Salt Lake County is seeking applications for its 2023-2024 Community & Support Services Grants (SSBG, ESG, and CDBG Public Services) to support housing, housing stability, and the economic mobility of individuals and families.
Donor Name: Salt Lake County
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake County (UT)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2022
Details:
Low-income earners are facing obstacles of ever-increasing rents, food insecurity, access to health care, and access to opportunities e.g. living wage jobs and economic mobility. In response to these challenges, which have been exacerbated for low-to-moderate-income households, Salt Lake County intends to prioritize available resources for targeted activities which increase or sustain affordable housing inventory, increase housing stability, or contribute to economic mobility.
For purposes of this RFA, housing stability is achieved when an individual can reasonably rely on their own control of the material resources and circumstances which determine that their ongoing housing needs are met. Economic mobility is defined as a positive change in an economic indicator over time, including measures of income, education, health, homeownership, and wealth.
Funding Priorities
- The Division of Housing and Community Development administers multiple grant opportunities from various funding sources. The priorities for every program are to contribute to the housing stability and economic mobility of low-to-moderate income households. For purposes of this RFA, activities will be grouped into one of two Pathways: Economic Stability, and Economic Mobility. A minimum of 50% of funds awarded will facilitate programs which identify the goal of Economic Mobility for its participants.
- Priority will be given via weighting of the scores for programs which demonstrate that services are designed to meet the needs of the following underserved beneficiaries: Seniors (55+), Domestic Violence Survivors, families, unsheltered families, immigrants & refugees, medically frail homeless, severely rent burdened, homeless youth, and those with long-term disabilities.
- The activities which will be funded in Program Year 2023 (PY23) should fill a gap in community services that is not sufficient or not currently served by Community and Support Services funds. This includes the facilitation of programming during non-traditional business hours, evenings and weekends.
- Each of the activities that have been prioritized in the current Consolidated Plan is based on community surveys, relevant data (academic research), and policy priorities; and each is eligible under a specific service category that has been determined by the funding source, i.e. the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
- Case Management
- Child Care Services
- Childcare
- Education & Training
- Emergency Shelter Essential Services
- Emergency Shelter Operations
- Employment Training
- Food Banks (limited)
- Health Related Services (limited)
- Homeless Prevention
- Landlord/Tenant Counseling
- Legal Services
- Mental Health Services (limited)
- Rapid Rehousing
- Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking
- Street Outreach
- Transportation Services (limited)
Who May Apply
- Non-profit organizations and government entities that directly provide human services to Salt Lake County residents are eligible to submit proposals. However, government entities will not be considered for CDBG Public Services and/or ESG funding. All non-profit entities must submit proof of existing 501c3 status in order to be eligible to apply for funding.
- Agencies awarded funds in PY23 must agree to participate in System Navigator Program. Client utilization of the SAMi app and the connection to the Salt Lake County Human Services Navigators is intended to ensure continuity of care across programs, and de-identified outcome data to inform decision making for all stakeholders. An overview of this program can be referenced in Appendix F. There are three pathways to participate:
- Agencies that provide case management services must commit to assisting newly enrolled case-managed clients to complete the basic SAMi modules when appropriate, with a target of 25% or more of newly enrolled clients creating a SAMi account.
- Agencies may also participate by referring at least 25% of newly enrolled clients to Salt Lake County Human Services Navigators, either directly or via facilitated outreach activities. The System Navigators will assist clients to complete the basic SAMi modules.
- Agencies that provide crisis services will have limited participation requirements; however, they will be expected to make SAMi outreach materials available to clients.
- Salt Lake County’s Housing and Community Development (HCD) team is happy to announce this year’s Release for Application (RFA) training, which will be held Tuesday, November 15, 2022. This is a mandatory training, and all applicants are required to have a representative attend the appropriate application trainings. It is recommended that both a program and fiscal person from the agency attend this in-person training, which will be held at the Salt Lake County Government Center, in the South Building Cafeteria, which is located on the first floor of the South building.
For more information, visit Salt Lake County.
