During the upcoming months, the Homeless Veterans Providers Technical Assistance Center of the North Carolina Governor’s Institute on Substance Abuse is sponsoring a series of free workshops throughout the country. Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the
Technical Assistance Center focuses its efforts on preparing non-profit organizations and faith- based agencies to apply for the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program.

 

The purpose of the GPD is “to promote the development and provision of supportive housing and/or appropriate supportive services, including innovative approaches to assist homeless veterans in the transition from homelessness and to enable them to live as independently as possible.” The GPD Program provides funding for capital grants (i.e., construction, expansion, and renovation of buildings for new transitional beds and other support services), vans, and per diem only services for homeless veterans.

 

Two workshops are offered during this training. The Overview to the GPD workshop targets providers that have not yet applied to the Grant and Per Diem Program offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Objectives of this workshop are:

 

The Developing a Budget Using OMB Circulars workshop targets providers that are preparing an application to the 2011 Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program. These providers may have attended the overview workshop, have applied for a GPD grant but did not receive funding, or have gotten a start on their 2011 application. Objectives of the budget workshop are: