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2015 Housing Request for Proposals
April 3rd
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Background on Home For Good
Home For Good is an initiative of
United Way of Greater Los
Angeles and the LA Area
Chamber of Commerce. The
focus of Home For Good is
ending chronic and veteran
homelessness in Los Angeles
County by 2016. We do these
with three building blocks, all of
which involve a number of
different partners and
stakeholders.
Resources: Funders
Collaborative
Systems: Coordinated
Entry System
Direct Services: Standards
of Excellence
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2015 Housing Funding Opportunities
Applicants may apply for funding under ONE of the following housing
categories:
• Rapid Rehousing
• Systems Change
• Home For Good Funders Collaborative
Within Funders Collaborative category, may apply to multiple funding opportunities:
Coordinated Entry System, Moving-On Initiative, CCF Innovations, City of Pasadena
Rapid Rehousing, LA Homeless Services Authority NOFA
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UNITED WAY HOUSING RFP: Rapid Rehousing
Rapid Rehousing for homeless families and Veterans through Coordinated Entry
and Homeless Family Solutions Systems
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6-months of follow-up case management
Homeless Families and/or homeless veterans
Letter of coordination with CES and/or HFSS
Funding Amount: General Operating Support of $25,000-50,000 per year for 2 years
Most Competitive Proposals: Minimal barriers to entry; Strong housing location & navigation
support; For vet applicants, targeting non-eligible veterans
Types of Outcomes: # housed families (chronic/veteran); # days after intake to move in; % retain
housing; % reported to HMIS; % filled through CES/HFSS
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UNITED WAY HOUSING RFP: Systems Change
System Change to advance housing policies and practices in line with goals of Home
For Good.
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Policy Change
Capacity Building
Client Empowerment
Funding Amount: General Operating Support of $25,000-50,000 per year for 2 years
Most Competitive Proposals: Support Home For Good goals and initiatives; data-driven planning;
Types of Outcomes: # meetings with key policymakers; # people mobilized; # unique
organizations trained; # providers with expanded capacity to serve high acuity clients;
# clients
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trained as advocates
United Way Housing RFP Sections & Scoring
Proposal Sections:
• Organization and Project Description
• Organizational Capacity and Experience
• Objectives and Outcomes
• Required Attachments
Proposals will be screened for general fit and completion. Qualifying proposals will be
reviewed and scored by staff and independent, external reviewers who will evaluate
and score proposals based on the criteria outlined in RFP.
Notifications will be made by the end of August
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative
Established in 2011, The Home For Good Funders
Collaborative is a group of public and private partners that
have come together to help end homelessness in Los
Angeles.
In the last three years, $440 million in resources have
been collaboratively pooled and aligned to support this
work.
Supported housing for over 3,700 people directly.
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative
Funders Collaborative Work Group Members
Private
Aileen Getty Foundation
Annenberg Foundation
California Community Foundation
Cedars-Sinai
City National Bank
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
CSH
Downtown Business Association
Enterprise Community Partners
Goldman Sachs
Jewish Community Foundation
J.P. Morgan Chase
Kaiser Permanente
Pacific Western Bank
Snak King Corporation
The California Endowment
The Carl and Roberta Deutsch Foundation
UniHealth Foundation
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Weingart Foundation
W.M. Keck Foundation
Public
City of Los Angeles
City of Pasadena
City of Santa Monica
City of West Hollywood
L.A. County Board of Supervisors, SD 3
L.A. County Board of Supervisors, SD 4
L.A. County Department of Health Services
L.A. County Department of Mental Health
L.A. County Department of Public Health
L.A. Homeless Services Authority
L.A. Housing and Community Investment Dept.
Housing Authority City of Los Angeles
Housing Authority County of Los Angeles
V.A. Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP
Funding Area 1:
Coordinated Entry System
Funding Area 2:
Moving-On Initiative
Funding Area 3:
California Community Foundation Innovations
Funding Area 4:
City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing
Funding Area 5:
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Request For Proposals
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP
Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP:
Coordinated Entry System
Coordinated Entry System The Coordinated Entry System (CES) is the product of the
collaborative efforts of service providers, policy makers and funders in and around Los Angeles
County. This is the second year of funding for the Coordinated Entry System in Los Angeles
County through the Home For Good Funders Collaborative.
Funding Amount: Up to $750,000 per SPA. One proposal per SPA.
Most Competitive Proposals: Extensive collaboration; outline processes for comprehensive and
coordinated outreach coverage of the Service Planning Area, streamlined service delivery, and
housing resources available for prioritized community placement; how work will focus and
accelerate efforts for ending chronic and veteran homelessness in the SPA.
Types of Outcomes: # assessed using VI-SPDAT; # housed (chronic/chronic veterans/non-chronic
veterans); % retaining housing
Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP: Moving-On Initiative
Moving-On Initiative Funding to assist formerly chronically homeless individuals with moving
out of permanent supportive housing, with project-based subsidies or Shelter Plus Care Programs,
and into less service intensive affordable housing, with Section 8 tenant based vouchers.
Funding Amount: Transitional Supportive Services and Housing Location: $7,500-$30,000 (Max
$1,500 per person); Move-In Assistance: $10,000 - $40,000 (Max $2,000 per person)
Most Competitive Proposals: A letter of coordination from the CES Collaborative Lead Agency in the
geographic region of the program or project is required; in alignment with the CSH’s 88
Communities Strong, there will be special consideration for applicants proposing projects located in
SPAs 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8; fill turn over units vacated through the Moving-On Initiative with individuals
who are chronically homeless and through the regional CES.
Types of Outcomes: # of tenants moving from PSH into affordable housing; # of chronic moving into
turnover units; % retaining housing.
Final Approval by CSH Board.
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP:
California Community Foundation Innovations
California Community Foundation Innovations Funding to support innovative efforts
that extend the reach and function of the Coordinated Entry System for chronically homeless
individuals and improve pathways into or production/ preservation of permanent housing.
Funding Amount: Up to $50,000 per Project/Program for a one year grant; Up to $100,000 per
Project/Program for a two year grant.
Most Competitive Proposals: Replicable or scalable, and tangibly result in more housing
opportunities for clients in CES (e.g., conversion of transitional housing, better systematization
of entry into shared housing or landlord engagement/care to increase housing stock); describe
the unique competency of the requesting organization.
Types of Outcomes: # of chronic experiencing improved pathways; # of PSH secured,
preserved, or added.
Final Approval by California Community Foundation Board
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP:
City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing
City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing Funding for homeless families from or currently residing
in the City of Pasadena.
Funding Amount: Up to $77,000 in Emergency Shelter Grant Resources (one applicant will be selected); up to
$90,335 in U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Competition funds for Medium Term
Assistance (one applicant will be selected); up to $70,186 in HUD Continuum of Care Competition funds for Short
Term Assistance (one applicant will be selected).
Most Competitive Proposals: Demonstrate linkages to strong supportive services network including job training
programs, employment, enrollment to mainstream benefits, and other activities that promote self-sufficiency;
provide supportive services and eviction mitigation strategies to help retain tenants in housing; process landlord
payments and move-in assistance grants within 5 business days for up to 20 clients.
Types of Outcomes: # of families housed; # housed through CES; % retaining housing; % enrolling in mainstream
benefits.
Total award amount is a mix of private dollars and Emergency Shelter Grant Resources, U.S. Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Competition funds for Medium Term Assistance, and HUD Continuum of
Care Competition funds for Short Term Assistance
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP:
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority RFP
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority RFP The Los Angeles Homeless
Services Authority (LAHSA) is issuing a Request for Proposals to procure crisis housing and
services for homeless individuals, Transition Age Youth (TAY) and unaccompanied minor youth.
Programs funded under that RFP will be required to act as collaborative partners with the
existing Coordinated Entry System (CES) for individuals and with the upcoming coordinated
assessment system for homeless youth.
Funding Amount: Up to $20/night for a 14 hour bed or $7,300 annual cost per bed; up to
$25/night for a 24 hour bed or $9,125 annual cost per bed.
Most Competitive Proposals and Types of Outcomes: Applications information and process
available at http://www.lahsa.org/funding-chs.asp#2015CrisisHousing.
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Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP Sections & Scoring
Proposal Sections (Funders Collaborative Funding Areas 1-4):
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Application Cover Sheet
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Application Financial Addendum
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Financial Review Form
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Project Location
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Proposal Narrative
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Project Budget
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Additional Materials (the CES Funding Area also request Supplemental Documents)
Proposals will be screened for general fit and completion. Qualifying proposals will be reviewed and scored
by members of the Funders Collaborative who will evaluate and score proposals based on the criteria
outlined in RFP.
Notifications will be made by the end of August
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PROPOSAL RESOURCES
• United Way Housing RFP and Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP
• Information Sessions and Virtual Q&As
• Frequently Asked Questions
• RFP Hotline and RFP Email Address
• Home For Good Grantseekers Webpage
All information and documents available at www.homeforgoodla.org/about-us/grantseekers
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2015 Housing Funding Opportunities
GRANT AMOUNTS
FUNDING TYPE
RAPID REHOUSING
SYSTEMS CHANGE
General Operating
with program
specific outcomes
$25,000-$50,000
GRANT CYCLE
2-year cycle
SUBMISION
All proposals submitted
through online system
FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE
FA1: Coordinated Entry
System
FA2: Moving-On Initiative
FA3: CCF Innovations
$750,000 (*Additional $50,000 ACA
bonus available)
1-year
17,500-$70,000 (based on per
person breakdown)
1-year
$50,000- 1 year
Program Specific
All proposals submitted
through online system
1-2 years
$100,000- 2 year
FA4: City of Pasadena Rapid
Rehousing
FA5: LAHSA NOFA
$77,000
$90,335
$70,186
Varies by night and bed
1-year
1-year
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Submitted through LAHSA
Important Details
Home For Good Funders Collaborative RFP
Important Details
• RFP Released: Friday, March 6, 2015
• Questions After Today:
 rfp@unitedwayla.org
 RFP Hotline at (213) 808-6380
• Funding Areas 1-4 of the RFP Are Due: Friday, April 17, 2015 at 5:00pm via United Way
Online Portal
• Grant Period: July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
To Access RFP Online and Information On Upcoming RFP Informational Sessions:
http://homeforgoodla.org/about-us/grantseekers/
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BUDGETS
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Budget Template: Coordinated Entry System
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Budget Template: Coordinated Entry System
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Budget Template: Moving On Initiative & CCF Innovations
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Budget Template: Moving On Initiative & CCF Innovations
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Budget Template: Moving On Initiative & CCF Innovations
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Budget Template: City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing
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Budget Template: City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing
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Budget Template: City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing
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Budget Template: City of Pasadena, Rapid Rehousing
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