Date:
• 04/23/2012 & 04/24/2012

Location:
• Butler County Community College Conference Center
• 901 South Haverhill Road El Dorado, KS 67042

Online Registration:
• $25 fee (Includes: Breakfast & Lunch on 04/23, along with Brunch on 04/24)
• Scholarships available
• CEU’s available
• Registration Website: kshomeless.com

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM KSHC BoD Meeting (Confirmed) Hughes Room 205

Sunday Evening April 22, 2012 (TBA)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM KSHC BoD Meeting (Confirmed) Anton Room 202

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM KSHC BoD Meeting (Confirmed) Hughes Room 205

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM KSHC BoD Meeting (Confirmed) Anton Room 202

KSHC CoC BoS Application was successfully submitted on October 23, 2011

View the final exhibit 1 file

July 10, 2011

Board of Directors Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition:

The balance in the (KSHC) general operating account as of July 1, 2011 was $38,730.44 (Envista Credit Union). The balance in the Commercial Checking account at Fidelity State Bank was $52,446.56, and the balance in the Debit Card account was $2,678.74.

All accounts as of July were current and up to date.

We have outstanding receivables of approximately $12,000.

At this time all expenses for salary and monthly obligations are fully covered by income from current sources.

SRS has extended the Supportive Housing Funds (SHF) portion of the general contract to cover activities for the 1^st quarter of FY 2012 (July, August, and September).  The funding for contract staff and overhead to complete these activities is sufficient to cover all expenses of these activities during this time frame.  KSHC has been informed by SRS that, in all likelihood, funding for the 2012 Summit will be awarded on a competitive basis.  No income or responsibility is expected for the SHF portion of the previous SRS contract beyond the 1^st quarter of FY 2012.  It is our understanding from SRS that the Balance of State portion of the contract will be renewed for FY 2012.

The current expenses for all employees and contract staff are covered by income from the SRS contract and the contract with Kansas Housing Resources Cooperation.  It is recommended that all contract activities currently being provided by contractors for creating electronic funds transfers (SHF activities) and check writing be brought in-house. Further the current management of payroll activities should be restructured to both reduce expenses and improve clarity of these functions.

Treasurer, Randy Crandall

Additional information on the types of CoC grant funds available, the full grant announcement, and targeted service populations can be found here. Please review program information on HUD’s web site before submission of Letter of Intent to Apply.

Required Submission Format:
All Letters of Intent to Apply must include a Cover Letter detailing the information listed below. Contact information for KSHC Regional Coordinators can be found here. Required documents will be reviewed by the BoS CoC Committee to determine if they meet CoC priorities, HUD criteria, and eligibility requirements.

The Cover Letter must be submitted on agency letterhead and be signed by the Executive Director and/or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors. It shall contain the following information (please use corresponding section headings): 1) Primary contact person (include name, address, telephone, email and fax); 2) a brief description of the applicant agency and its services (limit of 500 words); 3) a brief explanation to justify project need (limit of 500 words); 4) an estimated total project budget amount; and 5) the following language: “Submission of this application is acknowledgment that the agency Board of Directors fully endorses this application for funding, agrees to participate in program reviews performed by KSHC and/or HUD, and is willing to sign such a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) binding the agency to this contractual responsibility, participation, and obligation .”

Eligible programs for application include: the Supportive Housing Program, the Shelter Plus Care Program and/or the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program. The total amount of funds available for renewal projects is $2,013,223; the total amount of funds available for new projects is $252,083 plus a potential bonus amount of $339,796.

Please include the following Attachments to the Cover Letter: The Letter of Intent to Apply; and The Letter of Acknowledgement from the Regional Coordinator/regional planning group.

Please note that applications not submitted in the above format or by 4:00 p.m. CDT will not be accepted. All renewal requests will be limited to one year of funding.

The Letter of Intent package must be received in full in the KSHC office by Monday, September 19, 2011 either by ground mail or by email by 4:00 p.m. CDT (addresses below).. Note; an email submission must contain scanned copies of the above described documents including the required signatures by the head of the agency and/or the Chair of the Board of Directors in a PDF format, no faxed or late submission will be accepted. The address is:

Attn: Peg McFadden, KSHC Board Member Chair
Balance of State Continuum of Care Committee
501 SE Jefferson, Ste 30
Topeka, KS 66607
info@kshomeless.com

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
2011 HUD CoC BoS NOFA application process:

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FY2011 Continuum of Care NOFA and Application Broadcast
Project Applicants: Getting Started
Continuum of Care
Continuum of Care 101

The Kansas Policy Network advocates policy initiatives that will help create sustainable communities. The following is the 2011 Legislative Agenda for Kansas.

• Develop, preserve and invest in the physical development of communities.  This includes:
  • Low-income property tax exemptions
  • Tools for rehabilitating vacant and abandoned properties
    • Change in delinquent property tax penalties
  • Maintained funding for the Kansas Housing Trust Fund
  • Green building incentives
  • Regulatory predatory lending practices (HB 2235)
  • No fire sprinkler mandates for new residential construction (HB 2088)

 Foster livable, safe and healthy environments.  This includes:

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  • Tools to help offenders re-enter the workforce successfully and reduce recidivis            
  • Certificate of Rehabilitation through the Kansas Department of Corrections
  • Increase access to healthy foods
    • Increased acceptance of food stamps at farmers markets
    • Implement the WIC Farmers Market Nutritional Program
    • Allow state governmental bodies purchasing agricultural products to preference Kansas products over out of state products as long as the cost and quality is equal 

For more information, visit www.lisc.org/kansascity.

Contact Angie Baur, Balance of State Coordinator for additional information 785-354-4990 or at info@kshomeless.com

Next monthly meeting is scheduled for August 25, 2011 1pm-3pm, location to be announced.

BoS CoC Committee Minutes July 28, 2011 -Draft

May 26, 2011 Meeting Minutes

April 28, 2011 Meeting Minutes

March 24, 2011 Meeting Minutes

March 10, 2011 Meeting Minutes