YHDP Crisis Bridge Housing: Request for Proposal
YHDP Crisis Bridge Housing: Request for Proposal - Posted July 24, 2020
The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS), on behalf of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, announces a grant award to provide crisis bridge housing for Youth and Young Adults (YYA) at-risk of and experiencing homelessness. The RFP deadline is September 18, 2020 at 4pm. Submit Proposals by email to: HSPApplications@baltimorecity.gov.
*No late submissions will be accepted
Find the full application and guiding documents here. The required budget template is here.
See attached YHDP Coordinated Community Plan submitted to HUD here.
View the recorded technical assistance webinar hosted by MOHS on Aug. 10, 2020, and find the presentation slides here.
Amendment: August 18, 2020
As of Aug. 18, there has been a revision in regards to required documentation for an A-133 or independent financial audit. Please find more information on page 39 of the full application.
Do you have a question? Read the FAQs.
Target Population
The proposed projects should serve Youth and Young Adults (YYA) at-risk of and experiencing homelessness. Youth are unaccompanied minors under the age of 18, and young adults are aged 18-24 (up to 25). This also includes YYA who are pregnant and/or caring for one or more children, including the care of minor siblings.
Special efforts should also be made to serve YYA who are especially vulnerable, including YYA who are of color, under 18, pregnant or parenting, identify as LGBTQ, victims of sexual trafficking and exploitation, or have been involved with juvenile justice, jail, or foster care systems.
Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services
Effective July 1, 2020, Maryland enacted HB 206 ; Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services. This law gives unaccompanied minors experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness the legal capacity to consent to shelter, housing, and supportive services without parental consent.
Any public or private nonprofit organization that provides shelter or supportive services to minors in need of shelter must register with the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development effective July 1, 2020. There is no cost associated with registering with the state; however, there are several assurances that must be met in order to meet statutory requirements. DHCD will annually certify that providers meet certain conditions, including running background checks on employees, providing mandatory reporting training for employees, and requiring service providers to develop and implement procedures to screen staff members who work with minors. The law also requires certain protocols for attempting parental contact, which are largely consistent with the Federal Basic Center Program regulations.
Additional information can be found on the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development website here.
Applicants for this project are encouraged to serve unaccompanied homeless minors as part of their program design.
Eligible Project
In March, the Youth Homelessness Action Committee and Youth Action Board completed the YHDP system model and selected Crisis Bridge Housing a transitional housing project to fund through the YHDP RFP. While selected applicants will receive two-year grants, the totals below reflect the one-year funding amount.
YHDP Funding Available | ||
Funding & Project Scope | Type | Description |
Total for two years $488,084
Unit Count: 7-8 | Crisis Bridge Housing – TH | The YHDP Crisis Bridge Housing Project will offer crisis housing for unaccompanied minors and youth who are experiencing homelessness. The goal is to offer short-term (1-3 months) of crisis housing to offer safe and stable housing while they are connected to their permanent housing solution. |
$244,042 | Total Amount of Funding Available (1-year total, proposed budgets and grant agreements will reflect 2-year project period) | |
See Appendix A in the RFP document for more detailed project descriptions.
Timeline
The timeline is subject to change as needed to meet the goals and priorities of the Continuum of Care. Any changes to the competition process or timeline will be posted to the CoC listserv and MOHS website.
July 24th, 2020 RFP released
August 10th, 2020 at 2pm Technical Assistance Webinar: Register Here
September 8th, 2020 Deadline for Technical Assistance & Questions
September 18th, 2020 at 4pm RFP deadline
September 2020 RFP review and scoring
October 2020 Conditional funding letters
October 2020 Submission of project application into e-snaps
November 2020 Projected signed/ grant agreements with HUD
Early 2021 Project start date