Shelter Plus Care (14.238)

Program

14.238 Shelter Plus Care

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office Of Community Planning And Development

Authorization

Subtitle F of Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 as amended, 42 U.S.C.11403.

Program Number

14.238

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

The Shelter Plus Care Program provides rental assistance, in connection with supportive services funded from sources other than this program, to homeless persons with disabilities (primarily persons who are seriously mentally ill; have chronic problems with alcohol, drugs, or both, or have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases) and their families. The program provides assistance through four components: (1) Tenant-based Rental Assistance (TRA); (2) Sponsor-based Rental Assistance (SRA); (3) Project-based Rental Assistance (PRA); (4) and Single Room Occupancy for Homeless Individuals (SRO).

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Homeless persons with disabilities and their families. Homeless persons with disabilities.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

An eligible applicant is a State, unit of general local government, or public housing agency (PHA).

Beneficiary Eligibility

Homeless persons with disabilities and their families. Except in single room occupancy dwellings that are only for homeless individuals with disabilities.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. Governmental entities and public housing agencies will certify to their eligibility. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Any site that would have a significant adverse impact on the human environment will not be eligible for funding. All components of this program are excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. An environmental impact assessment is required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. An electronic application package prescribing the specific information that applicants must submit through the local Continuum of Care (CoC) is available from HUD through the annual CoC Notice of Fund Availability, found at http://hudhre.info. The standard electronic application form as furnished by HUD must be used for this program. Any proposed project under this program must be consistent with the applicable HUD-approved Consolidated Plan.

Award Procedure

HUD reviews applications, rates and ranks those meeting threshold requirements, and makes conditional grant awards to those applications most highly ranked, in accordance with the Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA).

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Processing of applications and selection of successful applicants will take place at HUD field offices and Headquarters. HUD Headquarters will make selection and obligate funds as soon as the applications can be processed.

Appeals

Applicants may appeal the results of HUD's review and selection process if they believe a HUD error has occurred. Appeals must be in writing to the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development and must state what HUD error the applicant believes occurred.

Renewals

One year funding for projects eligible for renewal as contained in the Notice of Fund Availability and application.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching Requirements: Recipients must match the rental assistance by supportive services that are equal in value to the aggregate amount of rental assistance and appropriate to the needs of the population to be served.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

HUD will provide rental assistance under the TRA and SRA components for a five year period. Rental assistance under the SRO component will be for a ten-year period. If units are rehabilitated, and meet the standards required, assistance under the PRA component will be for a ten-year period; otherwise it will be for a five-year period. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. The financial management systems used by governmental entities that are recipients under this program must provide for audits in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133 as stipulated in 24 CFR 45. HUD may perform further and additional audits as it finds necessary or appropriate.

Records

Each recipient must keep any records and make any reports that HUD may require.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: In Fiscal Year 2008 HUD funded 141 new Shelter Plus Care projects and 874 Shelter Plus Care renewal projects. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0192-0-1-604.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $517,135,000; FY 09 est $433,669,000; FY 10 est $477,725,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

HUD imposes the following limitations: No more than ten percent of the assistance available for any fiscal year may be used for programs located within any one unit of general local government. At least ten percent of the funds available must be available for each of the four components.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

24 CFR Part 582 Shelter Plus Care Program Final Rule.

Related Programs

14.231 Emergency Shelter Grants Program; 14.235 Supportive Housing Program; 14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Designated contact person or monitor for the Shelter Plus Care Program in HUD Field Offices with a Community Planning and Development Division. Program information may also be obtained from Community Connections at HUD at (1-800)998-9999.

Headquarters Office

Robyn Raysor Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7266, 451 7th Street, SW, , Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: Robyn.S.Raysor@hud.gov Phone: (202) 708-4300

Web Site Address

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/index.cfm and http://www.hudhre.info. The hudhre website provides additional detailed instructions on eligibility and process.

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The criteria for selecting proposals will be listed under each Notice of Fund Availability.