RFA HSO 2025-001 Homelessness Prevention

RFA HSO 2025-001 Homelessness Prevention

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.

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.
   

2. 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.

• 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 2025-001 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.

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