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ESG Funding Announcement
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) announces the 2016 Balance of State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) recipients from the April 2016 application round. Thirty-two applicants will receive a total of $2,344,236 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist the homeless in Kentucky.
 
Many nonprofits and local governments across Kentucky use ESG funds to provide necessary services to help persons who are homeless, as well as providing emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, and homelessness prevention assistance.  

For more information about KHC's ESG program, visit KHC's website, under Specialized Housing, Emergency Solutions Grant. If you have any questions, please contact Terry Helton or Ashley VonHatten toll-free in Kentucky at 800-633-8896 or 502-564-7630, extensions 273 or 366, respectively; TTY 711; or email thelton@kyhousing.org or avonhatten@kyhousing.org , respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the funding amounts per applicant.

Barren River Area Safe Space Inc.
$144,000
Bethany House Abuse Shelter
$85,000
Brighton Center Inc.
$11,000
Clark County Community Services
$105,000
Clark County Homeless Coalition
$35,543
Community Assistance & Referral Services Inc.
$40,500
Daniel Boone Community Action Agency Inc.
$75,000
DOVES of Gateway
$67,500
Family Life Abuse Center
$51,300
Father Bradley Shelter for Women and Children
$27,200
Franklin County Women and Family Shelter
$70,782
Gateway Homeless Coalition Inc.
$150,000
Harlan County CAA
$26,820
Hazard Perry County Community Ministries Inc.
$90,000
Jesus Community Center Shelter Inc.
$52,236
KCEOC Community Action Partnership Inc.
$89,537
Kentucky River Community Care
$141,000
LKLP CAC Inc. 
$15,446
Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center
$22,362
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc.
$39,949
OASIS
$75,000
Peoples' Self-Help Housing Inc.
$67,795
Safe Harbor of Northeast Kentucky Inc.
$120,000
Sanctuary Inc.
$60,000
Shelter of Hope
$66,516
Simon House Inc.
$67,500
Spring Haven Inc.
$67,160
The Salvation Army
$82,500
Transitions Inc.
$111,090
Welcome House of Northern Kentucky
$147,000
Women's Crisis Center - Buffalo Trace
$64,500
Women's Crisis Center - Northern Kentucky
$75,000
 

Reminder for New Permanent Housing Projects

The U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program competition.  

 

HUD is accepting applications for eligible renewal projects, new permanent housing projects created through reallocation, or the permanent housing bonus. Applicants should refer to the NOFA for details on eligible projects and other HUD requirements.  

 

New Permanent Housing Projects  

The KY BoS CoC is seeking partners to create new, permanent housing projects funded through HUD's CoC Program. Partners interested in applying for funding for new, permanent housing projects must complete the 2016 Pre-Application Form for New Permanent Housing Projects and return it to KHC by Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The form includes information about requirements for funding consideration by the KY BoS CoC. The form and other CoC application documents are available on KHC's website, under Specialized Housing, Continuum of Care

 

All forms should be emailed to Terry Helton at thelton@kyhousing.org, by the established deadlines.  

 

Stay tuned to KHC's eGrams for more information on the FY2016 CoC Program competition. If you have any questions or require more information, please contact the HCA Help Desk.

KYHMIS Annual Licensing Invoices
Every year, KHC invoices for the next fiscal year's Kentucky Homeless Management Information System (KYHMIS) User License fees. In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, online payments were introduced to the KYHMIS agencies.

KHC has adopted this method of invoicing permanently. Invoices were recently emailed to each agency for fiscal year 2016-2017 billing. All agencies in the BoS and the Lexington CoC that participate in KYHMIS, and have users with licenses, should have received an invoice for their portion of the license fee.  

The Louisville CoC will bill their Louisville CoC clients directly and then pay their portion of the license fees (for all Louisville agencies) directly to KHC.

Each BoS and Lexington CoC agency must review the number of current KYHMIS users and plan for the number of KYHMIS user licenses they will need for the upcoming fiscal year. If you are changing the number of user licenses needed for the upcoming year, you must submit these changes immediately to avoid disruption in your KYHMIS licensing. Your agency will be charged for the number of users listed. Please remember that user licenses cannot be shared by more than one user. Refunds will not be given for licenses requested in July, which weren't used consecutively during the year.

Agencies may access the PNC Payment Center to log in or pay now. If you have any questions, please contact the HCA Help Desk toll-free at 800-633-8896 or 502-564-7630, extension 446; TTY 711; or Submit a Request through the HCA Help Desk. 
KYHMIS Required Annual Documentation
All agencies are required to submit the following documentation each July. If a new user has recently been added to the system, the paperwork has to be re-completed for July and will be in effect for the entire fiscal year.

The documents are available on the HCA Help Desk, under KYHMIS Administrative Documentation, Agency Related Forms.
  • The KYHMIS Agency Participation Agreement
  • The Security Monitoring Form
  • The KYHMIS User Confidentiality Agreement (one per user)
  • The signature pages of the KYHMIS External Policy and Procedures (one per user)
The executive director should sign where indicated. Once completed, the forms must be scanned and submitted to the HCA Help Desk by Monday, August 1, 2016, to prevent suspension of KYHMIS licenses.
KYHMIS and Recovery Kentucky Trainings
KHC has scheduled several KYHMIS and Recovery Kentucky HMIS trainings. All trainings will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET, in KHC's computer training room in the west annex, located at 1231 Louisville Road, Frankfort . Seating is limited and available to registrants on a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch will be on your own from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

To attend a training session, users must submit a
Training Request Form no later than three days prior to the session to ensure space is available. Additionally, registrants must be confirmed prior to attending the training. 
 
Recovery Kentucky
  • Thursday, August 4 - New User/Refresher Training
  • Thursday, September 8 - New User/Refresher Training
KYHMIS
  • Friday, August 12 - New User/Refresher Training
  • Thursday, August 18- Refresher Training
  • Friday, September 23 - New User/Refresher Training
If you have any questions or concerns related to these trainings, please contact Danielle Humes toll-free in Kentucky at 800-633-8896 or 502-564-7630, extension 434; TTY 711; or email dhumes@kyhousing.org.
 
Stay tun ed to KHC eGrams for other training opportunities!

KHC Rental Waiting List

KHC Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) will begin accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program on Monday, July 25, at 9 a.m., through Friday, July 29, at 5 p.m. The Waiting List Portal will be available during this time only. The Waiting List Portal will allow customers to create an account to complete and submit an application.

 

Please direct those interested in applying to KHC's website, under Rental, Rental Portals, Waiting List Portal. We encourage everyone wanting assistance to register online using the portals. Applications are accepted in the order they are received.

 

Paper applications will be available at KHC's offices, located at 1231 Louisville Road or 1047 U.S. Hwy 127 South, Suite 1, in Frankfort. Applicants may also request a paper copy be mailed directly to them by calling KHC toll-free at 877-552-7368 or 502-564-9946. 

 

Waiting list applications and the online registration for new applicants will not be available until 9 a.m., Monday, July 25.

ESG Annual Reporting Requirements for CAPER
Recipients of 2014 and 2015 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, including Victim Service Provider (VSP) agencies, must  submit a breakdown of the ESG funds expended from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. In addition, the report must reflect the match expended to the project for this reporting period.

All ESG agencies that received reimbursements during this reporting period must complete the ESG Expenditure Report for each active ESG grant. The report is available on KHC's website, under Specialized Housing, ESG, ESG Resources

The report must be emailed to Heather Harvey by 5 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2016. Failure to submit an ESG Expenditure Report for each active grant that received reimbursements during this reporting period will result in current ESG funds being suspended.
Career Opportunities
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) has positions currently available! Join us in helping Kentuckians find safe, quality, affordable housing.

Reporting Specialist II
Housing Contract Administration
Salary range: $43,594 - $54,492
Respond by Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Manager Multifamily Programs
Multifamily Programs
Salary range: $50,133 - $62,666
Respond by Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Contract Management Specialist I
Housing Contract Administration
Salary range: $37,908 - $47,384
Respond by Monday, August 1, 2016 

Full details are available on KHC's website, under About, Careers. 

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