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Introduction to Vermont CoCs Guide

A newly updated “Introduction to Vermont CoCs” guide is now available. The guide includes information on the CoC program, funding, recent Balance of State and Chittenden County programs that have received grants, and more. To view and download this guide click here (PDF format). A permanent link to the guide will also be available on …

Proposed FY 2016 HUD Budget Stakeholder Briefing Invitation

Please join Secretary Julián Castro at a stakeholder briefing on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Proposed FY 2016 Budget Monday, February 2, 2015 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST (please adjust for your local time) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Brooke-Mondale Auditorium 451 7th St SW Washington, DC 20410 To attend …

HUD FY 2014 Continuum of Care Program Competition – Funding Announcement

Today HUD announced the grants awarded through the FY 2014 Continuum of Care Program Competition. We are pleased to announce that the Vermont Balance of State CoC/VCEH was awarded ALL of its requested HUD Continuum of Care Program applications including: all renewal projects, a reallocated project [Rapid Rehousing-Caledonia & Windsor Counties], and a new CoC Planning …

Preparing for Your 2015 Housing Inventory Count & Point-in-Time Count Webinar, December 17th

On December 17, 2014, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM EST, HUD will host a webinar on preparing for the 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. The webinar will cover the 2015 Notice for Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Data Collection for Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and Emergency Solutions Grant …

HUD Orders Rhode Island Housing To Repay $1.1 Million In Grants To Safe Haven Homeless Facility

The Providence Journal recently reported that Rhode Island Housing has been ordered to repay $1.1 million in federal grants because it has failed to document how those funds were spent at a Pawtucket homeless facility. From the article: The regional office of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development came down hard on Rhode …

HUD Announces Drop in Veteran Homelessness – How Vermont Veteran Services Helps

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced this week that the annual Point-in-Time Count conducted in January 2014 shows a decline of homeless veterans by 33 percent since 2010. This includes a nearly 40 percent drop in the number of …