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This briefing covers the Office of Economic Opportunity's (OEO) Anti-Discrimination Policy, M/W/DSBE Good Faith Efforts, OEO Solicitation & Participation Form, and OHS Fiscal/Budget requirements. Learn about contract requirements, HUD resources, and local programmatic requirements for proposed projects. Discover the various project types solicited by the RFP, such as Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), with a focus on serving vulnerable populations. Stay informed about Local Funding Priorities and how to align projects to meet identified needs as a system.

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  1. This briefing will cover:

  2. Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) • OEO Anti-Discrimination Policy (Appendix D-1) • M/W/DSBE Good Faith Efforts • OEO Solicitation & Participation Form (Appendix D-2) • OEO Certification Registrywww.phila.gov/OEO/directory • Mario Crestani, OEO (215) 683-2068

  3. OHS Fiscal/Budget • CoC Program Eligible Costs/Activities: 24 CFR Part 5: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2017-title24-vol1/xml/CFR-2017-title24-vol1-part5.xml (also pp. 15-18 of the RFP) Peter Curran, Budget Officer, 215-686-7199 or Peter.Curran@phila.gov

  4. Contract requirements • 21st Century Minimum Wage & Benefit Standard – p. 49 of RFP • Equal Benefits Ordinance – p. 50 of RFP • City’s Audit Policy – p.32 of RFP • Board & Workforce Diversity – Appendix B-2 • Discretionary Spending Goal & Supplier Diversity  • Insurance Requirements  • Waivers  Diana Rivera, Contract Administrator, 215-686-7193 or Diana.H.Rivera@phila.gov

  5. HUD Resources • CoC Program Interim Rule • FY2019 CoC Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) • FY2019 New Project Application Instructions • Housing Quality Standards • Chronic Homelessness Definition

  6. Sources of Funding for Proposed Projects • Reallocation: HUD strongly encourages CoCs to reallocate/ shift funds in whole or in part from existing eligible renewal projects to repurpose them for creating new projects. • CoC Bonus: Philadelphia can apply for up to $1,694,673 in new funding for new projects. • Domestic Violence Bonus: Philadelphia can apply for up to $3,119,599 in funding for projects dedicated to serving the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

  7. Local Programmatic Requirements for All Projects • Housing First approach, without barriers to entry or service participation requirements • Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) participation, providing client-level data to the Office of Homeless Services, in its role as HMIS Lead • Local coordinated entry system participation, using CEA-BHRS (“sea breeze”) to receive and accept participant referrals for their program • System-wide process to prioritize people for housing who are assessed to be the most vulnerable, with most severe service needs • New projects proposed in response to this RFP must be equipped to serve households with the greatest vulnerabilities and longest histories of homelessness

  8. Project Types Solicited by RFP • Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for chronically homeless households – Financial assistance of indefinite duration to make housing affordable for people with disabilities who have experienced chronic homelessness, paired with supportive services • Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) – Time-limited financial assistance to make housing affordable, paired with targeted services to support housing stability • Joint Transitional Housing - Rapid Re-Housing (TH-RRH) – Time-limited housing assistance with supportive services, with all participants able to access temporary supportive housing used to facilitate movement from homelessness into permanent housing (e.g., transitional housing) and tenant-based RRH rental subsidy and services

  9. PSH for Chronically Homeless Households Simplified definition of chronically homeless household: household that includes someone with a disability, currently experiencing “literal homelessness” (includes staying in shelter or safe haven) continuously for at least 12 months or on at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 years that total at least 12 months

  10. Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) • Supports housing stability by helping (1) households experiencing literal homelessness and (2) households fleeing , or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions to: • Find private-market housing fast; • Pay for housing in the short term and move-in expenses; • Connect with jobs and services in the community. • Seek new rapid re-housing projects that are equipped to serve people with higher needs/ vulnerabilities, including those experiencing chronic homelessness with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. • Local RRH-specific service requirements on pp. 18-20 of RFP • Must serve households with and without children

  11. Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-Housing (TH-RRH) • Accepting TH-RRH proposals to target: • Unaccompanied Youth, ages 18-24 • Parenting Youth, ages 18-24 • Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking • Local Joint TH-RRH-specific service requirements on p. 20 of RFP

  12. Local Funding Priorities OHS will prioritize projects that support our system’s prioritization of those who are most vulnerable and our greatest gaps in meeting their needs as a system. Based on review of system data, though the system has gaps in resources as compared to identified need for all subpopulations, the gaps can be represented from greatest to smallest as follows: • Households without children • Youth ages 18-24, including parenting youth • Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking • Households with children Prioritized project types for each subpopulation on p. 52 of RFP

  13. Expansion Projects Expansion projects to increase the number of units or services provided to existing program participants can be created using reallocated, CoC bonus, or DV bonus funds. NEW THIS YEAR: Applicants will have to submit 3 project applications to expand a CoC renewal project. • DV Bonus funds can be used to expand an existing renewal project if the expansion project is dedicated to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking (even if the existing project is not). • Expanding upon a non-CoC-funded project is considered to be a new project application.

  14. Organizational Requirements: 501c3 nonprofit • Multiple years’ experience serving the target population and providing homeless assistance • Demonstrated understanding of Housing First, trauma-informed approaches and their successful adoption at an organizational level • Implemented quality improvement processes, including quantitative and qualitative data collection practices, participant feedback solicitation, and tracking outcomes and program quality through participant-level data • Established partnerships to connect people to healthcare, benefits, services, and community resources • Administrative and operational efficiency, financial management capacity • History with any current HUD grants, including resolution of monitoring findings, effective utilization of grant funds • Free of government debt, OIG audit findings, or Civil Rights infractions

  15. Selection process will consider proposed plan for: • Rapid implementation • A Housing First, trauma-informed approach, with evidence-based practices to meet the needs of targeted population(s) • Serving vulnerable people with long histories of homelessness and severe service needs • Accessibility to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations • Continuous quality improvement, including participant involvement • Utilization of Coordinated Entry (CEA-BHRS) to receive referrals • Direct data entry into HMIS • Leveraging other funding and resources to offer supportive services • Matching the grant, at least 25% cash or in-kind • Applicants leveraging more funding for their projects will be more competitive.

  16. Eligible Costs (pp. 27-29) • PSH: rental assistance, leasing, operating, supportive services, administration, new construction, acquisition, rehabilitation. • RRH: tenant-based rental assistance, supportive services, administration • Joint TH-RRH: tenant-based rental assistance (RRH portion), leasing (TH portion), operating (TH portion), supportive services, administration

  17. Timeline • All questions must be emailed to Leticia Devonish, leticia.devonish@phila.gov by 3pm on Friday, August 2. • Answers will be posted at www.phila.gov/rfp on Monday, August 5. • Proposals are due via email to Leticia Devonish, leticia.devonish@phila.gov by 5pm on Monday, August 19. • Applicants will be notified if their project has been selected for inclusion in the Philadelphia’s Consolidated Application to HUD for FY2019 CoC Program Funds by Friday, September 13th. • The Consolidated Application is due to HUD on Monday, September 30th. • If HUD awards funding for this project, contract execution will be no later than December 31, 2020.

  18. DV Bonus: Current TH and RRH

  19. DV Bonus: Best Practices According to National Resource Center on DV: • Mobile advocacy: working with survivors in their communities and homes • Flexible funds: financial assistance • Safety: ongoing assessment and planning • Survivor-driven practices • Trauma-informed practices • Voluntary services SafeHousingPartnerships.org

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