Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans Assistance 2021-2022 - PDF document

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance 2021-2022 “How to Apply” Webinar General Assistance Grants · Veterans Mental Health Grants Housing 4 Texas Heroes Grants · Veterans Treatment Court Grants Veterans County Service Officer Funding 1 Purpose Provide overview of 2021 ‐ 2022 grant application Provide examples how to answer application questions 2 2

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Changes to FVA Program & RFA 2021 ‐ 22 Changes discussed in the previous webinar on September 2 nd Webinar recording located on TVC website https://www.tvc.texas.gov/grants/apply/ 3 3 https://tvcportal.force.com Opened Saturday, September 5, 2020 @ 8:00am 4 4

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Application Guidance 5 5 Application Overview 7/1/2021 6/30/2022 6 6

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Application Overview Proposed Project Service Category determines the Service ‐ Sub Category section 7/1/2021 7 7 Questions Text Box 8 8

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar $ Budget Tab 9 9 Budget: Client Services Table Label each type of client service expense individually and enter your budget for client services subcategories on their own line items. 10 10

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Budget: Describe Client Services 11 11 Budget: Completed Category 12 12

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar $ Budget Tab • Total Budget = Requested Amount • Use whole dollars • Only $5,000.00 • $5,000.31 13 13 Project Narrative Form: 5 Tabs 14 14

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Project Narrative Form: Define Veteran • If Veterans are selected above, provide a definition for veterans that will be eligible to receive services. (Maximum allowable characters = 500) 15 15 Project Narrative Form: Eligibility Forms Id Iden enti tify fy Eligib Eligibility ility Doc Documentation ion you you will will use use to to ve verify veter veteran stat status us 16 16

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Project Narrative Form: What Services? • Reviewers are looking for clear, concise answers • Think of this as a short “elevator pitch” for your grant application • What client services will you provide, to improve the beneficiary’s life? • i.e., rent/utility bill assistance 17 17 Project Narrative Form: What Services? Ve Veteran househo households ds will will be be pr provided ided wit with rent ntal/deposi al/deposit assis assistan ance, utility utility bill bill pa paymen yment/deposi t/deposit assis assistan ance, and and docum document pa paym ymen ent ass assistan ance ce to to obt obtain ain birth birth certific rtificates es or or iden identific tificatio tion necessar necessary to to ob obtain in emp employment and/ and/or housing. housing. 18 18

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Project Narrative Form: * Describe the process of how beneficiaries will be provided with project services. Include how the beneficiary requests services. (Maximum allowable characters = 1500) Bene Beneficiaries ficiaries ca can co contact act us us via via phone, phone, em email, ail, or or in in ‐ per person. Our Our or organizatio tion will will wo work dir directly ly wit with deb debtors, s, landlo landlords, ds, utility utility and and insur insurance com compani anies, s, or or gov governm rnment ser service ice of office fices. 19 19 Project Narrative Form: * How long, once eligibility is determined, will it take for requested services to be provided. (Maximum allowable characters = 1500) Once th Once the bene beneficiary ficiary eligib eligibility ility and and need need is is ve verified, ed, th the ser service ices ar are pr provided ided wit within in fiv five wo working da days or or less. less. 20 20

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Project Narrative Form: Mental Health Services 21 21 Helpful Tips • Read/Review the Request for Application (RFA) several times as you prepare to submit your application • Answer all required questions and those that apply to your organization type or project • Clearly and concisely answer the narrative questions • Enter whole dollars, not cents in budget tables 22 22

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Narrative Tips: Clear and concise Help Help a Ve Vet will will pr provide ide fo forklift and and fo food Too general, not clear, and handler handler certific rtification, ion, additional additional ambiguous: voc vocational tional certific rtificatio ions, ns, and and job job • Additional Vocational Certification? readiness supplies re supplies to to include: ude: brie briefcases, ases, • Etcetera, etc. ? personal per al pr prot otec ectiv tive equipm equipment (PPE), PE), etc. etc. 23 23 Acknowledgement 24 24

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Errors in GovGrants • Application Error • System Error 25 25 Timeline For Applications 26 26

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Questions About The RFA? • St Staff is is not not allo llowed to to an answer er app applic licant ques questions ions on on an an individ ndividual basis basis durin during the the open open app applic licatio ion peri period • Al All ques questions ions and and ans answers mu must be be pos posted ed pub publicly licly while ile TV TVC activ actively ly accep accepts appl pplications ns in in Go GovGr vGrants 27 27 Submit Questions to: RFAquestions@tvc.Texas.gov Questions answered Wednesday & Friday on the GovGrants FAQ tab 28

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar FAQs = Answers to RFA Questions 29 29 Last Day To Submit Questions Wednesday, October 28, 2020 30 30

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Application Submission Deadline For All Funding Opportunities Thursday, November 5, 2020 5:00pm Central Time (Austin, Texas) 31 31 HELP FVA IMPROVE APPLICANT & GRANTEE TRAINING Please Evaluate This Session Online www.tvc.texas.gov/grants/eval/ 32 32

2020 ‐ 2021 Request for 9/17/2020 Application Webinar Thank You Please email all questions about 2021-2022 Fund for Veterans' Assistance Requests For Applications to RFAquestions@tvc.texas.gov by October 28, 2020 33 33