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Ending Chronic Homelessness Through Employment and Housing Call Session PLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE THAT ON PAGE 42819, UNDER THE SECTION TITLED, HAND DELIVERED APPLICATION, THE SGA INCORRECTLY NOTES THE DEALINE FOR SUBMISSION AS AUGUST TH. IN AN EARLIER SECTION OF THE SGA, ON THIS SAME PAGE, UNDER THE SECTION TITLE DATES IT CORRECTLY STATES THE DUE DATE AS AUGUST TH. TO BE CLEAR THE DUE DATE IS AUGUST 20TH. DOL TELEPHONE CONFERENCE JULY 28, 2003,
BEGINNING THE TELEPHONE CONFERENCE: Paul Hippolitus of ODEP moderated the call and introduced Mark Johnston, the principle HUD representative as well as Cassandra Willis, the Grant Officer at DOL. Initial introductions and words of welcome were not recorded due to technical difficulties. The transcript begins below. >> YES, I AM CASSANDRA WILLIS. I AM THE GRANT OFFICES TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE. I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE REQUIREMENT OF THE PROJECTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TOPICS THAT MUST BE AVOIDED SUCH AS DISCUSSION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM ONE GRANTEE THAT IS NOT TO BE DISSEMINATED IN ADDITION TO THE TECHNICAL APPROACH TO BE SUBMITTED BY EACH OF THE RESPONDENTS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PAUL AND WE'LL GET TO THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. >> ONE MORE COLLEAGUE FROM WASHINGTON JOINED US. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE DORIS RIPPEY, from ETA. LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO QUESTIONS, AS I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GO STATE BY STATE. I'LL CALL OUT YOUR STATE'S NAME. I'LL TRUST YOU TO BE FROM THERE. IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTION, BE SILENT FOR FIVE SECONDS OR SAY "NO QUESTIONS NOW," AND WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT STATE. SO THE FIRST STATE IS ALASKA. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PERSON FROM ALASKA? ARIZONA, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PERSON FROM ARIZONA. >> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, PLEASE ASK. >> WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PAGE COLLABORATION APPLICATION UNDER SECTION THREE, AND THE PAGE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NARRATIVE? >> THE PAGE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NARRATIVE IS FOR THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PART OF THE EFFORT. THE COLLABORATIVE PAGE PROPOSAL IS A DESCRIPTION OR A NARRATIVE IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING HOW EACH THE HUD HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDER AND THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO SERVE PERSONS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. SO IT'S A BRIDGE PIECE. IT'S A DESCRIPTION OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THOSE TWO ELEMENTS. REMEMBER THAT THE LOCAL WORK FORCE BOARD GETS THE DOL EMPLOYMENT GRANT AND THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY PROVIDER GETS THE HUD PERMANENT HOUSING AWARD. AND IT'S WORKING TOGETHER. THAT MAKES THIS A UNIQUE KIND OF PROGRAM. >> SO THE TOTAL PAGE LIMIT WOULD BE PAGES? >> YES. NOT INCLUDING HUD, RIGHT? >> YES, NOT INCLUDING HUD, JUST FOR THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROPOSAL , AND THE COLLABORATION PROPOSAL . >> THANK YOU. >> CALIFORNIA? >> YES, HI. I HAVE A QUESTION. IF THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL, THAT IS A MULTISERVICE PARTNERS OR IS IT A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS REQUIRED? >> YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND NAME YOUR PARTNERS, THAT WOULD BE PART OF YOUR PROPOSAL.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION TOO. HELLO? >> YES. >> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE MATCHING FUNDS FOR HUD? >> YES. >> IS THAT STRICTLY JUST FOR HUD? IS IT OVER THE FIRST YEAR? >> THE MATCHING REQUIREMENTS IN LAW FOR HUD'S PROGRAMS ARE DURING THE COURSE OF THE GRANT TERM. SO FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM IT'S OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD. AND OVER THE SHELTER PLUS SQUARE, IT'S FIVE YEARS. >> SO IT DEPENDS ON WHICH OPTION YOURE GOING UNDER. >> LOS ANGELES HAS A QUESTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, ON THE WIA ELIGIBILITY IT SAYS LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD OR THE WIA COOPERATIVE -- WHAT QUALIFIES AS A COOPERATIVE RECIPIENT? >> THIS IS ON PAGE . WELL IT'S ACTUALLY . THE DOL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARDS ELIGIBLE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS OR THE WIA AGENT OR FISCAL AGENT FOR THAT LOCAL AREA BOARD ON BEHALF OF THAT LOCAL AREA BOARD. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. >> IT HAS TO BE A LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD OR THEIR FISCAL AGENT. >> FOR THE CITY OR COUNTY, NOT A ONE STOP. >> LONG ISLAND HAS A QUESTION. >> DOES THIS SGA ENCOMPASS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH MORE THAN ONE PER HOUSEHOLD? >> CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES IS NOT A TERM THAT IS USED BY HUD WHATSOEVER. IN THE HUD CHRONIC INITIATIVE THAT WE DID WITH HHS AND VA THERE WERE TWO ELIGIBILITY POPULATIONS: ONE WAS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS AND THE OTHER WERE DISABLED FAMILIES. THIS INITIATIVE ONLY FOCUSES ON CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS, WHICH ONLY INCLUDES SINGLE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THOSE OTHER CHARACTERISTICS. >> SO EVEN IF WE HAVE FAMILIES, OUR POPULATION IS NOT THAT LARGE IN THE FAMILIES, WE MAY NOT APPLY FOR LARGER UNITS FOR SOME OF OUR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS FAMILIES -- >> THIS INITIATIVE IS ONLY FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS. AND THAT IS DEFINED BY ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES AS SINGLE PERSONS, NOT INCLUDING FAMILIES. >> OKAY. >> OKAY, LET'S GO TO COLORADO, ONE PERSON FROM COLORADO, QUESTION THERE? >> HI. THIS IS TRACY FROM COLORADO, MY QUESTION IS REALLY ON THE OLMSTEAD PIECE. AND THE QUESTION RELATES TO, IT DESCRIBES THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT OUR COORDINATION WITH THE STATE'S OVERALL OLMSTEAD PLANS. THE STATE OF COLORADO HAS NOT HAD THE GOVERNOR SIGN OR EXECUTE OUR OLMSTEAD PLAN AS OF YET, DO WE JUST TALK ABOUT IT IN RELATION TO SORT OF THE IDEAS THAT ARE WRITTEN DOWN, OR WHAT? >> THE OLMSTEAD COORDINATION HAS TO DO WITH -- THE ENTITY OR THE PARTY IN THE STATE WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION, NOT NECESSARILY THE PLAN PER SE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CONTACT, A CONNECTION THAT THE OLMSTEAD AUTHORITY RECOGNIZES YOUR PROJECT AS A PROJECT THAT WILL SUPPORT STATE IMPLEMENTATION. SO YOU NEED A LETTER FROM THAT AUTHORITY SO STATING. >> CONNECTICUT? >> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. FROM HARTFORD ON PAGE THERE'S THE WORD "DIAGNOSABLE A DISABLING CONDITION." AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE DIAGNOSES SO WHAT IS THE -- COULD YOU DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT THE PROCESS OF "DIAGNOSEABLE" AND HOW YOU WOULD JUSTIFY THAT OR DOCUMENT THAT ON A PERSON? >> OKAY. THIS IS A PHRASE, HHS USES THIS. IT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE HUD HHS VA CHRONIC HOMELESS INITIATIVE. AND FOR HUD'S PURPOSES, AS REFEREED TO LATER IN THAT SECTION, THE ACTUAL DEFINITION OF "DISABILITY" IS SITED IN THE REGULATIONS FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AND FOR SHELTER PLUS CARE. THAT'S HOW YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND DIAGNOSEABLE FOR THIS COMPETITION. >> IF YOU LOOK ON THAT PAGE UNDER "ELIGIBILITY TARGET POPULATION," -- AT THE VERY END, IT SAYS "IN ORDER TO RECEIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE HUD GRANTS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MUST MEET THE DEFINITION OF DISABILITY FOR HSHP AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES" AND IN TERMS OF WHO MAKES THAT DETERMINATION, HUD HAS TRIED TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE ON THAT. WE DO NOT REQUIRE AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN VARIOUS HHS PROGRAMS A DISABILITY DETERMINATION BY A PSYCHIATRIST. THAT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT BY HUD. SO WE LET YOU USE YOUR OWN GOOD JUDGMENT IN MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. >> RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON . WE'LL COME BACK, SORRY. D.C., ANY ONE? FLORIDA? HAWAII? >> NO, FLORIDA, FLORIDA PLEASE HOLD UP. REGARDING THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, WHAT TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION DO YOU HAVE TO VOUCH FOR THAT. >> THE FIRST PIECE I WOULD USE IF I WERE AN APPLICANT WOULD BE A COPY OF THE POPULATIONS CHART IN
YOUR CONTINUUM OF CARE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO HUD ON JULY . THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST INSTANCE IN WHICH A CONTINUUM HAS IDENTIFIED THE TOTAL ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS. IF YOU'RE PROPOSING TO SERVE A LOCALE THAT'S MUCH SMALLER THAN YOUR OVER ALL CONTINUUM, FOR INSTANCE IT IF YOUR CONTINUUM REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE STATE OFMONTANA -- IF YOU'RE PROPOSING TO SERVE AN AREA WITHIN YOUR CONTINUUM THAT WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE FOR YOU. >> WHAT COMPRISES THE ELIGIBLE MATCH? >> IS THIS FLORIDA? >> YES. >> THE ELIGIBLE MATCH IS DETERMINED ON WHICH PROGRAM YOU'RE REFERRING TO. >> IS IT THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM OR SHELTER CARE? >> SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. >> OKAY, FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM, IT'S CASH. BY LAW. >> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE ON AND GO -- >> THE QUESTION AS I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS WHAT KIND OF CASH, SHOULD IT BE OTHER SOURCES OF FEDERAL FUNDING, ANYTHING OTHER THAN SHP SUPPORTING HOUSING PROGRAM DOLLARS, WHICH YOURE REQUESTING CAN BE USED AS MATCH. SO IT COULD BE A MATCH FROM ANOTHER AGENCY YOU HAVE IN PLACE. BUT IT COULD BE OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES AS WELL AS PRIVATE AND LOCAL AND STATE. >> CAN IT BE -- >> WHAT, WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT ONE. >> PAUL . HAWAII? >> THE DEADLINE IS THE TH NOT THE TH, OTHER RELEASES I SAW THE REGISTER SAYS TH. I ASSUME THAT IS THE CORRECT ONE. >> YOU'RE CORRECT IN YOUR ASSUMPTION, GO BY THE FEDERAL REGISTER. >> AND IS THERE ANY EXPECTATION OF ANY FOLLOW-UP YEARLY GRANT THAT'S SIMILAR LIKE THIS IN COLLABORATION? >> FROM THE DOL SIDE THERE IS NOTHING PLANNED AT THIS POINT FOR NEXT YEAR. >> ARE YOU A POTENTIAL HOUSING PROVIDER OR EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER? >> HOUSING? >> OKAY. >> HOUSING THROUGH THE CITY SUB RECIPIENT PERHAPS. >> I PRESUME YOURE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTINUUM CARE? >> I SERVE ON IT, THANK YOU. >> ILLINOIS? INDIANA? >> ILLINOIS? >> I HAD TO TAKE OFF THE MUTE. MY QUESTION, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, ONE WAS ON THE DOL MONEY WAS THERE AN ADMINISTRATIVE TASK? >> THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATIVE CAP, BUT CERTAINLY YOU'LL BE JUDGED ON YOUR PROPOSAL AND DELIVERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SGA AND THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. SO WHILE THERE IS NO CAP THERE IS A SENSE OF PROPORTIONALITY THAT'S ESSENTIAL TO THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. >> CERTAINLY, THE SECOND QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE DEFINITION FOR THE EPISODE FOR THE THREE EPISODES OF HOMELESSNESS? HOW LONG IS A EPISODE? IS IT JUST ONE NIGHT OR MULTIPLE NIGHTS? >> ONE NIGHT IS AN EPISODE, ONE OR MORE. >> WERE THERE ANY PERFORMANCE MEASURES, SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED IN THE SGA? >> NO EXPLICIT ONES FROM THE HUD PROSPECTIVE WE HAVE THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT THERE, ANNUAL OUTCOME OBJECTIVES ARE CONTAINED THERE. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO ILLINOIS I THINK WAS NEXT. THAT WAS ILLINOIS. INDIANA? LOUISIANA? MAINE? >> EXPLAIN, CAN HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM BONDS BE USED TO MATCH THE SHELTER IN PLUS CARE? >> IF IT'S CASH, AND THAT CASH CAN BE USED TO ACQUIRE A BUILDING OR REHABILITATE A BUILDING OR PAY FOR HUD OPERATING COSTS THEN YES. >> I WAS THINKING OF SHELTER PLUS CARE AND THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT DOLLARS AVAILABLE UNDER THE HPRP PROGRAM, MAINE HAS A HPRP AWARD. >> IT'S NOT USED TO SERVE PEOPLE. >> IT IS BE SERVED BUT, THE IDEA WOULD BE TO CO-ENROLL HVRP VETERANS -- >> THIS IS JOHN IN NEW YORK. HRP SERVICE FUNDING DOES NOT COVER ANYBODY WHO MOVES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE SERVICE DOLLARS CAN NOT BE USED FOR TENANTS OF PERMANENT HOUSING. >> THAT DOES REMIND ME, THAT'S JUST FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. GOOD POINT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MAINE, AND JOHN TOO. >> MARYLAND. >> MARYLAND? MASSACHUSETTS? >> WE HAVE A QUESTION. I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELIGIBLE HOMELESS COMMUNITY PROVIDED, IT'S RATHER CLEAR THAT LOCAL WIBS ARE THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR DOL FUNDS, COULD YOU TELL US WHO WOULD BE MORE ELIGIBLE FOR HOMELESS COMMUNITY FRONTS IN? >> ESSENTIALLY ANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHO HAS A C STATUS, ANY CITY OR STATE, PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, IT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT KIND OF PROGRAM YOU'RE APPLYING FOR FROM HUD. BUT ANY HOMELESS PROVIDER IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE OF THE TWO HUD HOMELESS PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANOTHER MASSACHUSETTS QUESTION? >> YES, GO AHEAD. >> FOR THE DOL AGREEMENT, CAN A ONE STOP -- ONE STOPS ARE CHARTERED IN OUR REGION, SO CAN THEY BE AN APPLICANT? >> DID YOU HEAR MY QUESTION? >> YES, WE DID. WE'RE HUDDLING HERE, HOLD ON. >> NO. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD. >> SECOND QUESTION, IF YOU'RE REGION COVERS YOUR WIA REGION COVERS MORE THAN ONE CONTINUUM THEN YOU'LL NEED AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF THE CONTINUUMS, AM I CORRECT? >> COULD YOU RESTATE THAT PLEASE. >> IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE CONTINUUM WITHIN THE AREA IN WHICH THE LWIB COVERS, THEN ALL THOSE CONTINUUMS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THE PROJECT, AM I CORRECT? >> RIGHT. UNDERSTAND, IT'S JUST AN INCIDENTAL COVERAGE, IF ONE CONTINUUM IS COVERING % OF THE AREA, THEN YOU WOULDN'T. OTHERWISE, YES. >> THANK YOU. >> MICHIGAN? >> HI, YES. ON THE FUNDING BLENDING BETWEEN DOL AND HUD, WE ANTICIPATE THAT ALL THE SUPPORT SERVICE NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED EITHER UNDER THE DOL FUND OR UNDER LEVERAGE FUNDS. CAN THE HUD FUNDS BE USED AT ALL FOR SUPPORT SERVICES? >> HUD FUNDS FOR THIS INITIATIVE CAN NOT BE USED AT ALL FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ONCE THE RATING FACTORS TO GET A HIGH SCORE HUD IS TO IDENTIFY OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING IN ADDITION TO THE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE THAT WOULD BE RECEIVED FROM DOL. THIS IS FAIRLY TYPICAL FOR SHELTER PLUS CARE GRANTEES IN THAT HUD DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY OF THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. AND FOR INSTANCE IN THE INITIATIVE TODAY, THE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. FOR SHELTER PLUS CARE NOT EVEN THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. SO NO, HUD FUNDS CAN NOT BE USED FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THIS INITIATIVE. >> THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU. MICHIGAN? >> ANOTHER QUESTION FOR MICHIGAN RELATIVE TO SORT OF THE MIX OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OR EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS AND OTHER TYPES OF SERVICES. CAN YOU GIVE US ANY GUIDELINES RELEVANT TO THAT? >> I BELIEVE THE SGA INDICATES THAT THERE CAN BE OTHER SERVICES IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, DO YOU HAVE ANY GUIDELINES OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THOSE? >> NO. BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU TO READ THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT DEFINITION AND OF COURSE THE RATING CRITERIA THAT WOULD GIVE YOU AS MUCH ANSWER AS WE CAN GIVE YOU. >> MINNESOTA? >> MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH TIMING, I GUESS. WE'RE WONDERING, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL TAKE TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS, MAKE A DECISION. AND WHEN YOU MAKE THE DECISION, IS THAT GOING TO BE THE DATE OF THE GRANT AWARD LETTER? >> THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT OR THIS PROPOSAL ARE FISCAL YEAR ' MONIES WHICH MEANS THE AWARD MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER TH. IT'S PROBABLY AN AWARD THAT DOL WILL MAKE DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. >> AND WE'LL (HUD) CERTAINLY REVIEW IT AT A PACE TO KEEP UP WITH THAT. THIS WILL BE JOINTLY AWARDED. >> THANK YOU. >> MISSISSIPPI. MISSISSIPPI? >> MISSOURI? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. MISSOURI. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU DESCRIBED WHAT DOL CLASSIFIED AS ELIGIBLE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES UNDER THIS? >> AGAIN, I WOULD LOOK AT THE SGA. IT'S PRETTY COMPLETE AS FAR AS WHAT THE SERVICES ARE TO BE RENDERED. THEY'RE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND THAT'S DEFINED IN THE SGA. AND OF COURSE IN YOUR RATING CRITERIA THERE ARE OTHER DESCRIPTIONS OF SERVICES THAT WOULD LEAD TO CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT. BEYOND THAT WE CAN NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER GUIDANCE. >> SECOND QUESTION FOR MISSOURI. REGARDING THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE CHRONIC HOMELESS PERSONS, CAN SUPPLEMENTAL DATA BE SUBMITTED IN ADDITION TO THE TABLE AND THE CONTINUUM OF CARE? >> YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A HINT OR A SUGGESTION ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT BE? >> SURE. HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE ACUTE CARE PUBLIC PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AGENCIES? >> SURE. I MEAN, THIS IS NEW GROUND FOR HUD, JUST AS IT IS FOR YOU. WE REALIZE THAT WE RECENTLY RELEASED THE DEFINITION ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LEVEL OF DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED. BUT TRY TO BE AS EXPLICIT AS POSSIBLE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> NEW YORK. >> CAN WE ASK SOME VERY, VERY, QUICK QUESTIONS FOR Missouri? >> YES. >> IN THE WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS, IF THE WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AS AN AREA IS NOT INTERESTED IN APPLYING, BUT SERVICES IN THE ONE STOPS FOR THEM, ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT TECHNICALLY BE THE GRANT RECIPIENT, IF WE GET A LETTER OF EXTREME SUPPORT FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION, ARE WE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR THAT? >> AGAIN, THE ELIGIBILITY IS A LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND THAT'S THE ANSWER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> NEW YORK HAS A QUESTION. >> WHAT WOULD BE DEFINED AS A FISCAL AGENT UNDER THE WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD? OR GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WOULD BE A FISCAL AGENT? >> I CAN THINK OF ONE OTHER GRANT WE HAVE THAT OFFERS AN EXAMPLE. THE RICHMOND, VA LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD ACTUALLY COMPETED THEIR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO A CONTRACTOR, AND A MAINE ENTITY APPLIED ON THEIR BEHALF. AND THAT MAINE ENTITY BECAME THEIR WIA LEGITIMATE FISCAL AGENT. SO THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE LOCAL BOARDS MAY HAVE FISCAL AGENTS LIKE THAT AND THE LANGUAGE IN THE SGA IS TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD THAT IS LEADING THE EFFORT. >> WOULD YOU HAVE TO BE A PREEXISTING FISCAL AGENT OR WOULD YOU TURN THAT AT THIS POINT? >> PREEXISTING. >> NEW YORK HAS ANOTHER QUESTION REGARDING THE SHELTER PLUS CARE. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FUNDING WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT SHELTER PLUS CARE SERVICES MATCH, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE FUNDS YET, SO THAT WOULD NOT BE A MATCHED AMOUNT. >> WOULD YOU -- OUR UNDERSTANDING OUT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PARTNER SERVICE RESOURCES FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES, ALONG WITH THE HUD RESOURCES TO MAKE A PACKAGE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES AVAILABLE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND DOL DOLLARS COULD NOT BE USED FOR THE FULL RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, IT SEEMS A BIT AT ODDS WITH YOUR CONCEPT, EVEN THOUGH THE DOLLARS AREN'T IN HAND, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE AWARDED CONCURRENTLY. >> RIGHT. JOHN AS YOU KNOW, WE RECEIVED SOME WONDERFUL QUESTIONS FROM YOU RECENTLY. WE HAVE DRAFTED RESPONSES TO THOSE, AND WE'LL BE SENDING THEM OUT RELATIVELY SHORTLY, THEY'RE IN CLEARANCE IN BOTH DEPARTMENTS. AND THE ANSWER TO IT IS IN THERE. AND ONCE WE HAVE ISSUED THIS, WE'LL MAKE IT AVAILABLE AS WELL AS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE. WE DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT ONCE THE AWARDS ARE MADE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE DOL FUNDS. WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT IN THE RESPONSE, LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. >> NEW YORK HAS ANOTHER QUESTION. >> ONE MORE FROM NEW YORK. >> ONE MORE YES, THE FIRST PART IS CAN THE BOARD DESIGNATE A NON-PROFIT HAS THE FISCAL AGENT AND CAN THE BOARD IN THAT ESSENCE IN THAT EFFORT SUPPORT MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION? >> IT HAS TO BE -- WE HAVE TO STICK WITH THE SGA. AND IT TALKS ABOUT ELIGIBLE AS A LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND THEIR FISCAL AGENT. AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND NOT CREATED FOR THIS COMPETITION. >> ONE LAST QUESTION FROM NEW YORK. IF YOU HAVE IT THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. >> REQUESTS, CAN YOU REVIEW AGAIN IN THE SGA. IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING WHEN YOU NEED TO REPEAT THESE BUYS, THE TH IS A DEADLINE, AND SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING TO MAIL IT BY THE TH. >> THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST TH, BUT THERE ARE SOME -- THERE IS SOME INFORMATION IN THERE WARNING YOU ABOUT MAIL DELAYS, AS YOU KNOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAIL IS RADIATED AT A DISTANT LOCATION THAT CAUSES FURTHER DELAYS. >> CASSANDRA DO YOU WANT TO ELABORATE. >> THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY, IF YOU'RE MAILING IT AND YOU'RE USING THE POSTAL SERVICE YOU MAY WANT TO MAIL IT AHEAD OF TIME SINCE WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING OUR MAIL IN NOW. THERE ARE SOME STATES THAT YOU SHOULD MAIL IT TWO DAYS PRIOR TWO OR FIVE DAYS BEFORE. YOU MAY WANT TO TRY ANOTHER SERVICE CARRIER TO GET THOSE APPLICATIONS IN HERE ON TIME. >> A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IF YOU ARE TO MAIL IT OR FED EX IT, IS THAT APPROPRIATE? >> YES. >> BUT IF IT'S MARKED AUGUST TH FED EX, YOU'VE DONE WHAT YOU'VE NEED TO DO? >> WELL, NO. EVEN IF IT'S MARKED THE TH, WE STILL HAVE TO RECEIVE IT ON THE TH. BECAUSE ALSO IN THE SGA INDICATES "HAND DELIVERED," THAT'S CONSIDERED A HAND DELIVERED PACKAGE, SO WE SHOULD STILL HAVE IT IN OUR POSSESSION ON THE TH. >> ONE AT A TIME. >> WE DIDN'T HEAR YOU, PLEASE RESTATE IT? >> IT SAYS IN THE SGA THAT HAND DELIVERERS ARE DUE ON THE TH NOT THE TH. IF IT'S MAILED, IT'S MAILED FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE TH. THAT WOULD BE GOOD. BUT IF YOU WERE HAND DELIVERING THAT, IT HAD TO HAPPEN BY THE TH. >> HOLD ON, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ANSWER IN A SECOND. WHAT PAGE ARE YOU LOOK AT PART ONE DELIVERY OF APPLICATION PROPOSALS. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION, I THINK YOU'VE FOUND AN ERROR. IT SHOULD BE AUGUST TH. WHERE IT SAYS AUGUST -- TH. WE'LL HAVE TO AMEND THE SOLICITATION WITH THE CORRECT DATE. SO KNOW THAT IT WILL BE AUGUST TH AND WE'LL CORRECT IT, NOT AUGUST TH? >> WHERE DOES IT SAY AUGUST TH? >> ON PAGE -- UNDER PART ONE, DOWN TO THE SECTION WHICH SAYS "HAND DELIVERED PROPOSAL" THE SECOND SENTENCE, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SENTENCE HAND DELIVERED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY : P.M. ON AUGUST TH, IT SHOULD READ AUGUST TH. >> YOU MADE SOME DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE POSTAL SERVICE AND FED EX. >> THERE IS A DISTINCTION -- IF YOU SEND IT BY U.S. POSTAL SERVICE YOU HAVE TO MAIL IT BEFORE FIVE CLOCK THE TH, BUT IF IT'S FED EX, OR UPS, THEN YOU DON'T -- YOU DON'T HAVE -- YOU HAVE TO DO IT BY THE TH OR YOU JUST HAVE DO MAIL IT AND HOPE IT GETS THERE BY THE TH. IF YOU DO IT -- THERE IS A -- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN USING THE POSTAL SERVICE AND FED EX, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AS IT'S WRITTEN. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. YES. >> I'M NOT SURE I HAVE CLARIFY. IF I UNDERSTAND THE DISCUSSION, THE PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED IN YOUR HANDS AT DOL/HUD ON AUGUST TH, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE MODE IN WHICH YOU SEND IT. THEY HAVE TO BE RECEIVED IN YOUR HAND. >> THAT'S NOT THE WAY I READ IT. >> LOOK UNDER C, LATE APPLICATION -- >> IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THE DELIVERY OF THE APPLICATIONS AND WHEN THEY'RE DUE IN THE OFFICE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE OVERNIGHT MAILING, DOES THAT HAVE TO BE IRRADIATED TOO. DO YOU HAVE TO GIVE MORE THAN OVERNIGHT? >> NOT FOR FED EX. >> NOT FOR FED EX JUST FOR THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. >> OKAY. LET'S GET BACK TO YOUR SEQUENCE. WE HAD JUST FINISHED NEW YORK. THE NEXT STATE IS NORTH DAKOTA. OHIO? >> THIS IS THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CAN THE APPLICANTS BE A STATE WIA BOARD IF IT'S REPRESENTING A COLLABORATIVE OF SEVERAL LOCAL WIA BOARDS. >> IT SHOULD BE THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. IF IT'S SEVERAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS -- OKAY. WE WILL POST A BETTER ANSWER FOR YOU WITH THE TRANSCRIPT. WE'RE NOT SURE THE FULL ANSWER AND WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE THAT'S NOT CORRECT OR COMPLETE. >> OKAY. AND IF THAT FOLLOW UP WILL YOU POST THE ANSWER, IF THE ANSWER IS YES, A STATE WIA BOARD CAN BE THE APPLICANT, IF YOU COULD ALSO ANSWER IN THAT FOLLOW UP IF THE INDIVIDUAL LOCALITIES HAVE TO BE IDENTIFIED IN THE GRANTED, OR IF THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE GRANT? >> THAT LATTER PART WE CAN TELL YOU. YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY THOSE WITHIN THE PROPOSAL. WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. ONLY BECAUSE OF THE HUD CONNECTION IN COLLABORATION. THAT ALL HAS TO BE DETAILED AND DEFINED AND NOT SUBJECT TO FUTURE DECISIONS. >> GREAT. WELL, THE INTENT WOULD BE TO HAVE THE STATE HOUSING AGENCY APPLY FOR WHAT HUD KNOWS AS THE BALANCE OF STATE APPLICATION THEN A STATE WIA BOARD COULD APPLY. WE COULD STILL IDENTIFY THE LOCALITIES. >> WE'LL GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER IN THE TRANSCRIPT TO FOLLOW. >> OHIO. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MANY DAYS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE D.C. TRIP? >> THAT ODEP OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT DRAINING POLICY CONFERENCE IS A THREE TO FOUR DAY EVENT. >> CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT THE ROLE OF ODEP? HOW MUCH OF OUR STAFF TIME DO WE NEED TO BUDGET TO COORDINATE WITH ODEP? >> IN TERMS OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, OR IN TERMS OF THE POLICY CONFERENCE THAT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT? >> IN TERMS OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, IN TERMS OF RUNNING THE PROJECT. >> OUR ROLE IS TO WORK WITH YOU IN THE AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE SGA. IT'S A POINT OF COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT. I'M NOT SURE I CAN DEFINE FOR YOU THE EXACT AMOUNT OF TIME, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE PART OF YOUR PROPOSAL. >> OKLAHOMA. OKLAHOMA? >> YES, IS THERE SOME EXPECTATION OF THE SIZE OF THIS PROJECT IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER TO BE SERVED, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT HUD WANTS A DENSITY OF LESS THAN ? >> YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. THE PERMANENT HOUSING COMPONENT HAS A STATUTORY LIMITATION OF PERSONS IN A FACILITY. THERE IS FLEXIBILITY IN THAT REQUIREMENT. WE CERTAINLY HAVE HAD BUILDINGS THAT SERVE MORE PEOPLE. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INTENDED NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE SERVED. WE REALIZE WITH THE COST OF HOUSING PER YEAR IN A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SERVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY PREDISPOSITION ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SERVE. THE LEVEL OF FMR'S VARY SO DRAMATICALLY FROM NEW YORK CITY TO WYOMING THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED IS GOING TO VARY A BIT AS WELL. >> AND WHAT KIND OF DOCUMENTATION IS NECESSARY FOR THE NUMBER OF CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE? CAN YOU JUST GIVE A PERCENTAGE OR AN ESTIMATE? >> WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. YOUR CONTINUUM OF CARE APPLICATION IF YOU'RE WITHIN A CONTINUUM OF CARE AND I PRESUME YOU ARE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO HUD BY JULY , CONTAINS THAT FIGURE. THAT WOULD BE SOME GOOD DOCUMENTATION TO INCLUDE. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, FEEL FREE TO DO SO. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DON'T HAVE STRICT DESCRIPTIONS OF EVIDENCE REQUIRED. SO JUST GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT IN TERMS OF INFORMATION YOU HAVE AVAILABLE. MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE A HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT THEY CAN GET PROXIES FOR CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS ON. IF YOU DON'T YET HAVE A HMIS THEN JUST USE WHAT YOU DO HAVE. >> OREGON? >> I HAVE A QUESTION, TECHNICAL FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT. ABOUT THE PAGES, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PART IN THE SGA IT THAT TALKS ABOUT SECTION COLLABORATION. THAT'S THE PART THAT'S SUBJECT TO THE PAGE LIMIT? >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JOE. >> PENNSYLVANIA? >> WE HAVE A QUESTION. CLARIFICATION, IF WE WERE TO -- THIS IS A TWO PART QUESTION. IF WE WERE TO PROPOSE TO SERVE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS SINGLE INDIVIDUALS CAN WE DO NEW UNITS AND EXISTING UNITS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN OUR CONTINUUM. IF THAT IS THE CASE, ARE WE ABLE TO PROPOSE UNDER THE HUD PORTION, A PROPOSAL THAT'S LESS MONEY THAN THE TO MILLION DOLLARS? >> LET ME RESTATE WHAT I THINK YOU STATED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IT. YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT HALF THE PEOPLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE WITH EMPLOYMENT ARE ALREADY IN HOUSING? >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE DO HAVE PERMANENT UNITS CURRENTLY AND SAFE HAVEN UNITS. >> THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS LIMITED TO SERVING ONLY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE. BY DEFINITION, THAT'S PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY LIVING ON THE STREETS OR IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS. >> SAFE HAVEN IS ALSO FOR THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. >> SAFE HAVEN IS NOT EMERGENCY SHELTER, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT LIVING ON THE STREET. PERSONS LIVING IN SAFE HAVENS SHOULD NOT BE SERVED BY THIS INITIATIVE. >> YOU HAVE TO SERVE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS OR IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS. >> PENNSYLVANIA, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MATCH REQUIREMENTS. >> RHODE ISLAND? >> YES, IF A STATE OR LOCALITY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED A CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT GRANT, IS IT PRECLUDED FROM APPLYING UNDER THIS SOLICITATION? WE KNOW IT'S -- THE TARGET POPULATION IS DIFFERENT? >> NO, IT DOES -- IT DOES NOT. >> THANK YOU. >> TENNESSEE? >> YES, >> PENNSYLVANIA, CAN WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. >> I'M ALMOST THROUGH THE RUN DOWN AND WE'LL COME BACK TO EVERYBODY. >> TENNESSEE? >> YES, ONE QUESTION FROM KNOCKSVILLE. ARE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING RECEIVING SERVICES IN THE PROGRAM, DOES THE ONE STRIKE RULE FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RECIPIENTS APPLY TO THEM? >> WE -- I DO NOT BELIEVE SO, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER YOU NEED TO HEAR. SO WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT DOES APPLY. WE KNOW THAT HALF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED. >> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM NASHVILLE. WHERE IT SAYS TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION AT THE LOCALITY INCLUDES AT LEAST PERSONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, -- DID NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER, DOES THAT AUTOMATICALLY JUST THROW YOU OUT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CONFLICTING INFORMATION? >> YES, IT DOES. >> SO YOUR CONTINUUM CARE HAS TO SAY ? >> WELL, IT'S NOT YOUR CONTINUUM CARE. THE LOCALITY IN WHICH YOU ARE SERVING PEOPLE HAS TO HAVE AT LEAST . IF YOURE PROPOSING TO -- YES YOUR CONTINUUM CHART WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THAT. IN MANY INSTANCES -- LET ME GIVE THE EXAMPLE OF LOS ANGELES, WHERE THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND OTHER SOME ODD CITIES ARE ALL IN ONE CONTINUUM OF CARE. THEY'LL HAVE A CHRONICALLY HOMELESS NUMBERS, BUT IF ONE PARTICULAR PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO SERVE IT, JUST IN THEIR LITTLE LOCALE, THEY CAN'T USE THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FIGURE; THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING TO SERVE THAT LARGER GEOGRAPHIC AREA. SO AS THE SGA STATES IT, THERE MUST BE AT LEAST CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS IN THE LOCALITY IN WHICH YOU WILL BE SERVING PEOPLE. >> THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT QUESTION, THERE IS INFORMATION AVAILABLE, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DEMONSTRATING THAT THE NUMBER IS LARGER THAN THE NUMBER IDENTIFIED IN THE CONTINUUM CARE, IS THAT SUFFICIENT OR WILL YOU BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED? >> IF YOUR CONTINUUM OF CARE, WHICH INCLUDES REPRESENTATION FROM THE ENTIRE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY, FOUNDATIONS, THE CITY, THE COUNTY, ALL HAVE AGREED ON A NUMBER, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE SOME OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THEY WERE WRONG. >> WHERE DOES THE NUMBER COME FROM? >> WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A FIGURE THAT WAS HIGH ENOUGH, GIVEN THAT WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT FOUR GRANTS TO AWARD THAT WE WOULD MAKE A DENT IN HOMELESSNESS WITH THESE FOUR GRANTS. >> ONE LAST QUESTION FROM TENNESSEE? >> QUICKLY. THANK YOU. >> SURE, IT'S ABOUT OUTCOMES, -- JUST IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE SPEAKING ABOUT, IN TERMS OF THE GRANTS, THIS IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT. ARE YOU LOOKING AT A PLACE WHERE FOR EXAMPLE, IN NASHVILLE ON, IT WOULD BE REALLY A BRAND NEW COLLABORATIVE AND AN INNOVATIVE THING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT. THE LOCAL WORK FORCE GROUP TO BE TAKING ON THIS KIND OF A PROJECT, AND IN ONE YEAR OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS, ARE YOU LOOKING AT START UPS AND BUILDING TO GREATER OUTCOMES FOR FUTURE, OR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FUNDING A PROJECT THAT'S UP AND RUNNING THAT YOU WANT TO SEE THINGS HAPPENING? WE'RE REALLY INTO STARTING SOMETHING NEW. >> SORRY FOR THE DELAY, ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS COMPETITION IS TO DEVELOP NEW MODELS AND NEW EXAMPLES. SO YOU'RE INSTINCTS ARE CORRECT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DEMONSTRATE NEW RELATIONSHIPS, BRINGING TOGETHER THESE TWO UNIVERSES IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS THAT SERVE THE POPULATION WITH CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT. SO WE'RE -- THAT'S A KEY COMPONENT SPOKEN TO IN THE GRANT APPLICATION AND ONE WHICH WILL BE EVALUATED. >> SO, IF I COULD ASK ONE MORE REALLY QUICK FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THAT. ABOUT THE OUTCOMES, WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING TO DO CONSISTENT BUILDING TO MAINTAIN A REALLY GOOD STRONG MODEL OVER THE LONG TERM OF THE PROJECT. CAN WE INCLUDE THOSE SOFTER OUTCOMES FOR THE FIRST YEAR AS OPPOSED TO PEOPLE PLACED IN THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL? >> ON THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE, YOU PROBABLY NOTICE THAT THERE WERE NO TARGET NUMBERS, IT'S IN RECOGNITION OF THAT REALITY. THIS REALLY ISN'T A NUMBERS GRANT SO MUCH AS A SYSTEM CHANGE GRANT. KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU READ THE SGA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT KIND OF A GRANT OPPORTUNITY. >> TEXAS. WERE WE AT TEXAS? AND THE LAST STATE, THE FIRST GO ROUND IS VIRGINIA. >> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM VIRGINIA. THE NUMBERS ON THIS SEEM TO SUGGEST THAT YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT FOR VERY, VERY, LARGE PROJECT. EVEN LOOKING AT MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH AND IS THE MOST YOU CAN HAVE AT ONE FACILITY. THAT'S ONLY A MILLION AND A HALF ON HUD SIDE AND WOULDN'T EARN BE AS MUCH AS YOU'RE PROPOSING TO PUT FORWARD IN A GRANT, AND, , IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE LABOR SIDE AS WELL. YOU'RE ONLY LOOKING FOR -- IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S REALLY TARGETED TOWARDS THE VERY LARGER AREAS THAT REALLY ALREADY HAVE THINGS IN PLACE THAT THEY CAN FUND WITH THE FUNDS. IT'S NOT TARGETED TOWARDS PLACES THAT MAYBE HAVE TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE THAT SIZE OF A PROJECT, IS THAT A CORRECT ASSESSMENT. >> I DON'T THINK WE QUIET THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY, IN THE HISTORY OF WORKING ON HOMELESSNESS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ONLY FOCUSED ON CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IN TWO INITIATIVES, THIS IS THE SECOND OF THOSE. BOTH HAVE BEEN VERY MODEST IN TERMS OF THE SIZE. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE SERVING PLACES THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CHRONIC HOMELESS POPULATION. AND THUS, THE NUMBER . SO WE COULD TARGET AREAS THAT HAVE A CONCENTRATION IN CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MINNESOTA. >> JUST TO CLARIFY THE FUNDING AMOUNTS, TWO TO THREE MILLION IS OVER THE ENTIRE TERM OF THE GRANT AWARD. IF IT WAS SHELTER PLUS CARE, THAT WOULD BE TWO TO THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR FIVE YEARS, NOT TWO TO THREE MILLION PER YEAR FOR EACH OF THE FIVE YEARS. >> SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, THIS IS CALIFORNIA, IS THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE NOT COVERED IN HERE, BUT THAT YOU'RE ASSUMING WE WILL NEED TO PROVIDE THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, , ISN'T A LOT TO ADDRESS THAT. >> YES, AND WE REALIZE THAT THERE MAY BE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPLY GIVEN THE CHALLENGE OF JUST THAT, OF IDENTIFYING RESOURCES TO PROVIDE FOR HEALTHCARE, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, WE REALIZE THAT. WE'VE CERTAINLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SHELTER PLUS CARE. WE DON'T PROVIDE ANY SERVICES. WE GET FAR MORE APPLICATIONS FOR SHELTER PLUS CARE THAN WE'RE ABLE TO FUND. SO WE'RE FAIRLY POSITIVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE. >> ALSO, THIS PROPOSAL OR THESE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO LEVERAGE AND COORDINATE RESOURCES, NOT TO DEVELOP A BUDGET TO SUPPLY THEM. SO THE MONIES ARE THERE FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR COORDINATION, TO FILL IN THE BLANKS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE FILLED IN TO BRING OTHER RESOURCE TO BEAR. SO IT'S MORE OF A SYSTEMS CHANGE APPROACH THAN A DIRECT SERVICE APPROACH. ALTHOUGH DIRECT SERVICE HAPPENS AS A NATURAL OUTCOME. >> QUESTION? >> LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO OUR ORDER AND REPEAT THE STATES, ALASKA? >> I'LL GO A LITTLE BIT QUICKER. ARIZONA? >> NO QUESTIONS. >> CALIFORNIA? >> YES. YES. SAN JOSE. JUST TO CLARIFY ON THE PAGES AND WHAT'S INCLUDED AND WHAT'S NOT, I JUST WANT TODAY CLARIFY, THE HUD NARRATIVE AND APPLICATION AND ALL THOSE CERTIFICATIONS, THOSE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAGES, IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> SO THEN THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, COMMITMENT AND COOPERATION THAT SEEM TO BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY THROUGH OUT THE SGA, THOSE ARE ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE ? >> THAT'S CORRECT AGAIN. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> CALIFORNIA? >> I HAD A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO CONTINUATION OF THE MATCHING. AND ALSO FOR THE MATCHING PART. IT'S % OVER THE THREE YEARS OR THE FIVE YEARS IN? >> WELL IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR. >> IN THE SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM IT'S A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH OVER FIVE YEARS. IT CAN BE CASH OR IT CAN BE IN KIND. FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM, IT'S A THREE YEAR GRANT TERM. AND IT DEPENDS ON THE ACTIVITY THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR. AND THE SGA BEGINNING ON PAGE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE DETAILS, THERE ARE DIFFERENT MATCH REQUIREMENTS BY LAW FOR ACQUISITION, REHAB, OPERATING COSTS, LEASING, ET CETERA. BUT IT'S CLEARLY LAID OUT THERE. >> WHOEVER IS ASKING THE QUESTION, YOU'RE CUTTING UP, WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. >> IS IT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE $,? >> WHAT $,? >> FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT. IS THE MATCHING REGARD TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT, OR IS IT JUST FOR THE HUD PORTION? >> THE MATCH ONLY RELATES TO THE HUD GRANT. >> OKAY, THAT'S PART OF THE GRANT. IS THAT A SEPARATE PAGES IN ADDITION TO THE DOL? >> HUD DOESN'T HAVE A PAGE LIMITATION. >> BUT IT IS A SEPARATE APPLICATION AND PROPOSAL FROM THE EMPLOYMENT PROPOSAL WHICH IS PAGES AND THE COLLABORATION PROPOSAL WHICH IS PAGES? >> RIGHT, I UNDERSTOOD THAT, THANK YOU. >> ANY ONE ELSE FROM THE BIG STATE OF CALIFORNIA? ARE TENANT CONTRIBUTIONS AN >> APPROPRIATE SOURCE OF MATCH FOR SPC? >> THEY ARE. THOUGH IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE, WHEN YOU'LL ONLY BE SERVING PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS AND OTHER PERSONS LIVING IN EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GENERATE A LOT OF RENTAL INCOME FROM THEM. SO I WOULDN'T CERTAINLY BE COUNTING ON A WHOLE LOT ON THEY'RE INCOME TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT THEY'LL NEED. >> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM CALIFORNIA. THE LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR REGARDING OLMSTEAD, IS THAT A REQUIREMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR THAT HE DESIGNATED SIGNATORY FOR THE STATE. >> IT'S THE GOVERNOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE. IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THAT STATE ON THE ISSUE. >> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THREE SEPARATE APPLICATIONS, DOES THAT MEAN YOU WANT THEM SUBMITTED AS THREE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS, NOT WITH THE SAME HEADER/FOOTER? >> THE IMPORTANT ELEMENT IS THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON WHICH PROPOSAL WE'RE READING. IF IT'S THE ONE FOR THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT DOL FUNDS IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS SUCH AND READ AS SUCH. AND THE NEXT CHAPTER MAY BE COLLABORATION, AND THE THIRD CHAPTER WOULD BE YOUR HUD PROPOSAL. >> REFERRING TO PAGE , IN THE FIRST COLUMN WHERE IT SAYS "IDENTIFY HOW THE DOL FUND HUD FUNDS ARE proportionate TO EACH OTHER AND HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS COST EFFECTIVE." I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR DEMONSTRATING COST EFFECTIVENESS, BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW IT WOULD BE PROPORTIONATE TO EACH OTHER. >> WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A BALANCE BETWEEN BOTH EFFORTS, THE HOUSING PORTION AND THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PORTION. AND I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY SPECIFIC NUMBERS. WE DIDN'T STATE ANY SPECIFIC NUMBERS. BUT THERE SHOULD BE A PROPORTIONALITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO THAT YOU DESCRIBE AND MAKE SENSE WITH NO SPECIFIC NUMBERS IN MIND. BACK TO THE OTHER QUESTION ABOUT THREE DISTINCT PROPOSALS. PLUS BE SURE THAT WHEN YOU START THE NEXT CHAPTER OR SECTION YOU GO TO A NEW PAGE HEADER, BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SEPARATED AND GIVEN TO DIFFERENT PANELS TO REVIEW. SO THEY NEED TO BE COMPARTMENTALIZED SO THAT'S EASY TO ACCOMPLISH. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM CALIFORNIA? >> ANOTHER QUESTION. CAN HOUSING COORDINATORS OR HOUSING ADVOCATES BE CONSIDERED IN THE APPLICATION IF THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE LANDLORDS? >> SORRY, WE WERE CONFERRING. THE -- THE RULING THAT WE'VE USED IN PAST COMPETITIONS AND THAT WE WILL BE APPLYING HERE IS IF THAT ACTIVITY IS INTEGRAL TO OPERATING THE HOUSING, IF WITHOUT IT YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO OPERATE THE HOUSING, THEN IT IS A ELIGIBLE OPERATING COST. IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF OPERATING COST ON THE BUDGETS, IT GIVES SOME EXAMPLES ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT IT'S -- IT'S SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE HOUSING. >> ONE OTHER QUESTION FROM CALIFORNIA. >> OKAY, -- DOL MONEY EVEN IF IT COMES THROUGH THE STATE ELIGIBLE FOR MATCH? >> WELL, THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY AN ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK THAT SPECIFICALLY ASK THAT QUESTION. THE ANSWER HAS BEEN DRAFTED AND IS IN FINAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS AND THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE WITH THE TRANSCRIPT ON THE WEBSITES. >> THANK YOU. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO COLORADO. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COLORADO ON THE SECOND GO AROUND? >> JUST ONE REALLY QUICK ONE. THERE'S SOMETHING INTERESTING A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE, IT TALKS ABOUT SERVING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS WHO INDICATE A WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THE EMPLOYMENT DESIGN. DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN TERMINATE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS WHO BECOME NON-COMPLAINT WITH THE SUPPORT? >> NO. IN THAT PORTION OF THE SGA IT SUGGESTS THERE SHOULD BE AN INTENTION THAT THOSE PERSONS PARTICIPATE, BUT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT YES, AT THIS POINT YOU MUST PARTICIPATE. >> SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY INDICATE THEY'RE WILLING TO COMPLY YOU PUT THEM IN THE HOUSING AND THEY DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE ANYMORE, WE STILL HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SHELTER PLUS CARE ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NON-COMPLAINT WITH THE PROGRAM? >> IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE SAFE HAVEN APPROACH OF LOW DEMAND. >> OKAY. >> CONNECTICUT? >> YES, WE HAVE A QUESTION. >> IN TERMS OF THE HUD APPLICATION, JUST TO CLARIFY, CAN MORE THAN ONE CONTINUUM APPLY IN ORDER TO APPLY THEMSELVES WITH THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA OF THE WORK FORCE BOARDS? >> WELL, CONTINUUMS DON'T APPLY. THIS MUST BE AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT BY LAW, SUCH AS A INDIVIDUAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. IF THAT ORGANIZATION SUCH AS A NON-PROFIT INTENDS TO APPLY ON BEHALF OF AN AREA COVERING MORE THAN ONE CONTINUUM THEY CAN DO THAT. BUT I WOULD THINK THAT'S HIGHLY UNUSUAL. >> ONE MORE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE. WELL, A COUPLE ACTUALLY FROM CONNECTICUT. ON PAGE , YOU SAY, "APPLICANTS MAY NOT UTILIZE CERTIFICATES AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION C OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND MUST UTILIZE ONLY INDIVIDUAL DETERMINED -- ". COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT THOSE CERTIFICATES ARE THAT THEY WE ARE NOT USING? >> THOSE ARE SUB MINIMUM WAGE OR SPECIAL MINIMUM WAGE CERTIFICATES ALLOWING PAYING BELOW THE PREVAILING MINIMUM WAGE. >> THANK YOU, WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION HERE. WE WANTED TO KNOW, PARDON ME, CAN WE MATCH FEDERAL FUNDS WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE REQUIRED FEDERAL FUND MATCH. >> THE STATUTE FOR BOTH THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AND THE -- THAT IT MUST COME FROM SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE SUBTITLE THAT CREATED THAT PROGRAM. SO YES, FOR EITHER SHELTER PLUS CARE OR SHP MATCHING SOURCES CAN BE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM OTHER PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. >> LET ME JUST CAUTION AS LONG AS THE OTHER PROGRAM DOESN'T PROHIBIT THAT BY LAW, OF COURSE. BUT HUD ALLOWS THAT. AND WE REGULARLY GET THOSE SOURCES OF MATCH FROM OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS. >> WE HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION. I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE QUESTION OF THE CONTINUUMS IN CONNECTICUT APPLYING IN ORDER TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA WORK FORCE BOARDS, WE'RE BLANK ON HAVING SEPARATE CONTINUUMS APPLY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S ALLOWABLE IN THIS COMPETITION? >> IT'S THREE SEPARATE HOUSING PROVIDERS UNDER ONE WIS, THE WIS THAT COVERS MULTIPLE CONTINUUMS OF CARE OF LOCALITIES -- >> WOULD THIS BE A SINGLE APPLICANT COVERING THREE CONTINUUMS OF CARE UNDER ONE WORK FORCE BOARD. >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHICH BOARD -- THE CONTINUUM IN THOSE THREE URBAN AREAS. >> AND FOR THE HUD PORTION YOU WOULD BE SUBMITTED A SINGLE ? >> IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, WE WOULD -- >> YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A LEAD APPLICANT APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDS AND THEY WOULD HAVE SPONSORS FROM THE OTHER AREAS. >> YES, >> OKAY, THAT WORKS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >> D.C.? FLORIDA? >> YES, WE HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE THE PROJECT THAT WAS AWARDED IN BUT IS NOT UP AND RUNNING YET, THE HUD PROJECT TO GO WITH THE DOL PROJECT? >> NO. THIS INITIATIVE IS TO LINK THIS MONEY FROM HUD WITH THE CORRESPONDING MONEY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. YOU MADE THAT EARLIER APPLICATION ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU PROVIDED RESOURCES FROM IDENTIFIED SOURCES, SO YOU ALREADY HAVE FUNDING TO DO THAT. >> RIGHT, BUT I'M THINKING OF THE MATCH AT DOL PROJECTS FOR THE DOL? >> YOU ALREADY COMMITTED TO MATCH IN THE APPLICATION THAT WE FUNDED YOU FOR. >> WE HAVE MATCHED. BUT THAT PROJECT DOESN'T NEED THE MATCH. BUT TO GO WITH THE DOL PROJECT -- >> THERE'S NO DOL MATCH REQUIREMENT. IN THE DOL PROPOSAL FOR CUSTOMIZED REQUIREMENT WE DON'T REQUIRE A MATCH. >> IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE A HUD PROJECT THAT ALREADY HAS BEEN AWARDED ON AN OPERATION TO TIE IN WITH THE DOL -- >> SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU WOULDN'T BE APPLYING FOR THE HUD FUNDS IN THE SGA? >> THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. >> NO, THE SGA IS CLEAR ON THIS, THAT THE DOL FUNDS AND THE HUD FUNDS IN THIS SGA MUST BE INTEGRATED AND THE AWARD BE BASED ON HAVING SUBMISSION TO BOTH PARTS. >> OKAY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WE HAD THREE PERMANENT HOUSING PROJECTS IN OUR CONTINUUM CARE. ONLY ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE RANKED NUMBER ONE IS IT POSSIBLE TO PULL ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS OUT OF THE OPEN THAT WAS JUST SUBMITTED JULY TH ON A PROJECT? >> YES. YOU WOULD WITHDRAW AN APPLICATION FROM THE CONTINUUM OF CARE APPLICATION SUBMITTED ON JULY , AND -- SUBMIT IT HERE. AND IT OF COURSE HAS TO FIT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SGA AND THAT IT ONLY SERVES CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. HAWAII? >> YES. REALLY QUICK, WHERE IS THE INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS ON CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT? THEY ARE REFERRED TO ON THE WEBSITE BUT I COULDN'T FIND THEM. >> OKAY. IN THE TRANSCRIPT I'LL GIVE MORE PRECISE INFORMATION, WE DO HAVE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT GRANT PROGRAMS ALREADY IN OPERATION AND I'LL INCLUDE A LISTING OF THEM AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. >> OKAY, REAL QUICK, WE'RE NOT THE CITY, WE WOULD APPLY, BUT WE WOULD WANT THE SHELTER PLUS CARE, SO THAT -- THE CITY JUST LIKE IN OUR CONTINUUM GRANT IS TYPICALLY THE APPLICANT, BUT THEN AN ORGANIZATION LIKE OURSELVES IS A SUB RECIPIENT. I ASSUME THAT'S FINE TOO FOR THE HUD PART ? >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ILLINOIS? >> THAT SEEMS TO BE A BIG EMPHASIS. I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T HAVE VA ARE YOU GOING TO BE CONSIDERED THE VETERAN POPULATION? >> THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE EXCLUSIVELY SERVING HOMELESS VETERANS, NO. WE CERTAINLY ANTICIPATE A LARGE POPULATION, GIVEN THEIR INCIDENTS IN THE POPULATION, BUT IT'S NOT ONLY FOR VETERANS. >> THANK YOU. >> ILLINOIS? >> ILLINOIS, GO AHEAD? >> WE'RE DOING SHELTER PLUS CARE. THE DOL, MONEY CAN IT BE USED FOR THE SERVICE MATCH OR NO? >> THAT IS A QUESTION THAT'S ADDRESSED IN THIS FORTHCOMING Q&A THAT WAS SENT FROM A GENTLEMEN FROM NEW YORK. WE WILL INCLUDE IT WITH THE TRANSCRIPTS AS SOON AS IT'S READY. >> ILLINOIS? INDIANA? >> LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS? >> YES, SIR. REGARDING THE HUD PORTION, I'M WORKING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE FUNDS TO PAY FOR RENT FOR UNITS THAT WE OWN, THAT THE APPLICANT OWNS? >> RIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME SET OF RULES THAT WE USE IN THE CONTINUUM OF CARE >> THANK YOU. >> MICHIGAN? >> YES, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> GO AHEAD. >> NOW, I'M ASKING FROM THE DOL SIDE. YOU'RE AWARDING ONE YEAR OF DOL FUNDING, THREE YEARS OF HUD FUNDS. IS IT REASONABLE TO THINK THAT A INDIVIDUAL WOULD NEED THREE YEARS OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING? WOULD THOSE INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL WOULD NEED THAT, EMPLOYMENT WOULD NEED THAT, AND IF IT'S JUST A ONE YEAR OF FUNDING ON THE DOL SIDE, DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO BE IN SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR THE THREE YEARS? WHAT IS YOUR THINKING ON THAT BLEND OF UNEVEN TIMELINE OF THE FUNDING? >> THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMELINE OF FUNDING IS ESSENTIALLY STATUTORY. THE SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM BY LAW MUST PROVIDES FIVE YEARS WORTH OF ASSISTANCE. THIS IS PERMEANT HOUSING, THIS IS NOT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE. AND FOR THIS POPULATION, PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS, PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM TYPICALLY ARE GOING TO NEED HOUSING TYPICALLY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. IT MAY BE FIVE OR TEN YEARS. SO IT WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE ASSISTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. >> A WITH REGARD TO THE DOL AWARD, IT'S SUBJECT TO RENEWAL ANNUALLY BASED ON FUNDING AVAILABLE AND PERFORMANCE. IN THE TH YEAR THOUGH, FUNDING WOULD GO DOWN % AND IN THE TH YEAR, %, AND THAT'S TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABILITY FOR THAT SIDE OF THE PROJECT. >> MAY I ASK A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLACES YOU HAVE A TERM "INTEGRATED SETTING," WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> INTEGRATED, WE MEAN NOT SEGREGATED. WE MEAN IN REGULAR EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS WITH CO-WORKERS OR IN SITUATIONS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY. NON-STEREOTYPIC, WITH SOME POPULATIONS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND PERSONS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THERE'S A CHANNELING WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES TO PLACE THEM IN NON-STEREOTYPIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, NOT ON PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS OR ATTITUDES. >> OFF UNDER SECTION OF THE PROJECT FINANCIAL PLANS FOR THE DOL, YOU HAVE THE THREE PARTS THAT ARE SPECIFIED AND THEN OVER IN THE NEXT COLUMN YOU MENTIONED THE DOL BUDGET MUST INCLUDE A SEPARATE BUDGET OF DETAILED COST ANALYSIS. COULD YOU DISTINGUISH THAT FROM THE BUDGET NARRATIVE AND JUSTIFICATION? >> IT'S THE SAME THING. >> SAME THING? >> YES. >> OKAY, WHERE WERE WE. WE WERE IN MICHIGAN? MINNESOTA? >> YES, MINNESOTA. >> YES. MY NAME IS -- FROM MINNESOTA, I WAS JUST WONDERING, I READ OVER HERE, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU DEFINE -- I JUST WONDERED FOR SOME OF THEM WHO HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS AND OTHER STUFF, DO SOMEBODY WITH NEEDING -- TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF THEIR INCOME (INAUDIBLE). >> HELLO, I'M SORRY. JUST PROCESSING THE QUESTION. IT REALLY DEPENDS IN LARGE PART ON THE PROVIDER, SOME WILL USE PSYCHIATRISTS, SOME PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOME WOULD EVEN USE VERY EXPERIENCED CASEWORKERS. SO THERE'S NO SPECIFIC RULE SET BY HUD IN MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. >> ANOTHER QUESTION IS THAT -- CAN WE READILY RECRUIT FROM EXISTING SHELTERS THAT HAS DONE THIS CASE MANAGEMENT OR, YOU KNOW THAT HAS -- (INAUDIBLE). >> AS LONG AS IT'S AN EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER, OR YOU'RE SERVING PEOPLE ON THE STREETS FOR THE LENGTHS OF TIMES SPECIFIED IN THE SGA, THAT WOULD BE JUST FINE, IF THEY'VE MADE THOSE DETERMINATIONS AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> MISSISSIPPI? >> MISSOURI? >> HAS TO DO WITH THE GENTLEMEN FROM MINNESOTA'S LAST QUESTION. WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY RELATIVE TO HUD NOT REQUIRING THAT A PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENT A PERSON'S LEVEL WITH -- YOU ARE NOT SAYING SELF-IDENTIFICATION CAN NOT BE UTILIZED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SOME PAST MENTAL ILLNESS. YOU WANT CURRENT INFORMATION IS THAT CORRECT? >> IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING IN THE RECENT PAST, IF IT'S A DIAGNOSES MADE IN A EMERGENCY SHELTER A MONTH OR TWO AGO. TO BE HONEST, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW IF YOU'VE WORKED WITH HUD, WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC STANDARDS ON MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS. WE'VE BEEN FLEXIBLE WITH PROVIDERS ON THAT. IF A RECENT DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AT A SHELTER FOR INSTANCE AND THEY'VE USED A REASONABLY EXPERIENCED PERSON THEN THAT CAN BE USED. >> NEW YORK? >> ARE THERE ANY MORE EXPENSES THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE DOL? >> DID YOU SAY -- IF A LOCAL WIB DESIGNATES -- >> DESIGNATES A LOCAL NON-PROFITS AS A FISCAL AGENT. >> I WAS GOING TO REPEAT THAT. YOU CAN'T DO THIS. >> THIS HAS TO BE A LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD THAT TAKES ON THIS PROJECT. THEY MAY HAVE SUBCONTRACTS AND WORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, IN FACT THAT'S ENCOURAGED, CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT SUPPORTS. BUT THE LEADERSHIP AND THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS, SOLELY. >> THE SGA, IT CAN BE THE LWIB OR THE PROGRAM THE WIA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT RECIPIENTS or FISCAL AGENT FOR THE LOCAL AREA ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL BOARD UNDER THE WORK FORCE INVESTMENT ACT. IT DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP -- CAN I JUST ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE MORE AND THINK ABOUT IT AND CLARIFY IT BY WHAT YOU MEAN WHAT IS A FISCAL AGENT OR WHAT IS THE LOCAL AREA? 1 >> WE WILL GIVE A MORE COMPLETE ANSWER AT THE END OF THE >> ONE MORE QUESTION. >> WHAT'S DOL'S COMMITMENT TO RENEWING THESE GRANTS IN THE YEAR, AND AND AND . >> AS STATED, BASED ON THE FUNDING AVAILABLE AND PERFORMANCE WITH REGARD TO THE LATTER POINT, NO SPECIFIC CRITERIA MENTIONED. WE'LL BE WORKING AS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON A CONTINUUM BASIS. QUARTERLY REPORTS WILL BE INVOLVED. ANY SIGNS OF TROUBLE WILL CERTAINLY BE DOCUMENTED. SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY DRAMATIC SURPRISES THROUGH THE PROCESS. >> ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS, IS THIS IN THE BUDGET UNDER DOL? >> YES. >> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM NEW YORK. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THE GRANT COULD BE APPLIED BY A STATE WIA BOARD INSTEAD OF A LOCAL ONE? >> WE'LL COVER THAT HAS ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE BASIC QUESTION ON FISCAL AGENT. MY LAST QUESTION FROM NEW YORK BEFORE WE MOVE ON? NORTH DAKOTA? OHIO? OKLAHOMA? >> YES. WILL THE RECIPIENTS OF THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT GRANT STAND A BETTER CHANCE WITH THIS SGA IN BEING FUNDED? >> THAT'S A QUESTION I CAN'T ANSWER. IT DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF THE PROPOSALS AS EVALUATED BY THE CRITERIA. >> AS YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SGA, THE VA, IS IT A REQUIREMENT OF THIS GRANT THAT YOU COLLABORATE WITH THE VA? >> NOT A REQUIREMENT, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY THAT'S OFFERED AS AN EXAMPLE AS ARE OTHERS. >> AND BY THE VA, DO YOU MEAN LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND DISABLED OUTREACH PERSONNEL, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT? >> YES. >> THAT'S ACTUALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SERVICE PROVIDERS, NOT THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE YOUR POINT. >> WE'RE IN OREGON NOW. >> PENNSYLVANIA? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE POSTING THE TRANSCRIPT? >> WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, END OF THE WEEK. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FROM PENNSYLVANIA. TO ELABORATE FURTHER ON A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSAL REGARDING THE HUD FUNDS. ARE WE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A SMALLER AMOUNT OF MONEY THAN THE TWO TO THREE MILLION DOLLARS? >> WE DID SAY APPROXIMATE, IF YOU WERE TO REQUEST A LOT LESS, I GUESS WE'D HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT (INAUDIBLE) WITH THE DOL AMOUNT. BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE A RANGE OF AWARD THAT THEY'RE EXPECTING. >> SO DOES A MILLION A YEAR SEEM OUT OF THE BALLPARK? >> FOR AN SHP? >> NO -- I DON'T THINK WE'VE DECIDED WHICH WAY WE'RE GOING TO GO YET. >> WELL, THE RANGE IN THE SGA IS APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MILLION. SO IF YOU'RE PROPOSING A SHP, WHICH IS A YEAR PROJECT -- >> I WAS THINKING A MILLION OVERALL, NOT PER YEAR. >> WE'LL BE RATING THAT PROPOSAL AS WELL AS ANY OTHERS WITH THE CRITERIA HERE. >> THANK YOU. >> RHODE ISLAND? TENNESSEE? >> YES, I HAVE ONE. I HAVE TWO ACTUALLY. I DIDN'T NOTICE IN THE REQUIREMENTS IN HERE -- DO YOU HAVE A NEEDS REQUIREMENT THAT WASN'T STATED AND I JUST MISSED IT? >> A AGE REQUIREMENT FOR CLIENTS IN. >> NO. >> SO IF FOR EXAMPLE THE YOUTH FUNDS, THE -- IF YOU FUND -- WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUTH WITH CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, IS THERE A OVERLAP THERE POSSIBLY BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS? >> OUR EXPERIENCE FROM THE HUD SIDE IS THAT THERE ARE RELATIVELY FEW YOUTH THAT WOULD MEET ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESSNESS DEFINITION - THAT THEY ARE DISABLED AND HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE STREETS CONTINUALLY FOR OVER A YEAR. >> THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, NASHVILLE IS ONE OF FOUR COUNTIES AND THIS IS FOR NASHVILLE IN PARTICULAR -- I WASN'T SURE EARLIER HOW YOU FELT ABOUT THAT -- >> WELL, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE -- ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE FIGURE? >> NO. I'M TALKING ABOUT BE ABLE TO WRITE FOR JUST ONE AREA OF YOUR FOUR COUNTY REGION? >> THAT DOESN'T BOTHER HUD AT ALL. WE HAVE NO CONCERNS THAT YOU'RE NOT COVERING THE COMPLETE CONTINUUM. >> AND FOR THE DOL SIDE? >> AS LONG AS THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD IS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR, WE'RE SATISFIED. >> TEXAS? VIRGINIA? OKAY. THAT'S THE SECOND GO AROUND. MAYBE WE'VE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE FOR QUESTIONS, SO JUST OPEN IT SO. WHO WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE NEXT QUESTION. >> MAINE HAS A QUESTION. TALK ABOUT THE OLMSTEAD DOL PART. IF WE HAD LISTED ONE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER, DOES THAT SPEAK NEGATIVELY TO THE CHOICE ISSUE, OR DO YOU WANT US TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER AS A RURAL STATE? >> CERTAINLY YOUR LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, WHETHER ONE IS ENOUGH I CAN'T SAY. I DON'T THINK WE SPEAK TO THAT, IT WOULD BE THE QUALITY OF THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT OFFERING, THE VARIETY OF OPTIONS THAT ARE IN THE DEFINITION, HOW MANY OF THOSE YOU ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT OR PROVIDE I THINK WOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION? >> YES, WOULD YOU SPEAK TO WHETHER THE SGA IS REALLY WEIGHTED TOWARDS THE CREATION OF CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, OR IS IT ALSO TO PROPOSED SERVICES AND SUPPORT OF THAT NATURE? >> I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION. >> IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE BEING ASKED, UNDER THIS SGA TO CREATE CUSTOMIZED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT THAT PAYS A LIVING WAGE, OR IS IT MORE WEIGHTED TOWARDS SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACCESS UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT? >> POSSIBLY IT'S BOTH. THIS IS OF COURSE, IT'S AN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED NON- STEREOTYPIC EMPLOYMENT IS THE THRUST OF IT. I'M NOT SURE I'M ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. IF THAT WASN'T A GOOD ANSWER, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK CASSANDRA WILLIS AGAIN AND WE'LL GO DO A BETTER JOB. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FROM HAWAII. THIS IS BOTH A SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANT AND ACTUAL OUTCOMES FOR THE PEOPLE TOO. >> THE ANSWER TO THAT WAS YES. >> ARE THERE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT RSA RSP'S IN THE FUTURE TOO? I'M SORRY, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT WRITING A LARGE GRANT -- WE MISSED THE FIRST CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY A FEW MONTHS AGO, OR THE ONE FROM THE PAST, BUT IS THAT EXPECTED FROM DOL, CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT? >> WELL, WE JUST COMPLETED A COMPETITION -- >> RIGHT. >> AND IF YOU'RE ASKING WILL THERE BE ONE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO HAVE ONE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. >> BECAUSE HAWAII HAS BEEN OUT OF THE LOOP IN THIS IN GENERAL. >> THAT'S THE BEST I COULD SAY RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE NO CLEAR PLANS THAT THERE WILL BE ONE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANOTHER QUESTION? >> QUESTION FROM PENNSYLVANIA? >> YES. >> WE DO UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE/COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNDER THE DOL PIECE, ONLY AT NO COST, BUT COULD WE ALSO USE SOME OF THE DOL FUNDS FOR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE? >> YOU MEAN LIKE ON THE JOB TRAINING OR PAID INTERNSHIPS? >> YES. >> AS LONG AS YOU COULD SHOW IN YOUR PROPOSALS THEY'RE LEADING DIRECTLY TO INTEGRATED/PAID CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT. >> USING CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES. >> WE CAN ALSO DO UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE? >> WE HAVE TO GET PEOPLE EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELD IN THE KIND OF JOB THEY MIGHT BE GOING INTO. >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE ANSWER TO YOU IN THE TRANSCRIPT. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> MICHIGAN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> YES, MICHIGAN. AFTER THESE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO THE WORK INVESTMENT BOARDS, WOULD IT BE THE LOCAL INVESTMENT BOARD OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT? >> WELL THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD WOULD BE FOR THE DOL GRANT. >> CALIFORNIA? >> YES, SIR. >> ON THE LABOR SIDE, WE OCCASIONALLY GET SOME BURDENSOME REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. CAN YOU GIVE US A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE? >> WE ARE LOOKING TO TRACK RESULTS AND PROGRESS BASED ON DISABILITY TYPE, AGE, GENDER, TYPES OF OCCUPATIONS, PLACED, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND ALSO WE'RE LOOKING SINCE IT'S A SYSTEMS CHANGE GRANT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS, LINKAGES, LEVERAGING OF FUNDS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE ASKED TO BE REPORTED. >> TO WHOM WILL THE REPORT GO? >> THE DOL REPORT WILL COME TO THE OFFICE OF DISABILITY POLICY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THEN THE FOURTH QUARTER THERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL REPORT COMBINING THOSE ELEMENTS, THE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITH THE HUD HOUSING SECTION, AND THEN BACK TO QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR THE DOL GRANT. >> DOL AND PROCUREMENT. THERE'S ALSO A FINANCIAL REPORT THAT GOES WITH THE REPORT. YOU CAN READ THIS IN DETAIL IN THE PACKET. >> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM PENNSYLVANIA? >> GO AHEAD, PENNSYLVANIA? WE SEEM TO BE IN A UNIQUE SITUATION HERE WHERE OUR HUD FOLKS AND OUR LABOR LOCAL WORK FORCE AREA IS ACTUALLY ONE -- ARE HOUSED TOGETHER. WE'RE ALL PART OF ONE ORGANIZATION. IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR WAY WE SHOULD HANDLE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME SIGNATURE ON BOTH? >> YOU SORT OF HAVE A HEAD START THERE. WE STILL NEED TO HAVE A MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT, BUT YOU CAN EXPLAIN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> QUESTION FROM OKLAHOMA. DO YOU HAVE TO DISCLOSE YOUR DISABILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND I'M THINKING OF THE HIV AIDS POPULATION? >> DISCLOSE IT DO THE CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT OPERATOR? >> YES. >> WELL YOU CERTAINLY NEED TO DOCUMENT THE PERSON AS THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION AS DEFINED IN THE SGA, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. HOLD ON ONE SECOND PLEASE. WE'RE BACK. SORRY FOR THE DELAY. WE'LL GIVE YOU A MORE CONSIDERED ANSWER IN THIS TRANSCRIPT. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION THOUGH. WE HAVE ABOUT TEN MINUTES LEFT. ARE THERE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? >> QUESTION FROM MINNESOTA. >> GO AHEAD MINNESOTA. >> IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A -- (Low Audio). -- I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION. >> THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, -- >> WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION. >> THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DOL AGENCY AND THE HUD AGENT INCLUDING? >> I'M SORRY, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. IT'S CUTTING OUT. >> COULD YOU PROVIDE US WITH SOME INDICATION OF WHAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTENT OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE HUD AGENCY AND THE DOL AGENCY? >> I CAN NOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING BEYOND WHAT'S SAID IN THE SGA REGARDING THAT SECTION. ON PAGE , THERE IS A VERY EXPLICIT LIST OF THINGS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE MEMO. BEYOND THAT THERE ISN'T MORE GUIDANCE. THIS IS THE SECTION THAT DESCRIBES WHAT SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> YES, MAINE, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. >> UNDER THE MATCH NETWORK, PAYMENT BE CONSIDERED AS POTENTIAL MATCHES? -- TO FUNDING STREAM FOR HUD TO CONSIDER AS A MATCH? >> SOMEONE'S PHONE IS RINGING SO IT'S INTERRUPTING THE FLOW OF THE QUESTION, -- CAN YOU ASK YOUR QUESTION AGAIN PLEASE. >> IN DESIGNING THE SOCIAL SERVICES MATCH FOR SHELTER PLUS CASE, THE MILESTONE PAYMENTS UNDER TICKET TO WORK, IS THAT CONSIDERED A VIABLE FUNDING SOURCE. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT LET ME BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR SHELTER PLUS CARE. IT'S REALLY ANY SUPPORTIVE SERVICE THAT ASSISTS THE PERSON TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT IN THEIR HOUSING. AND IT MUST BE A DIRECT SERVICE. YOU CAN'T INCLUDE THINGS THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY ASSIST THAT INDIVIDUAL. AND IF YOU NEED MORE GUIDANCE YOU CAN CONTRACT YOUR HUD LOCAL OFFICE FOR CLARIFICATION ON YOUR PARTICULAR MATCH QUESTION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FROM PENNSYLVANIA. >> IT'S OUR EXPERIENCE WITH CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT THAT IT'S SORT OF A ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH. IS THAT -- I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY YOU MIGHT RULE OUT UNPAID VERSUS PAID INTERNSHIPS -- >> OUR ANSWER WASN'T INTENDED TO SAY WE WOULD RULE IT OUT. OUR ANSWER WAS WE NEED TO CONSIDER IT FURTHER AND GIVE YOU A FURTHER ANSWER IN THE TRANSCRIPT. >> QUESTION FROM CALIFORNIA? >> YES. >> AS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY SERVING THE HOMELESS, ARE WE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR HUD FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AS A INDIVIDUAL AGENCY OR A CONTINUUM CARE WITH ANOTHER AGENCY? >> WELL, TO REQUEST THE HUD FUNDING YOU CERTAINLY CAN BE A C NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE COMPETITION, HOWEVER, YOU DO NEED THE LINK UP WITH A WIA COUNTERPART IN YOUR AREA. >> DOES THIS ALSO GO FOR THE DOL TOO? IS THAT IN ORDER TO GET INVOLVED, WE HAVE TO BE NAMED BY WIA? I THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. >> THEY HAVE TO NAME THE PARTNER. >> THE LOCAL WORK FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD IS THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. THEY CAN SUBCONTRACT WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND GET OTHERS INVOLVED BUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE LEAD. >> HOW DO THEY JUST SUBCONTRACT, DO THEY JUST DO IT THEMSELVES? >> I SUPPOSE THAT'S UP TO THEM HOW THEY DECIDE TO DO IT. BUT THEY'RE IN THE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TERMS OF MAKING THOSE ARRANGEMENTS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> FOLLOW UP QUESTION FROM CALIFORNIA. OTHER DOL FUNDS, ARE PROCURED. YOU'RE SAYING THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE PROCURED? >> IT'S UP TO THEM HOW THEY WANT TO DO THAT. >> IT'S UP TO THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. >> SOME STATES REQUIRE THAT THEY DO. SOME STATES DON'T. SOME STATES REQUIRE THAT YOU DO A RFP. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR STATE REQUIRES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES, IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING QUESTIONS. >> ANOTHER QUESTION FROM OKLAHOMA. SINCE YOU'RE ASKING FOR A INTEGRATED NON-STEREOTYPICAL EMPLOYMENT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU DO NOT WANT US TO SET UP A ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS? >> NO, THAT DOES MEAN THAT AT ALL. THAT'S PRETTY INTEGRATED AND NON-STEREOTYPIC IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. >> CALIFORNIA? >> YES? >> WILL YOU BE REQUIRING DOCUMENTATION AS FOR EXAMPLE, SELECTIVE SERVICE? >> HOLD ON ONE SECOND, PLEASE. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. >> WE'LL GIVE YOU AN ANSWER IN THE TRANSCRIPT. WE HAVE OUR CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT GRANTS THAT ARE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION, NO FINAL ANSWER HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THEY ARE OPERATING WITHOUT THAT REQUIREMENT. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER WILL EVENTUALLY BE. BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER IN THE TRANSCRIPT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOING ONCE, WE'RE GOING TO GO UP TO THREE HERE, TWICE, >> PENNSYLVANIA HAS ONE MORE QUESTION. >> YOU MENTIONED THAT THE AWARDS WOULD HOPEFULLY BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPTEMBER TH. WHAT WOULD BE THE TURN AROUND TURN FOR THE START OF THE OPERATION ON THE PROJECT? >> SEPTEMBER TH. IT WOULD BE IMMEDIATE. >> OKAY. SO YOU WANT IMMEDIATE START? >> YES. >> JUST A COMPLIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA DID A REALLY GREAT JOB MATCHING US ALL ON THIS MEETING ON THE PHONE. >> WE ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE MOSTLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IT REPRESENTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS. SO WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK. AND IF THE YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW YOU CAN ASK THEM OF CASSANDRA WILLIS. HER NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ARE LISTED IN THE SGA AND WE'LL BE POSTING THE TRANSCRIPT IN FOUR OR FIVE BUSINESS DAYS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS THAT WE'LL CRAFT ANSWERS TO. LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE. AND AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO FROM YOUR STATE WAS INVOLVED IN THIS, SEND ME AN E-MAIL. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SHARED WITH OTHERS IN YOUR STATE, SEND ME AN E-MAIL AND LET ME KNOW. WITH THAT SAID, ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM IN WASHINGTON HAVE ANY FINAL WORDS? MARK? >> I DO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND WE HOPE TO GET YOUR APPLICATIONS THIS NEXT MONTH. >> THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. AND BEST OF LUCK AGAIN. WE'RE SIGNING OFF NOW. GOOD-BYE. Questions and Answers from the Chronic Homelessness Bidders Conference CallCan the customized employment portion of the application support unpaid work or internships? No. The employment portion of the grant is to focus on securing paid work at minimum wage or above for the individuals involved, using customized strategies. Does customized employment require disclosure of disability? No. It is helpful, but not essential, since one of the main ingredients in customized employment is negotiation. Voluntary disclosure, authorized by the job candidate, allows the employer to understand why the job developer may want to customize a job description on behalf of an individual. However, the disclosure must be a voluntarily act by the job candidate, who must give clear authority to disclose the disability during the negotiations with employers. The permission should be in writing. Can a State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) be eligible to apply for the DOL cooperative agreement? No. Only Local Workforce Investment Boards are eligible to apply. Can a Local Workforce Investment Board identify another entity to serve as its fiscal agent for purposes of applying for the DOL cooperative agreement? No. Eligible applicants are only Local Workforce Investment Boards (Local Boards), or if appropriate, the WIA grant recipient or fiscal agent for the local area on behalf of the Local Board under the Workforce Investment Act. This requirement is designed to support the purpose of this solicitation. The purpose of the DOL Cooperative Agreements and the HUD grants is to bring the respective expertise and capabilities of both the local workforce development system (One-Stop Career Centers and their partners) and the local permanent housing services organizations, to develop and document the increased employment outcomes anticipated when these organizations combine their efforts to respond to the employment and housing needs of persons who are chronically homeless. Does Section h. of the Workforce Investment Action apply to the enrollment of males covered by the Selective Service Act under this program? Answer still unavailable at this time. Can the DOL grant or cooperative agreement funds be used towards the HUD matching requirement for the HUD portion of the effort? The DOL funds can be applied towards meeting the service match for the HUD Shelter Plus Care program. The DOL funds cannot be used to match HUD Supportive Housing Program funds, as the matching funds must be used for an eligible activity (e.g., acquisition of housing) and supportive services are not an eligible activity in this competition. Does the HUD one-strike rule apply? No. By law, HUDs homeless programs require a formal due process to determine if a clients assistance in the program shall be terminated. Where are the ODEP customized employment projects located? For information on these projects go to: www.onestops.info and click, under resources, the section titled customized/workforce action. |
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