On October 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an opportunity to participate in a second cohort of the Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator (HSPA). This opportunity offers individualized technical assistance to help states reduce homelessness by addressing health-related social needs, such as services connecting older adults and people with disabilities to accessible, affordable housing. In 2024, the first round of the HSPA provided intensive technical assistance and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning to eight states and the District of Columbia.
The Accelerator will bring together interdisciplinary teams to tackle common issues, such as navigating payment models and rates, data integration and sharing, and more. Each participating team will include representatives from the state’s Medicaid agency, as well as state and community organizations focused on homelessness and housing, including continuums of care and public housing authorities; disability and aging services, including No Wrong Door systems, centers for independent living, and area agencies on aging; mental health and substance abuse; public health; and more.
Applications are due by 10:00 a.m. ET on Friday, December 20, 2024. Required letters of intent will now be accepted on a rolling basis up to and until submission of a completed application by the December 20 deadline.
Launched in partnership between the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development, the Housing and Services Resource Center fosters cross-sector partnerships between the organizations and systems that provide housing resources and homelessness services, health care and mental health services, independent living services, and other supportive services. The HSRC is part of an interagency initiative to streamline and expand access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical services that make community living possible.