RFA HSO 2025-001 Homelessness Prevention - CLOSED
The City of Austin (City) seeks proposals in response to this Request for Applicants (RFA) from qualified nonprofit organization or government entities (Offerors) with demonstrated experience to provide homelessness prevention services to residents of Austin/Travis County. The objectives of this funding are to connect households at risk of homelessness to time-limited rental assistance, financial assistance, and services that can resolve periods of serious housing insecurity, thereby helping participants avoid episodes of homelessness. By addressing housing instability “upstream” from homelessness programs, we hope to decrease the number of persons who end up experiencing homelessness. The total funding available through this RFA is $2,212,508 in one-time General Funds.
Awarded Agencies To Be Announced at a Later Date
- Closed Competition Information
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Date Issued: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Intent to Apply Due Date: * UPDATED: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 3 PM CST Application Due Date: * UPDATED: Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 3 PM CST Anticipated Start date of contracts: August 01, 2025 Questions regarding the RFA are due on or before: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 3 PM CST Questions & Answers will be posted here:
Final Questions and Answers A 5-16-2025Technical Assistance regarding submission of the RFA in Partnergrants are due on or before: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 2 PM CST Questions must be submitted in writing to the or through Partnergrants. Authorized Contact Person:
Poleth Robledo
Homeless Strategy Office
Optional Pre-Bid Meeting Dates, Times and Registration Locations: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 2 PM
Pre-Bid Meeting presentation posted here
Pre-Bid Meeting attendance posted here
Optional Office Hours with RFA SPOC and Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 2 PM
Interested Offerors must do the following:
Offerors Initial Steps: Registration
- Confirm your organization is a registered vendor with the City of Austin.
- To find the City of Austin Vendor Number please visit Austin Finance Online and search for the organization’s legal name.
- To register to become a potential City of Austin vendor, go to Austin Finance Online or email VendorReg@austintexas.gov to register.
- Be a registered user in the Partnergrants system. The proposals will be submitted through this web-based system.
- To register, visit Partnergrants and click on “Register Here.”
- Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants.
Offeror Initial Steps: Pre-Application
- Complete an Annual Agency Threshold Application in the PartnerGrants database.
- This form must be submitted once per 12 months and remains valid for all competitions closing within that time period. The threshold application will be reviewed by APH staff and the agency will be notified once approved.
- Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “Annual Agency Threshold Application-Applicants for Funding Start Here” to complete a new threshold application.
- Submit one per agency per 12-months and note the submission date for future use.
- Complete an Intent to Apply form for each proposal the offeror plans to submit by the due date identified in Form 1 – Offer Sheet.
- Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “RFA HSO 2025-001 Homeless Prevention” and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 1 above.
- Offerors may submit more than one Intent to Apply form and must submit a unique Intent to Apply form for each proposal per the guidelines of the RFP.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DOCUMENTS
Doc No. File Description File Type Date Updated 1 Offer Sheet PDF 4/22/2025 2 RFA Application V3 MS Word 5/16/2025 3 Program Budget and Narrative V2 MS Excel 4/24/2025 4 COA Certifications & Disclosures PDF 4/22/2025 A Annual Agency Threshold Criteria PDF 4/22/2025 B Solicitation Provisions, Definitions & Instructions PDF 4/22/2025 C RFA Scope of Work PDF 4/22/2025 D Social Services Contract Boilerplate with Standard Exhibit B3 PDF 4/22/2025 E HMIS Requirements PDF 4/22/2025 F Applying for Opportunity in Partnergrants Instructions PDF 4/22/2025 G Evaluation Rubric PDF 4/22/2025