FY 2024-25 LOCAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
FY2024-25 Local Permanent Supportive Housing Funding Opportunity
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BACKGROUND: In FY2023-24, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved funding to expand Permanent Supportive Housing for people exiting chronic homelessness for the next ten years. On Wednesday, July 17th, the OC Partnership to End Homelessness, as Continuum of Care Lead Agency, announced a Request For Applications (RFA). Projects selected will be funded for 2.5 years.
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Project Applications
Orange County is soliciting agencies to submit new and renewal consolidated project applications. All project applications and supplementary materials are due by Friday, August 16th . Application and materials to be emailed to arubenstein@orangecountync.gov
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Timeline
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Wednesday, July 17 Public notification of funding opportunity
Friday, Aug 16 Letters of Interest and supporting documents due
Friday, Aug 16 – Friday, Sept. 6th Project Review Committee reviews applications / supporting materials received by the local deadline
Week of Monday, Sept 9th PRC develops funding recommendation
Friday, Sept 13 CoC staff provide written notification of funding recommendation
Monday, Sept 16 OCPEH Leadership Team makes funding determination
Tuesday, Sept. 17 CoC staff provide written notification of determination
Tuesday, Sept 26 Last day to appeal determination
Wednesday, Sept 22 CoC staff provide Orange County Housing Department
written notification of the CoC’s determination to initiate contracting
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Project Review Committee
Community members with a knowledge of homeless programs and community priorities serve on the Project Review Committee (PRC). PRC members work with funding recommendations for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Continuum of Care (CoC) competitions, and monitor program performance throughout the year. Project Review Committee members revise the project rating and ranking tool used to score CoC & ESG project applications and draft a list of recommended and prioritized projects for OCPEH Leadership Team review.
Project Review Committee members complete Conflict of Interest Disclosure forms and abstain from discussing or voting on any agencies they have ties to during CoC and ESG funding competitions. Members serve from July 2024 - June 2026.
Please email Alex Rubenstein, arubenstein@orangecountync.gov if you are interested in learning more about the Project Review Committee.
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How to Apply
LETTER OF INTEREST NARRATIVE
Please submit a brief letter of interest - no more than 2 pages in length – on agency letterhead signed by applicants’ Executive Director or authorized signer. LOIs that exceeds the 2-page limit may not be reviewed or considered. All LOIs should include the following:
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1. Applicant Information – Applicant agency name, Agency Office location, Program Name, Executive Director name and contact information.
2. Attestation - Applicant has reviewed and agrees that they meet threshold measures detailed in the CoC Local Scorecard. Attestation will include the agreement to work with CoC staff to develop and implement an improvement plan for unmet threshold measures.
3. Statement of local impact – Applicant will describe how the increased Permanent Supportive Housing inventory will improve the Orange County CoC’s system performance.
4. Statement of equitable outcomes – Applicant will describe how the increased Permanent Supportive Housing inventory will be used to measure racially equitable program outcomes.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Completed and signed CoC Agency certification form
Completed and signed PSH Best practices form
Completed CoC Local FY24 Scorecard
HMIS PSH APR for July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 (if PSH program received any CoC funding during this period)