The Homeless Strategy Contracting Unit administers contract agreements with homeless service agencies. The unit manages over $30 million in City of Austin General Funds as well as approximately $75 million from federal and state funding.
This website will be updated with links to all of the open and closed competitions. Organizations providing social services able to do business in the state of Texas are welcome to apply.
To receive notifications of Austin Public Health Social Service competitions, please email HSDCompetitions@austintexas.gov
Open Funding Competitions
RFA 2025 Homelessness Prevention - Released Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Note Regarding Austin Public Health: Please note that the Homeless Strategy Office is separate from Austin Public Health.
To apply for Austin Public Health's competitions please refer to the APH Competitions website has a number of competitions that is currently hosting Homeless Strategy Office's funding competition information. For all inquiries related to Homeless Strategy Office funding competitions, please email HSDCompetitions@austintexas.gov.
Upcoming Funding Competitions
- RFA 2025 Family Homelessness Supportive Housing - Release TBD
Check back regularly to this website and to get on our listserve or to learn about upcoming competitions please email HSDCompetitions@austintexas.gov.
Interested Offerors must do the following:
Register
- 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.
Complete a 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 “RFP 202X-00X NAME” and click "Start a New Application (located at the top of the page) and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 1 above - state the date the Threshold was submitted.
- 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.
Below, you will find past funding competitions, standard solicitation documents and standard agreement documents
- Closed Funding Competitions
- Standard Competition Documents
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The following documents are blank forms FOR INFORMATION ONLY that are usually used in an HSO Solicitation. If interested in applying for a funding competition, only documents published on the competition webpage will be accepted. Use only those with the solicitation/competition number from the solicitation website.
RFA Components and Sample Contract Documents Doc File Description 1 Offer Sheet SAMPLE 2 RFA Application Document SAMPLE 3 Budget and Narrative template 4 COA Certifications and Disclosures A Threshold Checklist B Standard Solicitation Provisions and Instructions SAMPLE C RFA Scope of Work D Client Eligibility Requirements E Social Services Agreement Boilerplate Terms and Conditions F Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity - Partnergrants Instructions - Sample Contract Documents and Community Information
- Training: Applying for Funding
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Threshold Training Resources: 1 Applying for an APH Funded Opportunity in Partnergrants Part 1 - Threshold Instructional video on how to complete a Threshold application in Partnergrants for the purpose of applying for funding. 2 Completing an Annual Agency Threshold Application Instructional document on how to complete a Threshold application in Partnergrants for the purpose of applying for funding. 3 Annual Agency Threshold FAQ Answers to common questions about the Threshold application. Intent to Apply Training Resource: 1 Submitting an Intent to Apply for Social Service Funding Instructional document on how to complete an Intent to Apply in Partnergrants for the purpose of applying for funding. Final Application for Training Resource 1 Applying for an APH Funded Opportunity Part II Final Application Instructional video on how to complete an application for funding in Partnergrants.