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compliance; take appropriate action 

when not in compliance; and safeguard 

personally identifiable information. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

A. Contact Information: The CDFI 

Fund will respond to questions 

concerning this NOFA and the 

Application between the hours of 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

starting on the date that the NOFA is 

published through the dates listed in 

Table 1 and Table 6. The CDFI Fund 

strongly recommends Applicants submit 

questions to the CDFI Fund via an AMIS 

Service Request to the CDFI ERP, Office 

of Certification Policy and Evaluation, 

Office of Compliance Monitoring and 

Evaluation, or IT Help Desk. The CDFI 

Fund will post on its website 

information to clarify the NOFA and 

Application. Other information 

regarding the CDFI Fund and its 

programs may be obtained from the 

CDFI Fund’s website at http://

www.cdfifund.gov. Table 10 lists CDFI 

Fund contact information: 

TABLE 10—CONTACT INFORMATION

Type of question Preferred method Telephone No. 

(not toll free) Email addresses 

CDFI ERP Questions .......................................... Service Request via AMIS .................................. 202–653–0421 erp@cdfi.treas.gov. 

CDFI Certification ................................................ Service Request via AMIS .................................. 202–653–0423 ccme@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation ............... Service Request via AMIS .................................. 202–653–0423 ccme@cdfi.treas.gov. 

AMIS—IT Help Desk ........................................... Service Request via AMIS .................................. 202–653–0422 AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov. 

B. Information Technology Support: 

For IT assistance, the preferred method 

of contact is to submit a Service Request 

within AMIS. For the Service Request, 

select ‘‘Technical Issues’’ from the 

Program dropdown menu of the Service 

Request. People who have visual or 

mobility impairments that prevent them 

from using the CDFI Fund’s website 

should call (202) 653–0422 for 

assistance (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

C. Communication with the CDFI 

Fund: The CDFI Fund will use the 

contact information in AMIS to 

communicate with Applicants and 

Recipients. It is imperative, therefore, 

that Applicants, Recipients, 

Subsidiaries, Affiliates, and signatories 

maintain accurate contact information 

in their accounts. This includes 

information such as contact names 

(especially for the Authorized 

Representative), email addresses, fax 

and phone numbers, and office 

locations. 

D. Civil Rights and Diversity: Any 

person who is eligible to receive 

benefits or services from the CDFI Fund 

or Recipients under any of its programs 

is entitled to those benefits or services 

without being subject to discrimination 

prohibited by federal civil rights laws or 

regulations. The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Civil Rights and 

Diversity enforces various federal 

statutes and regulations that prohibit 

discrimination in financially assisted 

and conducted programs and activities 

of the CDFI Fund. If anyone believes 

that s/he has been subjected to 

discrimination and/or reprisal because 

of membership in a protected group, s/ 

he may file a complaint with Director, 

Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, 

Departmental Offices, 1500 

Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 

20220, or (202) 622–1160 (not a toll-free 

number). 

E. Statutory and National Policy 

Requirements: The CDFI Fund will 

manage and administer the CDFI ERP to 

ensure that federal funding is expended 

and associated programs are 

implemented in full accordance with 

the U.S. Constitution, federal law, and 

public policy requirements, including, 

but not limited to, those protecting free 

speech, religious liberty, public welfare, 

the environment, and prohibiting 

discrimination. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Paperwork Reduction Act: Under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), an agency may not conduct 

or sponsor a collection of information, 

and an individual is not required to 

respond to a collection of information, 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. If applicable, the CDFI Fund 

may inform Applicants that they do not 

need to provide certain Application 

information otherwise required. 

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, the CDFI ERP Application has been 

assigned the following control number: 

1559–0052. 

B. Application Information Sessions: 

The CDFI Fund may conduct webinars 

or host information sessions for 

organizations that are considering 

applying to, or are interested in learning 

about, the CDFI Fund’s programs. For 

further information, visit the CDFI 

Fund’s website at http://

www.cdfifund.gov. 

Authority: Pub. L. 116–260; 12 U.S.C. 

4701, et seq.; 12 CFR parts 1805 and 

1815; 2 CFR part 200. 

Jodie L. Harris, 

Director, Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13452 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Funding Opportunity Under Supportive 

Services for Veteran Families Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing the 

availability of funds for supportive 

services grants under the Supportive 

Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) 

Program. This Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) contains 

information concerning the SSVF 

Program, the grant application processes 

and the amount of funding available. 

Awards made for supportive services 

grants will fund operations beginning 

August 19, 2022, for a non-renewable 

period ending September 30, 2026. 

DATES: Applications for supportive 

services grants under the SSVF Program 

must be received by the SSVF Program 

Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time (EST), July 22, 2022. In the 

interest of fairness to all eligible 

applicants, as described in this NOFA, 

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. Questions should be referred to the 

SSVF Program Office via email at: 

SSVF@va.gov. For detailed SSVF 


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Program information and requirements, 

see 38 CFR part 62. 

Submission of Application Package: 

Applicants must submit applications 

electronically following instructions 

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

Applications may not be mailed, hand 

carried or sent by facsimile. 

Applications must be received in the 

SSVF Program Office by 4:00 p.m. (EST) 

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 II.D. of this NOFA for maximum 

allowable grant amounts. 

Technical Assistance: Information 

regarding how to obtain technical 

assistance with the preparing a renewal 

supportive services grant application is 

available on the SSVF Program website 

at: www.va.gov/HOMELESS/SSVF. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Kuhn, National Director, 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families at SSVF@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Funding Opportunity Number: VA– 

SSVF–071022. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 64.033, VA 

Supportive Services for Veteran 

Families Program. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Purpose: SSVF Program’s 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 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, 

move-in and rent financial assistance 

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 Homelessness 

Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Best 

Practice Standards found at: https://

www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf/ssvfeducation/. 

B. Funding Priorities: This NOFA will 

provide non-recurring 4-year awards 

designed to supplement existing 

services and financial assistance for 

existing rapid re-housing programs. This 

will support SSVF’s principal goal to 

provide support to those applicants who 

demonstrate the greatest capacity to end 

homelessness among veterans or sustain 

the gains made in ending homelessness 

among veterans, in communities that 

have already met U.S. Interagency 

Council on Homelessness (USICH) 

Federal Criteria and Benchmarks. 

C. Definitions: 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 Fees and Move-In Costs. Fees 

and Move-In Costs may be provided by 

the SSVF grantee under 38 CFR 62.34(g) 

to assist veterans in remaining in or 

obtaining permanent housing. Grantees 

will be allowed to provide up to the 

equivalent of 2 months’ rent to 

landlords under 38 CFR 62.34(g) as a fee 

for any lease of not less than 1 year 

when necessary to assist a veteran in 

remaining in or obtaining permanent 

housing. An example of such a fee could 

include a landlord incentive to facilitate 

leasing of rental units to high-risk 

tenants. Landlords are less likely to 

lease to certain groups due to the risk of 

non-payment of rent or concerns about 

damage or disruption to their buildings. 

High-risk tenants might include 

veterans with poor credit histories and 

background checks that might otherwise 

disqualify them from obtaining a lease. 

Veterans with histories of sex offenses 

are also generally considered a high-risk 

tenant by landlords. 

Veterans are sometimes reluctant to 

move into apartments that do not offer 

any of the comforts typically associated 

with living independently. The General 

Housing Stability Assistance, provided 

under 38 CFR 62.34(e), while offering 

some funds for bedding and basic 

kitchen supplies, leaves significant 

needs unaddressed. Therefore, grantees 

will also be allowed to provide up to 

$1,000 for miscellaneous move-in 

expenses under 38 CFR 62.34(g) for the 

veteran’s family to help obtain 

permanent housing with a lease of not 

less than 1 year. These funds are to be 

provided to assist veterans through 

accounts established at local merchants, 

such as grocery stores and retailers, in 

the enrolled veteran’s name. These 

items could include food, furniture, 

household items, electronics (including 

televisions) or other items typically 

associated with independent living in 

permanent housing. 

D. Approach: This application 

opportunity is open only to existing 

SSVF grantees. Communities included 

in Table 1 have been identified as facing 

significant challenges in placing 

veterans in permanent housing and as a 

result these communities have high 

numbers of unused U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development VA 

Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) 

vouchers. This NOFA is designed to 

help increase utilization of those 

vouchers. Greater efforts are needed to 

recruit landlords and expand the pool of 

affordable housing if VA is to advance 

towards the goal of ending 

homelessness among veterans. Through 

this NOFA, grantees can pay fees related 

to securing a lease of at least 1 year. In 

addition, as noted above, veterans are 

sometimes reluctant to move into 

apartments that do not offer any of the 

comforts typically associated with living 

independently. Pursuant to this NOFA, 

grantees would be able to use funds for 

miscellaneous expenses associated with 

moving into a new home. Moreover, 

SSVF grantees have proven to be 

effective housing navigators. VA 

believes that making these services 

available to more HUD–VASH eligible 

participants will enhance the use of 

existing HUD–VASH vouchers. As a 

result, VA is invoking the provision in 

38 U.S.C. 2044(f)(6)(C) and 38 CFR 62.2, 

allowing VA to establish an income 

ceiling higher or lower than 50% of the 

median income for an area if VA 

determines that such variations are 

necessary because the area has 

unusually high or low construction 

costs, fair market rents (as determined 

under section 8 of the United States 

Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)) 

or family incomes. The communities in 

Table 1 have been identified as having 

unusually high fair market rents or low 

family incomes. For purposes of this 

NOFA, grantees will be able to serve 

veterans in the communities included in 

Table 1 who have up to 80% of the area 

median income. As HUD–VASH 

eligibility has an income limit of 80% 

of medium income, aligning SSVF and 


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HUD–VASH eligibility will allow SSVF 

grantees’ housing navigators to assist all 

Veterans eligible for HUD–VASH in 

these target communities identify and 

obtain permanent housing. 

E. Authority: Funding available under 

this NOFA is authorized by 38 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. 

F. Requirements for the Use of 

Supportive Services Grant Funds: 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 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% of supportive services grant funds 

for administrative costs identified in 38 

CFR 62.70(e). 

2. Grantees must use a minimum of 

80% of the temporary financial 

assistance portion of their supportive 

services grant funds to serve very lowincome veteran families who qualify 

under 38 CFR 62.11(b). 

G. Guidance for the Use of Supportive 

Services Grant Funds: Grantees are 

expected to demonstrate adoption of 

evidence-based practices most likely to 

lead to reductions in homelessness or 

maintain gains that have been made in 

ending homelessness among veterans in 

communities that have successfully 

ended homelessness among veterans as 

defined by the USICH’s Federal Criteria 

and Benchmarks. 

SSVF follows the principles of 

Housing First and grantees are to 

prioritize the placement of veterans into 

permanent housing without precondition. However, Housing First does 

not mean housing only. 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 SSVF intervention. 

Both employment and benefits 

assistance from VA and non-VA sources 

represent a significant underutilized 

source of income stability for homeless 

veterans. 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 contribute 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. Consistent with 38 CFR 62.30– 

62.34, 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; using health care 

navigation services to help participants 

access health and mental health care; 

providing legal services; and providing 

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 

the HUD Emergency Solutions Grants 

Program, or supportive services grant 

funds subject to the limitations 

described in 38 CFR 62.34. The focus of 

this non-recurring grant is: 

1. The augmentation of housing 

navigation services to veterans with 

HUD–VASH vouchers; 

2. To provide up to $1,000 

supplemental assistance to every 

veteran household who obtains a lease 

of not less than 1-year to cover 

miscellaneous move-in expenses; and 

3. To pay landlords up to an amount 

equal to 2 months’ rent for fees related 

to securing a lease of at least 1 year. 

II. Award Information 

A. Overview: This NOFA announces 

the availability of funds for supportive 

services grants under the SSVF Program 

and is open only to existing grantees. 

This NOFA’s awards will extend 

through September 30, 2026. Existing 

grantees are SSVF grantees that have a 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for 

operations through September 30, 2023. 

If this existing grant is not renewed, 

awards made under this NOFA will be 

discontinued. 

B. Funding: Only existing SSVF 

grantees are eligible to apply. 

C. Areas of Consideration: Applicants 

can apply for funding only in the areas 

they currently serve with existing rapid 

re-housing services. The eligible 

communities for this NOFA are limited 

to communities served by VA medical 

centers (VAMC) listed in Table 1 below. 

TABLE 1—AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING

Veterans 

integrated 

service network 

(VISN) 

Parent facility VAMC name (formal name) 

1 ............... (V01) (689) Connecticut Health Care System (HCS). 

1 ............... (V01) (523) Boston, MA HCS. 

1 ............... (V01) (631) Central Western Massachusetts HCS. 

1 ............... (V01) (650) Providence, RI HCS. 

1 ............... (V01) (518) Bedford, MA HCS. 

2 ............... (V02) (630) New York Harbor HCS. 

2 ............... (V02) (561) New Jersey HCS. 

2 ............... (V02) (526) Bronx, NY HCS. 

4 ............... (V04) (642) Philadelphia, PA HCS. 

4 ............... (V04) (542) Coatesville, PA HCS. 

5 ............... (V05) (688) Washington, DC HCS. 

5 ............... (V05) (512) Baltimore, MD HCS. 

6 ............... (V06) (659) Salisbury, NC HCS. 

6 ............... (V06) (590) Hampton, VA HCS. 

6 ............... (V06) (558) Durham, NC HCS. 

7 ............... (V07) (508) Atlanta, GA HCS. 

7 ............... (V07) (534) Charleston, SC HCS. 

7 ............... (V07) (544) Columbia, SC HCS. 


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Veterans 

integrated 

service network 

(VISN) 

Parent facility VAMC name (formal name) 

8 ............... (V08) (573) Gainesville, FL HCS. 

VISN—Parent Facility VAMC Name (Formal Name). 

8 ............... (V08) (546) Miami, FL HCS. 

8 ............... (V08) (516) Bay Pines, FL HCS. 

8 ............... (V08) (675) Orlando, FL HCS. 

8 ............... (V08) (673) Tampa, FL HCS. 

8 ............... (V08) (548) West Palm Beach, FL HCS. 

9 ............... (V09) (626) Middle Tennessee HCS. 

9 ............... (V09) (621) Mountain Home, TN HCS. 

10 ............. (V10) (541) Cleveland, OH HCS. 

10 ............. (V10) (553) Detroit, MI HCS. 

10 ............. (V10) (515) Battle Creek, MI HCS. 

10 ............. (V10) (539) Cincinnati, OH HCS. 

10 ............. (V10) (583) Indianapolis, IN HCS. 

10 ............. (V10) (506) Ann Arbor, MI HCS. 

12 ............. (V12) (537) Chicago, IL HCS. 

12 ............. (V12) (695) Milwaukee, WI HCS. 

12 ............. (V12) (578) Hines, IL HCS. 

16 ............. (V16) (580) Houston, TX HCS. 

16 ............. (V16) (629) New Orleans, LA HCS. 

16 ............. (V16) (520) Gulf Coast, MS HCS. 

16 ............. (V16) (586) Jackson, MS HCS. 

16 ............. (V16) (667) Shreveport, LA HCS. 

17 ............. (V17) (674) Temple, TX HCS. 

17 ............. (V17) (549) Dallas, TX HCS. 

17 ............. (V17) (671) San Antonio, TX HCS. 

19 ............. (V19) (554) Aurora, CO HCS. 

19 ............. (V19) (623) Muskogee, OK HCS. 

19 ............. (V19) (660) Salt Lake City, UT HCS. 

19 ............. (V19) (635) Oklahoma City, OK HCS. 

19 ............. (V19) (436) Montana HCS. 

20 ............. (V20) (663) Puget Sound, WA HCS. 

20 ............. (V20) (648) Portland, OR HCS. 

20 ............. (V20) (668) Spokane, WA HCS. 

20 ............. (V20) (687) Walla Walla, WA HCS. 

20 ............. (V20) (692) White City, OR HCS. 

20 ............. (V20) (463) Anchorage, AK HCS. 

21 ............. (V21) (640) Palo Alto, CA HCS. 

21 ............. (V21) (612A4) N. California HCS. 

VAMC—Parent Facility VAMC Name (Formal Name). 

21 ............. (V21) (662) San Francisco, CA HCS. 

21 ............. (V21) (570) Fresno, CA HCS. 

21 ............. (V21) (593) Las Vegas, NV HCS. 

21 ............. (V21) (459) Honolulu, HI HCS. 

21 ............. (V21) (654) Reno, NV HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (691) Greater Los Angeles, CA HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (664) San Diego, CA HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (605) Loma Linda, CA HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (600) Long Beach, CA HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (644) Phoenix, AZ HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (678) Southern Arizona HCS. 

22 ............. (V22) (501) New Mexico HCS. 

23 ............. (V23) (618) Minneapolis, MN HCS. 

D. Allocation of Funds: Funding will 

be awarded under this NOFA to existing 

grantees for a 4-year non-recurring 

period beginning August 19 2022. The 

following requirements apply to 

supportive services grants awarded 

under this NOFA: 

1. In response to this NOFA, only 

existing SSVF grantees may apply. 

2. The applicant’s funding request for 

fiscal years (FY) 2023–2026 operations 

cannot exceed the amount indicated in 

their current MOA. The requested funds 

are expected to support 4 years of 

operations, so 25% of the award funds 

will be expected to be available in each 

year of operations. 

3. If, during the course of the grant 

year, VA determines that grantee 

spending is not meeting the minimum 

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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. VA may elect to recoup funds 

under the following circumstances: 

(a) By the end of FY 2023 (September 

30, 2023) of the grantee’s supportive 

services annualized grant award period, 

the grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds are less 

than an amount equal to 15% of total 

supportive services grant award. (During 

this same period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 

35% of the total supportive services 

grant award.). 

(b) By the end of FY 2024 (September 

30, 2024) of the grantee’s supportive 

services annualized grant award period, 

the grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds are less 

than an amount equal to 40% of total 

supportive services grant award. (During 

this same period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 

60% of the total supportive services 

grant award.) 

(c) By the end of FY 2025 (September 

30, 2025) of the grantee’s supportive 

services annualized grant award period, 

the grantee’s cumulative requests for 

supportive services grant funds are less 

than an amount equal to 65% of total 

supportive services grant award. (During 

this same period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 

80% of the total supportive services 

grant award.). 

4. Should additional funding become 

available over the course of the grant 

term from funds recouped under the 

Award Information section of this 

Notice, funds that are voluntarily 

returned by grantees, funds that become 

available due to a grant termination, or 

other funds still available for grant 

awards, 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. 

E. Supportive Services Grant Award 

Period: Grants are made for a nonrecurring 4-year period. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants: Only existing 

SSVF grantees may apply. Eligible 

locations are restricted to those listed in 

Table 1. Grantees can only apply for 

funds in areas they currently serve. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching: None. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Obtaining an Application Package: 

Only existing SSVF grantees currently 

serving an area designated in Table 1 are 

eligible to apply. Applications only 

require a letter of intent and a budget. 

These letters of intent and budget forms 

are located at www.va.gov/homeless/ 

ssvf. Any questions regarding this 

process should be referred to the SSVF 

Program Office at SSVF@va.gov. For 

detailed SSVF Program information and 

requirements, see 38 CFR part 62. 

B. Content and Form of Application: 

Applicants must submit applications 

electronically following instructions 

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

C. 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. (EST) on July 22 2022. Awards 

made for supportive services grants will 

fund operations beginning August 19, 

2022. 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. 

D. Funding Restrictions: Funding will 

be awarded for supportive services 

grants under this NOFA depending on 

funding availability. Applicants should 

submit separate applications for each 

supportive services funding request. 

1. Funding used for staff education 

and training cannot exceed 1% 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. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria: Only existing SSVF 

grantees serving the areas (as identified 

in their MOA for SSVF services through 

September 30, 2023) listed in Table 1 

are eligible to apply. VA will select 

eligible applicants that meet the 

threshold requirements described in 38 

CFR 62.21. 

B. Review and Selection Process: VA 

will review all supportive services grant 

applications in response to this NOFA 

according to the following steps: 

1. Should available funding not be 

sufficient to fully fund all requests, VA 

may either fund only selected awards 

based on its determination of highest 

need (based on latest HUD point-in-time 

data and lowest HUD–VASH voucher 

utilization) or grant awards will be 

made proportionally, with each grantee 

receiving the same percentage of their 

award request up to the amount of 

available funding. 

2. Conversely, should additional 

funds become available, grant awards 

will be increased proportionally with 

each grantee receiving the same 

percentage increase to their award 

funding. 

3. VA will also utilize the following 

considerations in 38 CFR 62.23(d) to 

select applicants for funding: 

(a) VA will give preference to 

applicants that provide, or coordinate 

the provision of, supportive services for 

very low-income veteran families 

transitioning from homelessness to 

permanent housing; and 

(b) To the extent practicable, VA will 

ensure that supportive services grants 

are equitably distributed across the 

areas identified in Table 1. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices: Although subject to 

change, the SSVF Program Office 

expects to announce grant recipients for 

all applicants in the fourth quarter of FY 

2022 with grants beginning August 19, 

2022. Prior to executing a funding 

agreement, VA will contact the 

applicants, make known the finalized 

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. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: 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. 

C. Reporting: VA places great 

emphasis on the responsibility and 

accountability of grantees. As described 

in 38 CFR 62.63 and 62.71, VA has 

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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. The 

regional coordinator assigned will be 

the same regional coordinator currently 

assigned to the applicant’s FY 2023 

MOA associated with this application. 

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. The completeness and quality of 

grantee uploads into HMIS will be 

factored into the evaluation of their 

grant performance. 

3. VA will complete annual 

monitoring evaluations of each grantee. 

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, as 

described in the grantee’s application. 

All grantees are subject to audits 

conducted by 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 lowincome veteran families when compared 

to extremely low-income veteran 

families with incomes below 30% of the 

area median income. 

5. Grantees’ performance will be 

assessed based on their consumer 

satisfaction scores. These scores include 

the participation rates and results of 

both the standardized survey offered to 

all participant households and 

unannounced visits to assess screening 

and intake procedures (commonly 

known as a mystery shopper program). 

VA Goals and Objectives for Funds 

Awarded Under this NOFA: VA seeks to 

accelerate the pace of permanent 

housing placements in high-need areas 

through this NOFA in pursuit of the 

Secretary’s goal of placing 38,000 

homeless veterans in permanent 

housing by the end of 2022. This NOFA 

provides new tools to support 

permanent housing placements by 

expanding the stock of available 

housing in communities that have 

currently have severely constrained 

affordable housing options. 

VII. Other Information 

A. 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 year of the grantee’s 

supportive services annualized grant 

award period, the grantee’s cumulative 

requests for supportive services grant 

funds may not exceed 35% of the total 

supportive services grant award without 

written approval by VA. 

2. By the end of the second year of the 

grantee’s supportive services annualized 

grant award period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 

60% of the total supportive services 

grant award without written approval by 

VA. 

3. By the end of the third year of the 

grantee’s supportive services annualized 

grant award period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 

80% of the total supportive services 

grant award without written approval by 

VA. 

4. By the end of the fourth year of the 

grantee’s supportive services annualized 

grant award period, the grantee’s 

cumulative requests for supportive 

services grant funds may not exceed 

100% of the total supportive services 

grant award. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on June 17, 2022, 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. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of General Counsel, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13505 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

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