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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 222 / Monday, November 22, 2021 / Notices
a A detailed description of the applicants participation in the CoCs Coordinated Entry process or planning activities and overall community planning efforts for instance, confirmation of applicants active participation in planning coordinated entry, commitment to participating in coordinated entry, hours spent on CoCsponsored committee or workgroup assignments and names of said committees or workgroups.
b The applicants contribution to the CoCs coordinated entry process capacity building efforts, detailing the specific nature of this contribution for instance, the hours of staff time and/or the amount of funding provided, if such SSVF capacity has been requested by the CoC or otherwise has shown to be of value to the CoC.
10. Should additional funding become available over the course of the grant term from funds recouped under the Award Information section of this Notice, funds that are voluntarily returned by grantees, funds that become available due to a grant termination, or other funds still available for grant awards, VA may elect to offer these funds to grantees in areas where demand has exceeded available SSVF
resources. Additional funds will be provided first to the highest scoring grantee in the selected area who is in compliance with their grant agreement and has the capacity to utilize the additional funds.
D. Supportive Services Grant Award Period: Priority 2 and 3 grants are made for a 1-year period, although selected grants may be eligible for a 3-year award see VI.C.6 as Priority 1 awards. All grants are eligible to be renewed subject to the availability of funding.

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III. Eligibility Information A. Eligible Applicants: For Priority 1
and 2, only eligible entities that are existing grantees with grants scheduled to end by September 30, 2022, can apply in response to this NOFO. For Priority 3, eligible entities may apply for up to one new award nationally. These applicants can apply to serve CoCs identified in Table 1. Applicants can request a maximum award dependent of the CoC where they are applying to provide SSVF services. These maximums are also listed in Table 1.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching: None.
IV. Application and Submission Information A. Obtaining an Application Package:
Applications are located at www.va.gov/
homeless/ssvf. Any questions regarding this process should be referred to the SSVF Program Office via email at
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Program information and requirements, see 38 CFR part 62.
B. Content and Form of Application:
Applicants must submit applications electronically following instructions found at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.
C. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications for supportive services grants under the SSVF Program must be received by the SSVF Program Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 7, 2022. Awards made for supportive services grants will fund operations beginning October 1, 2022. Applications must arrive as a complete package.
Materials arriving separately will not be included in the application package for consideration and may result in the application being rejected. Additionally, in the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, this deadline is firm as to date and hour, and VA will treat as ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays, computer service outages, or other delivery-related problems.
E. Funding Restrictions: Funding will be awarded for existing supportive services grants under this NOFO
depending on funding availability.
Priority 1 and 2 applicants should fill out separate applications for each supportive services funding request.
Priority 1 and 2 applicants must use applications designated for renewal applicants. Priority 3 applicants must submit an application designated for new applicants. Funding will be awarded under this NOFO to existing grantees beginning October 1, 2022.
1. Funding used for staff education and training cannot exceed 1% of the overall program grant award. This limitation does not include the cost to attend VA mandated training. All training costs must be directly related to the provision of services to homeless veterans and their families.
2. Expenses related to maintaining accreditation are allowable. Grantees are allowed to include expenses for seeking initial accreditation only once in a 5year period. The expenses to renew full accreditation are allowed and are based on the schedule of the accrediting agency: For instance, every 3 years for CARF and every 4 years for COA.
Expenses related to the renewal of less than full accreditation are not allowed.
F. Other Submission Requirements:
1. Existing applicants applying for Priority 1 or 2 grants may apply only as
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renewal applicants using the application designed for renewal grants.
2. New applicants applying for Priority 3 grants may apply only as new applicants using the application designed for new grants.
3. At the discretion of VA, multiple grant proposals submitted by the same lead agency may be combined into a single grant award if the proposals provide services to contiguous areas.
4. Additional supportive services grant application requirements are specified in the application package.
Submission of an incorrect or incomplete application package will result in the application being rejected during threshold review. The application packages must contain all required forms and certifications.
Selections will be made based on criteria described in 38 CFR part 62 and this NOFO. Applicants and grantees will be notified of any additional information needed to confirm or clarify information provided in the application and the deadline by which to submit such information. Applicants must submit applications electronically.
Applications may not be mailed, hand carried, or sent by facsimile.
V. Application Review Information A. Criteria:
1. VA will only score applicants that meet the threshold requirements described in 38 CFR 62.21.
2. VA will use the criteria described in 38 CFR 62.24 to score grantees applying for renewal Priority 1 and 2
of a supportive services grant.
3. VA will use the criteria described in 38 CFR 62.22 to score grantees applying for a new supportive services grant Priority 3.
B. Review and Selection Process: VA
will review all supportive services renewal grant applications in response to this NOFO according to the following steps:
1. Score all applications that meet the threshold requirements described in 38
CFR 62.21.
2. Rank those applications that score at least 75 cumulative points and receive at least one point under each of the categories identified for renewal applicants in 38 CFR 62.24. The applications will be ranked in order from highest to lowest scores in accordance with 38 CFR 62.25 for renewal applicants.
3. VA will utilize the ranked scores of applications as the primary basis for selection. However, VA will also utilize the following considerations in 38 CFR
62.23d to select applicants for funding:
a Give preference to applications that provide or coordinate the provision
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