04 Sep 09 2009 CoC Request For Proposals
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida is soliciting proposals for new projects for the agency’s 2009 Continuum of Care application to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Approximately $1 million in new funding may be awarded through this process. In order to ensure that HSN’s application is competitive with HUD national goals, projects will be given priority:
- Permanent supportive housing projects that utilize Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) acquired property
- Projects which request 25% or less of the total project budget in supportive services (client-related services)
- Projects which document HPRP, CDBG, and/or ESG funding as leveraging or where program design reflects integration with these funding streams.
Local Continuum of Care priorities include:
- Permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals
- Transitional housing for homeless households with children.
- Implementation of homeless prevention center operations to serve an underserved area of the Continuum of Care
Eligible Applicants: Any unit of government or organization with a 501 (c) (3) in Orange, Seminole, or Osceola Counties may submit a proposal to provide SHP eligible services to people experiencing homelessness.
Notification Requirements: All applicants are urged to notify HSN of their intent to respond to this RFP by sending an email to rfp {at} hsncfl(.)org by September 15, 2009.
Application Submission Deadline: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Proposals may be mailed or hand delivered to Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, 1940 Traylor Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32804.
For complete details, please download and review the following documents:
Please direct all questions regarding the application process to rfp {at} hsncfl(.)org.
22 Apr 09 2009 CoC Competition
Many people have been asking what’s happening with HUD’s funding for 2009 and when HSN will start accepting applications for new projects. Today, HUD held a webcast to review last year’s competition and also talk a little bit about this year’s competition.
Because HUD’s budget approval by Congress came late this year, we’re behind where we hoped to be as far as the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is concerned. The NOFA tells us how much money Congress has allocated nationwide for the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) through which we apply for funding every year. Once we have that, we’ll know how much we’ll make available to the CoC for new project applications. The best estimate HUD could give us for the release of the NOFA is “early summer”. They also expect the the actual CoC application that we submit to HUD would be due after Labor Day.
That means HSN would be accepting applications for new project sometime between those two milestones. Once we have more information from HUD, we’ll have a workshop to explain the application process. In the meantime, we recommend that all potential applications become familiar with HUD’s Supportive Housing Program (SHP). We recommend reviewing the SHP Desk Guide which explains in great detail the types of projects that they will fund, what you can and can’t do with the funding, and what your obligations will be if you are awarded an SHP grant.
The SHP Desk Guide is available for viewing online or for download here:
http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewShpDeskguide
Feel free to post questions here in the comments or to fill out a contact form.
