Table of Contents Introduction and Background…………………………………… 2 Request for Proposal Timeline………………………………… 2 Eligible Applicants……………………………………………………. 3 Eligible Activities…………………………………………………….. 3 Key Performance Indicators…………………………………… 7 Application Instructions………………………………………….. 8 Proposal Selection and Award Process…………………… 9 Projected Timeline……………………………………………………. 9 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS I Introduction/Background The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by the homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. Beginning in 2018 the Rhode Island CoC’s Homelessness Prevention and Diversion System and Coordinated Entry System (CES) will coordinate access, assessment, and referral into the housing crisis response system for all households and populations. CES will also attempt to divert households from entering shelter if possible. Diversion is a strategy that prevents homelessness for people seeking
Table of Contents Introduction and Background…………………………………… 2 Request for Proposal Timeline………………………………… 2 Eligible Applicants……………………………………………………. 3 Eligible Activities…………………………………………………….. 3 Key Performance Indicators…………………………………… 7 Application Instructions………………………………………….. 8 Proposal Selection and Award Process…………………… 9 Projected Timeline……………………………………………………. 9 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS I Introduction/Background The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by the homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. Beginning in 2018 the Rhode Island CoC’s Homelessness Prevention and Diversion System and Coordinated Entry System (CES) will coordinate access, assessment, and referral into the housing crisis response system for all households and populations. CES will also attempt to divert households from entering shelter if possible. Diversion is a strategy that prevents homelessness for people seeking