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14.238:  Shelter Plus Care

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).

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

14.238 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

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.

14.238 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  An environmental assessment is required for this program. 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.

Application Procedure:  A separate application package prescribing the specific information that applicants must submit is available from HUD. The standard 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 NOFA.

Deadlines:  A Notice of Fund Availability announces deadlines for completed applications and time frames for HUD selections.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Processing of applications and selection of successful applicants will take place at HUD Headquarters. HUD will make selection and obligate funds as soon as the applications can be processed.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Dependent on fund availability.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  The criteria for selecting proposals will be listed under each Notice of Fund Availability.

Examples of Funded Projects:  As of the end of FY 1999, 762 Shelter Plus Care Grants totaling over $1.044 billion have been awarded.

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 made available for each of the four components.

14.238 RELATED PROGRAMS:

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

14.238 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

14.238 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $151,000,000 FY 00 est $200,000,000; and FY 01 est $210,000,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)

Budget Account Number:  86-0192-0-1-604.

Authorization:  Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title IV, as amended.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  24 CFR Part 582 Shelter Plus Care Program Final Rule.

14.238 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Designated contact person or monitor for the Shelter Plus Care Program in HUD Field Offices with a Community Planning and Development Division.

Headquarters Office:  John D. Garrity, Deputy Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7262, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Phone: (202) 708-4300. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.238 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and 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.

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 10 year period. If units are rehabilitated, and meet the standards required, assistance under the PRA component will be for a 10 years period; otherwise it will for a five year period.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Homeless persons with disabilities and their families. Homeless persons with disabilities.

14.238 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Each recipient must keep any records and make any reports as specified by HUD.

Audits:  The financial management systems used by governmental entities that are recipients under this program must provide for audits in accordance with 24 CFR 44. 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.