SHPA Monday Memo- 03/30/2020

PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING
MERRIDITH MONTGOMERY
TO THE SHPA TEAM

POLICY & ADVOCACY COORDINATOR

We at SHPA are very excited to have Merridith on the team. Merridith, brings a wealth of experience and passion on addressing the issues of homelessness and supportive housing and looks forward to coordinating with all 19 Continua of Care in addressing your advocacy needs. She will be reaching out to all CoC Leads and Supportive Housing providers to introduce herself. Please welcome her and feel free to let her know your immediate needs.

m.montgomery@shpa-il.org
(217) 321-2476 x4

Thank you to all who have been reaching out and responding to our requests for information. SHPA in cooperation with our partners have been working with the Department of Humans Services on regular basis communicating your ever changing needs and this crisis progresses. DHS and the Pritzker Administration have been taking a very proactive approach to addressing the issues you are facing and are responding as quickly as possible.

IDHS Secretary Hou, announced the following;

Message from All Chicago:

To ensure that all Illinoisans have a safe place to shelter during the COVID-19 emergency, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is making $6 million available throughout the state for emergency lodging for people experiencing homelessness. CoCs throughout Illinois will access funding through All Chicago and work with local service providers to pay for solutions tailored to the unique needs of communities throughout the state.

Each CoC lead agency will be responsible for local prioritization of funds and will submit an application to All Chicago no later than 5pm on April 3^rd. The CoC’s lead agencies in Illinois received email notification on March 27^th. If the CoC’s lead agency did not receive the communication, please contact Elizabeth Perez at eperez@allchicago.org

For Chicago CoC: All Chicago has developed a simple application process to make private and state funds available as efficiently as possible. We will work closely with leaders across the city and state to monitor agency needs and guide the Chicago COVID-19 Homeless System Agency Emergency Fund toward system funding gaps. Please find more detailed information and application instructions here.

Thank you,
Elizabeth Perez, Program Manager
All Chicago

FY20 Homeless Service contractees will see a 5% increase to thier FY20 contracts. You should have received notice of request to submit a revised 2020 budget. If you have not done so please do so asap. If you have questions about the funding, how these funds can be uses, or believe that you will not be able to expend these funds please reach out to the appropriate program manager at IDHS as we want to make sure that these funds are going to be fully utilized as they are intended.

SHPA will continue to work with IDHS Homeless Services to address all needs of supportive housing providers including those funded by the Division of Mental Health to which similar actions are being requested as well as suspension and/or delays of SFY21 renewal applications and reporting requirements during this crisis.

UPDATE FROM THE SECRETARY:

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

News from Springfield:

CAPITAL REPORT FROM THOMSONWEIR -

Mike Thomson, Michael Weir, and Aaron Chambers of ThomsonWeir, LLC have since 2012 provided SHPA with government affairs and strategic communications services. They advocate for our interests and regularly share important information for our members.

Federal/National News Updates:

FY2020 Collaborative Mental Health & Anti-Recidivism Initiative: funding opportunity for SOAR and Criminal Justice. Only state agencies are eligible to apply, interested parties would need to collaborate with the state. https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-17972

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CENSUS
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE QUESTIONNAIRE ONLINE

Due to COVID-19 the count for those experiencing homelessness has been pushed back to April 29 -May 1. CLICK HERE for more details.

National Alliance to End Homelessness: CLICK HERE
National Low Income Housing Coalition: CLICK HERE
US Interagency Council on Homelessness: C LICK HERE

IDHS PARTNERS - Request from Secretary Hou;

I appreciate your support and hard work throughout this public health emergency. I am writing today with a brief request for your participation in an important survey.

In order to understand the acute needs for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among community-based organizations across the state, please consider completing this short survey before April 1.

The survey is designed to more precisely understand statewide PPE needs. Please note that completing the survey, unfortunately, is not a guarantee that you will receive the supplies, and it is not a purchasing order.

As you fill out the survey, please give your best estimate of need over the next 30-90 days, accounting for both your organization’s staff and customer/client populations.

A direct link to the survey is here:
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?module=17&item=123547&surveyid=1525

Thank you,
Grace B. Hou
Secretary, IDHS

P.S.: If you or anyone you know is aware of extra PPE that can be donated, please send a message to PPE.donations@Illinois.gov

CURRENT IDHS-SHP GRANTEES;

The Illinois Department of Human Services, Homeless Services grant information is now available for Fiscal Year 2021. CLICK HERE

444-80-0656 - Emergency & Transitional Housing
444-80-0657 - Homeless Prevention
444-80-0658 - Supportive Housing Program

Funding Plans for FY21 are also available NOW in the Homeless Reporting Portal. The Funding Application can be found at: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspxitem=119579#a_AdultServicesandBasicSupports

Message from IDHS:
As we all work to navigate the situation surrounding COVID-19, we at IDHS appreciate that Illinoisans are facing unprecedented challenges. We understand that many agencies are working with less staff and/or having staff work from home in order to increase social distancing. To support these efforts, we are changing the due date for Homeless Services (ETH, HP, and SHP) FY21 grant applications.

We strongly encourage you to submit your application components as soon as possible, but recognize that you may need additional time. Therefore, the new due date for these applications is Thursday, April 9^th, 2020.

The current deadline of April 9 remains in place however, since this is not a NOFO there is some flexibility. If you believe that you will need some additional time please contact your respective program manager.

Many IDHS staff will be working from home for the next two weeks, but we WILL still have access to email and voicemail. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions during this time.

If you need assistance please contact SHPA Staff at (217) 321-2476

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DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH - Grant Renewals & Opportunities

NON-COMPETITIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

DMH Program Grant Title	CSFA Number	GA	PRA
Housing MI Supportive (220)	444-22-1482	GA 1482	PRA 1482

Due Date for Programs listed above April 15, 2020, 5:00 PM

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COMPETITIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

DMH Program Grant Title	NOFO Number	GA	PRA	Q&A
Juvenile Justice (121)	21-444-22-0631-01	GA 0631	PRA 0631	Q&A 0631
Regions Rural Behavioral Health Access (510-RBHA)	21-444-22-1182-01	GA 1182	PRA 1182	Q&A 1182
Juvenile Inpatient Forensic Services (515-JIFS)	21-444-22-1183-01	GA 1183	PRA 1183	Q&A 1183
Regions IPS Trainers (515-RIPS)	21-444-22-1185-01	GA 1185	PRA 1185	Q&A 1185
Regions Extended MISA Detox (515-RMSD)	21-444-22-1186-01	GA 1186	PRA 1186	Q&A 1186

WEBINAR

EVICTION PREVENTION

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT JOINED US FOR THIS WEBINAR AND THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND YOU MAY FIND THE AUDIO RECORDING AND MATERIALS ALONG WITH OTHER PAST WEBINARS ON OUR WEBSITE AT:
http://www.shpa-il.org/webinars/

Continuum of Care News:

Interested in becoming a member of SHPA, click on the link above and contact David Esposito, Executive Director at d.esposito@shpa-il.org

Not a Supportive Housing Provider, yet want to support our work, click here for our 2020 Sponsorship Opportunities.

Want to get more involved with SHPA?
One of the best ways to stay in the know with all things SHPA and permanent supportive housing is to join our standing committees. All committees meet by phone so that members from all over the state are able to join.
Visit our website for committee descriptions:

SHPA Committee Meetings Scheduled:
Legislative Committee - Third Thursday of the Month @ 9:00a
Resident Committee - Fourth Wednesday of the Month @ 4:00p
Governance Committee - Fourth Tuesday of the Month @ 2:00p
Standards & Best Practices Committee - Fourth Monday of the Month @ 11:30a
(schedules subject to change as determined by committee chairs)

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(217) 321-2476

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