1. State Home Construction Grant Program 2015 Grant FundingGrant Program Timeline Grant Application and Award Update

2. 2 VA Grant Funding Plan - FY2015 VA Grant Funding Plan - FY2015 Funding (000s) FY14 Carryover$25,751 Appropriation $90,000 Estimated FY15 Carryover$10,000 Operating Plan$105,751 Safety & Security Projects (#1-19)$34,910 New Construction (#20-21; #48) $50,278 Project Cost Increases & Contingency$30,563 FY14 Conditional Awards obligated $71,225

3. DRAFT/PRE-DECISIONAL VA requests $80M program funding (FY16). Projected FY16 VA grant costs: 1.1 Safety Projects >$15M 1.3 New Construction ($20-40M) 1.4 Bed Replacement (>$70M). Renovation projects (1.4.D) unlikely to be funded. State renovation projects >80 (FY16 Priority List) 3 VA Grant Program Update – FY2016 VA Grant Program Update – FY2016

4. DRAFT/PRE-DECISIONAL State proceeds with construction without VA funding. States may proceed with construction following grant approval. Notify VA Grant Program POC. Send grant checklist documents for approval. Potential Safety Projects. Addition or replacement of building utility systems or features is necessary to remedy a cited threat to the lives or safety of residents and program participants [38 CFR 59.50(a)] 4 VA Grant Program Update – FY2016 Options

5. DRAFT/PRE-DECISIONAL VA Grant Program Timeline 2015 Initial Applications Due May Dec – April 2015 Grant Award & Obligation June July – August Grants Due Request Conditional Awards 5 2016 Priority List & Obligation Sept – Jan 2016 State Funding Certifications due August 1 st Process Final and Conditional Grant Awards (60 days) VA Priority List and Funding Letters issued Dec 2014 FY 16 Initial Applications due April 15th Send FY16 Priority List & Funding Letters Final and Conditional Grant Applications due June 15th Request for 2015 Conditional Grant Awards due May 1 st

6. DRAFT/PRE-DECISIONAL All safety applications should have state matching funds. Safety projects can include multiple state homes. Project requires safety citation or VAMC assessment. Contact us to review before grants.gov submittal. Safety work must be the major cost of the application. Safety work >$400,000 are a single safety project. Safety work <$400,000 can be combined with other renovation work (1.4.C to 1.4.F) to meet the minimum total project cost. Safety must be the majority cost. 6 VA Grant Program Update – Safety Projects

7. DRAFT/PRE-DECISIONAL Acceptable: Safety ($350K) Safety: 1.1.H Nurse call $250K Safety: 1.1.F Fire Alarm$100K Window replacement : 1.4.D$150K Project ranks 1.1.H Not Acceptable: Safety is not majority cost Safety: 1.1.F Detection $350K Roof replacement 1.4.D$750K Project ranks 1.4.D 7 Grant Program Update – Safety Projects

8. DRAFT/PRE-DECISIONAL Total Grant Payments : $78M (FY13) & $92M (FY14) FYTD = $37M Payments on 102 grants: Total VA obligations of $618M. The outstanding balance is $145M. Currently requesting states close out 29 grants. Closed 20 grants with final payment (Oct-Feb15). Clear all payment requests each Friday. 8 VA Grant Program Update – Payments & Close out