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<P><STRONG>NCHV e-Newsletter</STRONG> </FONT></P></TD>

<TD class=normal vAlign=top align=right><STRONG>February 2008</STRONG></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Department of Veterans Affairs Grant and Per Diem Grant Funds Announced<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT class=Small>

<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">On February 15, 2008, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the availability of funds for the "per diem only" and the "capital grant." These funds provide assistance to homeless veterans under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. The deadline for both applications is April 9, 2008. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The "per diem only" announcement allows eligible programs that have not previously applied for and received per diem in connection with a grant to receive funds to help offset the operating expenses of existing state and local governments, Indian Tribal Governments, faith-based, and community-based organization that are capable of providing supported housing and supportive services for homeless veterans. The VA expects to create approximately 1,000 beds under this NOFA. For more information on the per diem only grant click <A href="http://www.nchv.org/news_article.cfm?id=339">here</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Approximately $25 million is available for the capital grant component. Capital grant awards will be limited to transitional housing projects, (service center programs will not be considered in this round). Vans must be directly connected to a new or existing Grant and Per Diem Grant project and will be limited to one per project number. Per diem payments to capital grant recipients are subject to the availability of funds and recipients maintaining the program for which the grant was awarded. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">REMEMBER: NCHV offers technical assistance on how to complete federal grant applications, financial requirements, grant compliance issues, and developing measureable objectives. For more information or to schedule assistance email <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Melanie Lilliston</st1:PersonName> at <A href="mailto:nchv5@nchv.org">nchv5@nchv.org</A>. For more information on the capital grant click <A href="http://www.nchv.org/news_article.cfm?id=340">here</A>.</SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol">Webcast on Developing Permanent Supportive Housing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT class=Small>

<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">On March 20 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT), under a grant from the Department of Labor-VETS Program, VCU and NCHV will be airing the second portion of the 2-part series on developing supportive housing. In this second session, participants will be given a brief description of the various roles and responsibilities of those participating in the development process.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Besides defining these roles, participants will also be given an overview of each of the five phases of the development process and key activities that need to be accomplished during each phase.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>In conclusion, participants will be provided a description as to how the financing of a permanent supportive housing project differs from more traditional development financing and key considerations when approaching this type of development.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Once you have registered for the training you will have access to the first portion of the training. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN">To register for this event</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN">, please go to: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A title=http://www.worksupport.com/projects/project.cfm/28 href="http://www.worksupport.com/projects/project.cfm/28">http://www.worksupport.com/projects/project.cfm/28</A>.</SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol">New All-Day Housing Institute Added to the NCHV Conference Schedule<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></SPAN>

<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=Small style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">On Tuesday, June 24, NCHV will host an all-day institute on Housing issues from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participants will be given an overview on the basics of permanent supportive housing.&nbsp;Presenters will give a description of the various roles and responsibilities of those participating in the planning and development processes, as well as an overview of each of the five phases of development and key activities that need to be accomplished during each phase.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A special focus of one session will be to provide information on where to secure financing for developing supportive housing.&nbsp;NCHV encourages all interested parties to register for this informative training<FONT class=Small>. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Don't forget to register for NCHV's annual conference taking place June 23-25 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC. </SPAN></B></B><SPAN class=Small style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Make Room Reservations directly with the Grand Hyatt Washington <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">at <B>202-582-1234</B> or toll-free at <B>800-233-1234</B>.</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Room rate:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>$201.00 plus 14% sales tax.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></B></DIV>

<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=Small style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">DO NOT WAIT  for&nbsp;five straight years the block of rooms NCHV reserves for this conference have sold out months before the event. Be sure to identify yourself as attending the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Conference in Washington, DC.</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Deadline: May 22, 2008   </SPAN></B></B><SPAN class=Small style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Reservations must be made by this date to ensure the above rate. After this date, NCHV's block of rooms will be released, and the discount rate will not apply. Government Employees must make payment with a government check to receive the tax-exempt rate.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">For more information go to <A href="http://nchv.org/annualconference.cfm"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple">http://nchv.org/annualconference.cfm</SPAN></A>. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Independent Budget FY</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"> </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2009 Released</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT class=Small>

<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Independent Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 offers comments and recommendations to improve and maintain the broad array of VA services designed to improve the lives of America's veterans. The Independent Budget is based on a systematic methodology that takes into account changes in the size and age of the veteran population, cost-of-living adjustments, federal employee staffing, wages, medical care inflation, construction needs, the aging health-care infrastructure, trends in health-care utilization, benefit needs, efficient and effective means of benefits delivery, and estimates of the number of veterans and their spouses who will be laid to rest in our nation's cemeteries. The recommendations contained in the IB for FY 2009 provide decision-makers with a rational, rigorous, and sound review of the budget required to support authorized programs for our nation's veterans.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To download The Independent Budget Fiscal Year 2009, go to <A href="http://www.independentbudget.org/">http://www.independentbudget.org</A>.</SPAN></P>

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<P class=normal align=center>Technical Assistance provided in this e-Newsletter is funded, in part, through grants from the <BR><SPAN class=normalbold>U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor. </SPAN></P>

<P class=normal align=center>National Coalition for Homeless Veterans<BR>333 ½ Pennsylvania Avenue, SE<BR>Washington, DC 20003-1148</P></FONT><STRONG><SPAN><STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">

<P class=small style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN>Mission: The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans will end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration, and building the capacity of service providers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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