Study Session
February 2, 2010
Kitsap RegionalCoordinating Council
Affordable Housing for All Grant Program
(2060)
Homeless Housing Assistance Act Grant Program
(2163)
• Review Programs
~ Homeless Housing Assistance Act Grant Program (2163): 3 Cycles Complete
~ Affordable Housing for All Grant Program (2060): 7 Cycles Complete
• State & Federal Trends
• Questions
Topics
• Established by 2005 Washington legislation
• $10 document recording surcharge; 60% for local program
• Legislative Goal: Reduce Homelessness by 50% in 10 years in Washington State
• Mandated local Homeless Housing Program to reduce homelessness
• Allowable uses: Locally determined
Homeless Housing Assistance Act (2163)
Local Homeless Housing Program
Required Components:
1) Annual Homeless Census: Point-in-Time Count
2) Local Homeless Housing Grant Program
3) 10-Year Homeless Housing Plan
4) Homeless Data Collection: Homeless Management Information System
• 2007: ESSHB 1359
• Revised and recodified the 2060 (AHFA) and 2163 (HHAA) legislation.
• Added an additional $8 document recording surcharge
• 90% of each new $8 to go to local Homeless Housing Grant Programs
Additional Legislation
• 2009: ESSHB 2331
• Adds $20 to document recording surcharge, 60% to counties
• Increases surcharge for 4 years only
• To be distributed and administered through the existing Homeless Housing Grant Program in each county
Additional Legislation
Homelessness Stakeholders
Local Communities(Local Governments)
(KRCC)
Continuum of Care Coalition
Homeless and At-Risk Households
Housing Funding Leadership
Group
Continuum of Care Coalition Memorandum of Understanding
• Network of Kitsap agencies providing housing and services to low income and/or homeless
• Collaborative planning for countywide and federal Affordable Housing Programs
St. Vincent de PaulKitsap Mental Health ServicesDept. of Veterans AffairsDSHS – Bremerton CSOKit. City Div. of Aging/LT CareBremerton Housing AuthorityCatholic Community ServicesPeninsula Community HealthAgape UnlimitedKitsap Community ResourcesHousing Resources BoardStandUp for KidsMax Hale CenterKitsap City Behavioral HealthThe Salvation ArmyBremerton FoodlineKitsap County Consolidated Hsg. Auth.One Church One FamilyHelpline House – Bainbridge Isl.Kitsap County Block Grant ProgramHabitat for Humanity of KitsapEmployment Security DepartmentUnited Way of Kitsap
Homeless Housing Program • Technical Advisory body to
KRCC
• Prepare & recommend Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
• Coordinates Annual Census: Point-in-Time Homeless Count
• Develops recommendations for annual funding priorities
CoCC Members
Housing Funding Leadership GroupHomeless Housing Plan:
“The Leadership Task Force on Homelessness will be charged with working with the Kitsap Continuum of Care Coalition to develop annual community priorities for implementation of this plan, balancing emergent priorities & long-term needs.”
• Called for in Homeless Housing Plan
• Formed in late 2009
• Management-level participation
• Members: Agencies/Programsthat are conduits for housing funding to Kitsap
• Provides “big picture” expertise
• Work with CoCC to develop Funding Priorities
Kurt Wiest Executive Director Bremerton Housing Authority
Jennifer Laslovitch (interim)Asset Manager Kitsap Consolidated Housing Authority
Bonnie TuftsProgram ManagerKitsap CDBG
Marie VilaProgram ManagerBremerton CDBG6
Larry EyerExecutive DirectorKitsap Community Resources
Kirsten Jewell Program ManagerKRCC Housing Grant Programs
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1) Homeless Count
• Annual voluntary census of homeless• Gathering specific required information• Coordinated by Continuum of Care Coalition• Project Connect: Services Fair• Recent Count: January 28-29, 2010
• 2009 Count: 937 Homeless in Kitsap 1/3 Children (275) 31% increase over 2008
Highlights of Guiding Principles
• Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council as governing body
• Continuum of Care Coalition as Technical Advisory body
• Application Review Committee of peers
• Provision for multi-year awards
• Program Review every 3 years, concurrent with AHFA program (next one: 2011)
2) Homeless Housing Grant Program
Application Review CommitteeHomeless Housing Program Guiding Principles:
“The Council Board will appoint an Application Review Committee, not including any agency that intends to apply for that year's funding, and including a representative of the Kitsap County Auditor’s office. The Application Review Committee will review funding applications and prepare a recommendation for the Council Board’s consideration. The recommendation may include options or a single set of recommended projects.”
• May be drawn from CoCC members or larger community
• Appointed by KRCC Board
• Provides technical expertise
• Peer review of projects
• Advisory to the KRCC Board
• Non-applicants for current cycle
Joanne Tews Executive DirectorHelpline House
Deb HowardFormer Manger of Family Services Kitsap Consolidated Housing Authority
Jennifer HardisonExecutive DirectorSouth Kitsap Helpline
Jennifer GreenFormer Executive DirectorKitsap Community Foundation
Anna Wilderbuer Administrative Services ManagerAuditor, Kitsap County
2009
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KRCC awards grants
Grant Application Process
ARC reviews applications & makes funding recommendations
CoCC recommends priorities
KRCC adopts priorities & appoints ARC
ARC holds Bidders Conference for applicants
Grant applications to ARC
Allowable Uses of FundsFrom the 2163 Legislation:Eligible activities under the local plans include:
(a) Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons;(b) Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for
formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness;
(c) Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals;
(d) Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness;
(e) Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless;
(f) Outreach services for homeless individuals and families;(g) Development and management of local homeless plans including homeless
census data collection; identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs and evaluation of progress towards established goals;
(h) Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless; and
(i) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan.
Allowable Uses of FundsFrom the 2163 Legislation:Eligible activities under the local plans include:
(a) Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons;
(b) Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness;
(c) Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals;
(d) Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness;
(e) Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless;
(f) Outreach services for homeless individuals and families;(g) Development and management of local homeless plans including
homeless census data collection; identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs and evaluation of progress towards established goals;
(h) Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless; and
(i) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan.
(i) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for
funding in the local plan.
Funding Priorities:2009 Cycle
1) Case Management, Outreach & Key Supportive Services 2) Programs Reducing Risk of Homelessness (e.g. emergency rental or mortgage assistance)
3) Programs Removing Barriers to Obtaining Housing (e.g. financial assistance)
4) Other Homelessness Prevention Services
Recommended by HFLG & CoCC
& approved by Executive
Board
Kitsap’s 10-Year Homeless Housing Plan
Consolidated Plan for Kitsap County
Kitsap Continuum of Care Identification of Homeless Needs
• 3 Grant Cycles:
• Average available to distribute annually, starting with 2011 Cycle: (including additional funds collected through HB 1359 and HB 2331 legislation)
Homeless Housing Grant Program
Awarded $2,236,690
Estimated
$1.1 M
3) Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan
• Updated through CoCC process during 2008• Slated for approved by KRCC Executive Board:
February 2, 2009• Goal: Reduce Homelessness in Kitsap County by
50% between 2005 and 2015 • Full text available at www.kitsapregionalcouncil.org/housing
• All Strategies & Activities listed in Kitsap Homeless Housing Plan are eligible for grant funding.
• Every grant request should fall under a specific Strategy or Activity in Plan.
4) HMIS
• Compliance with the Kitsap Homeless Management Information System is required for all projects receiving grant funding
• KRCC manages contract with State to oversee Kitsap HMIS
• Agencies must collect the HUD-required data points
• July 2009: all required agencies compliant• Next Step: Data Sharing between Kitsap
agencies 1st County in State to Implement
Data Sharing!
• Established by 2002 Washington legislation
• $10 document recording surcharge
• ILA forged between County & Cities
• Mandated countywide grant program for low income housing projects (below 50% of median income)
• Allowable uses: Capital and O&M
Affordable Housing for All(2060)
• KRCC as governing body
• Continuum of Care Coalition as Technical Advisory body
• Application Review Committee from CoCC
• Provision for multi-year awards
• Allowable uses to full extent of legislation
• Funds Distribution: O&M vs. Capital Awards
• Program Review in 2005 & every 3 years
Highlights of Guiding Principles
AHFA Allowable Uses of Funds2060 Legislation Language:
Uses of these local funds are limited to:
(a) Acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to very low-income persons with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income;
(b) Supporting building operation and maintenance costs of housing projects or units within housing projects ((built with)) eligible to receive* housing trust funds, that are affordable to very low-income persons with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, and that require a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing operating expenses;
(c) Rental assistance vouchers for housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to very low-income persons with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, to be administered by a local public housing authority or other local organization that has an existing rental assistance voucher program, consistent with the United States department of housing and urban development's section 8 rental assistance voucher program standards; and
(d) Operating costs for emergency shelters and licensed overnight youth shelters.
*Denotes change due to 2163 legislation.
• 7 Grant Cycles: Total Awarded:• Available each year to distribute:
• Available funds trending down
Affordable Housing for All
$0
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$600,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Grant Cycle
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$280,000 - $350,000
$3,221,793
X (State projected annual $ available)
Programs ComparedAffordable Housing
Grant ProgramHomeless Housing
Grant Program
Application Review Committee
CoCC Members Community Members
Cycle Timeline July - December January - June
Program Goal Increase/support low-income housing
Decrease homelessness by 50%
Allowable Uses 4 uses defined in legislation
Determined locally
in 10-Year Plan
Benchmarks/
State Reporting
None yet Homeless Count
10-Year Plan
Annual Report
Generally:
• De-categorization of funding streams
• Consolidation & streamlining of programs
• Requirements for increased coordination of service delivery
• Focus on best practices and evidence-based solutions
• Centralized reporting of outcomes
State & Federal Funding Trends
Specifically:
• Coordinated Intake & Assessment Requirements
• State Consolidated Homeless Program
• Reporting shifting to HMIS
• State expectation that counties will use 2331 funds to transition to new paradigm to serve homeless
State & Federal Funding Trends
Getting from Here to There
• Commitment by Kitsap County & KRCC elected officials and community service providers to focus funding and efforts on new model of housing & service delivery
• Plan for implementing transition to new model Set Aside for 2010 Study
• Alignment of funding and efforts to new model
• Reporting compliance
Program Administration• Improvements to Grant Program, Homeless
Housing Plan, and HMIS• Provide countywide overview perspective• Continue to explore opportunities for integrating
local grant programs• Identify elements that affect jurisdictional
planning (e.g. ADU’s) for CPPs• RFP for Study on Homeless Housing & Service
Delivery• Monitor implications of state grant program
consolidation• Program Review: 2011
Upcoming 2 – 3 Years
HHAA ~ 2010 Cycle
Coming Up for KRCC Board. . .
• Set Funding Priorities ~ February 2010 Board Meeting
• Application Review Committee Appointments ~ March 2010 Board Meeting
• Discussion of Creating a KRCC Housing Sub-BoardMarch 2010 Board Meeting
Program Oversight
Kirsten JewellHousing Grant Programs
Project Coordinator
Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council
(360) 377-4900
Kitsap RegionalCoordinating Council