Author: Jonathan Nguyen

The Street Outreach Project Performance Report and the Goals and Outcomes Report have been posted!

Click here to view the reports.

For Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees with Annual Performance Reports (APR)/Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (CAPER) due to HUD on or after January 1, 2023, a new Consolidated APR/CAPER reporting format will go into effect, superseding all previous HOPWA APR and CAPER forms. The new form restructures, consolidates, and streamlines the annually reported data for grantees, increasing the usability of HOPWA performance data for grantees and HUD alike.

HUD’s Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) is sponsoring a webinar to introduce the new HOPWA performance report, the Consolidated APR/CAPER. The webinar is intended for all HOPWA grantees, project sponsors, and community partners. The orientation webinar will go over:

• The purpose of changing to the new Consolidated APR/CAPER
• The format of the Consolidated APR/CAPER
• The submission process for the Consolidated APR/CAPER
• A review of the data elements collected

Registration Instructions

Register for the webinar here

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with joining information.

Webinar Point of Contact

If you have questions about registration for this webinar, please contact morgan.cline@cloudburstgroup.com.

The recordings and materials from eight sessions of the National Human Services Data Consortium (NHSDC) Spring 2022 Conference are now posted.

The conference took place from March 29-30, 2022, and brought together human services data professionals from around the country to learn best practices, inspire one another, and make connections. The materials from the following sessions are available:

• Understanding the HUD 2024 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards Process with the Technical Assistance (TA) Team
• Implementing Effective Contract Negotiation and Relationship Management Strategies 201
• HMIS Project Management and Annual Calendar of Expectations
• Using Data to Move Racial Equity Conversations Forward
• Workshop: You and Stella – Together Again
• How to Spend Down Emergency Solutions Grants – CARES Act (ESG-CV) Expiring Funds to Advance Your Data Analysis Efforts
• Designing an End to Homelessness with Stella Modeling
• Understand the Prioritization and Data Connection: Prioritization 101

View the Recordings

A new resource, Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV): A How-To Guide for Public Housing Agencies, is now available on the HUD Exchange. The purpose of this guide is to:

• Provide an overview of EHV operating requirements
• Outline considerations for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in the design of their EHV programs
• Highlight best practices in program implementation

This guide is a helpful resource for PHAs, Continuum of Care (CoCs), and Victim Services Providers (VSPs) to understand key components of the EHV program including:

• Partnerships and referral processes
• Use of service fees
• Housing search requirements
• Application of EHV waivers and alternative requirements

You can view the guide here

This information was originally distributed via HUD.gov. HUD Exchange is redistributing the information for awareness.

Congress has found that the right of citizens to vote is fundamental and that it is the duty of the Federal, State, and local governments to promote the exercise of that right.[i] Accordingly, HUD is sharing information to support the public, specifically people experiencing homelessness, in understanding how to access this fundamental right.

People can vote without a permanent address, and homeless services providers can help through nonpartisan registration and get-out-the-vote efforts. It is important to be aware of local registration deadlines, some of which occur in February, to ensure the ability to vote. Many rules about voting are set by states, so check with counsel to ensure that all activities are compliant with local and state law.

To help more Americans exercise their right to vote, our partners at the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) created the following step-by-step voting guides for homeless providers and for people experiencing homelessness. Both are available in five languages:
Election Checklist for Homeless Service Providers
Voting Checklist for People Experiencing Homelessness

[i] National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

The Street Outreach Project Performance Report and the Goals and Outcomes Report have been posted!

Click here to view the reports.