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Notice of OFAC Actions 

On December 10, 2018, OFAC 

determined that the property and 

interests in property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction of the following persons are 

blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below. 

Individuals 

1. CHOE, Ryong Hae (a.k.a. CH’OE, 

Ryong-hae); DOB 15 Jan 1950; Gender 

Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North 

Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 

510.201 and 510.210; Director of the 

Workers’ Party of Korea Organization 

and Guidance Department (individual) 

[DPRK2]. 

Designated pursuant to Section 

1(a)(iii) of Executive Order 13687 of 

January 2, 2015, ‘‘Imposing Additional 

Sanctions with Respect to North Korea’’ 

(E.O. 13687) for being an official of the 

Workers’ Party of Korea. 

2. JONG, Kyong Thaek (a.k.a. 

CHO’NG, Kyo’ng-t’aek), Pyongyang, 

Korea, North; DOB 01 Jan 1961 to 31 

Dec 1963; Gender Male; Secondary 

sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions 

Regulations, sections 510.201 and 

510.210; Minister of State Security 

(individual) [DPRK2]. 

Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii) 

of E.O. 13687 for being an official of the 

Government of North Korea. 

Also designated pursuant to Section 

1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13687 for being an 

official of the Workers’ Party of Korea. 

3. PAK, Kwang Ho (a.k.a. PAK, 

Kwang-ho); DOB 01 Jan 1946 to 31 Dec 

1948; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions 

risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, 

sections 510.201 and 510.210; Director 

of the Propaganda and Agitation 

Department (individual) [DPRK2]. 

Designated pursuant to Section 

1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13687 for being an 

official of the Workers’ Party of Korea. 

Andrea Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Notice of Funding Availability Under 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of fund availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing the 

availability of funds for supportive 

services grants for new applicants and 

existing grantees under the Supportive 

Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) 

Program. This Notice of Fund 

Availability (NOFA) contains 

information concerning the SSVF 

Program, supportive services grant 

application process. Awards made for 

supportive services grants will fund 

operations beginning October 1, 2019. 

DATES: Applications for supportive 

services grants under the SSVF Program 

must be received by the SSVF Program 

Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

February 22, 2019. In the interest of 

fairness to all competing applicants, this 

deadline is firm as to date and hour, and 

VA will treat as ineligible for 

consideration any application that is 

received after the deadline. Applicants 

should take this practice into account 

and make early submission of their 

materials to avoid any risk of loss of 

eligibility brought about by 

unanticipated delays, computer service 

outages, or other submission-related 

problems. 

ADDRESSES: For a Copy of the 

Application Package: Copies of the 

application can be downloaded from the 

SSVF website at www.va.gov/homeless/ 

ssvf.asp. Questions should be referred to 

the SSVF Program Office via email at 

SSVF@va.gov. For detailed SSVF 

Program information and requirements, 

see part 62 of Title 38, Code of Federal 

Regulations (38 CFR part 62). 

Submission of Application Package: 

Applicants must submit applications 

electronically following instructions 

found at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. 

Applications may not be mailed or sent 

by facsimile (FAX). Applications must 

be received in the SSVF Program Office 

by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 

the application deadline date. 

Applications must arrive as a complete 

package. Materials arriving separately 

will not be included in the application 

package for consideration and may 

result in the application being rejected. 

See Award Information section of this 

NOFA for maximum allowable grant 

amounts. 

Technical Assistance: Information 

regarding how to obtain technical 

assistance with the preparation of a 

supportive services grant application is 

available on the SSVF Program website 

at: www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Kuhn, National Director, 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families, by email at SSVF@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Funding Opportunity Number: VA– 

SSVF–110918. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 64.033, VA 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families Program. 

Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose 

The SSVF Program purpose is to 

provide supportive services grants to 

private non-profit organizations and 

consumer cooperatives, who will 

coordinate or provide supportive 

services to very low-income veteran 

families who: (i) Are residing in 

permanent housing and are at risk of 

becoming homeless; (ii) are homeless 

and scheduled to become residents of 

permanent housing within a specified 

time period; or (iii) after exiting 

permanent housing within a specified 

time period, are seeking other housing 

that is responsive to such very lowincome veteran family’s needs and 

preferences. SSVF prioritizes the 

delivery of rapid re-housing services to 

homeless veteran households. 

Rapid re-housing is an intervention 

designed to help individuals and 

families quickly exit homelessness, 

return to housing in the community, 

and avoid homelessness again in the 

near term. The core components of a 

rapid re-housing program are housing 

identification, financial assistance with 

move-in and rental expenses, and rapid 

re-housing case management and 

services. These core components 

represent the minimum that a program 

must be providing to households to be 

considered a rapid re-housing program, 

but do not provide guidance for what 

constitutes an effective rapid re-housing 

program. Applicants should familiarize 

themselves with the Rapid Re-housing 

Performance Benchmarks and Program 

Standards found on at www.va.gov/ 

homeless/ssvf.asp. 

Funding Priorities 

The principle goal for this NOFA is to 

provide support to those applicants who 

demonstrate the greatest capacity to end 

homelessness among veterans or, in 

communities that have already met US 

Interagency Council on Homelessness 

(USICH) Federal Criteria and 

Benchmarks, or, alternatively, 

Community Solutions’ Functional Zero 

(the latter can be found at https://

cmtysolutions.org/sites/default/files/ 

final_zero_2016_metrics.pdf), a capacity 

to sustain these gains. Priority will be 

given to grantees who can demonstrate 

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Under Priority 1, VA will provide 

funding to existing grantees with 3-year 

accreditation from the Commission on 

Accreditation of Rehabilitation 

Facilities (CARF) in Employment and 

Community Services: Rapid Rehousing 

and Homeless Prevention standards, a 4- 

year accreditation from the Council on 

Accreditation’s (COA) accreditation in 

Housing Stabilization and Community 

Living Services standards, or a 3-year 

accreditation in The Joint Commission’s 

(JC) Behavioral Health Care: Housing 

Support Services Standards. Priority 2 

includes existing grantees seeking to 

renew their grants not included under 

Priority 1. Under Priority 3, VA will 

provide non-renewable grants for a 2- 

year period to eligible entities providing 

services to very low-income veteran 

families who are occupying permanent 

housing in the areas of one of the 

Continuums of Care (CoC) listed in the 

Award Information section of this 

Notice. VA has designed this 2-year 

effort to provide a surge of resources in 

communities with high need. Only 

existing grantees currently providing 

services in an identified target 

community are eligible to apply for 

additional funds in that target 

community they currently serve under 

Priority 3. Priority 4 is open to new 

applicants only, who are seeking to 

provide services in the areas of one of 

the CoCs listed in the Award 

Information section of this Notice. 

These locations have been selected 

based on the current unmet service 

needs and the levels of Veteran 

homelessness, and VA also seeks to 

ensure that supportive services grants 

are equitably distributed across 

geographic regions, including rural 

communities and tribal lands. 

Applications for Priority 3 and 4 awards 

must include a letter of support from the 

target CoC to be considered for funding. 

CoC letters of support must contain the 

information described in the Award 

Information section of this Notice. 

Note: VA is considering adding an 

additional rental subsidy option for Priority 

3 awards. Should VA announce this new 

rental subsidy option through the publication 

of rulemaking that would amend 38 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 62, Priority 3 

awardees, as well as any other SSVF grantee 

providing services in a Priority 3 target 

community, would have the Definitions: 

Title 38 CFR part 62 contains 

definitions of terms used in the SSVF 

Program. In addition to the definitions 

and requirements described in 38 CFR 

part 62, this NOFA provides further 

clarification in this paragraph on the use 

of Emergency Housing Assistance 

(EHA). EHA may be provided by the 

SSVF grantee under 38 CFR 62.34(f) to 

offer transition in place when a 

permanent housing voucher, such as is 

offered through the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 

Section 8 program, is available from any 

source, but access to the permanent 

housing voucher is pending completion 

of the housing inspection and 

administrative processes necessary for 

leasing. In such circumstances, the EHA 

payment cannot exceed what would 

otherwise be paid when the voucher is 

utilized. EHA may also be used as part 

of a Rapid Resolution or diversion 

response that helps Veteran households 

avoid entry into homelessness through 

placements with family or friends. 

Approach 

Respondents to this NOFA should 

base their proposals and applications on 

the current requirements of part 62. 

Grantees will be expected to leverage 

supportive services grant funds to 

enhance the housing stability of very 

low-income veteran families who are 

occupying permanent housing. In doing 

so, grantees are required to establish 

relationships with local community 

resources. Therefore, grantees must 

work through coordinated partnerships 

built either through formal agreements 

or the informal working relationships 

commonly found among successful 

social service providers. 

As part of the application, all 

applicants are strongly encouraged to 

provide letters of support from their 

respective VA Network Homeless 

Coordinator (or their designee). In 

addition, Priority 1 and 2 applicants are 

strongly encouraged to provide letters of 

support from the CoC where they plan 

to deliver services that reflect the 

applicant’s engagement in the CoC’s 

efforts to coordinate services. Priority 3 

and 4 applicants are required to provide 

these letters from the local CoC. Failure 

to provide a letter of support from the 

CoC as described will limit the 

maximum award to 90 percent of the 

award made in the previous fiscal year 

for Priority 1 and 2 applicants (as 

described in the Award Information 

section of this Notice. In addition, any 

applicant proposing to serve an Indian 

Tribal area is strongly encouraged to 

provide a letter of support from the 

relevant Indian Tribal Government. 

The CoC’s letter of support should 

note if the applicant is providing 

assistance to CoC in building local 

capacity to build Coordinated Entry 

Systems (CES) and the value and form 

of that assistance, whether support is 

direct funding or staffing. CES requires 

that providers ‘‘operating within the 

CoC’s geographic area must also work 

together to ensure the CoC’s coordinated 

entry process allows for coordinated 

screening, assessment and referrals.’’ 

(HUD Notice: CPD–17–01). The CoC’s 

letter of support should also describe 

the applicant’s participation in the 

CoC’s community planning efforts. 

Pursuant to 38 CFR 62.36, all grantees 

must participate in the development, 

implementation, and ongoing operations 

of their local CoC’s coordinated 

assessment system, to include a CoC 

plan. A CoC plan is a community plan 

to organize and deliver housing and 

services to meet the needs of people 

who are homeless as they move to stable 

housing and maximize self-sufficiency. 

The community plan includes action 

steps to end homelessness and prevent 

a return to homelessness (CoC locations 

and contact information can be found at 

www.hudhre.nfo/ 

index.cfm?do=viewCocMaps). 

As part of their application, the 

applying organization’s Executive 

Director must certify on behalf of the 

agency that they will actively 

participate in CoC community planning 

efforts and operate the rapid re-housing 

component of their SSVF grant in a 

manner consistent with the Rapid Rehousing Performance Benchmarks and 

Program Standards found at 

www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. 

The aim of the provision of 

supportive services is to assist very lowincome veteran families residing in 

permanent housing to remain stably 

housed and to rapidly transition those 

not currently in permanent housing to 

stable housing. SSVF emphasizes the 

placement of homeless veteran families 

who are described in 38 CFR 62.11(b)– 

(c) to include (i) very low-income 

veteran families who lack a fixed, 

regular and adequate nighttime 

residence and are scheduled to become 

residents of permanent housing within 

90 days, and (ii) very low-income 

veteran families who have exited 

permanent housing within the previous 

90 days to seek other housing that is 

responsive to their needs and 

preferences. As a crisis intervention 

program, the SSVF Program is not 

intended to provide long-term support 

for participants, nor will it be able to 

address all of the financial and 

supportive services needs of 

participants that affect housing stability. 

Rather, when participants require longterm support, grantees should focus on 

connecting such participants to income 

supports, such as employment and 

mainstream Federal and community 

resources (e.g., HUD–VA Supportive 

Housing Program, HUD Housing Choice 

Voucher Programs, McKinney-Vento 

Funded Supportive Housing Programs, 

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Families (TANF), and Social Security 

Income/Social Security Disability 

Insurance (SSI/SSDI), etc.) that can 

provide ongoing support as required. 

Assistance in obtaining or retaining 

permanent housing is a fundamental 

goal of the SSVF Program. Grantees 

must provide case management services 

in accordance with 38 CFR 62.31. Such 

case management should include tenant 

counseling, mediation with landlords, 

and outreach to landlords. 

Authority 

Funding available under this NOFA is 

authorized by 38 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 2044. VA implements the SSVF 

Program through regulations in 38 CFR 

part 62. Funds made available under 

this NOFA are subject to the 

requirements of these regulations. 

Requirements for the Use of Supportive 

Services Grant Funds 

Requirements 

The applicant’s request for funding 

must be consistent with the limitations 

and uses of supportive services grant 

funds set forth in 38 CFR part 62 and 

in this NOFA. In accordance with the 

regulations and this NOFA, the 

following requirements apply to 

supportive services grants awarded 

under this NOFA: 

1. Grantees may use a maximum of 10 

percent of supportive services grant 

funds for administrative costs identified 

in 38 CFR 62.70(e). 

2. Priority 1 and 2 grantees must use 

a minimum of 60 percent of the 

temporary financial assistance portion 

of their supportive services grant funds 

to serve very low-income veteran 

families who qualify under 38 CFR 

62.11(b). Priority 3 and 4 applicants are 

required to spend no less than 70 

percent of all budgeted temporary 

financial assistance on participants 

occupying permanent housing as 

defined in 38 CFR 62.11(b). (NOTE: 

Grantees may request a waiver to 

decrease this minimum, as discussed in 

the Application Review Information 

section of this Notice.) 

3. Priority 1, 2, and 4 grantees may 

use a maximum of 50 percent of 

supportive services grant funds to 

provide the supportive service of 

temporary financial assistance paid 

directly to a third party on behalf of a 

participant for child care, emergency 

housing assistance, transportation, 

rental assistance, utility-fee payment 

assistance, security deposits, utility 

deposits, moving costs, and general 

housing stability assistance (which 

includes emergency supplies), in 

accordance with 38 CFR 62.33 and 38 

CFR 62.34. Priority 3 grantees must use 

a minimum of 60 percent of supportive 

services grant funds to provide the 

supportive service of temporary 

financial assistance, unless a waiver is 

granted by the SSVF program office. 

Guidance for the Use of Supportive 

Services Grant Funds 

Title 38 CFR 62.2 defines Rapid rehousing as assistance offered ‘‘without 

preconditions’’. This is consistent with 

VA policy to support a ‘‘Housing First’’ 

model in addressing and ending 

homelessness. 

Grantees must develop plans that will 

ensure that veteran participants have 

the level of income and economic 

stability needed to remain in permanent 

housing after the conclusion of the 

SSVF intervention. Both employment 

and benefits assistance from VA and 

non-VA sources represent a significant 

underutilized source of income stability 

for homeless veterans. Income is not a 

pre-condition for housing. Case 

management should include income 

maximization strategies to ensure 

households have access to benefits, 

employment, and financial counseling. 

The complexity of program rules and 

the stigma some associate with 

entitlement programs contributes to 

their lack of use. For this reason, 

grantees are encouraged to consider 

strategies that can lead to prompt and 

successful access to employment and 

benefits that are essential to retaining 

housing. 

1. Grantees are expected to offer the 

following supportive services: 

Counseling participants about housing; 

assisting participants in understanding 

leases; securing utilities; making moving 

arrangements; providing representative 

payee services concerning rent and 

utilities when needed; and mediation 

and outreach to property owners related 

to locating or retaining housing. 

Grantees may also assist participants by 

providing rental assistance, security or 

utility deposits, moving costs, 

emergency housing, or general housing 

stability assistance; or using other 

Federal resources, such as HUD’s 

Emergency Solutions Grants Program 

(ESG), or supportive services grant 

funds subject to the limitations 

described in this Notice and 38 CFR 

62.34. 

2. As SSVF is a short-term crisis 

intervention, grantees must develop 

plans that will produce sufficient 

income to sustain veteran participants 

in permanent housing after the 

conclusion of the SSVF intervention. 

Grantees must ensure the availability of 

employment and vocational services 

either through the direct provision of 

these services or their availability 

through formal or informal service 

agreements. Agreements with Homeless 

Veteran Reintegration Programs funded 

by the U.S. Department of Labor are 

strongly encouraged. For participants 

unable to work due to disability, income 

must be established through available 

benefits programs. 

3. Per 38 CFR 62.33, grantees must 

assist participants in obtaining public 

benefits. Grantees must screen all 

participants for eligibility for a broad 

range of entitlements such as TANF, 

Social Security, the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, the LowIncome Home Energy Assistance 

Program, the Earned Income Tax Credit, 

and local General Assistance programs. 

A description of some of these benefits 

programs, including eligibility and how 

to access benefits, can be found at 

www.benefits.gov. Grantees are expected 

to access the Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services 

Administration’s SSI/SSDI Outreach, 

Access, and Recovery (SOAR) program 

directly by training staff and providing 

the service or subcontracting services to 

an organization to provide SOAR 

services. 

4. Grantees are encouraged to provide, 

or assist participants in obtaining, legal 

services relevant to issues that interfere 

with the participants’ ability to obtain or 

retain permanent housing. (NOTE: 

Information regarding legal services 

provided may be protected from being 

released to the grantee or VA under 

attorney-client privilege, although the 

grantee must provide sufficient 

information to demonstrate the 

frequency and type of service 

delivered.) Support for legal services 

can include paying for court filing fees 

to assist a participant with issues that 

interfere with the participant’s ability to 

obtain or retain permanent housing or 

supportive services, including issues 

that affect the participant’s 

employability and financial security. 

Grantees (in addition to employees and 

members of grantees) may represent 

participants before VA with respect to a 

claim for VA benefits, but only if they 

are recognized for that purpose pursuant 

to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 59. Further, the 

individual providing such 

representation must be accredited 

pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 59. 

5. Access to mental health and 

addiction services are required by SSVF; 

however, grantees cannot fund these 

services directly through the SSVF 

grant. Therefore, applicants must 

demonstrate, through either formal or 

informal agreements, their ability to 

promote rapid access to and engagement 

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services for the veteran and family 

members. 

6. VA recognizes that extremely lowincome veterans, with incomes below 

30 percent of the area median income, 

face greater barriers to permanent 

housing placement. Grantees should 

consider how they can support these 

participants. 

7. When serving participants who are 

residing in permanent housing, the 

defining question to ask is ‘‘Would this 

individual or family be homeless but for 

this assistance?’’ The grantee must use 

VA’s homeless prevention screening 

tool with criteria that targets those most 

at-risk of homelessness. To qualify for 

SSVF services, a participant who is 

served under 38 CFR 62.11(a) (homeless 

prevention) must not have sufficient 

resources or support networks (e.g., 

family, friends, faith-based or other 

social networks) immediately available 

to prevent them from becoming 

homeless. To further qualify for services 

under 38 CFR 62.11(a), the grantee must 

document that the participant meets 

that eligibility requirement. 

Documentation of one of the following 

conditions would meet this 

requirement: 

(a) Has moved because of economic 

reasons two or more times during the 60 

days immediately preceding the 

application for homelessness prevention 

assistance; 

(b) Is living in the home of another 

because of economic hardship; 

(c) Has been notified in writing that 

their right to occupy their current 

housing or living situation will be 

terminated within 21 days after the date 

of application for assistance; 

(d) Lives in a hotel or motel, and the 

cost of the hotel or motel stay is not paid 

by charitable organizations or by 

Federal, State, or local government 

programs for low-income individuals; 

(e) Is exiting a publicly funded 

institution or system of care (such as a 

health care facility, a mental health 

facility, or correctional institution) 

without a stable housing plan; or 

(f) Otherwise lives in housing that has 

characteristics associated with 

instability and an increased risk of 

homelessness, as identified in the VA’s 

homeless prevention screening tool. 

8. SSVF grantees are required to 

participate in local planning efforts 

designed to end veteran homelessness. 

Grantees may use grant funds to support 

SSVF involvement in such community 

planning by sub-contracting with CoCs, 

when such funding is essential, to create 

or sustain the development of these data 

driven plans. Grantees may also deploy 

staff to participate in CoC sanctioned 

Coordinated Entry screening and 

assessment. 

9. When other funds from community 

resources are not readily available to 

assist program participants, grantees 

may choose to utilize supportive 

services grants, to the extent described 

in this NOFA and in 38 CFR 62.33 and 

62.34, to provide temporary financial 

assistance. Such assistance may, subject 

to the limitations in this NOFA and 38 

CFR part 62, be paid directly to a third 

party on behalf of a participant for child 

care, transportation, family emergency 

housing assistance, rental assistance, 

utility-fee payment assistance, security 

or utility deposits, moving costs and 

general housing stability assistance as 

necessary. 

10. SSVF expects grantees to offer 

Rapid Resolution (also known as 

diversion) services. These services 

engage veterans immediately before or 

after they become homeless and assist 

them to avoid continued homelessness. 

These efforts can reduce the trauma and 

expense associated with extended 

periods of homelessness, and the strain 

on the crisis response and affordable 

housing resources in the community. 

Through Rapid Resolution, the grantee 

and the Veteran explore safe, alternative 

housing options immediately before or 

quickly after they become homeless. 

Rapid Resolution can identify an 

immediate safe place to stay within the 

Veteran’s network of family, friends, or 

other social networks. All Veterans 

requesting SSVF services should have a 

Rapid Resolution screening and if not 

appropriate for Rapid Resolution 

grantees should then assess the Veteran 

for other SSVF services. More 

information about Rapid Resolution can 

be found at www.va.gov/homeless/ 

ssvf.asp. 

Award Information 

Overview 

This NOFA announces the availability 

of funds for supportive services grants 

under the SSVF Program and pertains to 

proposals for renewal of existing 

supportive services grant programs. 

Funding 

The funding priorities for this NOFA 

are as follows:. 

1. Priority 1. Under Priority 1, VA will 

provide funding to those existing 

grantees with 3-year CARF, 4-year COA 

accreditations, or 3-year JC 

accreditations. Proof of accreditation 

must be submitted with the application 

no later than the application due date. 

Grantees previously awarded a 3-year 

grant that is not scheduled to end by 

October 1, 2019, cannot apply under 

this NOFA but are required to submit a 

letter of intent (LOI) by the NOFA 

deadline indicating their intention of 

continuing SSVF services in FY 2019. 

Grantees submitting a LOI must include 

proof of continued accreditation, a letter 

of support from the CoC (see Award 

Information section in this Notice.) and 

a proposed budget for FY 2020. 

2. Priority 2. Priority 2 includes all 

other existing grantees, not applying 

under Priority 1, seeking to renew their 

grants. 

3. Priority 3. Priority 3 applications 

will be accepted only from existing 

grantees currently providing services in 

one of the communities targeted for 

additional funding under this Priority. 

(a) Awards are for a 2-year nonrecurring period. 

(b) If multiple grantees have fundable 

scores, VA may elect to equally 

distribute funds amongst applicants 

regardless of the funding request in 

order to strengthen overall community 

capacity. This distribution of funds 

could occur among the top 2 or 3 

scoring applicants. 

(c) If underspent, awards are subject 

to being recouped as per the Other 

Information 

(d) section of this Notice, with 

funding amounts annualized for the 

purposes of spending calculations (for 

example, a 2-year award of $6 million 

is treated as $3 million per year). As a 

new award in the first year of the award 

period, grants will not be subject to the 

Other Information section of this Notice 

until the end of the third quarter. 

(e) List of CoCs for purposes of 

Priority 3 funding. 

State CoC for the following areas CoC ID 

Maximum 

(awards cover 

2-year term) 

CA ................................................................................. San Jose/Santa Clara ................................................. CA–500 $3 million. 

CA ................................................................................. San Francisco .............................................................. CA–501 $6 million. 

CA ................................................................................. Oakland ....................................................................... CA–502 $6 million. 

CA ................................................................................. Los Angeles ................................................................. CA–600 $6 million. 

CA ................................................................................. San Diego .................................................................... CA–601 $6 million. 


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State CoC for the following areas CoC ID 

Maximum 

(awards cover 

2-year term) 

DC ................................................................................ District of Columbia ..................................................... DC–500 $3 million. 

HI .................................................................................. Honolulu ....................................................................... HI–501 $3 million. 

IL .................................................................................. Chicago ........................................................................ IL–510 $6 million. 

NY ................................................................................. New York City .............................................................. NY–600 $6 million. 

WA ................................................................................ Seattle .......................................................................... WA–500 $6 million. 

4. Priority 4. Priority 4 applications 

will be accepted from new applicants 

only, who are seeking to provide 

services in the areas of one of the 

following targeted CoCs: 

(a) Grant requests do not need to serve 

target communities exclusively and may 

also include neighboring communities. 

Grant requests cannot exceed the 

amount listed as the ‘‘Maximum 

Request’’ for the target CoCs listed 

below. 

(b) As a new award, in the first year 

of the award period, grants will not be 

subject to VII.C until the end of the third 

quarter. 

State CoC for the following areas CoC ID Maximum 

request 

AK ................................................................................. Alaska BoS .................................................................. AK–501 $500,000. 

AL ................................................................................. Birmingham/Jefferson, St. Clair ................................... AL–500 $500,000. 

AR ................................................................................. Little Rock/Central Arkansas ....................................... AR–500 $500,000. 

AZ ................................................................................. Phoenix, Mesa/Maricopa ............................................. AZ–502 $1 million. 

CA ................................................................................. Sacramento City .......................................................... CA–503 $1 million. 

CA ................................................................................. San Diego .................................................................... CA–601 $1 million. 

CA ................................................................................. Santa Ana/Anaheim/Orange County ........................... CA–602 $1 million. 

CO ................................................................................ Metropolitan Denver .................................................... CO–503 $1 million. 

CO ................................................................................ Colorado BoS .............................................................. CO–500 $1 million. 

IN .................................................................................. Indiana BoS ................................................................. IN–502 $1 million. 

KS ................................................................................. Kansas BoS ................................................................. KS–507 $500,000. 

LA ................................................................................. Lafayette/Acadiana ...................................................... LA–500 $250,000. 

LA ................................................................................. Louisiana BoS ............................................................. LA–509 $250,000 

MA ................................................................................ Boston .......................................................................... MA–500 $1 million. 

MO ................................................................................ Kansas City ................................................................. MO–604 $500,000. 

MT ................................................................................ Montana Statewide ...................................................... MT–500 $500,000. 

NC ................................................................................ Charlotte/Mecklenberg ................................................. NC–505 $500,000. 

NC ................................................................................ North Carolina BoS ..................................................... NC–503 $500,000. 

NY ................................................................................. Buffalo, Niagara Falls/Erie ........................................... NY–508 $250,000. 

NV ................................................................................. Las Vegas/Clark .......................................................... NV–500 $1 million. 

OR ................................................................................ Portland, Gresham/Multnomah .................................... OR–501 $1 million. 

OR ................................................................................ Oregon BoS ................................................................. OR–505 $1 million. 

SD ................................................................................. South Dakota Statewide .............................................. SD–500 $500,000. 

TX ................................................................................. Dallas City ................................................................... TX–600 $500,000. 

TX ................................................................................. Houston, Pasadena, Conroe/Harris ............................ TX–700 $1 million. 

TX ................................................................................. Texas BoS ................................................................... TX–503 $1 million. 

WA ................................................................................ Washington BoS .......................................................... WA–501 $1 million. 

WI ................................................................................. Wisconsin BoS ............................................................ WI–500 $1 million. 

All Priority 1 and 2 applicants must 

apply using the renewal application. To 

be eligible for renewal of a supportive 

services grant, the Priority 1 and 2 

applicants’ program concept must be 

substantially the same as the program 

concept of the grantees’ current grant 

award. Renewal applications can 

request funding that is equal to or less 

than their current annualized award. 

Under Priority 3 and 4, applicants must 

apply using the application for new 

applicants. Applications will only be 

accepted from eligible entities 

proposing to serve the target 

communities served by one of the CoCs 

described in Section II.B.3. and II.B.4. 

Allocation of Funds 

Funding will be awarded under this 

NOFA to new applicants and existing 

grantees for a 1 to 3-year period for 

services beginning October 1, 2019. The 

following requirements apply to grants 

awarded under this NOFA: 

1. In response to this NOFA, only 

existing grantees can apply as Priority 1 

or 2 grantees. 

2. Applications for Priority 3 will only 

be accepted from designated target 

communities and requests cannot 

exceed the amounts listed as a 

maximum award list in the chart in 

II.B.3. 

3. Only existing grantees currently 

providing SSVF services in a target 

community listed in II.B.3. may apply 

for funding under Priority 3. These 

applicants can only apply for funding in 

the target community where they are 

providing services. 

4. Applications for Priority 4 must 

include services for the designated 

target communities (the application may 

also include services for adjacent areas) 

and requests cannot exceed the amounts 

listed as the maximum award in the 

chart in II.B.4. 

5. Eligible entities can submit no more 

than one application for new funding 

under Priority 4. 

6. Each renewal grant request under 

Priority 1 or 2 cannot exceed the 

grantee’s current annualized award. 

7. Applicants must fill out separate 

applications for each grant funding 

request. 

8. Applicants under Priority 1 or 2 

may request an amount less than their 

current award (this will not be 

considered a substantial change to the 

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9. If a grantee failed to use all of its 

awarded funds in FY 2018 or had 

unspent funds returned to VA in FY 

2018, VA may elect to limit renewal 

awards under Priority 1 or 2 to the 

amount of funds used in the previous 

fiscal year. 

10. If, during the course of the grant 

year, VA determines that grantee 

spending is not meeting the minimum 

percentage milestones below, VA may 

elect to recoup projected unused funds 

and reprogram such funds to provide 

supportive services in areas with higher 

need. Should VA elect to recoup 

unspent funds, reductions in available 

grant funds would take place the first 

business day following the end of the 

quarter. 

(a) By the end of the first quarter, 

December 31, 2019, of the grantee’s 

supportive services annualized grant 

award period, if the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds is fewer than 15 

percent of the total supportive services 

grant award VA may recoup funds. 

During this same period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 35 

percent of the total supportive services 

grant award, or VA may recoup funds. 

(b) By the end of the second quarter, 

March 31, 2020, of the grantee’s 

supportive services annualized grant 

award period, if the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds is fewer than 40 

percent of total supportive services 

grant award the VA may recoup funds. 

During this same period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 60 

percent of the total supportive services 

grant award. 

(c) By the end of the third quarter, 

June 30, 2020, of the grantee’s 

supportive services annualized grant 

award period, if the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds is fewer than 65 

percent of total supportive services 

grant award, the VA may recoup funds. 

During this same period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 80 

percent of the total supportive services 

grant award, or the VA may recoup 

funds. 

11. Applicants for Priority 1 or 2 

awards who fail to provide a letter of 

support from at least one of the CoCs 

they plan to serve will be eligible for 

renewal funding at a level no greater 

than 90 percent of the amount of funds 

awarded to them in their prior grant 

award. Applicants are responsible for 

determining who in each CoC is 

authorized to provide such letters of 

support. This requirement applies to all 

Priority 1 and 2 applicants, including 

existing multi-year grantees that are 

only required to submit a LOI in 

response to this NOFA. Applicants for 

Priority 3 or 4 awards are required to 

provide a letter of support from the CoC 

identified in Section II.B.3 (for Priority 

3) or Section II.B.4. (for Priority 4). 

Priority 3 and 4 applications that do not 

include a letter will not be considered 

for funding. In order to meet this 

requirement, all applicant letters, 

regardless of Priority, must include: 

(a) A detailed description of the 

applicant’s participation in the CoC’s 

Coordinated Entry process or planning 

activities and overall community 

planning efforts (for instance, 

confirmation of applicant’s active 

participation in planning coordinated 

entry, commitment to participating in 

coordinated entry, hours spent on CoCsponsored committee or workgroup 

assignments and names of said 

committees or workgroups). 

(b) The applicant’s contribution to the 

CoC’s coordinated entry process 

capacity building efforts, detailing the 

specific nature of this contribution (for 

instance, the hours of staff time and/or 

the amount of funding provided), if 

such SSVF capacity has been requested 

by the CoC or otherwise has shown to 

be of value to the CoC. 

12. Should additional funding become 

available over the course of grant term 

from funds recouped under the Award 

Information section of this Notice, funds 

that are voluntarily returned by 

grantees, or funds that become available 

due to a grant termination, VA may elect 

to offer these funds to grantees in areas 

where demand has exceeded available 

SSVF resources. Additional funds will 

be provided first to the highest scoring 

grantee in the selected area who is in 

compliance with their grant agreement 

and has the capacity to utilize the 

additional funds. 

13. Should sufficient funds be 

available, Priority 1 and 2 grantees may 

be eligible for an increase of up to 2 

percent of their renewed total award. 

Any such increase will be applied 

uniformly to all renewed Priority 1 and 

2 grants. 

Supportive Services Grant Award Period 

Priority 1 and 2 grant awards are 

generally made for a 1-year period, 

although selected grants may be eligible 

for a 3-year award (see the Award 

Administration section of this Notice). 

Priority 3 grants will have a 2-year, nonrenewable term. Priority 4 grants are 

awarded for a 1-year period. Priority 1, 

2, and 4 are eligible to be renewed in a 

subsequent NOFA subject to the 

availability of funding. 

Eligibility Information 

Eligible Applicants: Only eligible 

entities that are existing grantees with 

grants scheduled to end by September 

30, 2019, can apply under Priority 1 or 

2 in response to this NOFA. For Priority 

3, any eligible entity that is an existing 

grantee may apply for new funding in 

one of the listed target communities 

described in the Award Information 

section of this Notice. For Priority 4, any 

eligible entity may apply for new 

funding in one of the listed target 

communities described in the Award 

Section of this Notice. In order to be 

eligible, an applicant must qualify as a 

private non-profit organization that 

meets the definition of ‘‘eligible entity’’ 

in the 38 CFR 62.2. 

Cost Sharing or Matching: None. 

Application and Submission 

Information 

Obtaining an Application Package 

Applications are located at 

www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. Any 

questions regarding this process should 

be referred to the SSVF Program Office 

via email at SSVF@va.gov. For detailed 

SSVF Program information and 

requirements, see 38 CFR part 62. 

Content and Form of Application 

Applicants must submit applications 

electronically following instructions 

found at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. 

The full, downloadable content of the 

application can be found at 

www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. Priority 

3 and 4 applicants must complete the 

application for new applicants. Priority 

1 and 2 applicants use the renewal 

application. The renewal application 

includes questions that require a 

narrative response for the following. 

1. Describe how your program’s 

participants made progress in achieving 

stability during the grant award period. 

For example, describe specific 

initiatives you have taken to increase 

household income through employment 

or benefits, such as use of the 

Department of Labor’s Homeless 

Veterans Reintegration Program or the 

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and 

Recovery (SOAR) program. 

Additionally, describe how any 

proposed program modifications will 

impact participants housing stability. 

2. Describe how your program 

targeted and reduced Literal 

homelessness among very low-income 

Veteran families occupying permanent 

housing (Category 2 and 3, described in 

38 CFR 62.11). Please include any 


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initiatives you are taking to address 

shortfalls in the availability of 

affordable housing in the communities 

you serve. 

3. Describe how you targeted and 

prevented literal homelessness among 

those very low-income Veteran families 

occupying permanent housing who 

were most at risk (Category 1, described 

in 38 CFR 62.11(b)(1)). Please describe 

in detail any Rapid Resolution/ 

diversion services offered and how they 

are integrated into the screening process 

employed as part of Coordinated Entry. 

4. Describe how you receive and 

respond to feedback from participants in 

your program (e.g. exit interviews, 

internal surveys, etc.). What is your 

average number of responses to the 

SSVF Participant Survey? Are you 

satisfied with your response rate and, if 

not, how will you work to increase it? 

Describe any changes you have made as 

a result of participant feedback. 

5. Specify the average time between 

client intake and start of service 

delivery, average time to placement in 

permanent housing, and average length 

of stay (enrollment to exit). Describe any 

programmatic or organizational delays 

associated with onset of supportive 

services delivery. Describe the timeline 

for any proposed program 

modifications. 

6. How have you coordinated SSVF 

services with other programs offered in 

the Continuum(s) of Care (CoC) you 

currently serve? Describe your direct 

involvement in each CoC’s Coordinated 

Entry effort and community plan to end 

Veteran homelessness. 

7. Please explain whether your 

program was implemented consistent 

with your approved budget in your 

previous year of operation (Oct 1 

through Sept 30). Explain any major 

deviations or variances from original 

budget. (VA-approved program changes 

to the grant agreement do not need to be 

addressed.) 

8. Please provide information on 

whether your program: (a) Required an 

extension in order to fully expend its 

grant award, (b) had unspent funds 

swept by the SSVF program office at the 

end of any quarter and/or (c) returned 

funds to U.S. Treasury at the end of the 

grant period. If you have returned funds, 

explain your plan to fully expend your 

current grant amount. 

9. Describe how your program was 

implemented in accordance with VA’s 

goals (as described in 38 CFR part 62 

and this NOFA) for the SSVF Program. 

Address how you ensured staff were 

trained and supervised to deliver 

services to rapidly meet participants’ 

individualized needs while protecting 

the program from waste, fraud, and 

abuse. 

Submission Dates and Times 

Applications for supportive services 

grants under the SSVF Program must be 

received by the SSVF Program Office by 

4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 22, 

2019. Awards made for all grants will 

fund operations beginning October 1, 

2019. Applications must arrive as a 

complete package. Materials arriving 

separately will not be included in the 

application package for consideration 

and may result in the application being 

rejected. Additionally, in the interest of 

fairness to all competing applicants, this 

deadline is firm as to date and hour, and 

VA will treat as ineligible for 

consideration any application that is 

received after the deadline. Applicants 

should take this practice into account 

and make early submission of their 

materials to avoid any risk of loss of 

eligibility brought about by 

unanticipated delays, computer service 

outages, or other delivery-related 

problems. 

Funding Restrictions 

Funding will be awarded for 

supportive services grants under this 

NOFA depending on funding 

availability (currently funding is only 

authorized to be appropriated for the 

SSVF program through FY 2019). 

Applicants should fill out separate 

applications for each supportive 

services funding request. Funding for 

Priority 1 or 2 will be awarded under 

this NOFA to existing grantees for a 1 

to 3-year period beginning on October 1, 

2019. Funding for Priority 3 will be 

awarded for a 2-year period beginning 

on October 1, 2019. Funding for Priority 

4 will be awarded for a 1-year period 

beginning on October 1, 2019. 

Funding used for staff education and 

training cannot exceed 1 percent of the 

overall program grant award. This 

limitation does not include the cost to 

attend VA mandated training. All 

training costs must be directly related to 

the provision of services to homeless 

veterans and their families. 

Expenses related to maintaining 

accreditation are allowable. Grantees are 

allowed to include expenses for seeking 

initial accreditation only once in a 5- 

year period. The expenses to renew full 

accreditation is allowed and is based on 

the schedule of the accrediting agency, 

for instance every 3 years for CARF and 

every 4 years for COA. Expenses related 

to the renewal of less than full 

accreditation are not allowed. 

Other Submission Requirements 

1. Existing grantees applying for 

renewal grants may apply only as 

renewal applicants using the 

application designed for renewal grants. 

2. Existing grantees applying for new 

funding under Priority 3 must use the 

application designed for new grants. 

3. At the discretion of VA, multiple 

grant proposals submitted by the same 

lead agency may be combined into a 

single grant award if the proposals 

provide services to contiguous areas. 

4. Additional supportive services 

grant application requirements are 

specified in the application package. 

Submission of an incorrect or 

incomplete application package will 

result in the application being rejected 

during threshold review. The 

application packages must contain all 

required forms and certifications. 

Selections will be made based on 

criteria described in 38 CFR part 62 and 

this NOFA. Applicants and grantees 

will be notified of any additional 

information needed to confirm or clarify 

information provided in the application 

and the deadline by which to submit 

such information. Applicants must 

submit applications electronically. 

Applications may not be mailed or sent 

by facsimile (FAX). 

Application Review Information 

Criteria 

1. VA will only score applicants that 

meet the threshold requirements 

described in 38 CFR 62.21. 

2. VA will use the criteria described 

in 38 CFR 62.22 to score an application 

(Priority 3 and 4) for a supportive 

services grant and criteria in 38 CFR 

62.24 to score grantees applying for 

renewal (Priority 1 and 2) of a 

supportive services grant. 

Review and Selection Process 

3. VA will review all supportive 

services grant applications in response 

to this NOFA according to the following 

steps: 

a. Score all applications that meet the 

threshold requirements described in 38 

CFR 62.21. 

b. Rank those applications who score 

at least 75 cumulative points and 

receive at least one point under each of 

the categories identified for new 

applicants in 38 CFR 62.22 and renewal 

applicants in 38 CFR 62.24. The 

applications will be ranked in order 

from highest to lowest scores in 

accordance with 38 CFR 62.23 for new 

applicants and 38 CFR 62.25 for renewal 

applicants. 

c. Utilize the ranked scores of 

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selection. However, VA will also utilize 

the following considerations in 38 CFR 

62.23(d) to select applicants for funding: 

(i) Give preference to applications that 

provide or coordinate the provision of 

supportive services for very low-income 

veteran families transitioning from 

homelessness to permanent housing. 

Consistent with this preference, where 

other funds from community resources 

are not readily available for temporary 

financial assistance, Priority 1 and 2 

applicants are required to spend no less 

than 60 percent of all budgeted 

temporary financial assistance on 

participants occupying permanent 

housing as defined in 38 CFR 62.11(b). 

Priority 3 and 4 applicants are required 

to spend no less than 70 percent of all 

budgeted temporary financial assistance 

on participants occupying permanent 

housing as defined in 38 CFR 62.11(b). 

Waivers to this spending requirement 

may be requested when grantees can 

demonstrate significant local progress 

towards eliminating homelessness in 

the target service area. Waiver requests 

must include data from authoritative 

sources such as USICH certification, 

that a community has ended 

homelessness as defined by Federal 

Benchmarks and Criteria or has reached 

Community Solution’s Functional Zero. 

Waivers for the spending requirement 

may also be requested for services 

provided to rural Indian tribal areas and 

other rural areas where shelter capacity 

is insufficient to meet local need. 

Waiver requests must include an 

endorsement by the impacted CoC 

explicitly stating that a shift in 

resources from rapid re-housing to 

prevention will not result in an increase 

in homelessness. 

(ii) To the extent practicable, ensure 

that supportive services grants are 

equitably distributed across geographic 

regions, including rural communities 

and tribal lands. This equitable 

distribution criteria will be used to 

ensure that SSVF resources are provided 

to those communities with the highest 

need as identified by VA’s assessment of 

expected demand and available 

resources to meet that demand. 

(ii) Subject to the considerations 

noted in paragraph B.3 above, VA will 

fund the highest-ranked applicants for 

which funding is available. 

Award Administration Information 

Award Notices 

Although subject to change, the SSVF 

Program Office expects to announce 

grant recipients in the fourth quarter of 

FY 2019 with grant agreements being 

signed by October 1, 2019. Prior to 

executing a funding agreement, VA will 

contact the applicants, make known the 

amount of proposed funding and verify 

that the applicant would still like the 

funding. Once VA verifies that the 

applicant is still seeking funding, VA 

will execute an agreement and make 

payments to the grant recipient in 

accordance with 38 CFR part 62 and this 

NOFA. 

Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Grantees are expected to offer the 

following supportive services: Housing 

counseling; assisting participants in 

understanding leases; securing utilities; 

making moving arrangements; providing 

representative payee services 

concerning rent and utilities when 

needed; and mediation and outreach to 

property owners related to locating or 

retaining housing. Grantees may also 

assist participants by providing rental 

assistance, security or utility deposits, 

moving costs or general housing 

stability assistance, using other Federal 

resources, such as ESG, or supportive 

services grant funds to the extent 

described in this NOFA and 38 CFR 

62.34. 

As SSVF grants cannot be used to 

fund treatment for mental health or 

substance use disorders, applicants 

must provide evidence that they can 

provide access to such services to all 

program participants through formal 

and informal agreements with 

community providers. 

Reporting 

VA places great emphasis on the 

responsibility and accountability of 

grantees. As described in 38 CFR 62.63 

and 62.71, VA has procedures in place 

to monitor supportive services provided 

to participants and outcomes associated 

with the supportive services provided 

under the SSVF Program. Applicants 

should be aware of the following: 

1. Upon execution of a supportive 

services grant agreement with VA, 

grantees will have a VA regional 

coordinator assigned by the SSVF 

Program Office who will provide 

oversight and monitor supportive 

services provided to participants. 

2. Grantees will be required to enter 

data into a Homeless Management 

Information System (HMIS) Web-based 

software application. This data will 

consist of information on the 

participants served and types of 

supportive services provided by 

grantees. Grantees must treat the data 

for activities funded by the SSVF 

Program separate from that of activities 

funded by other programs. Grantees will 

be required to work with their HMIS 

Administrators to export client-level 

data for activities funded by the SSVF 

Program to VA on at least a monthly 

basis. 

3. VA shall complete monitoring 

evaluations of each grantee at a rate of 

not less than once every two years. 

Monitoring will also include the 

submittal of quarterly and annual 

financial and performance reports by 

the grantee. The grantee will be 

expected to demonstrate adherence to 

the grantee’s proposed program concept, 

as described in the grantee’s 

application. All grantees are subject to 

audits conducted by the VA or its 

representative. 

4. Grantees will be assessed based on 

their ability to meet critical performance 

measures. In addition to meeting 

program requirements defined by the 

regulations and applicable NOFA(s), 

grantees will be assessed on their ability 

to place participants into housing and 

the housing retention rates of 

participants served. Higher placement 

for homeless participants and higher 

housing retention rates for at-risk 

participants are expected for very-low 

income veteran families when compared 

to extremely low-income veteran 

families with incomes below 30 percent 

of the area median income. 

5. Organizations receiving renewal 

awards and that have had ongoing SSVF 

program operation for at least 1 year (as 

measured from the start of initial SSVF 

services until February 22, 2019) may be 

eligible for a 3-year award. Grantees 

meeting outcome goals defined by VA 

and in substantial compliance with their 

grant agreements (defined by meeting 

targets and having no outstanding 

corrective action plans) and who, in 

addition, receive 3-year accreditation 

from CARF in Employment and 

Community Services: Rapid Rehousing 

and Homeless Prevention standards, a 4- 

year accreditation from COA 

accreditation in Housing Stabilization 

and Community Living Services 

standards, or a 3 year accreditation in 

The Joint Commission’s Behavioral 

Health Care: Housing Support Services 

Standards are eligible for a 3-year grant 

renewal subject to funding availability. 

(NOTE: Multi-year awards are 

contingent on funding availability). If 

awarded a multiple year renewal, 

grantees may be eligible for funding 

increases as defined in NOFAs that 

correspond to years 2 and 3 of their 

renewal funding. 

Other Information 

VA Goals and Objectives for Funds 

Awarded Under This NOFA: In 

accordance with 38 CFR 62.24(c), VA 

will evaluate an applicant’s compliance 

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SSVF Program. VA goals and 

requirements include the provision of 

supportive services designed to enhance 

the housing stability and independent 

living skills of very low-income veteran 

families occupying permanent housing 

across geographic regions and program 

administration in accordance with all 

applicable laws, regulations, and 

guidelines. For purposes of this NOFA, 

VA goals and requirements also include 

the provision of supportive services 

designed to rapidly re-house or prevent 

homelessness among people in the 

following target populations who also 

meet all requirements for being part of 

a very low-income veteran family 

occupying permanent housing: 

1. Veteran families earning less than 

30 percent of area median income as 

most recently published by HUD for 

programs under section 8 of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

1437f) (http://www.huduser.org). 

2. Veterans with at least one 

dependent family member. 

3. Veterans returning from Operation 

Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi 

Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. 

4. Veteran families located in a 

community, as defined by HUD’s CoC, 

or a county not currently served by 

another SSVF grantee. 

5. Veteran families located in a 

community, as defined by HUD’s CoC, 

where current level of SSVF services is 

not sufficient to meet demand of 

Category 2 and 3 (currently homeless) 

veteran families. 

6. Veteran families located in a rural 

area. 

7. Veteran families located on Indian 

Tribal Property. 

B. Payments of Supportive Services 

Grant Funds: Grantees will receive 

payments electronically through the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services Payment Management System. 

Grantees will have the ability to request 

payments as frequently as they choose 

subject to the following limitations: 

1. During the first quarter of the 

grantee’s supportive services annualized 

grant award period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 35 

percent of the total supportive services 

grant award without written approval by 

VA. 

2. By the end of the second quarter of 

the grantee’s supportive services 

annualized grant award period, the 

grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds may not 

exceed 60 percent of the total 

supportive services grant award without 

written approval by VA. 

3. By the end of the third quarter of 

the grantee’s supportive services 

annualized grant award period, the 

grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds may not 

exceed 80 percent of the total 

supportive services grant award without 

written approval by VA. 

4. By the end of the fourth quarter of 

the grantee’s supportive services 

annualized grant award period, the 

grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds may not 

exceed 100 percent of the total 

supportive services grant award. 

Recouping Excess Funds 

VA regularly reviews grantee 

expenditures to ensure that funds are 

being used in a manner consistent with 

program goals and regulations. It is 

expected that grantee expenditures will 

be consistent across quarters as 

significant variance, specifically lower 

than expected spending, may indicate 

either a lower demand for services or 

difficulty in managing funds. If during 

the grant period, VA determines that 

grantee spending is not meeting the 

minimum percentage milestones below, 

VA may elect to recoup projected 

unused funds and reprogram such funds 

to provide supportive services in areas 

with higher need. Reductions will be 

calculated based on the total amount of 

payment requests submitted through the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services Payment Management System 

by 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on 

the last business day of the quarter. 

Should VA elect to recoup unspent 

funds, reductions in available grant 

funds would take place the second 

business day following the end of the 

quarter. 

1. By the end of the first quarter of the 

grantee’s supportive services annualized 

grant award period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds is fewer than 15 

percent of total supportive services 

grant award. (During this same period, 

the grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds may not 

exceed 35 percent of the total 

supportive services grant award.) 

2. By the end of the second quarter of 

the grantee’s supportive services 

annualized grant award period, the 

grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds is fewer 

than 40 percent of total supportive 

services grant award. (During this same 

period, the grantee’s cumulative 

requests for supportive services grant 

funds may not exceed 60 percent of the 

total supportive services grant award.) 

3. By the end of the third quarter of 

the grantee’s supportive services 

annualized grant award period, the 

grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds is fewer 

than 65 percent of total supportive 

services grant award. (During this same 

period, the grantee’s cumulative 

requests for supportive services grant 

funds may not exceed 80 percent of the 

total supportive services grant award). 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Robert L. Wilkie, Secretary, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on December 14, 2018, for 

publication. 

Dated: December 14, 2018. 

Jeffrey M. Martin, 

Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy 

& Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27465 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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