Hello valued partners! Thank you for all that you are doing during these extraordinary times.
Attached please find the COVID-19 Supplemental HOP funding application. This round of supplemental funding is focused exclusively on meeting the immediate increased emergency shelter and service needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the Thursday April 9th, 2020 COVID-19 Homeless Providers Response Call there will be a Q&A for this Application. If you have not already registered for the webinar series you can do so here: Register for COVID-19 Homeless Provider Response Calls
Please read the entire application before responding. For your convenience, I have pasted the cover page, narrative questions, and assurances pages into a word document.
Applications are due on a rolling basis, but no later than 4:00 PM, May 29, 2020
Application
- COVID-19 Questions & Assurances
- COVID-19 Supplemental Housing Opportunity Grant Application
- COVID-19 HOP Budget Tool
Award Notifications for emergency funds are anticipated within two weeks of receipt of a complete application
Program Period: 3/10/20-6/30/2020; to be extended into SFY 2021 at the discretion of DCF/OEO, should circumstances require and funding allow
The application can also be found on our website at this link: https://dcf.vermont.gov/oeo/covid19
This COVID 19 Supplemental Funding is for Emergency Shelter & Services, and is intended to support implementation of COVID-19 related requirements and guidelines for hygiene promotion, sanitation, and social distancing guidelines, including the Governor’s “stay home, stay safe” order.
Identified needs include:
- Increased operations and essential service costs to expand or relocate community-based emergency shelter operations –
- Expanded staffing coverage to provide new 24/7 emergency shelter capacity;
- Extension of the usual season for seasonal emergency shelters;
- Additional operating costs to reduce capacity/census at current site while maintaining overall emergency shelter capacity (e.g., added sites); or
- Additional motel costs for emergency shelter.
- Additional costs related to staff training and new staffing for emergency shelters to plan/respond to the crisis.
- New/added non-staffing essential services costs to support households in motels paid for by the State or provided as emergency shelter by the agency, including supplies, materials, etc.
- New/added essential services costs related to staff retention and/or expanded staffing onsite or at motels.
Please contact me with any questions.
Thanks very much!
Emily Higgins
Community Services Program Manager
State of Vermont
Office of Economic Opportunity
Office: (802) 241-0930
Mobile: (802) 798-2251
Email: emily.higgins@vermont.gov
Web: www.dcf.vermont.gov/oeo