HUD has sent the directions for updating the Kansas Balance-of-State Housing Inventory. This document lists our bed capacity for shelters, transitional and permanent housing. Any organization that provides housing for people who are homeless or has received funding to support a project needs to provide information to update this inventory.

It is critical this be completed quickly and completely since it is part of the HUD BoS CoC Homeless Assistance Grant Application.  This date lists the Kansas’ capacity and is used to report the beds, units, HMIS coverage and Point-In-Time (January 27, 2009). The following types of programs are included:

  • All emergency shelters, including a youth shelter
  • A hotel or motel unit, or a campground space paid for by an agency
  • All transitional housing for homeless persons, including homeless youth
  • All permanent supportive housing designated for formerly homeless persons
  • Residential programs for the homeless funded by private organizations
  • Faith-based residential programs for the homeless
  • Interfaith hospitality networks serving homeless persons
  • Tenant-based housing provided by the Housing Choice Voucher program, only if voucher(s) have been exclusively dedicated to serving homeless persons or the person/family was homeless upon intake.
  • Project-based public housing, if the housing has been exclusively dedicated to serving homeless persons or the person was homeless upon intake.

To expedite this updating process, please complete an online survey to update information about your programs so I can gather the necessary data for the HUD Homeless Assistance Grant Application.   Please click on the link below complete the survey (completely and accurately) for each program you sponsor.  If you have more than 1 program, please fill out a survey for EACH one.I need these surveys to be completed by September 30, 2009.

I realize this is a short deadline and I appreciate you taking the time to get me the information I need!

Click on the link below to get started with the survey.  If your organization has more than one program, please fill a separate survey for each one. To do this, you will have to exit Survey Monkey and click again on the link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xPS2o_2bvt7IPIVJQKBBQS3w_3d_3d

Thank you very much for all your help and the work you do!