| TPCH Newsletter – August 2022 |
| IN THIS ISSUE 2022 Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity Released for Unsheltered Homelessness TPCH Announces In-Kind Grant Opportunity: LGBTQ+ Equity and Inclusion Technical Assistance & Consulting UA SIROW releases census updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report Press Release from the Arizona Housing Coalition: Affordable Housing is Out of Reach in Arizona for Hard Working Families United States Senate Proposes $4.3 Billion Increase to HUD TPCH Represented at National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. Resource Corner: Upcoming Trainings and Resources 2022 Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity Released  FISCAL YEAR 2022 SUPPLEMENTAL NOFO (UNSHELTERED) TPCH will begin accepting project applications on August 12, 2022. All project applications are due no later than 12:00pm (noon) Arizona time on September 19, 2022. The local competition for the FY 2022 Supplemental NOFO to address Unsheltered Homelessness is officially underway. Organizations interested in applying for FY 2022 Continuum of Care Supplemental Unsheltered program funds should review the guidance, deadlines and documentation posted to the TPCH website. The Continuum of Care Board has prioritized the following service categories for funding: Continuum of Care Planning, Homeless Management Information System management, Supportive Service Only – Street Outreach, Supportive Services Only – Housing Navigation, and Permanent Supportive Housing. Download the FY 2022 TPCH Continuum of Care Program Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity instructions on how to apply. Pre-Proposal Conference All interested and potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-proposal conference scheduled for August 24, 2022 from 1:00pm-2:30pm Arizona time. The pre-proposal conference will be held virtually using Zoom software. Registration is required. REGISTER FOR THE PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE HERE. TPCH Announces In-Kind Grant Opportunity: LGBTQ+ Equity and Inclusion Technical Assistance & Consulting  TPCH Releases Request for Proposals for In-Kind Grant Opportunity: LGBTQ+ Equity and Inclusion Technical Assistance and Consulting. Proposals due to tpch@tucsonaz.gov August 17, 2022 by 11:59pm Arizona time. Click here to download the Request for Proposals. Opportunity TPCH will select up to three organizations to participate in this in-kind grant opportunity. Technical assistance offerings available include: Deep Dive LGBTQ+ Equity Training Supervisor and Administrative Professional Training Date Analysis and Share-Out Policy Review and Recommendations Document Review and Recommendations Programming Review and Recommendations Customized Troubleshooting Sessions Learn More and Apply TPCH member organizations are encouraged to apply and take advantage of this in-kind grant opportunity. Download the Request for Proposals to learn more about this opportunity and for application instructions. Please contact tpch@tucsonaz.gov with any questions. U of A Southwest Institute for Research on Women releases census updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report  U of A Southwest Institute for Research on Women releases census updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report The University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women has released its thirty-fifth update to its report on Housing Insecurity Indicators and Potential Homelessness Estimates for Arizona and Pima County. This report measures current housing insecurity with newer census data. Download the report here. The most recent update to the report includes many indicators of concern worth noting. Without further analysis the causes of this locally are unclear, but the prime suspects are rising rents and the lingering aftermaths of the pandemic for the household budgets of lower-income households (via death, illness, and changes in employment and caretaking responsibilities). A substantial erosion in financial position of renter households in recent months, Rents continue to rise in Tucson with measures of average and median rent increasing 31-41% over the past two years, and Racial/ethnic disparities in financial strain have increased in measures of households not being current on rental payments and experiencing difficulty meeting spending needs. READ THE REPORT HERE. Additional Summer Sun Cooling Stations Available for People Experiencing Homelessness In readiness for instances of extreme heat, the City of Tucson and the Pima County Kino Service Center will have available cooling center locations. The information is available for download, click on the images below. As temperatures rise, please continue to share the following resources widely.   Download the 2022 Summer Sun Cooling Station flyer (English and Spanish) here. For a map of these cooling centers. hydration stations, pools and splash pads, see this link. United States Senate Proposes $4.3 Billion Increase to HUD HUD received a $4.3 billion boost for the upcoming fiscal year in draft legislation released by the Senate Appropriations Committee . The funding increase would accommodate at least level funding for nearly all HUD programs in the upcoming fiscal year. Final spending decisions still need to be negotiated between House and Senate leadership, a process that is not expected to begin until after the midterm elections. The draft legislation includes a $50 million increase to Native American, Alaskan, and Hawaiian housing programs, which would be an historically high funding level. The bill also contains legislation to reauthorize the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act. The Senate does not plan to take additional action on appropriations until an overall agreement on funding levels can be reached following the midterm elections. This guarantees that a continuing resolution will be necessary to continue government operations past the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. READ THE DRAFT LEGISLATION HERE. Press Release from the Arizona Housing Coalition: Affordable Housing is Out of Reach in Arizona for Hard Working Families “Out of Reach” answers the question: ‘How much do you have to earn to afford rent and utilities on a modest apartment in Arizona?’ Out of Reach compares the Housing Wage with Arizona’s minimum wage, and the most common occupations in each state. And what it reveals is that our state’s retail and hospitality workers, nursing assistants, teachers, secretaries and first responders don’t make enough to live here. We are encouraged by state lawmakers’ recent bipartisan investment in the state Housing Trust Fund to help increase the housing stock and lower rents; and look forward to the policy outcomes of the Legislative Housing Supply committee to study how to increase the stock – and affordability – of housing in our state.” -Joan Serviss, Executive Director of the Arizona Housing Coalition. For additional information, visit: http://www.nlihc.org/oor READ THE REPORT HERE. TPCH Represented at National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C.  Continuum of Care lead staff Austin Puca, Mayra Gamez, and Elaine MacPherson attended the National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. to hear about best practices in continuums around the country. Some of the sessions attended covered topics like master leasing, diversion, racial equity in the homeless response system, and much more. The opening plenary as well as major takeaways are featured on the National Alliance to End Homelessness blog. READ THE BLOGPOST. Resource Corner: Tools, Conference Opportunities and Upcoming Trainings NOFO WEBINARS – NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS What You Need to Know about the 2022 CoC Program Competition Wednesday, August 17 @ 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. ET The FY 2022 CoC Program Competition NOFO is here. Join Alliance experts to learn about new priorities in this year’s notice, guidance on crafting a competitive application, and how to make this application align with HUD’s recent Supplemental NOFO for Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness. Register here. ARIZONA HOUSING COALITION HOUSING FORUM August 17-19, 2022 at The Scott Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, AZ The Arizona Housing Coalition is hosting the 2022 Arizona Housing Forum in partnership with the Arizona Department of Housing. This event attracts approximately 350 attendees representing public and private sectors and showcases speakers and sessions on innovations in housing, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) best practices, and timely topics in the housing industry. It is an unparalleled opportunity for networking among Arizona’s leaders in the affordable housing and ending homelessness fields. Register here. ARIZONA HOUSING COALITION WEBINAR – LANDLORD TENANT LAW FOR CASEWORKERS* *There is a cost to attend this training for those who are not members of the Arizona Housing Coalition. Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, online. Presented by attorneys from Community Legal Services, this webinar will use real life scenarios to discuss the limits of the law in landlord/tenant relationships and the importance of a third party such as a caseworker. Online, Register here. NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS PRESSURE POINTS SERIES The Alliance’s new Pressure Points Resource Series outlines specific strategies, practices, and philosophies that can help relieve the pressures experienced by providers and systems alike. PREPARING FOR THE NOFO WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS SYSTEM SERIES The 2022 SYSTEM Series is a new collection of webinars, blog posts, and resources designed to help communities build more effective systems to end homelessness. The updated series addresses emerging priorities in the field, as well as insights on issues and areas the Alliance expects HUD to prioritize in the upcoming NOFO. AUGUST EVENTS TPCH Meetings & Training Events Meetings and events added regularly. Find details and locations on the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net August 4, 3pm Homeless Youth Coalition August 9, 1pm Community Outreach Coalition August 9, 3pm System Performance Evaluation Committee August 10, 1pm Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee August 10, 3pm Homeless Management Information System Meeting August 11, 3pm TPCH General Council Membership Meeting August 11, 5:30pm Youth Action Committee August 12, 9am Built for Zero Coalition August 18, 9am Continuum of Care Program Grant Committee August 23, 3pm Continuum of Care Board Meeting August 25, 1pm Coordinated Entry Committee August 25, 5:30pm Youth Action Committee For the most up-to-date meeting information, visit the TPCH calendar at https://www.tpch.net. |