The Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds)

1. OVERVIEW The Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department on behalf of the Riverside County Continuum of Care is seeking proposals from qualified applicants for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds Competition (CoCBuilds NOFO) incorporated herein as Attachment A. Prospective applicants should read through all sections of this RFP carefully to avoid submitting an incomplete or ineligible application. Failure to respond accurately to any submission requirement could result in an incomplete or noncompetitive proposal. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103) (TDHEs)), and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. HWS serves as the CoC Lead Agency and Collaborative Applicant for the Riverside County CoC and works alongside the CoC to oversee the community’s plan to organize and deliver supportive services, including housing options, which meet the specific needs of homeless individuals and families. The County of Riverside Department of Housing and Workforce Solutions and Continuum of Care Homeless Action Plan can be accessed here: County of Riverside Homeless Action Plan_1.pdf (harivco.org) . 2. FUNDING (AVAILABLE) FOR SERVICES The Riverside County Continuum of Care is eligible to apply for up to $7,500,000 in Final Pro Rata Need funding and an additional $2,000,000 set aside for CoCs with units located on Tribal Reservations or Trust Lands under HUD’s CoCBuilds Competition. The project(s) selected through this RFP will be evaluated, ranked and approved by the CoC Board of Governance (BoG) for inclusion in the Riverside County’s CoCBuilds Competition Application. For this NOFO, the following will be considered for funding: New Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units which must include a capital costs budget for new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation. The application may request no more than 20 percent of an award for CoC Program eligible activities and costs associated with the new PSH projects (see Section IV.G.1 of Attachment A-CoCBuilds NOFO), and no more than 10 percent for administrative costs. Ineligible or late project applications will not be reviewed.