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RFA HSO 2025-002 Supportive Services for Families Experiencing Homelessness- Closed

The City of Austin (City) seeks applications in response to this Request for Applicants (RFA) from qualified nonprofit organizations or non-government entities (Applicants) with demonstrated experience in providing supportive services to families experiencing homelessness.  During the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 City of Austin budget process, the Austin City Council approved funding to help families exit homelessness and sustain housing. The Homeless Strategy Office is issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) to seek innovative ideas to serve families experiencing homelessness.   

Awarded Programs will be listed here TBD.

Closed Competition Information
Date Issued: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Intent to Apply Due Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3 PM CST

Annual Agency Threshold Review Due Date

NOTE: The threshold can be submitted at any time, but for this RFA the date of submittal must be within the past 12 months (May 13, 2024 – May 13, 2025 at 3 pm).

 Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3 PM CST
Application Due Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 3 PM CST
Anticipated Start date of contracts: September 01, 2025
Questions regarding the RFA are due on or before: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 3 PM CST 
Questions & Answers are posted here
Technical Assistance regarding submission of the RFP in Partnergrants are due on or before: Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 2 PM CST
Questions must be submitted in writing to the or through Partnergrants.

Authorized Contact Person:

Poleth Robledo

Homeless Strategy Office

HSDCompetitions@austintexas.gov
Optional Pre-Bid Meeting Dates, Times and Registration Locations:

Friday, May 16, 2025 at 11 AM

Pre-Bid Meeting presentation posted here

Pre-Bid Meeting attendance posted here
Optional Office Hours with RFP SPOC and Staff

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 2 PM

Registration Required with this link


Interested Offerors must do the following:

Offerors Initial Steps: Registration

  1. 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.
     
    1. 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

  1. Complete an Annual Agency Threshold Application in the PartnerGrants database.
  • To qualify for this RFA, the Threshold Review Form must be submitted by the Intent to Apply deadline.
  • 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.
     

2.  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 2025-002 Supportive Services for Families Experiencing Homelessness” 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  
2 2 RFA Application MS Word  
3 3 Program Budget and Narrative MS Excel  
4 COA Certifications & Disclosures PDF  
A Annual Agency Threshold Criteria PDF  
B Solicitation Provisions & Instructions PDF  
C RFA Scope of Work PDF  
D Social Services Contract Boilerplate with Standard Exhibit B3 PDF  
E HMIS Requirements PDF  
F Applying for Opportunity in Partnergrants Instructions PDF  
G Evaluation Rubric PDF