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and paper form depending on the nature 

of the materials received, background 

information compiled, and/or response 

sent. Each may have included the 

names, social security numbers, mailing 

addresses, telephone numbers, and 

other personal identifiers routinely 

required to identify a correspondent or 

subject. Other record items maintained 

may have included personal facts about 

medical, financial, or memorial benefits 

related to the correspondent, Veteran or 

beneficiary. Internal VA records may 

have included, but were not limited to, 

VA administrative, financial, and 

personnel information. Records may 

have included scanned documents, 

letters, emails, faxes, Internet 

documents, tracking sheets, notes, and 

documentation of telephone calls and/or 

meetings with an individual. Records 

were also used to process replies to 

correspondence and other inquiries 

originating from Congress; other Federal 

agencies; state, local, and tribal 

governments; foreign governments; 

Veterans Service Organizations; 

representatives of private or commercial 

entities; Veterans and their 

beneficiaries; private citizens; and VA 

employees. The records were also used 

for some categories of correspondence 

and records internal to VA. This system 

was published in the Federal Register 

on May 2, 2000, at 65 FR 25534. 

5. Enterprise Project Management 

(EPM) Tool—VA (122VA005P3). 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system included current and former 

VA employees, contractors, or 

subcontractors acting in the capacity of 

project managers and project team 

members in Information Technology 

(IT) projects. The records were used to 

track, manage, and report on the 

development of IT systems within VA in 

order to make informed decisions and 

deliver projects on time through the 

capture and re-use of best practices. 

This system was published in the 

Federal Register on October 12, 2006, at 

71 FR 60232. 

6. Center for Veterans Enterprise 

(CVE) VA VetBiz Vendor Information 

Pages (VIP) (123VA00VE). Categories of 

individuals covered by this system 

included Veterans who had applied to 

have their small businesses included in 

the VetBiz database, and, if deceased, 

their surviving spouses. The records in 

this system included (1) identifying 

information on Veterans and their 

surviving spouses who applied to have 

their businesses listed in the VetBiz 

database, including names and social 

security numbers, and (2) information 

documenting the eligibility of Veterans 

to have their businesses listed in the 

VetBiz database, including serviceconnected status and information 

concerning ownership of the businesses 

listed in VetBiz, including certifications, 

and security clearances held. This 

system was published in the Federal 

Register on February 21, 2008, at 73 FR 

9620. 

7. Enterprising Veterans’ Information 

Center (EVIC)—VA (124VA00VE). The 

system recorded the names and 

numbers of individuals calling the 

Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) for 

advice and assistance, as well as any 

voice messages. The system of records 

provided integrated customer service for 

the Center’s telephone and operational 

business communication needs 

including, but not limited to, automated 

switchboard referral to CVE resource 

partners and automated electronic mail 

responses and referrals. This system was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 21, 2003, at 68 FR 43258. 

8. Chemical and Biological Agent 

Exposure Database—VA (128VA008A). 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system included Veterans identified 

by the Department of Defense (DoD) or 

another government agency as having 

been exposed to any type of chemical 

(including psycho-chemical) and 

biological agents while on active duty. 

The records included personal 

identifiers, residential and professional 

contact data, population demographics, 

military service-related data, financialrelated data, claims processing codes 

and information, and other VA and nonVA Federal benefit information. 

Additionally, some records may have 

contained DoD health care-related data 

or VA-originated health care 

information. The purpose of the system 

was to measure and evaluate on a 

continuing basis all programs 

authorized under title 38, United States 

Code, including analysis and review of 

policy and planning issues affecting VA 

programs, in order to support 

legislative, regulatory, and policy 

recommendations, initiatives, and 

decisions affecting VA programs and 

activities. This system was published in 

the Federal Register on April 19, 2007, 

at 72 FR 19770. 

9. Inspector General Oversight Data 

Extracts—VA (154VA53C). The records 

in this system of records consisted of 

data, and extracts of data, provided from 

master databases under VA jurisdiction 

including, but not limited to, the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Veterans Health Administration, and the 

National Cemetery Administration. Data 

extracts may also have been sourced 

from databases provided by DoD as well 

as other Federal and State agencies. The 

records may have included personal 

identifiers, residential and professional 

contact data, population demographics, 

military service-related data, financialrelated data, claims processing codes 

and information, and other VA and nonVA information. The records in this 

system of records were used for 

qualitative, quantitative, and other 

analyses used to support Office of 

Inspector General (OIG) reviews, 

investigations, audits, and healthcare 

inspections. This system was published 

in the Federal Register, on March 16, 

2009, at 74 FR 11190. 

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. John 

Oswalt, Executive Director, Privacy 

Service approved this document on for 

publication on November 1, 2017. 

Dated: November 1, 2017. 

Kathleen M. Manwell, 

Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office 

of Quality, Privacy, and Risk, Office of 

Information and Technology, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24076 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Program 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability 

(NOFA). 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing the 

availability of funds for assistance under 

the Per Diem Only component of VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

(GPD) Program. This Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) encourages 

reapplication for those applicants who 

seek to continue providing ‘‘Transition 

in Place’’ (TIP) grants and new 

applicants that will serve the homeless 

Veteran population through a TIP 

housing model to facilitate housing 

stabilization. This Notice contains 

information concerning the program, 

funding priorities, application process, 

and amount of funding available. 

DATES: An original signed, dated, and 

collated grant application (plus two 

completed collated copies) for 

assistance under VA’s Homeless 

Providers GPD Program must be 


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received in the GPD Program Office, by 

4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, 

February 21, 2018 (see Submission 

Dates and Times below for additional 

requirements). 

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 material to avoid 

any risk of loss of eligibility brought 

about by unanticipated delays or other 

delivery-related problems. 

ADDRESSES: An original signed, 

complete, and collated grant application 

(plus two copies) must be submitted to 

the following address: VA Homeless 

Providers Grant and Per Diem Field 

Office, 10770 N. 46th Street, Suite C– 

200, Tampa, Florida 33617. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeffery Quarles, Director, VA’s Homeless 

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 10770 

North 46th Street, Suite C–200, Tampa, 

Florida, 33617; (toll-free) (877) 332– 

0334. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Funding Opportuity Description 

This Notice announces the 

availability of per diem funds for 

assistance under VA’s Homeless 

Providers GPD Program TIP Per Diem 

Only (PDO) for eligible entities. 

Applicants may apply for a minimum of 

5 beds and up to a maximum of 25 beds 

under this NOFA as a part of the effort 

to end homelessness among our 

Nation’s Veterans. 

Housing Model Description 

Transition in Place Model (TIP) 

Targeted Population—Homeless 

Veterans who choose a supportive 

transitional housing environment 

providing services prior to entering 

permanent housing. 

Model Overview—Provides 

transitional housing and a milieu of 

services that facilitate individual 

stabilization and movement of the 

Veteran to permanent housing in the 

residence as rapidly as clinically 

appropriate. 

Characteristics & Standards—The TIP 

housing model offers Veteran residents 

housing in which support services 

transition out of the residence over time, 

rather than the resident. This leaves the 

resident in place at the residence and 

not forced to find other housing while 

stabilizing. It is expected that Veterans 

will transition in place in approximately 

6 to 12 months. Extensions may be 

granted after 12 months but not to 

exceed 24 months. This model does not 

support discharge planning that would 

have the Veteran transition to Housing 

and Urban Development–VA Supportive 

Housing (HUD–VASH) as the HUD– 

VASH Program targets a Veteran 

population in need of specialized case 

management. 

Scope of services should incorporate 

tactics to increase the Veteran’s income 

through employment and/or benefits 

and securing the permanent housing in 

the Veteran’s name. Services provided 

and strategies utilized by the applicant 

will vary based on the individualized 

needs of the Veteran and resources 

available in the community. Applicant 

specifies the staffing levels and range of 

services to be provided. 

Applicants identify or convert 

existing suitable apartment-style 

housing where homeless Veteran 

participants would receive time-limited, 

supportive services optimally for a 

period of 6–12 months, but not to 

exceed 24 months. Upon completion, 

the Veteran must be able to ‘‘transition 

in place’’ by assuming the lease or other 

long-term agreement which enables the 

unit in which he or she resides to be 

considered the Veteran’s permanent 

housing. Grantees are expected to 

replace units as they are converted to 

permanent housing to maintain the 

average number of bed days as stated in 

the application during the entire grant 

period. Once the Veteran assumes the 

lease or other long-term agreement, VA 

will no longer provide funding for the 

unit under this NOFA. For example, 

each time a Veteran assumes the lease 

or other long-term agreement for the 

apartment, the grantee must identify a 

new unit in which to place another 

Veteran. By program design, transition 

to permanent housing should occur as 

rapidly as possible, and grantees should 

continually be acquiring and 

coordinating with VA on the inspection 

of new units to maintain a steady 

number of Veterans served. 

Applicants applying under this NOFA 

must own or lease apartments intended 

as permanent housing for an individual 

or single family. Apartments must meet 

the inspection standards outlined at title 

38 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

61.80, and have the following 

characteristics: 

1. Private access without 

unauthorized passage through another 

dwelling unit or private property; 

2. Sanitary facilities within the unit; 

3. Basic furnishings; and 

4. Suitable space and equipment 

within the unit to store, prepare, and 

serve food in a sanitary manner 

(including, at a minimum, a refrigerator, 

freezer, sink, and stove). Note: 

Microwave ovens, hot plates, or similar 

items are not suitable substitutes for an 

operational stove. 

Required Minimum Performance 

Metrics/Targets: VA has established 

performance metrics/targets for all 

successful applicants. Discharge to 

permanent housing is 75 percent; 

employment of individuals at discharge 

is 50 percent; and negative exits are less 

than 28 percent. 

Participant Agreement Information 

Lease Guarantors: When a third party 

(in this case the grantee) guarantees to 

pay the lease costs if the lessee (in this 

case the Veteran) defaults. This is not 

allowed under this program. 

Sub-lease: The sub-lease is ‘‘[a] lease 

by a lessee (in this case the grantee) to 

a third party (the Veteran) conveying the 

leased property for a shorter term than 

that of the lessee, who retains a 

reversion in the lease.’’ For the sake of 

clarity, in a sub-lease TIP housing 

scenario, the landlord is the lessor, the 

grantee is the lessee, and the Veteran is 

the sub-lessee. 

GPD TIP Grantees may use sub-leases 

during the transitional housing phase if 

the sub-lease has been approved by the 

GPD Program Office and the sub-lease 

must meet the following conditions: 

1. Period of sub-lease must be less 

than entire period of the grantee’s lease 

with the landlord. 

2. Grantee lease renewal must be 

taken into consideration when stating 

the period of the sub-lease. 

3. Sub-lease must be explicit that the 

grantee is the lessee, not the Veteran. 

4. Sub-lease must revert back to the 

grantee lessee without sanctions to the 

Veteran should the Veteran leave prior 

to program completion and lease 

assumption. 

5. Sub-lease may not contain 

requirements contrary to GPD 

regulations. 

6. Security deposits may not be 

charged to Veterans. However, grantee 

lessees may take other available and 

appropriate legal steps in situations of 

property destruction. 

Lease Assumption: When a third party 

(in this case the Veteran) assumes a 

lease, the original lessee does not retain 

any interest in the lease. 

Low Income Housing Tax Credits: 

Grantees that use tax credit programs 

may request that Veterans fill out a tax 

credit application, as there is no 

prohibition in GPD regulation. The 

issues that could arise are operational 

and specific to GPD TIP. Here are two 

examples. 

Example 1. Under the GPD TIP for 

which the grantee is funded, the Veteran 


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may not ‘‘assume’’ a lease until the 

transitional housing phase is complete. 

A sub-lease may be used as long as it 

meets the requirements above. If the 

grantee is not leasing from another 

landlord, it will make a difference. As 

the relationship changes, the grantee is 

the lessor and the Veteran becomes the 

lessee. This is not a sub-lease. In this 

case some other form of program 

agreement may have to be used that 

meets the elements of items 4, 5 and 6 

above and meets tax credit 

requirements. 

Example 2. Income under tax credits 

is calculated differently than in GPD. 

The grantee must follow GPD 

regulations during the transitional 

phase, and only the Veteran’s income 

may be counted as defined in 38 CFR 

61.82. When the Veteran completes the 

program and then ‘‘assumes’’ the lease, 

the calculation of income will revert to 

the tax credit requirements. The Veteran 

should be apprised of this prior to 

program entry so appropriate planning 

can be put into place 

Eligibility Information: Existing 

nonprofit organizations recognized as 

section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit 

organizations by the United States 

Internal Revenue Service, existing state 

and local governments, Indian Tribal 

Governments, and faith-based and 

community-based organizations that are 

capable of creating and providing 

supported transitional housing for 

homeless Veterans are eligible under 

this NOFA. Organizations meeting the 

requirements above and located in the 

District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any 

territory or possession of the United 

States, are also considered eligible 

entities (see definition of ‘‘State’’ in 38 

CFR 61.1). 

Authority: Funding applied for under 

this NOFA is authorized by 38 U.S.C. 

2011, 2012, 2013. 

Award Information 

Overview: This NOFA announces the 

availability of per diem funds for 

assistance under the PDO component of 

VA’s Homeless Providers GPD Program. 

This NOFA encourages reapplication for 

those applicants who seek to continue 

providing TIP grants and new 

applicants that will serve the homeless 

Veteran population through a TIP 

housing model to facilitate housing 

stabilization. VA expects to fund 

approximately 500 beds over a 2-year 

period under this NOFA. 

Approximately $25 million is available 

to support an average of 25 beds per 

night, per project. 

Cost Sharing or Matching: None. 

Funding Period: Funding awarded 

under this NOFA will be for a period of 

two-years. 

Payment: VA payment is limited to 

the applicant’s cost of care per eligible 

Veteran minus other sources of 

payments to the applicant for furnishing 

services to homeless Veterans up to the 

per day rate. Per diem will be paid in 

a method that is in accordance with VA 

and other Federal fiscal requirements. 

The per diem payment will be at a rate 

not to exceed 1.5 times the current VA 

state home program per diem rate for 

domiciliary care as set by the Secretary 

under 38 United States Code 

(U.S.C.)1741(a)(1). Awardees will be 

subject to requirements of this NOFA, 

GPD regulations, 2 CFR 200, and other 

Federal grant requirements. A full copy 

of the regulations governing the GPD 

Program is available at the GPD Web site 

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

GPD.asp. 

Funding Priorities: None. 

Application Review Information: Of 

those eligible entities that are legally 

fundable, the highest-ranked 

applications for which funding is 

available will be conditionally selected 

for eligibility to receive a per diem only 

award in accordance with their ranked 

order until the approximate number of 

beds are reached (approximately 500). 

A. Criteria for Grants: Rating criteria 

may be found at 38 CFR 61.13 & 61.32. 

B. Review and Selection Process: 

Review and selection process may be 

found at 38 CFR 61.13, 61.32. 

Allocation of Funds: Approximately 

$25 million is available for this grant 

component. The maximum amount of 

the per diem award any awardee 

receives may not exceed $1.25 million 

for the entire grant period. Funding for 

the entire grant period will be obligated 

at the time of the award and available 

for draw down by the grantee over the 

grant period. Monthly reimbursements 

will be issued for bed days of care 

provided based upon the project’s 

approved per diem rate. VA will not 

award more than $50,000.00 per bed 

over the entire two-year grant period 

based on the average number of beds to 

be provided as stated in the grant 

application. 

Funding Actions: Conditionally 

selected applicants will complete a 

grant funding agreement with VA in 

accordance with 38 CFR 61.61 and 

provide any additional information as 

required by VA. Upon signature by the 

Secretary or designated representative, 

final selection will be completed. 

Grant Award Period: For the purposes 

of this NOFA, the award period will be 

approximately two (2) years beginning 

on October 1, 2018, and ending 

approximately on September 30, 2020. 

Specific start and end dates will be 

included in the grant agreement 

between final selectees and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. The 

award period will not exceed 2 years. 

All projects are expected to pass 

inspection and become operational 

within 90 days from the date of award. 

Failure to meet the 90-day milestone 

may result in the per diem award being 

terminated. 

Funding Restrictions: No part of an 

award under this NOFA may be used to 

facilitate capital improvements or to 

purchase vans or real property. 

Questions regarding acceptability 

should be directed to VA’s National 

GPD Program Office at the number 

listed in contact information. 

Applicants may not receive funding to 

replace funds provided by any Federal, 

state, or local Government agency or 

program to assist homeless persons. 

Cost Sharing or Matching: None. 

Application and Submission 

Information: Applicants should be 

careful to complete the proper 

application package. Submission of the 

incorrect or incomplete application 

package will result in the application 

being rejected. The package will consist 

of two parts. The first part will be the 

standard forms required for grants to 

include all required forms and 

certifications and will be provided by 

VA on the GPD Web Site. The second 

part will be provided by applicants 

completing the items as listed below 

(see Application Requirements). 

Applicants who are conditionally 

selected will be notified of any 

additional information needed to 

confirm or clarify information provided 

in the application. Applicants will then 

be notified of the deadline to submit 

such information. If an applicant is 

unable to meet any conditions for grant 

award within the specified time frame, 

VA reserves the right to not award funds 

and to use the funds available for other 

grant and per diem applicants. 

Address To Obtain Standard Grant 

Forms for Application Package: 

Download the standard grant forms 

directly from VA’s Grant and Per Diem 

Program web page at: http://

www.va.gov/HOMELESS/GPD.asp. 

Questions should be referred to the GPD 

Program at (toll-free) 1–877–332–0334. 

Content and Form of Application: 

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 

or not funded. 

Applicants should ensure that they 

include all required documents in their 


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application and carefully follow the 

format described below. Submission of 

an incorrect, incomplete, or incorrectly 

formatted application package will 

result in the application being rejected. 

Applicants should ensure that the items 

listed in the ‘‘Application 

Requirements’’ section of this NOFA are 

addressed in their application. 

Applicants should use a normal 

business format, single-spaced lines, 

typed, single sided pages, in Arial 12- 

point font. Applicants should write out 

the question first, followed by the 

respective response. The narrative 

outline should be labeled with the same 

titles and in the same order as this 

NOFA. Applicants should simply 

binder clip the application; do not 

staple, spiral bind, or fasten the 

application. Do not include brochures or 

other information not requested. The 

application consists of two parts. The 

first part will consist of Standard Forms 

and the second part will be provided by 

applicants and consist of a supporting 

documentation and project narratives 

and tables/spreadsheets in a standard 

business format. 

Applicants should ensure that they 

include all required documents in their 

application, carefully follow the format, 

and provide the information requested 

and described below. Submission of an 

incorrect, incomplete, or incorrectly 

formatted application package will 

result in the application being rejected 

at the beginning of the process. 

Application Documentation Required 

1. Standard Forms (approximately 9 

pages): 

(a) SF 424 Application for Federal 

Assistance. 

(b) SF 424 A Non-Construction 

Budget. 

(c) SF 424 B Non-Construction 

Assurances. 

2. Eligibility to Receive VA 

Assistance: (approximately 3 pages) 

Nonprofit Organizations must provide 

documentation of accounting system 

certification and evidence of private 

nonprofit status by: 

(a) Providing certification on 

letterhead stationery from a Certified 

Public Accountant or Public Accountant 

that the organization has a functioning 

accounting system that is operated in 

accordance with generally accepted 

accounting principles, or that the 

organization has designated a qualified 

entity to maintain a functioning 

accounting system. If such an entity is 

used, then their name and address must 

be included in the certification letter; 

and 

(b) Providing evidence of their status 

as a nonprofit organization by 

submitting a copy of their IRS ruling 

providing tax-exempt status under the 

IRS Code of 1986, as amended. 

3. Documentation of being actively 

registered in the System for Award 

Management (SAM) (approximately 1 

page): Provide a printed copy of your 

agency’s active registration in SAM to 

include the Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which 

corresponds to the information provided 

on the Application for Federal 

assistance (SF424) and current 

Commercial and Government Entity 

(CAGE) code. Additionally, provide the 

complete legal business address that 

corresponds to the address registered 

with SAM to include the USPS fivedigit zip code plus the four digit 

extension code. 

4. State/Local Government 

Applicants: Applicants who are State or 

local governments must provide a copy 

of any comments or recommendations 

by approved State and (area wide) 

clearinghouses pursuant to Executive 

Order 12372. 

5. Project Summary (approximately 1 

page): Provide the following: 

(a) Number of Beds to be provided 

under this TIP Model: llllllll

(b) Housing and services provided 

under this application will be located at: 

Address: llllllllllllll

City: llllllllllllllll

State: lllllllllllllll

Zip Code + 4 digit extension: lllll

County the site is located in: lllll

Additional Counties served by the 

project: llllllllllllll

Congressional District: llllllll

6. Contact Information (approximately 

4 pages): Where correspondence can be 

sent to the Executive Director/President/ 

CEO. 

(a) Please provide the following: 

Agency Name: lllllllllll

Physical Address of Administrative Office (no PO Boxes): lllllllll

City: llllllllllllllll

State: lllllllllllllll

Zip + 4 digit extension: lllllll

County: llllllllllllll

Congressional District: llllllll

Telephone number: lllllllll

Alternate Mailing Address (if you would 

prefer regular mail be sent to a PO Box): 

City: llllllllllllllll

State: lllllllllllllll

Zip: llllllllllllllll

(b) Name and title of Executive 

Director/President/CEO; phone, fax and 

email address: 

(c) Name and title of another 

management level employee and title, 

phone, fax and email address, who can 

sign commitments for the agency; and 

(d) A complete listing of your 

agency’s officers of the Board of 

Directors and their address, phone, fax, 

and email addresses. 

7. Project Abstract: On not more than 

one page, provide a brief abstract of the 

project to include: The project design, 

supportive services committed to the 

project, types of assistance provided, 

and any special program provisions. 

8. Detailed Project Plan: This is the 

portion of the application that describes 

your program. VA Reviewers will focus 

on how the project plan addresses the 

areas of outreach, project plan, model 

specific questions, ability, need, and 

coordination in relation to the TIP 

model. 

VA expects applicants awarded under 

this NOFA will meet the VA 

performance metrics for the selected 

model. With those metrics in mind, 

please, in your agency’s responses to the 

following sections, include your agency 

strategies to meet or exceed VA’s 

national metric targets. 

Applicants must address the 

following within the application: 

(a) Outreach—In approximately 5 

pages, describe your agency outreach 

plan by answering the following: 

1. Outreach—describe your plan for 

selected Veteran population(s) living in 

places not ordinarily meant for human 

habitation (e.g. streets, parks abandon 

buildings, automobiles) and emergency 

shelters. 

2. Outreach—identify where your 

organization will target its outreach 

efforts to identify appropriate Veterans 

for this program. 

3. Outreach—Describe your 

involvement in the CoC’s Coordinated 

Assessment/Entry efforts as it relates to 

your outreach plan.; 

(b) Project Plan—VA wishes to 

provide the most appropriate housing 

based on the needs of the individual 

Veteran. In approximately 25 pages, 

provide the following: 

1. Project Plan—Specifically, list the 

supportive services, frequency of 

occurrence and who will provide them, 

and how they will help Veteran 

participants achieve residential 

stability, increase skill levels and/or 

income, and increase self-determination 

(i.e., case management, frequency of 

individual/groups, employment 

services). Use a table or spreadsheet for 

this section. (See Example 3.) 

Example 3: 


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Supportive service Frequency of offering 

(daily, weekly, etc.) 

Job title and credential 

required for the individual 

providing services 

This service supports the achievement of 

residential stability, increase skill and 

income, or self-determination 

Case management ................... Weekly .................................... Case Manager—LCSW .......... Residential stability. 

Financial Management Group .. Bi-Weekly ............................... Life Skills Educator—BA/BS .. Increased Skills and Income. 

2. Project Plan—VA places emphasis 

on lowing barriers to admissions; 

describe the specific process and 

admission criteria for deciding which 

Veterans are appropriate for admission. 

3. Project Plan—Indicate whether you 

plan on serving a mixed gender 

population or individuals with children. 

4. Project Plan—Provide a listing and 

explanation of any gender specific 

services. 

5. Project Plan—How will the safety 

security and privacy of participants be 

ensured? 

6. Project Plan—How, when, and by 

whom will the progress of participants 

toward meeting their individual goals be 

monitored, evaluated, and documented? 

7. Project Plan—Provide your 

agency’s Individual Service Plan (ISP) 

methodology and the core items to be 

addressed in the plan. 

8. Project Plan—How will the 

transition to permanent affordable 

housing be identified in the ISP and 

made known to participants to plan for 

the participant taking on the lease? 

9. Project Plan—Will your agency 

provide follow-up services? If yes, 

describe those services, how often they 

will occur, and the duration of the 

follow-up. 

10. Project Plan—Describe how 

Veteran participants will have a voice 

and aid in the selection, operation, and 

maintenance of the housing. 

11. Project Plan—Describe your 

agency’s responsibilities, as well as any 

sponsors or contractors’ responsibilities 

in operating and maintaining the 

housing (i.e. sub-recipients, leasing 

sites). 

12. Project Plan—Describe program 

policies regarding a clean and sober 

environment. Include in the description 

how participant relapse will be handled 

and how these policies will affect the 

admission and discharge criteria. 

13. Project Plan—Describe program 

polices regarding participant 

agreements, including any leases and 

sub-leases, if used. 

14. Project Plan—Describe program 

polices regarding extracurricular fees. 

15. Project Plan—If co-located with 

other types of housing, homeless 

populations, or with other non-grant 

and per diem projects, how will 

differences in program rules and 

policies be handled? (See example 2). 

Example 2: 

Your agency has permanent housing, 

bridge housing, and low demand 

housing. These all serve different 

populations and require different levels 

of policy to properly function. How will 

this be accomplished? 

16. Project Plan—Describe how, using 

the TIP model, you will provide aid in 

increased income or benefits. 

17. Project Plan—Address how your 

agency will facilitate the provision of 

nutritional meals for the Veterans. Be 

sure to describe how Veterans with little 

or no income will be assisted. 

18. Project Plan—VA places great 

emphasis on placing Veterans in the 

most appropriate housing situation as 

rapidly as possible. In this section, 

provide a timetable and the specific 

services, to include follow-up, that 

support housing stabilization. Include 

evidence of coordination of transition 

services that your agency expects to 

have for Veterans. 

19. Project Plan—Describe how you 

will facilitate transportation of Veteran 

participants with and without income to 

appointments, employment, and 

supportive services. 

20. Project Plan—Describe when, and 

by whom, the progress of participants 

toward meeting their individual goals 

will be monitored, evaluated, and 

documented. 

21. Project Plan—As this NOFA 

funding cannot be used for furnishings, 

describe how your agency will provide 

basic furnishings in the selected living 

quarters. 

22. Project Plan—describe in this 

section how your agency will manage 

the conversion of the dwelling unit and 

the services provided to the participant 

from transitional phase to permanent 

housing and what follow-up services 

will be provided to the Veteran once 

converted to permanent housing. 

Additionally, describe the instrument 

that will be used (lease, program 

agreement, memorandum of 

understanding, etc.) to ensure the 

Veteran’s permanent occupancy once 

the unit has converted. Moreover, 

include how this will enhance housing 

outcomes leading to more timely access 

to permanent housing. 

23. Project Plan—Indicate whether 

shared apartments by unrelated 

individuals will be used; typically the 

TIP model is designed for an individual 

Veteran or a Veteran and family. 

However, if your agency plans to use a 

model in which roommates would share 

a living unit that would ultimately 

result in the roommates assuming the 

lease, your agency must describe how 

this process would be accomplished. 

The description must include the 

elements of section (n) above and the 

screening and selection process for 

roommates; responsibilities of each 

roommate, and how anomalies such as 

a roommate leaving or not meeting their 

responsibilities, will be addressed. 

(c) Ability—In approximately 5 pages; 

describe your agency’s experience 

regarding the TIP model and 

population. 

1. Ability—Provide a table or 

spreadsheet of the staffing plan for this 

project. Do not include resumes. 

Example 4: 

Job title 

Brief (1–2 sentence) 

description of 

responsibilities 

Educational level 

Hours per 

week allocated 

to GPD project 

Amount of annual 

salary allocated to 

the GPD project 

($) 

2. Ability—Describe your agency’s 

previous experience assessing and 

providing for the housing needs of 

homeless Veterans in transitional 

housing. 

3. Ability—Describe your agency’s 

previous experience assessing and 

providing supportive services to 

homeless Veterans in transitional 

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4. Ability—Describe your agency’s 

previous experience in assessing 

supportive service resources and 

entitlement benefits. 

5. Ability—Describe your agency’s 

previous experience with evaluating the 

progress of both individual participants 

and overall program effectiveness 

through using quality and performance 

data to make changes. Provide 

documentation of meeting past 

performance goals. 

(d) Need—In approximately 5 pages, 

describe, using reliable data from survey 

of homes population or other reports or 

data gathering mechanisms, the 

substantial unmet needs particularly 

among your targeted Veteran population 

and those needs of the general homeless 

population. Also, describe why your 

agency chose this model of transitional 

housing. Include in your response how 

your agency determined the number of 

beds needed, or, for service centers, 

include how your agency determined 

the anticipated numbers of 

participation. How does this project 

model meet a need for the community 

and fit with the community’s strategy to 

end homeless in the community? 

(e) Coordination—In approximately 5 

pages, describe and provide evidence of 

your agency’s involvement in the 

homeless Veteran continuum. 

1. Coordination—Provide 

documented evidence that your agency 

is part of an ongoing community-wide 

planning process. 

2. Coordination—How is your process 

designed to share information on 

available resources and reduce 

duplication among programs that serve 

special need homeless Veterans (i.e. 

letter of support from your local 

continuum of care)? 

3. Coordination—How is your agency 

part of an ongoing community-wide 

planning process that is designed to 

share information on available resources 

and reduce duplication among programs 

that serve homeless Veterans? 

4. Coordination—How has your 

agency coordinated GPD services with 

other programs offered in the 

Continuum(s) of Care (CoC) they 

currently serve? 

5. Coordination—Provide 

documented evidence that your agency 

consulted directly with the closest VA 

Medical Center Director regarding 

coordination of services for project 

participants; provide your plan to assure 

access to health care, case management, 

and other care services. 

(f) Site Description—In one page, 

describe the availability of current 

housing stock in your community that 

would be appropriate for this program 

and would meet the standards required 

by Life Safety Code and 38 CFR 61.1– 

61.82. Describe whether the sites are 

scattered or in apartment complexes, 

provide a service area for the project, 

and, if available, provide a proposed or 

current address for the housing. 

Applicants should be careful to 

complete the proper application 

package. Submission of an incorrect or 

incomplete application package will 

result in the application being rejected. 

Application packages must include all 

required forms and certifications. 

Selections will be made based on 

criteria described in the application, 

Final Rule, and NOFA. 

Awardees will be required to support 

their request for payments with 

adequate fiscal documentation as to 

project income and expenses. Awardee 

agencies that have a negotiated Indirect 

Cost Agreement (IDC) must provide a 

copy of the IDC with this application if 

they wish to charge indirect costs to the 

grant. Without this document, only the 

de minims rate would be allowed for 

indirect costs. All other costs will be 

considered only if they are direct costs. 

Applicants who are conditionally 

selected will be notified of any 

additional information needed to 

confirm or clarify information provided 

in the application. Applicants will then 

be notified of the deadline to submit 

such information. If an applicant is 

unable to meet any conditions for grant 

award within the specified time frame, 

VA reserves the right to ot award funds 

nd to use the funds available for other 

grant and per diem applicants. 

Submission Dates and Times: An 

original signed, dated, completed, and 

application (plus two completed 

collated copies) and all required 

associated documents must be received 

in the GPD Program Office, VA 

Homeless Providers GPD Program 

Office, 10770 N. 46th Street, Suite C– 

200, Tampa, Florida 33617; by 4:00 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, 

February 21, 2018. 

In the interest of fairness to all 

competing applicants, this deadline is 

firm as to date and hour, and VA will 

treat any application that is received 

after the deadline as ineligible for 

consideration. Applicants should take 

this firm deadline into account and 

make early submission of their material 

to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility as 

a result of unanticipated delays or other 

delivery-related problems. For 

applications physically delivered(.e.g., 

in person, or via United States Postal 

Service, FedEx, United Parcel Service, 

or any other type of courier), the VA 

GPD Program Office staff will accept the 

application and date stamp it 

immediately at the time of arrival. This 

is the date and time that will determine 

if the deadline is met for those types of 

delivery. 

Applications must be received by the 

application deadline. Applications must 

arrive as a complete package to include 

VA collaborative partner materials (see 

application requirements). Materials 

arriving separately will not be included 

in the application package for 

consideration and may result in the 

application being rejected or not 

funded. 

DO NOT fax or email the application, 

as applications received via these means 

will be ineligible for consideration. 

Award Notice: Although subject to 

change, the GPD Program Office expects 

the announcement of grant awards 

during the late fourth quarter of fiscal 

year 2018 (September). The initial 

announcement will be made via news 

release, which will be posted on the 

GPD Web site at www.va.gov/homeless/ 

gpd.asp. Following the initial 

announcement, the Grant and Per Diem 

Office will mail a notification letter to 

the grant recipients. Applicants that are 

not selected will be mailed a declination 

letter within 2 weeks of the initial 

announcement. 

Administrative and National Policy: It 

is important to be aware that VA places 

great emphasis on responsibility and 

accountability. VA has procedures in 

place to monitor services provided to 

homeless Veterans and outcomes 

associated with the services provided in 

grant and per diem-funded programs. 

Applicants should be aware of the 

following: 

All awardees that are selected in 

response to this NOFA must meet the 

requirements of the current edition of 

the Life Safety Code of the National Fire 

Protection Association as it relates to 

their specific facility. Applicants should 

note that all facilities are to be protected 

throughout by an approved automatic 

sprinkler system unless a facility is 

specifically exempted under the Life 

Safety Code. Applicants should 

consider this when submitting their 

grant applications, as no additional 

funds will be made available for capital 

improvements under this NOFA. 

Each program receiving funding will 

have a liaison appointed from a nearby 

VA medical facility to provide oversight 

and monitor services provided to 

homeless Veterans in the program. 

Monitoring will include, at a 

minimum, a quarterly review of each 

per diem program’s progress toward 

meeting VA’s performance metrics in 

helping Veterans attain housing 

stability, adequate income support, and 

self-sufficiency as identified in each per 

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include a review of the agency’s income 

and expenses as they relate to this 

project to ensure payment is accurate. 

Each funded program will participate 

in VA’s national program monitoring 

and evaluation, as these monitoring 

procedures will be used to determine 

successful accomplishment of housing, 

employment, and self-sufficiency 

outcomes for each per diem-funded 

program. 

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. 

David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs, approved this document on 

October 31, 2017, for publication. 

Dated: October 31, 2017. 

Jeffrey Martin, 

Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation 

Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0463] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Notice of Waiver of VA 

Compensation or Pension To Receive 

Military Pay and Allowances 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0463’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

Title: Notice of Waiver of VA 

Compensation or Pension to Receive 

Military Pay and Allowances (VA Forms 

21–8951 and 21–8951–2). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0463. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Forms 21–8951 and 21– 

8951–2 are used by reservists/ 

guardsmen to file a waiver a VA 

disability benefits in order to receive 

active or inactive duty training pay. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

21,000. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy, and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0772] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: VA Cooperative Studies 

Program 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

reinstatement of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory 

and Administrative Affairs (10B4), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@

va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0772’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 


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