities and new activities • Old Activities • Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street • Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families • Help operate shelters • Provide essential services to shelter residents • New Activities • Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families • Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless

20. ESG Eligible Recipients • National • States • Metropolitan Cities • Urban Counties • U.S. Territories • State of Missouri • State of Missouri • Kansas City • St. Louis • St. Louis County

21. ESG National Funding • Formula grant program administered by HUD • 20% of available grant funds after Continuum of Care renewals are funded • FY2011 National Funding: $250 million • First allocation, $160 million • Second allocation, $90 million • FY2012 National Funding: $286 million • One allocation • FY 2013 National Funding: $215 million • One allocation

22. ESG 2013 National Funding • FY2013 Budget (before deficit reduction) • President’s request: $286 • House Budget: $280 • Senate Budget: $ 286 • FY2013 Budget after deficit reduction mandated by Budget Control Act of 2011 • ESG affected by a shortfall in the homeless assistance grant appropriation to cover both increased renewal demand and maintain ESG funding • Congressional direction to HUD mandating $200 million be allocated to ESG • Sequestration cuts • Emergency Solutions Grant reduced by 5% • Brought $200 million to $190 million • Final Budget • HUD chose to allocate $215 million to ESG • $25 million over the Congressional minimum

23. 2011 Missouri ESG Funding • FY2011 State of Missouri Funding • First allocation, $1,428,349 • Second allocation, $803,446 • Total allocation, $2,231,795 • FY2011 Kansas City Funding • First allocation, $370,888 • Second allocation, $208,625 • Total allocation, $579,513 • FY2011 St. Louis City Funding • First allocation, $865,483 • Second allocation, $486,834 • Total allocation, $1,352,317 • FY2011 St. Louis County Funding • First allocation, $242,976 • Second allocation, $136,674 • Total allocation, $379,650

24. 2012 Missouri ESG Funding • FY2012 State of Missouri Funding • Total allocation, $2,569,400 • FY2012 Kansas City Funding • Total allocation, $662,929 • FY2012 St. Louis City Funding • Total allocation, $1,543,959 • FY2012 St. Louis County Funding • Total allocation, $440,727

25. 2013 Missouri ESG Funding • FY2013 State of Missouri Funding • $2,023,638 • FY 2013 Kansas City Funding • $550,869 • FY2013 St. Louis City Funding • $1,225,336 • FY2013 St. Louis County Funding • $333,043

26. 2013 State ESG Application • NOFA • Allocation Plan • Application overview • Application training • Tentative timeline • Funded training

27. ESG Eligible Participants • HEARTH Act Definition of Homelessness • Category One: Literally homeless • Category Two: Imminent risk of homelessness • Category Three: Homeless under other federal statutes • Category Four: Fleeing/Attempting to flee domestic violence • HEARTH Act Definition of At-risk of Homelessness • Three categories, only for homeless prevention • HUD Homeless Definition Resource: http://www.hudhre.info/documents/HomelessDefEligibility%20_SHP_SPC_ESG.pdf

28. ESG Eligible Program Components • 1. Street Outreach • Engagement, essential services • 2. Emergency Shelter • Operations, essential services, renovation • 3. Prevention • Housing relocation financial, housing relocation services, rental assistance • 4. Rapid Re-Housing • Housing relocation financial, housing relocation services, rental assistance • 5. Data Collection (HMIS) • 6. Administration

29. ESG Match • Recipients must match grant funds with an equal amount of funds • Cash • In-kind • New staff or volunteer time • Donation of materials and buildings • Value of any lease on a building

30. ESG Additional Requirements • Connecting participants with mainstream resources • Regularly evaluating participant eligibility • Written standards required to ensure consistent program administration • HMIS participation • Performance reporting • Continuum of Care participation

31. ESG Resources • ESG State Program: MHDC resources • http://www.mhdc.com/ci/esg/index.htm • HUD One CPD: ESG • https://www.onecpd.info/esg/ • State of Missouri Substantial Amendment • http://dss.mo.gov/fsd/esg/

32. Emergency Solutions Grant Program Contact Information Jenni Miller Community Initiatives Coordinator 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: (816) 759-6614 Email: jmiller@mhdc.com Valerie Howard Community Support Unit Manager Department of Social Services Phone: (573) 751-6789 Email: Valerie.howard@dss.mo.gov

33. Missouri Housing Trust Fund (MHTF)

34. General Information • The Trust Fund was created by the state legislature in 1994 to help meet the housing needs of very low-income families and individuals (RSMo 215.034) • Housing Trust Fund monies are used to provide housing and housing services to persons with income at or below 50% of the area median income • 50% of the funds must be used for persons at or below 25% of the area median income

35. General Information • The trust fund is funded by the set-aside of $3 from the recording fees on all real estate documents filed in the state of Missouri • Annual funding has ranged between $3 million and $6 million during the past few years • The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was released June 24th, and is posted on the MHDC website at http://www.mhdc.com/housing_trust_fund/index.htm

36. Missouri Housing Trust Fund FY2014 • $4 million (est.) for FY 2014 • Apply annually • Grant year runs April 1-April 30 • FY 2014 Application Due September 6, 2013 at 4:30pm

37. Allocation of Funds • MHDC has identified the following five grant types as priorities in 2014 to meet the needs of both the chronic and episodic homeless population: • Rental Assistance • Operating Funds • Home Repair or Modifications • Construction/Rehabilitation • Emergency Assistance

38. Rental Assistance • Eligible Uses: • Rental Assistance - ongoing rental subsidy for permanent housing • Participants required pay 30% of gross income • 10% Administration Fee

39. Operating Funds • Eligible Uses: • Staff salaries • Program operations • Program must serve clients at or below 50% area median income (AMI)

40. Home Repair and Modifications • Eligible Uses: • Weatherization • Accessibility • Repair or replacement of major systems • Repairs for “life safety” issues • Environmental abatement • 10% administrative fee • $10,000 maximum per property • Two year Regulatory Agreement required for $2,000 - $4,999 • Five year Regulatory Agreement for amounts $5,000 and over

41. Construction/Rehabilitation • Eligible Uses: • Acquisition • Rehabilitation • New Construction • 18 year Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA) • Held to serving individuals at or below 50% AMI for 18 years

42. Emergency Assistance • Eligible Uses: • Utility payments and deposits • Rental payments and deposits • Mortgage payments • Hotel/motel vouchers • Emergency home repairs (not to exceed $1,000) • 10% administrative fee

43. Geographic Allocation (2014) • South Region (31%) • Central Region (22%) • St. Louis Metropolitan Area (20%) • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (13%) • North Region (14%)

44. Application/Proposal Guide • The deadline for application is September 6, 2013, 4:30 p.m. MHDC-Kansas City (no exceptions). • Hard-Copy Application • Submit original hard-copy of the application and all required supplemental documentation in a 1-inch, 3-ring, hard-covered binder. • Electronic Application • Submit the completed Excel application(.xlsx ONLY) to ci.applications@mhdc.com. Both a Hard Copy and Electronic version of the application must be submitted

45. 2014 Funding Cycle Timeline • NOFA posted: June 24,2013 • Proposal deadline: September 6, 2013 • Commission review meeting: December 6, 2013 • Awards notification: January 2014 • Funding training: February 2014 • Contracts awarded: April 2014 • Deadline to disburse funds: April 30, 2015

46. Ranking/Scoring • All applications are scored in the following categories: • Prior History • High Score for Non Prior History Applicant • Initial Application Checklist • General Information • Proposal Information • Agency Information • Outcomes • Grant Type – Program Information • Supplemental Documentation

47. Submit Application • Hard copies to: • Missouri Housing Development Commission Missouri Housing Trust Fund 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 • Electronic copies to: • ci.applications@mhdc.com Deadline: September 6, 2013, 4:30pm (no exceptions)

48. Housing First Program

49. Housing First Objective • To increase permanent housing solutions for the homeless and at-risk homeless populations • Housing First programs are designed to increase housing stability for people who have traditionally been difficult to house, or have had difficulty maintaining their housing • Housing First can help stabilize a recipient and promote success in permanent housing

50. What is Housing First? • Housing persons in crisis before other services or treatment begins (aka rapid re-housing) • Provides a link between housing and other services, but participation is strictly voluntary • Will provide support and assistance to those who are chronically homeless