Funding Available: Grant Per Diem (GPD) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

Overview

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)’s Grant Per Diem (GPD) Program has released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). This NOFA is competitive and open to both new and existing recipients.

This NOFA provides funding opportunities for eligible organizations to provide transitional housing and/or service centers for veterans who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

For more information, please visit the VA’s GPD site here: https://www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp

How can the CoC help?

The CoC can assist applicants with the following elements of the GPD NOFA application:

  • IV.E.5: Describe your participation with the local Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The CoC operates the HMIS and can assist your organization in either beginning to participate or describing your participation in HMIS.

  • IV.G(a) — Outreach: The CoC operates the Coordinated Entry System (CES) and coordinates outreach efforts in each of its Regions, including Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, and Houma. The CoC can assist your organization in either beginning to participate or describing your participation in the CES and in your local street outreach network.

  • IV.G(b) — Project Plan 1, 8, 16: The CoC provides access to most of the homeless-dedicated permanent housing and permanent affordable housing resources in its geography; it also routinely connects people experiencing homelessness to resources for increasing their income and benefits. The CoC can assist your organization in developing a plan to meet these application criteria.

  • IV.G(c) — Bridge Housing 1-3: The CoC provides access to most of the homeless-dedicated permanent housing resources in its geography; it also operates the ‘bridge’ from rapid re-housing to permanent supportive housing through the CES. The CoC can assist your organization in developing a plan to meet these application criteria.

  • IV.G(e) — Need 1-2: The CoC collects data on levels of need for types of housing, types of services, and people experiencing homelessness across all target populations. The CoC can assist your organization in answering questions about need in your area.

  • IV.G(f) — Coordination 1-2: The CoC is the coalition to end homelessness, including veterans homelessness, operating in its geography. The CoC can assist your organization in beginning to work with or describing your work with the coalition.

  • IV.G(f) — Letter of Support: The NOFA encourages applicants to submit a letter of support from their CoC. This could contribute to the application’s score. The CoC can provide a letter of support. Please provide us at least 10 business days’ notice to return a letter of support.

  • General Application Support: CoC staff can provide grant writing and application assistance, including reviewing application narratives, at your request.

How to request assistance from the CoC

Contact Gordon Levine, Continuum of Care Manager, at 225-242-1388 or (by preference) glevine@lhc.la.gov.

If you intend to request assistance from the CoC, please let us know as soon as possible, but no later than February 28, 2020.

The Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Louisiana. We believe all people are entitled to safe, stable, and secure housing. We are committed to working with stakeholders across our geography, in different professional circles, and from every background to create a Louisiana in which no person lives in fear of homelessness.