ESG+Rapid+Re-Housing+Program+FAQ

(ESG) Rapid Re-Housing Pilot - Answers from the mandatory bidder's conference March 12, 2012

Yes you may charge those type of travel costs to the Case Manager line item as the total cost of that position
 * ** Is mileage reimbursement for home visits to perform case management allowable – **

Transportation costs directly associated with service delivery are allowable under ESG, however the verbiage on page 10 will probably not be applicable to this RRH pilot
 * ** Reference to Bus Tokens found on page 10 of the RFQ – **

Utility payments may be paid from the Financial Assistance line item however for the purpose of this program but clients should be encouraged to cover their utility deposits through other means such as local programs offering this type of deposit assistance.
 * ** Utility payments – **

Yes you may incorporate prevention activities that will enhance the rapid re-housing program but those activities must be covered by a different funding source. The ESG RRH pilot only pays RRH activities for “homeless” persons as defined by the ESG Interim Rule November published November 15, 2011
 * ** Can a prevention component work with this program to supplement service delivery? **

This answer is broken down into two areas: a) In specific regard to Fair Housing – those services are done at no charge so you may access Fair Housing if need be, however the type of mediation the RFQ is referring too will usually be around teaching RRH clients how to better communicate with a landlord b) You are encouraged to enter into any MOU’s you find necessary (especially for non-homeless services) that will provide the client a more well-rounded set of services to strengthen and retain their ability to remain in permanent housing. If those services are fee-based paid you may pay them out of the RRH budget providing those costs meet the eligible activities requirement
 * ** For the arbitration component of the program that might require a professional legal opinion - would it be acceptable to enter into an MOU with an agency such as Fair Housing to perform this type of service and can we use funds out of the grant to reimburse that agency **