The Blue Ridge Continuum of Care is soliciting proposals for FY 2021 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program funding. This special notice is a request for proposals to transition two currently funded Permanent Supportive Housing grants to a new recipient.
The only component to be considered for funding is Permanent Supportive Housing as defined by the CoC Program Interim Rule, published April 1, 2017.
Responses to this request should include a description of how the new recipient will continue to administer the grant(s) as originally awarded, or a description of proposed changes to the grants to ensure their effective operation and that appropriate supportive services will be provided. Proposed changes will be evaluated by the CoC Board’s Review Committee through the selection process. Approved changes will be coordinated by the Continuum of Care Lead Agency (City of Roanoke) with the selected recipient and the HUD Richmond Field Office to restructure the grants, if needed.
The City of Roanoke is committing $400,000 of the approximately $5 million in U.S. Treasury ARPA funds designated by the City for homeless response to be directed to the efficient running of these PSH programs. This funding will be available to the selected recipient over a two-year period. The ARPA funds will provide a cushion to allow the CoC, the new recipient and HUD to make changes to the grants to ensure these critical services are sustainable and effective for the community over the long-term. The funds can be used by the new recipient to meet the HUD match requirement, address potential damage to housing units, hire additional staff, provide incentives to landlords, and to meet other unforeseen needs of the program. The funds can also be used to obtain technical assistance from national experts on Housing First-oriented Permanent Supportive Housing. Technical assistance will be required for recipients without experience managing Permanent Supportive Housing programs.
Please complete responses to the attached narrative questions and submit the completed application, along with all required attachments to Blue Ridge Continuum of Care Chair, Matt Crookshank at matthew.crookshank@roanokeva.gov by the RFP submission deadline of 5:00pm March 3, 2023.
If you have questions regarding this RFP, please contact Matt Crookshank at matthew.crookshank@roanokeva.gov.
Blue Ridge Continuum of Care PSH RFP