February 2017 – Mississippi Balance of State CoC

Webinar Recording Posted: Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules Training

Posted on February 28, 2017 by mutehinc

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) held a series of webinars for Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicants and providers, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients and sub-recipients, and Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) grantees to educate participants about the requirements of the Equal Access Rule and Gender Identity Rule and how to ensure that projects operate in compliance with these rules. This webinar also provided "LGBT Language 101" training to aid participants in increasing their knowledge and skills in using appropriate, inclusive language with all clients they serve. Participants were introduced to HUD's Technical Assistance (TA) materials to aid their compliance efforts.

Funding Opportunity: Department of Justice’s Specialized Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance for Service Providers

Posted on February 15, 2017February 14, 2017 by mutehinc

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applicants to provide intensive human trafficking training and technical assistance to service providers in one of two purpose areas...

Update From the HUD Exchange: Homelessness Data Collection, Reporting Updates, and Deadlines

Posted on February 13, 2017 by mutehinc

Data continues to be an important component of making progress towards the goal of ending homelessness. With this increased focus, HUD is working to provide more tools for communities to better assess the quality of their data and provide more data for both national and local data analyses. Your community will need to review the following deadlines and resources to prepare for the Housing Inventory Count (HIC), Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, System Performance Measures (SPM) report, new data quality reporting framework, and Annual Performance Report (APR) requirements.