Category: HUD

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General, HUD, News

HUD Releases FY 2020 HMIS Data Standards, Mapping Instructions, and CSV Schemas

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HUD has released the FY 2020 Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards, which includes dictionary table shells and data collection instructions for Project Descriptor, Universal, Common, and Metadata Elements, and placeholders for Federal Partner Data Elements (coming soon). There are several documents to ensure proper mapping of old data to new data, including back-data entry requirements and an updated CSV schema that will be released in the next few days. The XML schema will be released in the coming months, as will updated reporting specifications and other supporting documents. There will also be an interactive, online FY 2020 HMIS …

General, HUD

May 29, 2019-HMIS Lead/System Admin Meeting Announcement and Registration Link

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Hello System Administrators, The next regularly scheduled HMIS Lead/System Administrator Webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 1-2:30 PM Eastern Time. The following is a short summary of the call’s agenda: HUD Updates Technical Updates Often Asked Questions from the HMIS AAQ Data Standards Rollout Q & A Fran Ledger of HUD SNAPs, Mary Schwartz of Abt Associates, and Meradith Alspaugh of the Partnership Center will be presenting this month’s webinar. Please follow this link to complete registration if you plan on attending the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2949323792089856525 We hope to see you all later this month!

CE, HUD

HUD’s New Coordinated Entry Data Elements

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HUD recently finalized a set of Coordinated Entry (CE) data elements to standardize data collection on core components of CE – access, assessment, referral, and prioritization. These elements are the result of several months of collaboration with key stakeholders to learn from communities’ experiences implementing and refining CE data collection and determining precisely what data is needed to effectively manage and evaluate effectiveness of CE. Most communities are already collecting similar types of data, although the elements might be labeled differently or tailored to communities’ unique data collection workflows. HUD wants the transition to these new CE elements to be …

General, HUD, News, Vendors

HUD Publishes HMIS Software Vendor Capacity Checklist

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The HMIS Software Vendor Capacity Checklist provides HMIS Leads, system administrators, and Continuum of Care (CoC) data leadership with an assessment framework to ensure that HMIS Software Vendors, solution providers, and other relevant HMIS stakeholders are fulfilling the roles and responsibilities that may be required by the CoC to ensure the operation of an effective HMIS implementation. The checklist provides an overview of both HUD HMIS requirements of an HMIS software as well as common technical and functional features that many community require or expect. This checklist provides CoC and HMIS leadership with a set of standardized criteria that the …

HUD, News

HUD Publishes HMIS System Administrator Checklist

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The HMIS System Administrator Checklist provides HMIS Leads, system administrators, and Continuum of Care (CoC) data leadership with an assessment framework to ensure that HMIS Leads, system administrators and other relevant HMIS stakeholders are fulfilling the roles and responsibilities that may be required by the CoC to ensure the operation of an effective HMIS implementation. The checklist provides an overview of the activities, duties, and tasks that a CoC may require of its HMIS Lead as well as the plans, policies, and procedures that a CoC should have in place to govern its HMIS implementation. The roles and responsibilities of …

HIC, HUD, LSA, News, PIT, SPM

Submittal Deadline Reminders: 2019 HIC & PIT Count Data and System Performance Measures Report

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2019 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) count data must be submitted via HUD’s Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) web portal by Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8:00 PM EDT. FY 2018 System Performance Measures Report data must be submitted via the HDX web portal by Friday, May 31, 2019 8:00 PM EDT. Note: These three reports will not be submitted through the new HDX 2.0, but will instead be submitted through the original HDX “1.0.” Please be sure you are visiting the correct site and updating your credentials there. The two sites do not share passwords, so you will need …

HUD, LSA, News

LSA Updates for CoCs: Data Cleaning and Submission Date Extension

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As communities and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) vendors continue to work through the Longitudinal Systems Analysis (LSA) data cleaning process, HUD wants to acknowledge how challenging this process has been and thank our partners for continuing to work with us and the LSA team. We set a high bar for the LSA submission process more than 12 months ago, and while the process is continuing to move forward, it has had quite a few bumps along the way, resulting in extensions, confusion and frustration for our community partners and HMIS vendors. Although it’s been a challenging process for all …

LSA, Vendors, WellSky

WellSky LSA Export Update

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HUD has announced the extension of LSA export re-submissions to April 22nd, 2019. Vendors have until April 18th, 2019 to update the code with any relevant changes. Abt acknowledges that this provides our customers with a limited submission window and they will be evaluating whether or not they need to extend the submission window again. Abt recommends that our customers review the non-vendor errors/warnings in their flag files to determine what fixes, if any, are needed and then resubmit the file to get the errors cleared. Abt does not recommend that customers wait for vendors to make their changes before …

HUD, LSA, News

2018 LSA Validation Process: Extension and Resources

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In late 2018, HUD launched the Homelessness Data Exchange, Version 2.0 (HDX 2.0) platform to support the collection of Longitudinal Systems Analysis (LSA) data for the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) process. The LSA and HDX 2.0 are cornerstones of HUD’s long-term effort to enhance the ability of CoCs to understand homelessness in their communities, increase the effectiveness of their homeless response systems, and streamline CoC reporting to HUD. However, HUD recognizes the transition to this new process has been complicated and time-consuming for communities. HUD values and appreciates the work underway by CoCs, HMIS leads, and HMIS vendors. Communities …

HIC, HUD, News, PIT, SPM

HDX Data Submission Deadlines

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HUD has established the following data submission timelines for the 2019 Housing Inventory Count (HIC), Point-in-Time (PIT) count, and System Performance Measures (SPM) report data.   Meeting the data submission deadline for the HIC, PIT count, and SPM report is a factor considered by HUD in the annual CoC Program Competition. CoCs should consider the amount of time it may take to compile and enter information needed to meet the reporting requirements. HUD does not anticipate granting extensions to the data submission deadlines. Before March 1: CoCs should review the list of timelines above, and work with CoC Program recipients …