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NOFA 2010


Important NOFA Deadline & Training Dates
Suburban Cook County - 2010 Continuum of Care
The Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County
invites you to participate fully in this year's Continuum of Care
funding process. Please make a note of these important
deadlines, workshops and training. See Below.
CONTINUUM OF CARE ORIENTATION & APR
TRAINING
Brochure - 2010 NOFA Orientation
March 5 - Orientation 9:00am to 12:00pm
APR Training: 12:30pm-3:30pm
Catholic Charities, Training Room
651 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL
Free parking is available. Park behind the
Carnivale Restaurant located at 702 W Fulton
Market: drive behind it and to the left, and tell the
guard you're there for a Catholic Charities meeting
hosted by Eileen Higgins.
New and renewal applicants should consider this learning
opportunity to be Can't-Live-Without information for this
year's process. Plan for your executive director/program
director and the person who writes your applications to
attend. You'll hear from the Alliance, Cook County (invited),
HUD, and Corporation for Supportive Housing staff on
Continuum of Care and other resources to create supportive
housing for homeless people.
LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINES
March 15, 5:00pm - Renewals
March 31, 5:00pm - New
New Applications must submit a Letter of Intent by the
deadline March 31st in order to be considered in the 2010
competition. All renewal applicants must submit a completed
Outcome Evaluation Tool and required attachments by the
deadline March 15th in order to be considered in the 2010
competition. The 2010 Letter of Intent form and Outcome
Evaluation Tool are posted on this page. See above.
Deadlines: March 15, 5:00pm & March 31, 5:00pm
Received (not postmarked) in the Alliance office
1107 S Mannheim Road, Suite 304
Westchester, IL 60154
SPECIAL NOTE: We invite all Evanston Alliance members to
participate fully in the February and March trainings.
After the Continuum of Care NOFA (Notice of Funding
Availability) is released , and all subsequent deadlines and
trainings will be finalized at that time. For an overview of the
process, see the Timeline.

OE Tool Instructions
1. The distributed PDF form will be sent from and returned
to nofa@suburbancook.org. The form is also available on this
page. See below.
2. When you open the PDF, save the file to your computer
(File | Save As…) and name the file according to the following
convention: “OE2010 ‘Agency Initials’ ‘Program Name’.pdf”
(without any quotes)
a. Where Agency initials are the initials of your Agency (e.
g. Catholic Charities is “CC” or Bethel Human Resources is
“BHR”).
b. And Where Program Name is the name of the program
you are filling in the tool for (e.g. New Foundation Center’s
Esperanza would be “OE2010 NFC Esperanza.pdf” or CEDA
Northwest Jefferson House would be “OE2010 CEDANW
Jefferson House.pdf”).
3. Repeat this, saving the file with the Program Name for
each program you will be submitting for renewal.
4. You may then save the form(s) as you work. On the
final page of the form, indicate how you will be submitting
each required attachment. Emailed attachments are
preferred, but you may also fax attachments that are not
available electronically.
5. When you are finished filling in the form for each
program, save it again and then click “Submit” at the top of
the Adobe Reader Window.
6. This will prompt you to choose either:
a. “Desktop Email Application” like Outlook, Thunderbird,
or other email client that you do not access through an
internet browser.
b. “Internet Email” like Yahoo, Gmail, or other online
service or if you access Outlook via an internet browser.
7. If you choose (a) you must email attachments in a
separate email to nofa@suburbancook.org. In the Subject
Heading you should include the Program Name you used on
the application.
8. If you choose (b) you can email your form and
attachments in the same email. Send to nofa@suburbancook.
org. Again, in the Subject Heading you should include the
Program Name you used on the application.
9. For Multiple Programs: Please send a separate email
for each program with the Subject Heading matching the
Program Name on the application.
Sub Cook OE Tool 2010 Distributed

2010 Continuum of Care NOFA Applicants:
HUD released the Continuum of Care NOFA (Notice of Funding
Availability) on Monday, September 20. HUD provided links to
and strongly encourages all applicants and project sponsors to
read the 2010 CoC NOFA in its entirety, to view the 2010 CoC
NOFA webcast, review the training modules on HUD HRE, the
HUD guidance, and FAQ’s on the HRE CoC Grant Application
Materials page.
ALLIANCE APPLICATION FORMS:
In addition to completing the HUD forms and attachments in e-
snaps, applicants must complete an Alliance application form.
By the deadline, applicants will email nofa@suburbancook.org
with their Alliance application, a PDF of the HUD application
(Exhibit 2), and other attachments as listed on the instructions
on the last page of the Alliance application form.
Please read and follow the instructions on the last page of
these forms.
The Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County
has established its local timeline of trainings and deadlines.
- An informational session, scheduled for Tuesday,
October 12, 1:30-4:00 pm, is mandatory for all new
Bonus or new Reallocation project applicants. Renewal
applicants do not need to attend. Location is YMCA
Network, 3801 W 127th St., Alsip.
- The DEADLINE for new and renewal project
applications is Monday, October 25, at 5:00 pm. Both
new and renewal projects will be submitted
electronically. Please read the instructions carefully,
complete your HUD application in e-snaps and your
Alliance application as described, and submit everything
in time for the 10/25, 5pm deadline.
- After review by the Project Review Committee, projects
recommended for funding will be voted on by the Alliance
board at a special session board meeting in early
November, to be scheduled. The HUD deadline is
November 18, 2010. Here’s a copy of the Alliance 2010
Timeline. The Project Review Committee’s scoring criteria
are detailed in the 2010 Final Ranking Forms (one for
New and one for Renewals).
- New Bonus Project requests cannot exceed $726,152
total. The term varies depending on the component type
(i.e., 2 or 3 years for SHP, 5 or 10 years for S+C). New
Reallocation Project requests can not exceed $60,000,
and they must be for a one-year term.
- Renewal projects must match the Grant Inventory
Worksheets. For SHP renewals, that means your budget
figures must match this SHP Grant Inventory Worksheet.
For S+C renewals, that means your application must
show the same units and sizes as the S+C Grant
Inventory Worksheet, and your actual dollar figure will
depend on the current Fair Market Rent.
- The e-snaps training modules are GREATLY improved this
year, and the Alliance encourages all new and renewal
projects to make use of these training modules.
- It is also critical for ALL applicants be signed up for HUD’s
homeless assistance listserv, as many important NOFA
announcements get released through this list. Join
here: HUDHRE.info -- Join a Listserv
If you have any questions, please email Jennifer at
jennifer@suburbancook.org or call 708.345.4035 x01.
USING ADOBE PDF FORMS
Here are detailed instructions for how to complete and submit
the Alliance application form, which is Adobe-based. If you are
having problems with the Adobe forms, please contact Jeremy
Heyboer 708-345-4035 x03 or Jeremy@suburbancook.org for
help.
- When you open the PDF, save the file to your computer
(File | Save As…) and name the file according to the
following convention: “2010 ‘Agency Initials’ ‘Program
Name’.pdf” (without any quotes), e.g. New Foundation
Center’s Esperanza would be “2010 NFC Esperanza.pdf”
or CEDA Northwest Jefferson House would be “2010
CEDANW Jeff House.pdf”.
- If you have more than one application to submit, repeat
this, saving the file with the Program Name for each
program you will be submitting. Remember to use the
RENEWAL file for renewals and the NEW file for bonus or
reallocation requests.
- You may then save the form(s) as you work. When you
are finished filling in the form for each program, save it
again and then click “Submit” at the top of the Adobe
Reader Window.
- This will prompt you to choose either:
* Desktop Email Application” like Outlook,
Thunderbird, or other email client that you do not
access through an internet browser.
* “Internet Email” like Yahoo, Gmail, or other
online service or if you access Outlook via an
internet browser.
- Choose “Internet Email”, even if you use Outlook. This
will allow you to send the form along with other
attachments.
- Send the application and all attachments, as listed on
the last page of the form, to nofa@suburbancook.org. In
the Subject Heading you should include the Program
Name you used on the application.
- For Multiple Programs: Please send a separate email for
each program with the Subject Heading matching the
Program Name on the application. The email should
include the application and all attachments for that
program.
- Remember: Emailing the application and attachments to
nofa@suburbancook.org AND clicking “Submit” in e-
snaps on the final screen of Exhibit 2 must both happen
by the Alliance deadline of October 25, 5pm.
Final Exhibit 1 2010 Final Exhibit 2 2010
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NOFA 2010 Summary of Grant Awards.
Click here to see Cook County IL-511 Awards.
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