2009 Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) RELATED TO THE

2009 HOMELESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP)

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT 2009

SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED BY:  12 PM, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009

SUMMARY OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Please review the RFQ document for a full description (word document):

The purpose of the 2009 Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) is to provide homelessness prevention assistance to households who, but for the support, would otherwise become homeless and to provide assistance to rapidly re-house persons who are homeless. This will be accomplished primarily through the provision of direct financial assistance and case management services to households in crisis.

In accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) HPRP NOFA, the Community Housing Assistance Plan (CHAP) identifies a process by which approximately $1.7 million over two (2) years will be directed toward improving the Washtenaw County homelessness system of care with an emphasis on prevention and "Housing First." The draft Washtenaw County CHAP has been recently updated to include specific changes recommended by MSHDA to our local plan. The Washtenaw County CHAP is still in draft form and is subject to approval by MSHDA before funds will be distributed.

The updated draft CHAP identifies a Co-Lead Agency/Fiduciary the Washtenaw County/City of Ann Arbor Office of Community Development (OCD)that will contract directly with qualified Case Management provider agencies to implement the case management service delivery and financial assistance components of the CHAP. One of these qualified Case Management provider agencies will also be selected to function as the Co-Lead Agency/Hub Agency and will provide the coordination, training and financial assistance approval components of the CHAP.

To identify the qualified Case Management provider agencies, the Office of Community Development is calling for written submissions from Washtenaw County non-profit agencies which provide case management services to consumers in housing crisis. OCD will evaluate the submissions according to the criteria outlined in the attached document and select the qualified Case Management provider agencies as well as the Co-Lead Agency/Hub Agency by July 31st, 2009.

The Office of Community Development (OCD) and the Washtenaw Housing Alliance (WHA) recognize and acknowledge the challenges associated with the short period of time between the RFQ call and submission deadline, particularly as it relates to those organizations which are also currently working to complete United Way, HUD CoC, and other grant processes.  We do truly empathize and wish that timing was different longer timelines would have also been extremely helpful to us.  Unfortunately, we have no control over the, sometimes intersecting, deadlines of a range of funders.  We will try to help you through the hurried process as best we can.

Please deliver your submission to the OCD by Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by 12:00 PM.  Also please note that the OCD will not consider late submissions. Submissions may be filed electronically (preferred) or a hard copy may be delivered.

Submissions and/or questions should be directed to: