North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness Releases RSS Feed

State HPRP RFA Now Available

noemail@ncceh.org — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:30:00 GMT

The State published a Request for Applications for the NC Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program on July 8, 2009.

The full RFA is available here.

In order to apply, applicants must submit an application form and budget worksheet by Friday, August 7, 2009.

Read an updated list of Frequently Asked Questions about the State HPRP program (updated August 5).

State Releases HPRP Info Packet

noemail@ncceh.org — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT

The Following was sent out by the N.C. Office of Economic Reinvestment and Investment (OERI) on June 15, 2009

View the Information Packet on HPRP

To: Local governments and non-profits interested in the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid-ReHousing Program (HPRP)

From: Martha Are, Office of Economic Recovery and Investment

Date: June 15, 2009

The N.C. Office of Economic Recovery and Investment (OERI) has established a Housing and Homelessness Prevention Work Group. One purpose of this Work Group is to facilitate the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Homelessness Prevention Program (HPRP).

The State has submitted a plan to HUD, outlining how the State intends to implement HPRP. HUD has set a July 2 deadline to notify the State about whether or not HUD has approved the State’s plan. Once the State’s plan has been approved, OERI will distribute a Request for Applications (RFA) related to HPRP. Since this is a new program, the Work Group wanted to get out some preliminary information describing what is known about HPRP as of today. We hope that this information will be helpful to communities as they begin planning to submit a proposal in response to the upcoming RFA.

A Question and Answer conference call related to this preliminary application package will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 22. The call in number is 888-296-6500, and the guest code is 804694. Although an RSVP is not required, it is helpful for planning purposes. Interested parties can RSVP by emailing martha.are@nc.gov.

We appreciate your interest in this program and look forward to working with you.

View the Information Packet on HPRP

Statewide HPRP Program Public Comment Period

noemail@ncceh.org — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The following information was released Thursday, April 30, 2009 by the NC Office of Economic Recovery and Investment. The following includes: A copy of the Homelessness Prevention Fund substantial amendment to the consolidated plan Additional information about N.C.’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) Information about the public hearing for the substantial amendment Information on how to participate in the public hearing via conference call and website Information on Q&A conference calls that will be held during the public comment period Information about the dates of the public comment period where to find HUD’s detailed policies about the HPRP The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes formula funding for a new homelessness program, a program based on HUD identified best practices. The new program is called the Homelessness Prevention and...

New Report on Homelessness Released

noemail@ncceh.org — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HOMELESSNESS Chronic (Long-term) Homelessness Decreased by 32% from 2005 to 2007 in North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina—On January 13, 2009, the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness released its second Homelessness Counts report. According to the report, North Carolina experienced a 32% decrease in long-term homelessness from 2005 to 2007, from 2,404 chronically homeless individuals in 2005 to 1,645 in 2007. The report, which contains both state and national data, shows a 10% decrease in homelessness in the nation, from 744,313 per night in January 2005 to 671,859 per night in January 2007. This includes a 28 percent decrease in chronic (long-term) homelessness and an 18 percent decrease in family homelessness. While overall homelessness has declined, the picture varied among the states, with 36 percent reporting increases in homelessness and the rest reporting decreases....