Jillian Canova Jillian Canova

2023 Request For Proposals Released 7-19-2023

Please note that the Annual Renewal Demand (ARD) still has not been released from HUD. As such, the dollar amounts within the RFP are highlighted and subject to change via amendment once this occurs. Please click HERE to view the RFP.

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HUD FY'22 Awards Announced

HUD Announces $2.76 Billion in Awards to Help People Experiencing Homelessness 

  

Today, HUD announced $2.76 billion in FY 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards in approximately 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S. and its territories. These CoC grants provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness and provide support while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness. 

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FY 2022 HUD Continuum of Care Competition: Request for Proposals

Partners In Care, on behalf of the O’ahu CoC, is seeking project proposals for the FY 2022 Continuum of Care Competition. Please see the Request for Proposals (RFP) for more information. Selected applicants will be included in the HI-501 federal grant application for funds under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care Competition.

 

Agencies must attend one of two available RFP Q&A Sessions to be considered for this funding opportunity and document their attendance in the Teams chat box.

  • Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 2-3pm HST – Join Here!

  • Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 1pm-2pm HST – Join Here!

 

Submission due date is Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. HST. Applications must be received in the office by this date; late applications will not be accepted.

 

More information can be found on our website: https://www.partnersincareoahu.org/nofo-22

 

**This is NOT the Unsheltered NOFO (aka Special NOFO) that was released in July, this is the annual HUD CoC Grant Competition**

Please reach out to Elliot Woods with any questions: elliotw@partnersincareoahu.org

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Special NOFO Project Proposal Deadline EXTENDED

The O’ahu CoC has extended the deadline for project proposals to be submitted for the FY 2022 Continuum of Care Supplemental to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (FR-6500-N-25S) aka “Special NOFO” until September 15, 2022 at 12PM HST. Please refer to the updated timeline and Request for Proposal (RFP) on the “Special NOFO” page of our website: https://www.partnersincareoahu.org/special-nofo

Please reach out to Elliot Woods if you have any questions; elliotw@partnersincareoahu.org

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Special NOFO Request for Proposals (RFP)

Partners In Care, on behalf of the O’ahu CoC, is seeking project proposals from qualified agencies providing services to persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Please see the attached Request for Proposals (RFP) for more information. Selected applicants will be included in the HI-501 federal grant application for funds under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care Supplemental to Address Unsheltered Homelessness Program.

 

Agencies must attend one of two available RFP Q&A Sessions to be considered for this funding opportunity.

  • Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 1-2pm HST – Join Here!

  • Friday, August 5, 2022, 11am-12pm HST – Join Here!

 

Submission due date is Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 12:00 p.m. HST.

 

For additional information, including scoring tools, please visit https://www.partnersincareoahu.org/special-nofo

Special NOFO Request for Proposals

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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care Competition

The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care Competition and Noncompetitive Award of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Renewal and Replacement Grants has been posted on Grants.gov and will be available on the Funding Opportunities page on HUD’s website later today. Additional resources will be available on the Continuum of Care Program Competition page of HUD’s website. 

 

The CoC Application, CoC Priority Listing, and Project Applications should be available in e-snaps within the next two weeks. Collaborative Applicants and project applicants will be able to access the applications to review, update, and enter required information for the application process.   

 

Submission Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM EDT 

 

Collaborative Applicants 

  • The CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing that includes all project applications that will be submitted to HUD are separate submissions in e-snaps. Collaborative Applicants must submit both parts of the CoC Consolidated Application by the application submission deadline for HUD to consider the CoC Consolidated Application to be complete.

  • There are six Project Listings in the CoC Priority Listing; however, only the New and Renewal Project Listings require unique rank numbers. The remaining four Project Listings only require Collaborative Applicants to accept or reject project applications.

  • The CoC Competition Report, and instructions on how to access the report, that includes data reported in the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) is available for use by Collaborative Applicants to complete portions of the FY 2022 CoC Application.

 

Project Applicants 

  • Returning project applicants may choose to import FY 2021 renewal project application responses; however, this must be requested during your registration of the Renewal Funding Opportunity in e-snaps and is only available if you submitted a project application in the FY 2021 CoC Program Competition. Imported responses must be carefully reviewed to ensure accuracy.

  • Projects renewing for the first time, that were previously awarded prior to the FY 2021 CoC Program Competition must complete the entire renewal project application.

  • New project applications must be completed in full and in accordance with the new project application components permitted in this year’s Competition.

  • YHDP renewal and YHDP replacement project applications must be completed in full and in accordance with the YHDP renewal and YHDP replacement project application processes outlined in the NOFO.

  • CoC planning and UFA Costs applications will only be reviewed if submitted by the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant identified in the CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps.

  • Dedicated HMIS projects, renewal and new, can only be submitted by the CoC’s designated HMIS Lead as identified in the CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps.

 

Additional Guidance 

The following additional guidance will be posted on the CoC Program Competition page of HUD’s website between August 1, 2022 and August 22, 2022: 

  • FY 2022 CoC Estimated ARD Reports

  • Detailed Instructions

    • CoC Application

    • CoC Priority Listing

    • Project Applications – all types

  • Navigational Guides

    • Accessing the Project Application

    • New Project Application

    • Renewal Project Application

    • UFA Costs Project Application

    • Planning Costs Project Application

    • CoC Priority Listing

  

Questions 

Questions regarding the FY 2022 CoC Program Competition process must be submitted to CoCNOFO@hud.gov.  

 

Questions related to e-snaps functionality (e.g., password lockout, access to user’s application account, updating Applicant Profile) must be submitted to e-snaps@hud.gov.  

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2022 Point In Time Count Report Released

The Point in Time Count (PIT Count) is a federally mandated census count from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to be completed biennially by each Continuum of Care across the United States. The PIT Count provides a snapshot of all those experiencing homelessness in our shelters, streets, beaches, cars, or other places not meant for human habitation. The PIT Count is vital for establishing federal funding from HUD as well as State, local and private funding to help end homelessness on O‘ahu. Although the PIT Count report represents a snapshot at one point in time, it provides us an opportunity to look at the trends and demographics of those experiencing homelessness in our community on a single night and across multiple years of Counts.

“Partners In Care is so grateful for all of the volunteers that came out to support the PIT Count.  We had over 350 people help with this year’s PIT Count, which started at 5am.  Thank you to all of the outreach providers who coordinated the different regions and to everyone who donated items for the incentive kits.  This is a community effort.” - Heather Lusk, Chair, Partners In Care – O’ahu Continuum of Care, Executive Director, Hawai’i Health and Harm Reduction (H3RC)

Due to COVID-19 the 2021 PIT Count was canceled, making this year’s Count even more important. On the morning of March 9th, 2022, a total of 3,951 individuals were counted, compared to 4,448 individuals in 2020. This equates to an 11% decrease in the total population counted. There was also a significant drop in the number of individuals counted in shelters in 2022 (1,596) as compared to 2020, when 2,102 individuals were counted in shelters. This may be due to a decrease in shelter beds caused by closures and COVID-19 restrictions. Another significant decrease was seen in families with minor children, which has decreased by 60% since 2015. This decrease is likely in response to a focus on families with children over the years. Significant statistics for our Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations show that while they make up approximately 10% of the total population on O’ahu, they represent more than 35% of those experiencing homelessness.

While HUD does not include the number and demographics of people who are experiencing homelessness and residing in hospitals or emergency departments at the time of the PIT Count, we have included this data in our community report in order for us to create a more accurate data set and include these individuals that would otherwise go uncounted. In partnership with Queen’s Medical Center (QMC) and Queen’s Medical Center West, we had the opportunity to gather demographics on the 48 individuals staying in these two entities on the morning of the PIT Count,  69% of which are classified as chronically homeless individuals.

Mahalo nui to all volunteers and community members who supported this year’s Count!

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2022 Oahu Continuum of Care Membership Applications Now Available

The 2022 Oahu Continuum of Care Voting Membership Application is now available. Friendly reminder, to have a vote in the general meetings, board elections, etc., agencies/individuals need to be up-to-date current members. Additionally, all agencies with Oahu HMIS access are required to be Voting Members. All Oahu CoC Advisory Board Members are required to be Voting Members. 2022 Voting Membership Applications are due by January 31, 2022, for all renewing agencies and organizations using the Oahu HMIS. Renewing and new applications will be accepted throughout the year. Waiver requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may be submitted to PIC Executive Director Laura Thielen.  To read more about Partners In Care and what we do check out:  https://www.partnersincareoahu.org/our-mission.

Agencies/Individuals may choose to sign up as a community member, which is a non-voting member who is encouraged to participate in ending homelessness by attending at least 2 PIC meetings a year. There is no cost.

All applications and payments (check – made out to “Partners In Care” or cash) may be mailed to the PIC Offices (address in application and at bottom on webpage). We are now able to take membership payments via credit card, visit https://www.partnersincareoahu.org/contribute. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Sharon or Laura if you have any questions.

2022 Oahu CoC Voting Membership Application

2022 Oahu CoC Community Membership Application

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HI-501 2021 CoC Program Competition Consolidated Application and Project Priority Listing Publicly Available

Partners In Care is pleased to make publicly available the HI-501 CoC Program Competition Consolidated Application to HUD, including all parts of the application, attachments, and project priority listing. Partners In Care will submit the final application no later than Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. HST, pursuant and ahead of the 2021 NOFO due date of Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. HST (8:00 p.m. EST).

Please submit comments, edits, questions regarding the application to sharonb@partnersincareoahu.org and laurat@partnersincareoahu.org, by Monday, November 15, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. HST.

HI-501 CoC Application FY2021

HI-501 CoC Priority Listing FY2021

Check out the FY2021 CoC Program Competition Page Here!

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