Next BoS NOFA Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday September 1, 10am-12pm, SRS Learning Center, Topeka, Kansas, located at 2nd and MacVicar. Please click here for meeting documents. Agenda, August Minutes, HUD Info , KSHC Diagram draft, Letters of Intent Threshold, and 2009 Project Scoring Sheet.

Conference Call in Number: 712-432-0075

Participant Access Code: 401556

 

BoS NOFA Committee meeting is being held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 from 1-3 pm at the KHRC conference room, 611 S. Kansas in Topeka.  View the Agenda for the meeting and the NOFA Committee minutes of June 16 2010 meeting through these links. If you need access via conference call, e-mail Diane at dew@kshomeless.com by 12 noon Wednesday, the 21st. 

Please review and comment on the newly written HMIS Data Quality Assurance Plan (BHOC) – 2010-07-19 for the Balance of State HMIS users.  e-mail feedback to LaTonia at lwright@kshomeless.com by August 2, 2010.

Exhibit 1 from 2009 for your review in preparation for Balance of State NOFA C0mmittee meeting on May 17, 2010 Salina. More information on this important meeting to follow.

March 9, 2010 Stakeholders’ Meeting: Minutes, notes, and handouts!!!

Review the minutes and notes from the March 9, 2010 Stakeholders’ Meeting.

See who attended the March 9, 2010 Stakeholders’ Meeting.

Read KS-507 – Kansas Balance of State CoC Debriefing and Scoring Summary (HUD’s 2008 feedback to the Balance of State Continuum of Care and recommended areas for improvement)

View a History of the Balance of State Continuum of Care as presented at the March 9, 2010 Stakeholders’ Meeting by Christy McMurphy, SRS

Read HUD’s Rural Continuum of Care Guidebook

How is the Balance of State Continuum of Care Organized?

  • Covers 101 counties-the other 4 metropolitan counties have their own CoC process
  • Annual competition for over $2.5 million for transitional and permanent housing projects.
  • The Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition (KSHC) is the lead entity for the Balance of State CoC.
  • The BoS CoC is divided into seven regions, with one or two regional coordinators.
  • Local networking groups and homeless service providers make up the Regional Committees
  • Regional Coordinators, along with the Core working group, form the BoS CoC subcommittee.

Counties in the BoS CoC

Kansas BoS CoC Implementation

  • CoC Lead is the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition
  • They have a HUD SHP grant to fund the software, training and computer and internet access.
  • KHRC contracts with MAACLink who is the software vendor and database administrator.
  • The BoS CoC will be evaluated soon in order to assess readiness for participation in the AHAR.
  • KHRC also contracts with KSHC to facilitate implementation and coordination.
  • Available to all homeless service providers  in the 101 counties in the BoS CoC

Importance of HMIS Participation for Kansas

  • Effects all KS CoC scores and ability to secure $$$$ for transitional and permanent housing projects.
  • Provides data needed for HUD CoC Application
  • Required for HUD funded programs
  • HUD is requiring the BoS CoC to participate in the next AHAR
  • James Chiselom at Kansas Housing Resources is the HMIS Program Administrator for the Balance of State CoC.
  • Joe Coburn is the HMIS technical assistance specialist from the Mid America Assistance Council for all counties in Kansas with the exception of Sedgwick.