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2008 NOFA Questions and Answers!

HUD in order to assist 2008 Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance applicants, developed the following question and answer document to provide responses to frequently asked questions:

Click here to view Supplement to the 2008 CoC Homeless Assistance NOFA (PDF)

Additionally, you may also find it helpful to Search all e-snaps FAQs. You will find answers to your e-snaps technical questions as well as answers to common programmatic questions.

September 26, 2008, 4 PM EDT!

Federal Register lists technical corrections!

On August 13, 2008, published in the Federal Register a notice that “establishes the deadline date for the submission of applications and corrects or clarifies portions of the CoC NOFA published on July 10, 2008.”

The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is September 26, 2008. Electronic applications must be received by e-snaps by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. HUD will close e-snaps at 4:01 p.m. eastern time. Similarly, paper applications from applicants granted a waiver from the electronic application submission requirement must be received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern standard time on the deadline date.

To read the full notice and the corrections click here.

Special Continuum of Care Forum!

Thursday, August 14th, 2008!

CSH will hold a training session on the 2008 HUD Continuum of Care Application and E-snaps process. Lunch will be provided.

Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Place: Pines Manor, 2085 Route 27, Edison, New Jersey 08817
Time: Training will begin at 10 AM promptly (registration begins at 9:30 AM) and end at 4 PM.

Seating is limited, so please register as soon as possible by clicking here.

HUD has opened the E-snaps system for project applicants so that they can access Exhibit 2. As this year the application is all electronic it is important to do this as soon as possible. Two steps are required. One is to “Create a Profile” and the second is to complete the SF-424.

Please note that the SF-424 requires you to upload certain signed forms including the Certification of Consistency with Consolidated Plan. Although this form may not be immediately available it does not mean that you cannot complete the SF-424 and gain access to Exhibit 2. We have consulted with the E-snaps help desk. These documents do not need to be uploaded now. However, they will need to be uploaded prior to submitting the application. This is crucial as it is imperative that everyone initiate the process of preparing Exhibit 2 as soon as possible. For more information see click here for the E-snaps FAQ.

The first step to completing the SF-424 is gaining initial access to the e-snaps system. Click here to access E-snaps. This will take you to the e-snaps Welcome screen.

The applicant must then create a profile to establish him/herself as a user in e-snaps. To do this, select “Create Profile” from the left menu bar. After selecting “Create Profile,” the User Profile screen will appear. Here, you are establishing yourself as the applicant. As denoted by the asterisks, all of the fields on this screen are mandatory.

Once you have completed all of the fields, select the “Save” button at the bottom of the screen. The information you entered will now be stored in e-snaps and will be available to you if you need to leave the system and return at a later point to complete the SF-424 and Exhibit 2. From now on, you can access the system by entering the username and password you just created on the e-snaps welcome screen.

After completing the user profile, you are now an applicant with access to the SF-424 form. An applicant who has set up a user profile will then be able to add and delete additional users for the completion of Exhibit 2. For information on how to add and delete users, such as consultants, click here.

The next step is to establish your organization as an applicant. Note that, here, you are establishing your organization as an applicant for HUD funds who will be completing an SF-424 and Exhibit 2(s). Click here for a step by step guide.

Key information that you will need to know:

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Deadline no earlier than September 26th!

Date could change based on an announcement in the Federal Register next week!

On July 24, 2008, HUD held a webcast that included information on the 2008 CoC NOFA and explained how to use the new e-snaps system to submit an application. Programs covered by the NOFA are the Supportive Housing Program, Shelter Plus Care, and the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy program. This webcast also included information on Rapid Re-housing.

If you missed the Webcast, you can view the presentation slides by clicking here.

As part of the webcast, HUD announced that the deadline for submission would be no earlier than September 26, 2008.

E-snaps offers a variety of training that can be helpful to those involved in the 2008 CoC competition. Click on any of the links for the Adobe PDF version of the training.

e-snaps Online Training Navigation Tutorial

e-snaps Overview

eLogic Model

SF-424

Exhibit 1:

Continuum of Care Structure and Member Groups

Housing Inventory Information

Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS)

CoC Strategic Planning

Homeless Populations and Subpopulations

Exhibit 2:

Accessing Exhibit 2

To view all E-snaps training click here.

Important Announcement regarding the 2008 CoC Homeless Assistance Competition!

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) announces the availability of the electronic application for the 2008 Continuum of Care (CoC) competition. The application for 2008 is available only through e-snaps, a new online system.

HUD strongly encourages CoC representatives (those organizations that complete Exhibit 1 of the application) and project applicants (those organizations that complete Exhibit 2 of the application) to:

1. Review training materials about e-snaps that are available on HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange (HRE), and

2. Watch the 2008 Continuum of Care NOFA broadcast, which is scheduled for Thursday, July 24 from 11:00 to 2:00 pm EDT. The broadcast will include an overview of the NOFA as well as instruction for e-snaps, and will be archived for viewing no later than 5:00PM on Monday, July 28, 2008.

e-snaps is available by clicking here www.hud.gov/esnaps or can be accessed from HUD’s HRE.

NOTE:

Project applicants must establish e-snaps user ID and password before accessing the SF-424 and Exhibit 2. Step by step instructions are included in the SF-424 training module located by clicking here. Applicants must complete SF-424 in order to access Exhibit 2.

CoC Leads that established e-snaps user ID and password during the CoC Registration process may access Exhibit 1.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2008 Continuum of Care NOFA Webcast has been rescheduled to a new time tomorrow (July 24th). The live webcast will be held from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT instead of the previously scheduled 2-5 PM EDT.

We apologize to everyone for the very short notice on announcing this change. For those CoC representatives, project applicants and HUD staff who are unable to change their schedules to view the live webcast tomorrow morning, the webcast will be archived at www.hud.gov no later than 5:00 PM Monday, July 28th.

For full details click here.