[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51113-51114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20761]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Letter of Intent To Apply for Funding Available Under the 
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice; Letter of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requests that eligible 
entities interested in applying for funding under the Supportive 
Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program submit a letter of intent. 
The SSVF Program expects to publish a notice of funding availability 
(NOFA) in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The NOFA will contain information 
concerning the SSVF Program, initial and renewal supportive services 
grant application processes, and amount of funding available.

DATES: Interested organizations are encouraged to submit a nonbinding 
letter of intent to apply for initial and renewal supportive services 
grants under the SSVF Program by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 
28, 2012.
    For a Copy of the Letter of Intent Format: Download directly from 
the SSVF Program Web page which can be found at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp. Questions should be referred to the SSVF Program Office via 
phone at (877) 737-0111 (this is a toll-free number) or via email at 
[email protected]. For detailed SSVF Program information and requirements, 
see title 38 CFR part 62.
    Submission of Letter of Intent: Letters of intent should be 
submitted electronically to the SSVF Program Office via email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kuhn, Supportive Services for 
Veteran Families Program Office, National Center on Homelessness Among 
Veterans, 4100 Chester Avenue, Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (877) 
737-0111 (this is a toll-free number); [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This letter of intent is requested in 
anticipation of a planned NOFA to be issued in FY 2013. Please refer to 
title 38 CFR part 62 for detailed SSVF Program information and 
requirements.
    A. Purpose: The SSVF Program's purpose is to provide supportive 
services grants to private non-profit organizations and consumer 
cooperatives who will coordinate or provide supportive services to very 
low-income Veteran families who are residing in permanent housing, are 
homeless and scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within 
a specified time period, or after exiting permanent housing, are 
seeking other housing that is responsive to such very low-income 
veteran family's needs and preferences.
    B. Definitions: Sections 62.2 and 62.11(a) of title 38, Code of 
Federal Regulations, contain definitions of terms used in the SSVF 
Program.
    C. Approach: Grantees will be expected to leverage supportive 
services grant funds to enhance the housing stability of very low-
income Veteran families who are occupying permanent housing. In doing 
so, grantees are required to establish relationships with local 
community resources. The aim of the provision of supportive services is 
to assist very low-income veteran families. Accordingly, VA encourages 
eligible entities skilled in facilitating housing stability and 
currently operating rapid re-housing programs (i.e., administering the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Homelessness 
Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program, HUD's Emergency Solution 
Grant, or other comparable Federal or community resources) to apply for 
supportive services grants. The SSVF Program is not intended to provide 
long-term support for participants, nor will it be able to address all 
of the financial and supportive services needs of participants that 
affect housing stability. Rather, when participants require long-term 
support, grantees should focus on connecting such participants to 
mainstream Federal and community resources (e.g., HUD-VA Supportive 
Housing Program, HUD Housing Choice Voucher programs, McKinney-Vento 
funded supportive housing programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families, etc.) that can provide ongoing support. Assistance in 
obtaining or retaining permanent housing is a fundamental goal of the 
SSVF Program. Grantees are expected to provide case management services 
in accordance with 38 CFR 62.21.
    D. Authority: The SSVF Program is authorized by title 38 U.S.C. 
2044, amended by the Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital 
Improvement Act of 2011, Public Law 112-37. VA implements the SSVF 
program by regulation in title 38 CFR part 62.

    Dated: August 16, 2012.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff.
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