Funding Opportunities
Brighter Days: YHDP Request for Applications (Host Home RFA)
Release Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Completed Applications Due: Friday, March 15th 5:00 p.m. EST.
Applications must be emailed to application@hsncfl.org by the deadline.
HSN is issuing this Request for Applications to identify sub-recipients for the new YHDP Host Homes and Other Innovative Housing Strategies project.
Brighter Days Host Homes Application
Federal Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension
Federal Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Certification
Requirements Related to Housing First Approach
Universal CoC Written Standards
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida announces fiscal year 2023 CoC local application process
Local Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2023, at 5 p.m.
Below you will find the local Request for Funding Applications (RFA) for new and renewal projects as well as the supporting documentation, including the approved timeline. If you have any questions, you can email application@hsncfl.org This local application process is a key part of the collaborative submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the FY 2023 Continuum of Care program competition, which opened on July 5, 2023. HUD’s competition will close on September 28, 2023. Homeless Services Network of Central Florida is the collaborative applicant for the Continuum of Care FL-507 (incorporating the counties of Orange, Osceola and Seminole). You may return to this page at a later date to view the completed regional application along with a list of the projects that were accepted and their ranking. More information on the HUD CoC Program Competition can be found on the HUD Exchange website. Applications must be emailed to application@hsncfl.org by 5 p.m. on August 21.
Request for Funding Applications — Note: Corrected version posted 8/2/2023
Attachment A — Application
Section 12 — Project Budget Table
Instructions — Note: Corrected version posted 8/2/2023
Attachment A-1 — Applicant and Project Performance Measurement Using HMIS and Other Administrative Data Sources
Attachment B — Steps in the Review, Ranking and Selection of Projects for Inclusion in the 2023 Submission to HUD
Attachment C — Activities Eligible and Prioritized for Funding
Attachment D — Selected Policies and Priorities
Attachment E — Requirements for Adopting a Housing-First Approach to Operations
Attachment F — Scope of Work: Access, Assessment, Navigation and/or Housing Case Management
Attachment G — HMIS-Related Requirements
Attachment H — NOFO Process Timeline
Attachment I — List of Attachments to the Application
Attachment J — Scoring and Rating Criteria (updated 8/4 to include threshold criteria)
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Previous funding opportunities (application period closed)
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida issues request for applications for Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
Release date: May 31, 2023. Application due date: June 12, 2023, by 11:59 PM
NOTE: Applicants must submit their applications to application@hsncfl.org.
Brighter Days for Brighter Futures RFA
Brighter Days for Brighter Futures RFA - APPLICATION -UPDATED
Brighter Future Brighter Days RFA Budget Workbook
YHDP Coordinated Community Plan
Federal Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension
Federal Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Certification
Requirements Related to Housing First Approach_YHDP
Universal CoC Written Standards
YHDP Sample Youth Housing Case Manager Job Description
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida issues request for proposals for Permanent Supportive Housing services
Release date: April 4, 2023. Application due date: May 5, 2023.
In its capacity as the lead agency for the Continuum of Care FL-507, HSN expects to have several funding opportunities over the next two years for new, renewed, and expanded Permanent Support Housing (PSH) projects, including:
Housing Stability Case Manager (to include intake/assessment and navigation)
Employment Services
Financial Assistance
HSN will make funding available for projects that use the Housing First philosophy; emphasize rapid exits from homelessness; emphasize stable, permanent housing as a primary goal; and move the Central Florida community closer to making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.
NOTE: Applicants must attend a pre-proposal workshop. To receive workshop details, please notify HSN of your interest In applying by sending an email to application@hsncfl.org
HSN 2023 Universal RFA Instructions
Attachment A: Universal Application Form PSH
Federal Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension
Federal Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Certification
HMIS Case Management Workflow Tool
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida issues request for proposals for Permanent Supportive Housing services
Release date: April 4, 2023. Application due date: May 5, 2023.
In its capacity as the lead agency for the Continuum of Care FL-507, HSN expects to have several funding opportunities over the next two years for new, renewed, and expanded Permanent Support Housing (PSH) projects, including:
Housing Stability Case Manager (to include intake/assessment and navigation)
Employment Services
Financial Assistance
HSN will make funding available for projects that use the Housing First philosophy; emphasize rapid exits from homelessness; emphasize stable, permanent housing as a primary goal; and move the Central Florida community closer to making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.
NOTE: Applicants must attend a pre-proposal workshop. To receive workshop details, please notify HSN of your interest In applying by sending an email to application@hsncfl.org
HSN 2023 Universal RFA Instructions
Attachment A: Universal Application Form PSH
Federal Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension
Federal Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Certification
HMIS Case Management Workflow Tool