Emergency Shelter Grant Application
Due to the on-going COVID - 19 health emergency, the RFP due has been extended:
EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER GRANT - Deadline: Thursday, July 9, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS), on behalf of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, announces a request for proposal for the Emergency Homeless Shelter Grant to provide shelter services for persons experiencing homelessness within the City’s Continuum of Care.
The three (3) emergency homeless shelter sites shall be operated as a dignified residential setting that supports persons experiencing homelessness to successfully transition back to housing stability.
PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION:
MOHS will host a free Pre-Proposal Conference on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Participants are required to sign in at the entrance lobby.
Location: Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services
7 East Redwood Street, 15th floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
You must register for the event by visiting the website below.
Recording of FY21Emergency Shelter RFP Pre-Bidders Conference Webinar and PowerPoint. (posted 3/24/2020)
HOMELESS SHELTER VIRTUAL TOUR
Pinderhughes Homeless Shelter
1200 N. Fremont Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Weinberg Housing Resource Center
620 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD
OVERVIEW
MOHS administers homeless assistance through this Emergency Homeless Shelter Grant to provide a wide variety of services and housing interventions throughout the City of Baltimore. Full disclosure of the grant overview and requirements can be found below.
EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER GRANT EXTENSION
The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) has extended this request for proposal for the Emergency Homeless Shelter Grant to provide shelter services for persons experiencing homelessness within the City’s Continuum of Care. All applicants receiving this competitive grant award shall operate and offer services that follow the City’s Continuum of Care Action Plan; to maintain the goal of making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Organizations that have submitted a proposal in response to the previous deadline do not need to resubmit applications to be considered. The new deadline is Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 5:00p EST. All qualifying organizations are encouraged to apply:
Emergency Shelter Request for Proposal - updated 3/6/2020
The grant application can be found below.
Emergency Shelter Application - updated 3/6/2020
The template for the budget proposal can be found below.
The Resource Allocation Committee of the Continuum of Care and the Mayor's Office of Homeless Services work together to establish funding priorities for homeless services grants.
Applicants receiving this award will have a performance period starting July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021.
Proposals will be accepted for the following service types.
Project Type | City or Privately Owned
| Site Location | Capacity | Overflow Capacity |
Single Men / Single Women | City-Owned | 620 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD
| 175 Single Adult Male Beds 75 Single Adult Female Beds | 15 Single Adult Male Beds 15 Single Adult Female Beds |
Single Women / Families | City-Owned
| 1200 N. Fremont Avenue, Baltimore, MD
| 70 Single Adult Female Beds 8 Family Beds | 60 Single Adult Female Beds 50 Single Adult Male Beds 40 Family Beds |
Families | Privately Owned
| TBD | 150 Family Beds | Not applicable
|
FUNDING SOURCE
Funding sources may be a combination of the agency’s approved federal, state, and local appropriation(s). All applicants receiving the award are subject to the applicable funding source laws and regulations in addition to requirements set by the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services.
APPLYING FOR FUNDS
Funds are competitively awarded based on the applicant’s proposed service model, budget formation, fidelity to best practices, and organizational capacity. You may submit your proposal in PDF format to mohs.hsp.application@baltimorecity.gov no later than Thursday, July 8, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. EST. Late or hand-delivered submissions will not be considered.
ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for funding through the Emergency Homeless Shelter Grant, organizations must:
- Be a registered non-profit 501(c) tax-exempt organization or another city agency.
- Certify good standing with the State of Maryland (certification of good standing can be obtained through the Department of Assessments and Taxation website).
- Submit two years of most recent independent audits (financial statements are not accepted).
- Agree to participate in the Baltimore Continuum of Care (BCOC) meetings and to be a part of the collaborative body if granted an award.
Each proposal will be reviewed by the committee and may have additional eligibility factors, requirements, or conditions that are satisfactory to the City. The City reserves the right to make changes to the scope of services, grant requirements, statement of work, or funding allocation during the vetting process in accordance with service demand, available funds, and/or performance capacity.
EXTENDED: THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS Thursday, July 8, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. EST. LATE OR HAND DELIVERED SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
If you have any questions, you may contact the grants management team at (410) 396-7543 or by email at mohs.hsp.application@baltimorecity.gov