HOME IDIS Changes Commitment Interim Rule NCDA Winter Conference February 17, 2017

HOME Commitment Rule Interim rule Published December 2, 2016 https://www.hudexchange.info/news/changes-to-home-program-commitment-requirement-interim-final-rule/ Effective January 3, 2017 Comment Period ended January 31, 2017 HUD will publish a final rule in future

IDIS Release 11.13 Expected March 2017 Includes major system changes based on the December 2, 2016 interim HOME rule on commitments Deadline compliance Reports Local account funds Auto cancellation

Deadline Compliance 1992-2014 Cumulative commitment & CHDO reservation requirement for 1992-2014 HOME grants Deadline in 2017 based on obligation date of 2015 HOME grant Cumulative 5-year expenditure requirement No IDIS changes for these grants Deadline Compliance Status Report posted to HUD Exchange reflects cumulative requirements PR49 does not show cumulative requirements IDIS commits & disburses these funds using FIFO

Deadline Compliance 2015+ Grant-specific requirements for FY 2015 and subsequent years’ HOME allocations After release 11.13 IDIS will enforce: 24-month commitment requirement 24-month CHDO reservation requirement 36-month SU commitment Requirement Expiration of grants (9 years for 2015 & 2016) HOME Deadline Compliance screen in IDIS Link from Grant screen

Deadline Compliance 2015+

Deadline Compliance 2015+ Grant Specific Deadline Compliance Status Report posted to HUD Exchange Posted report updated monthly After release 11.13 IDIS PR49 will have grant specific version PJ will use grant based accounting to commit and disburse these funds

Local Account Funds Commit & disburse for the same activity After IDIS 11.13 the system will enforce: Commit before Treasury funds (i.e., grant funds) Except for CHDO set aside funds (CR, CL) Commitment requirement 2 years after the start of the following program year E.g., local account funds received in 2016 program year: Included in FY 2017 annual action plan Committed before 2017 grant funds Committed by commitment deadline in 2019 Disbursed before grant funds if committed to the same activity Instead of disbursing first for any activity No longer have to be disbursed before Treasury account funds unless committed to an activity with Treasury account funds

Auto-cancellation IDIS auto-cancellation feature – including flags - will be removed in IDIS release 11.13 Prevent accidental loss of funds if activity auto-cancelled after 24-month deadline PR21 HOME Auto Cancel Report will include no new activities after release 11.13 If activities are auto-cancelled before then contact your field office

HELP! Webinar on IDIS release 11.13 – coming soon after release Updated HOME IDIS Training Manual for PJs – coming soon

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