1. Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust
2018 CoC NOFA
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust

2. Important Dates Reallocation Discussion Monday, July 16, 2018
Deadline for Written Questions
Monday, July 23, 2018
Letters of Intent
Deadline for Submission of RFA Applications
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Second Reallocation Discussion
Monday, August 6, 2018
Selection Committee scoring of new projects & opportunity for oral presentations
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Notification to applicants regarding recommendations
Friday, August 17, 2018
Deadline for written appeals
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust Board approves recommendations
Friday, August 24, 2018

3. Cone of Silence
Prohibition on communication with the County’s professional staff
Does not apply to:
oral communications at pre-proposal conferences,
oral presentations before selection committees,
contract negotiations,
public presentations made during any duly noticed meeting, &
communications in writing at any time with any county employee.

4. What’s new Transition grants, Domestic Violence bonus project(s),
Expansion of non-CoC funded projects,
Reallocation of TH or SH to create joint TH:RRH for youth,
Increase Admin to 10%,
Apply for indirect costs, and
Consolidation of up to three (3) projects.

5. Transition Grant
Eliminate whole project(s) to create new PH-PSH, PH-RRH, Joint TH and PH-RRH
Change program component without having to close out the prior grant and start up an entirely new grant
No more than 50% of each transition grant may be used for costs of eligible activities of the program component originally funded
Must meet all FY 2018 CoC Program Competition eligibility and threshold requirements
If more than one eligible renewal project was reallocated to create a single transition grant, HUD will use the day after the end of the earliest expiring grant term as start date for new grant
Project will have 1 year to fully transition from the original component 
Transition grants cannot use the consolidation process

6. DV Bonus
CoC may apply for up to 10 percent of its Preliminary Pro Rata Need (PPRN)
In Miami-Dade we project $1,494,611 will be available through this solicitation – this in additional to other Bonus projects
Must create Rapid Re-Housing program providing short-to medium- term rental assistance with at least $4,000 in support services per household
Program must solely serve survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking

7. Expansion Projects Expansion of existing CoC PH project
Add units or persons served
Add support services to legacy S+C program
Expansion of non-CoC project
Add support services to non-CoC PH program to create PSH
LOI must list expiring grant name & FL#, and indicate how application will add units/services

8. Admin and Indirect Costs
Providers may increase Admin to 10% (required for new projects)
Providers may request Indirect Costs
LOI
Federally approved rate or 10%
If chosen, this methodology must be used consistently for all federal awards until the entity chooses to submit an indirect cost rate proposal and negotiate for a rate
Applicant seeking indirect costs funding must assure that costs charged to the indirect rate are not double billed as direct costs.

9. Consolidations
Required for programs serving same household with 2 separate grants
New and renewal program applications required
Budget Line Items (BLI) for the consolidated project must exactly match the sum of the BLIs for each individual project
Provider must submit expiring grant numbers, operating start and end dates in CY 2019
Projects are in good standing with HUD
New project date will = date of earliest expiring grant

10. Renewal Projects Tier 1 94% of ARD
Must apply to receive renewal funding
Must continue same effort of chronic set-asides (DedicatedPLUS)
May request less than FMR
TH must reallocate to provide TH:RRH for youth
Abbreviated application confirming eSnaps project
Must submit new project application for reallocation, expansion, transition projects & consolidations

11. Preferred Housing Type
Reallocation
May Create ($1,788,672)
Preferred Housing Type
RRH
PSH DedicatedPLUS
Expansion*
Transition projects
TH:RRH for youth
Mixed household types
Households w/o children
Add units & services to S+C
TH to RRH or TH:RRH
Reallocate TH or SH
*Expansion component is a separate application ranked in Tier 2

12. Preferred Housing Type
New Bonus
May Create ($1,788,672)
Preferred Housing Type
RRH
PSH
Expansion
Transition projects
TH:RRH for youth
Mixed household types
Households w/o children
Add units & services to S+C
TH to RRH or TH:RRH
Reallocate TH or SH

13. Scoring Renewals Grants will be scored using HUD tools
HUD Rating and ranking Tool
HUD Housing First Tool (bonus points for completing in year 1)
New grants will be scored by a Selection Committee appointed by the Mayor using our home grown scoring which is tied to the application

14. Letters of Intent due 2 pm, July 23
The name of the sponsoring agency, contact person, title, and phone number.
The project name and FL number.
Voluntary reallocation or expansion amount, if applicable.
A detailed explanation by eligible activity of where the reallocated funds are coming from.
Explanation describing any differences between voluntary reallocation and reallocation proposed by Trust.
Provider’s intent to either use reallocation to apply for a new project, or adjust their budget.
Applying for a new project (bonus or reallocation) indicating the type of new project.
Project applicants that intend to charge indirect costs to the conditional HUD CoC award.
Bonus for Restrictive Covenants

15. Other Important Solicitation Sections
Threshold requirements
Read the HUD NOFA
Review content of application to ensure you submit all required forms in your response
Appeal process
Appeals must be received in writing by the timeline set in the RFA
The Executive Committee or Board will hear appeals