Housing First Phase V: Request for Proposals
Online Application Due: 2/19/2021 at 5:00 PM
Award Amount: $75,000
Award Disbursement: March, 2021
Chronic Homelessness Housing First Rapid Rehousing Grant: The M25 Initiative seeks to build upon the success of the Cumberland County Housing First Collaborative that was established in 2015. Since 2015, the Cumberland County Housing First Collaborative has housed over 90 individuals. M25 is seeking proposals to provide permanent housing and supportive services in a Housing First model utilizing Rapid Rehousing Grant funding to at least 15 chronically homeless individuals and/or families who are high utilizers of public systems.
The Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Grant funding will be provided to a lead nonprofit agency that has engaged in partnership agreements with at least three county non-profits, along with the Cumberland County government agencies and Inspira Hospital system, to continue the mission of the Cumberland County Housing First Collaborative (see previous program guidelines at: https://bit.ly/2FkvP5o). The goal: to continue the Housing First Program in Cumberland County New Jersey, wherein the homeless will immediately be housed and provided the diversified supportive services they need to retain housing and cope with, address and/or overcome the issues that caused their homelessness.
The Collaborative will evaluate the social and economic benefit of utilizing a Housing First approach for the disabled, long-term homeless, over a traditional emergency service-driven system. Outcome measures will asses the Initiative’s impact on permanent housing retention; shelter use; use of emergency medical and psychiatric services; utilization of public assistance; Medicaid expenditure; and recovery as defined by SAMHSA to include: improved health, home, purpose and community.
The Collaborative utilizes the Housing First Philosophy, which prioritizes assisting the long-term homeless in expediently accessing permanent housing, and providing them with the supportive services they need to retain that housing. The Housing First Philosophy includes low barrier program admission criteria with no preconditions of treatment completion, sobriety and/or abstinence, clean criminal or credit history, and income.
The Housing First philosophy recognizes that individuals and families may be better able to benefit from supportive services when housing is stabilized. Program participants will not be required to engage in services but will receive continuous encouragement from program staff to participate in the wealth of service opportunities made available and tailored to individual household needs. In congruence with the Housing First Philosophy, the Housing First Program services will work from a Harm Reduction Framework where participants will receive assistance in reducing behaviors that negatively impact their recovery and housing.
The Collaborative model reflects successful Housing First initiatives from throughout the country, by utilizing scattered site rental units, and a single integrated supportive service team comprised of interdisciplinary professionals who combined can either directly offer or establish linkages to community-based medical care; behavioral and mental health care; case management; independent living skills training; employment services; financial literacy; benefits coordination; and housing search assistance.
Funding is to be utilized to provide rapid rehousing funding and wrap-around case management services (for at least 12 months) for chronically homeless individuals, as defined by HUD, veterans, or individuals with children. This project is to utilize a collective impact approach with the housing first philosophy and progressive engagement. Progressive Engagement. Progressive Engagement is a nationally recognized best practice in addressing the needs of RRH participants, which provides customized levels of assistance to households and preserves the most extensive interventions for households with the most severe barriers to housing success. In a Progressive Engagement approach, participant needs are met with the appropriate level of services, starting with the least intensive service and increasing service level as needed.
The application must outline: target populations, eligibility (income, etc.), supportive services plan (including funding sources), collaborative evaluation, and collaborative party responsibilities (in a signed MOU or letter of intent among parties).
Successful applicants will identify the targeted population of chronically homeless households who are frequent users of at least one public system, describe their plans for outreach and engagement, demonstrate strong experience in working with the targeted populations, and describe plans for data tracking and collection to show the success of the project in increasing housing stability and reducing high usage of public systems. Examples of public systems may include health care, criminal justice, child welfare, or other related systems. Applications must describe how the project will coordinate supportive services with other resources in the community to maximize the amount of assistance provided to the project’s participants. Applications must include a timeline showing the project’s milestones: outreach, case management, lease-up, delivery of supportive services, etc.
The lead agency is responsible for funding distribution, regular communication among partners, regular reporting to the M25 Initiative, and to successfully maintain a working collaborative. GranThe M25 Initiative will provide up to $75,000 in funding for this grant. Funding will be distributed in two installments: 50% in March 2021 and 50% in June 2021. The grant period will end on December 31, 2021.
Eligibility for Funding:
Only Faith-Based Organizations (e.g. Churches) and 501c3 organizations that provide services in Cumberland County, NJ. Preference may be given to churches/nonprofits that have participated with the Cumberland County Code Blue Coalition and/or Housing First Collaborative in 2019-2020.
Questions: Please email info@m25initiative.org or call 1-844-M25-HOPE
Award Amount: $75,000
Award Disbursement: March, 2021
Chronic Homelessness Housing First Rapid Rehousing Grant: The M25 Initiative seeks to build upon the success of the Cumberland County Housing First Collaborative that was established in 2015. Since 2015, the Cumberland County Housing First Collaborative has housed over 90 individuals. M25 is seeking proposals to provide permanent housing and supportive services in a Housing First model utilizing Rapid Rehousing Grant funding to at least 15 chronically homeless individuals and/or families who are high utilizers of public systems.
The Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Grant funding will be provided to a lead nonprofit agency that has engaged in partnership agreements with at least three county non-profits, along with the Cumberland County government agencies and Inspira Hospital system, to continue the mission of the Cumberland County Housing First Collaborative (see previous program guidelines at: https://bit.ly/2FkvP5o). The goal: to continue the Housing First Program in Cumberland County New Jersey, wherein the homeless will immediately be housed and provided the diversified supportive services they need to retain housing and cope with, address and/or overcome the issues that caused their homelessness.
The Collaborative will evaluate the social and economic benefit of utilizing a Housing First approach for the disabled, long-term homeless, over a traditional emergency service-driven system. Outcome measures will asses the Initiative’s impact on permanent housing retention; shelter use; use of emergency medical and psychiatric services; utilization of public assistance; Medicaid expenditure; and recovery as defined by SAMHSA to include: improved health, home, purpose and community.
The Collaborative utilizes the Housing First Philosophy, which prioritizes assisting the long-term homeless in expediently accessing permanent housing, and providing them with the supportive services they need to retain that housing. The Housing First Philosophy includes low barrier program admission criteria with no preconditions of treatment completion, sobriety and/or abstinence, clean criminal or credit history, and income.
The Housing First philosophy recognizes that individuals and families may be better able to benefit from supportive services when housing is stabilized. Program participants will not be required to engage in services but will receive continuous encouragement from program staff to participate in the wealth of service opportunities made available and tailored to individual household needs. In congruence with the Housing First Philosophy, the Housing First Program services will work from a Harm Reduction Framework where participants will receive assistance in reducing behaviors that negatively impact their recovery and housing.
The Collaborative model reflects successful Housing First initiatives from throughout the country, by utilizing scattered site rental units, and a single integrated supportive service team comprised of interdisciplinary professionals who combined can either directly offer or establish linkages to community-based medical care; behavioral and mental health care; case management; independent living skills training; employment services; financial literacy; benefits coordination; and housing search assistance.
Funding is to be utilized to provide rapid rehousing funding and wrap-around case management services (for at least 12 months) for chronically homeless individuals, as defined by HUD, veterans, or individuals with children. This project is to utilize a collective impact approach with the housing first philosophy and progressive engagement. Progressive Engagement. Progressive Engagement is a nationally recognized best practice in addressing the needs of RRH participants, which provides customized levels of assistance to households and preserves the most extensive interventions for households with the most severe barriers to housing success. In a Progressive Engagement approach, participant needs are met with the appropriate level of services, starting with the least intensive service and increasing service level as needed.
The application must outline: target populations, eligibility (income, etc.), supportive services plan (including funding sources), collaborative evaluation, and collaborative party responsibilities (in a signed MOU or letter of intent among parties).
Successful applicants will identify the targeted population of chronically homeless households who are frequent users of at least one public system, describe their plans for outreach and engagement, demonstrate strong experience in working with the targeted populations, and describe plans for data tracking and collection to show the success of the project in increasing housing stability and reducing high usage of public systems. Examples of public systems may include health care, criminal justice, child welfare, or other related systems. Applications must describe how the project will coordinate supportive services with other resources in the community to maximize the amount of assistance provided to the project’s participants. Applications must include a timeline showing the project’s milestones: outreach, case management, lease-up, delivery of supportive services, etc.
The lead agency is responsible for funding distribution, regular communication among partners, regular reporting to the M25 Initiative, and to successfully maintain a working collaborative. GranThe M25 Initiative will provide up to $75,000 in funding for this grant. Funding will be distributed in two installments: 50% in March 2021 and 50% in June 2021. The grant period will end on December 31, 2021.
Eligibility for Funding:
Only Faith-Based Organizations (e.g. Churches) and 501c3 organizations that provide services in Cumberland County, NJ. Preference may be given to churches/nonprofits that have participated with the Cumberland County Code Blue Coalition and/or Housing First Collaborative in 2019-2020.
Questions: Please email info@m25initiative.org or call 1-844-M25-HOPE
Granting Priorities:
Grant requests submitted to the Initiative are viewed in light of our primary objectives as found in Matthew 25:35-36- “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Accordingly, the Initiative has outlined the following priorities by which grant decisions will be made:
1. We seek to equip and empower local organizations and faith-based entities to provide safety net services to the poor and homeless.
2. We seek to foster support for the Code Blue Programs and/or Housing First Collaborative. Applications should demonstrate how the organization has supported the Code Blue Programs and/or Housing First Collaborative. Priority will be given to churches and non-profit organizations who have directly participated in the Code Blue (2019-2020 season) and/or the Housing First program (e.g. Move-In Sponsor, Collaborative Partner).
3. We desire to support dynamic projects that show faith in action. Therefore, we typically do not fund individuals who are serving in administrative roles, or projects for debt relief, land or building purchases. Priority will be given to proposals that have an administrative fee of 5% or less.
4. The M25 Initiative developed from the Cumberland County Code Blue Program that demonstrated tremendous success in working with other churches & non-profits in meeting the needs of the community. Therefore, we will give priority to projects that meet community needs through community partnerships. Proposals should identify partner agencies with supporting documentation (e.g. letter of intent to partner).
5. Organizations must be willing to invest financially in a project for the M25 Initiative to consider funding that project. We do not consider in-kind contributions alone as local faith-based/non-profit organization financial support.
Grant requests submitted to the Initiative are viewed in light of our primary objectives as found in Matthew 25:35-36- “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
Accordingly, the Initiative has outlined the following priorities by which grant decisions will be made:
1. We seek to equip and empower local organizations and faith-based entities to provide safety net services to the poor and homeless.
2. We seek to foster support for the Code Blue Programs and/or Housing First Collaborative. Applications should demonstrate how the organization has supported the Code Blue Programs and/or Housing First Collaborative. Priority will be given to churches and non-profit organizations who have directly participated in the Code Blue (2019-2020 season) and/or the Housing First program (e.g. Move-In Sponsor, Collaborative Partner).
3. We desire to support dynamic projects that show faith in action. Therefore, we typically do not fund individuals who are serving in administrative roles, or projects for debt relief, land or building purchases. Priority will be given to proposals that have an administrative fee of 5% or less.
4. The M25 Initiative developed from the Cumberland County Code Blue Program that demonstrated tremendous success in working with other churches & non-profits in meeting the needs of the community. Therefore, we will give priority to projects that meet community needs through community partnerships. Proposals should identify partner agencies with supporting documentation (e.g. letter of intent to partner).
5. Organizations must be willing to invest financially in a project for the M25 Initiative to consider funding that project. We do not consider in-kind contributions alone as local faith-based/non-profit organization financial support.
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