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Reminder: Initial LSA Upload Deadline – November 18, 2022

The deadline for the Initial Upload Phase for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Longitudinal Systems Analysis (LSA) is today, November 18, 2022.

The primary purpose of this deadline is to identify and address any critical upload errors and ensure communities can login to the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) 2.0. Upload errors could be due to issues in the LSA export structure, the HMIS data, or import issues into the HDX 2.0. Continuums of Care (CoCs) still meet this deadline if the status of the preliminary upload is "rejected” by the time of this deadline. However, if this is the case, HUD recommends working with your vendor to resolve errors preventing your upload from being accepted during the data cleaning process.

Uploading your data to the LSA is distinct from submitting your data for HDX Team Review. The point of the Initial Upload Phase is to upload at least one Official HUD Review File to ensure that your data pass the initial upload error and format check. As mentioned, if your data does not pass this check you should work with your vendor to ensure that it can. Once you have successfully uploaded an Official HUD Review File to the HDX 2.0, you should make sure that it is as free of data errors as possible and has warnings that are comprehensively addressed with notes before submitting for HDX Team Review. This signals to your liaison to examine your dataset and give you feedback if there are outstanding questions.

You can find detailed information on the full LSA submission process in Chapters 3 and 4 of An Introductory Guide to Submitting LSA Data for the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR).

FY 2022 LSA Submission Schedule

 
Date Description
November 21, 2022 – November 25, 2022 Thanksgiving Break Period. During this time, Data Quality Liaisons will not be available for support. CoCs will be able to continue uploading and cleaning their data.
December 26, 2022 – January 2, 2023 Winter Holiday Break Period. During this time, Data Quality Liaisons will not be available for support. CoCs will be able to continue uploading and cleaning their data.
January 11, 2023 Final deadline to resolve data quality flags with your assigned Data Quality Liaison and submit your data for final review.

Resources

The following resources have been updated and are now available on the HUD Exchange:

The updated HMIS CSV Data Quality Tool will be available soon. As a reminder, all community resources and guidance related to the LSA are announced through the HUD Exchange mailing list and are available on the LSA Tools and Guidance page.

Upcoming Office Hours

 
Dates and Times Registration Link
November 29, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST		 Save the Date
December 6, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST		 Save the Date
December 13, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST		 Save the Date
January 3, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST		 Save the Date
January 17, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST		 Save the Date

These sessions will provide LSA-focused information on specific topics including: an HDX 2.0 demo and review of the LSA submission guide, a review of the updated materials mentioned above, and special topics that arise during data collection. The Office Hours will also provide an opportunity for CoCs to ask additional questions after having hands-on experience. More details with registration links will be sent out closer to each date.

Your Data Quality Liaison will help your CoC resolve questions about the LSA submission process. If you haven't received an outreach email from your Data Liaison, please submit a question to the HUD Exchange Ask A Question (AAQ) portal.

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