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Federal properties that have been identified as suitable facilities to assist homeless persons can be found through the following link: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-04/pdf/2012-10454.pdf Properties in Eighteen States: AL, AK, CA, HI, KS, KY, MD, NJ, NY, NC, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WI The Federal Register contains the property listings and application instructions. Please forward [...]

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) DRAFT Substantial Amendment to the 2012 State of Kansas Consolidated Plan  The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has prepared a Draft substantial amendment to the 2012 State of Kansas Consolidated Plan (Annual Action Plan) in accordance with the State’s citizen participation plan and the requirements of [...]

Ready, SET, Go! SNAPS e-Learning Tuesdays 3:30 PM ET Registration for webinars on May 8th and May 15th  The weekly Ready, SET, Go! webinar series provides comprehensive information for Continuums of Care (CoCs), HMIS administrators, grantees, project sponsors and other stakeholders on a variety of topics. This message lists upcoming webinars.   Homeless Status: Recordkeeping [...]

Meeting is May 2 at 10am in Lawrence. Directions Below. 1.  Please join my meeting. https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/924732302 2.  Join the conference call: (712) 432-0075 access code 378379 Meeting ID: 924-732-302 BoS_CoC Aproved_Minutes_March BoS_CoC_Minutes_Draft_April BoS_CoC_Agenda_May 2012_BoS CoC Meeting_Schedule Directions: The Development Services offices are located in the Riverfront Plaza – basically the northeast corner of 6th and New Hampshire [...]

Hello Everyone- I hope you enjoyed the successful 13th Annual KSHC Homeless in the Heartland Summit in Butler County this year. I know I did! A special thanks to the Summit Planning Committee, they did an awesome job of planning, organizing, and making everyone feel welcome in El Dorado. Another special thanks goes out to [...]

Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) voted on a draft proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2013 appropriations, which includes funds for many affordable houses and homelessness assistance programs. The bill includes the largest one-year increase to HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants in nearly 20 years! The T-HUD Subcommittee proposed [...]

Ready, SET, Go! SNAPS e-Learning Tuesdays 3:30 PM ET Registration for the “Building the Bridge: HPRP to ESG” webinar on May 22nd  HUD has rescheduled the delivery of this webinar (originally scheduled for April 10) to May 22.  Please note that you will need to re-register for this webinar even if you were registered for [...]

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) DRAFT Substantial Amendment to the 2011 State of Kansas Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has prepared a Draft Substantial Amendment to its 2011 State of Kansas Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan in accordance with the State’s citizen participation plan and [...]

Annual Performance Report Requirements Effective June 1, 2011 all Supportive Housing Program (SHP), Shelter Plus Care (S+C), and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) grantees are required to use e-snaps to submit their Annual Performance Report (APR). Starting in March 2012, e-snaps has two Performance Measurement screens visible to grantees completing their APRs: [...]

Below are the Kansas Balance of State/Continuum of Care January, February, and March 2012 Approved Meeting Minutes. Please continue to check back with the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coaltion web site for upcoming meeting dates, location(s), and time. BoS_CoC_January_Minutes_ BoS_CoC_Minutes 2-1-12 BoS_CoC Aproved_Minutes_March