The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) seeks proposals for preventing and responding to homelessness in the State of Rhode Island, including through emergency shelters and low-barrier warming centers, street outreach and engagement, housing navigation, housing problem solving, rapid re-housing, system-wide services, and other innovative projects.
Donor Name: Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD)
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $150,000.00
Grant Duration: 12 Months
Details:
The State of Rhode Island seeks to create a trauma-informed, low-barrier, person-centered homeless response system that incorporates the Housing First philosophy. The goal is to create a system that prevents homelessness when possible and rapidly returns people experiencing homelessness to community-based housing with supportive services as needed. The State also seeks innovations driven by those with lived experience of homelessness. It encourages agencies to engage in conversations with unsheltered individuals and/or experiencing homelessness in the system as your agency applies for funding. This RFP also challenges agencies to leverage mainstream resources whenever possible to expand the purchasing capacity and serve additional households. They realize that all individuals served are not eligible for Medicaid services and that Medicaid cannot cover all aspects of services; however, Medicaid funding should be a component of your budget.
Funding Information
- The CHFP anticipates approximately $9.4 million in funds for the program year of October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. The actual availability and amount of funds are contingent upon Federal and State funding availability.
- The CHFP anticipates the availability of federal and state funding from the following programs/sources:
- City of Pawtucket, Emergency Solutions Grant Program ($150,000.00) est. (Awards are subject to local City of Pawtucket approval)
- City of Providence, Emergency Solutions Grant Program ($425,000) est. (Awards are subject to local City of Providence approval)
- City of Woonsocket, Emergency Solutions Grant Program ($95,000) est. (Awards are subject to local City of Woonsocket approval) City of Providence, American Rescue Plan ($2,300,000) est. (Awards are subject to local City of Providence approval)
- State of Rhode Island, Emergency Solutions Grant Program ($666,296) est.
- State of Rhode Island, Title XX Homeless Funds ($1,272,598) est.
- State of Rhode Island, Housing Resources Commission Homelessness Resources ($4,500,000) est. – subject to HRC approval.
- Other sources of funds may also become available. These may include, but not be limited to State Fiscal Recovery Funds for Homelessness Infrastructure, State Fiscal Recovery Funds for Homelessness Assistance, and Opioid Settlement Funds.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered:
- Is a nonprofit organization (defined as tax-exempt secular or religious organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, a Public Housing Authority (PHA) or a Community Action Agency (CAP).
- Has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual.
- Does not have any findings from the State of Rhode Island or HUD that have not been addressed or resolved.
- Has standards of financial accountability that conform to, ‘Financial Management’ and ‘Internal Controls,’ which includes systems and software that allow for effective control over, and accountability for, all funds, property, and other assets.
- Has a functioning accounting system that is operated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or has designated a fiscal agent that will maintain such an accounting system; and
- Has experience administering projects and services that assist people experiencing homelessness and/or housing instability.
For more information, visit OHCD.
