The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services is putting California’s newly approved Proposition 2, into motion.
Their calling for developers interested in constructing housing for people suffering from serious mental illnesses.
Applications for the first round of funding from the “No Place Like Home” program are due January 30th.
Humboldt County is one of the 31 small counties to apply for a portion of the available 32 million dollars in funds.
Information provided by Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services:Bid Number:DHHS2018-02Bid Title:No Place Like Home Program Competitive Allocation FundingCategory:Department of Health & Human Services Bid InformationStatus:Open
Description:The County of Humboldt (“County”), by and through its Department of Health and Human Services, is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to solicit Proposals from affordable housing developers interested in applying jointly with the County to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) for competitive allocation funding made available through the No Place Like Home (“NPLH”) Program. This RFP is a non-binding solicitation and may be canceled by the County at any time.
The NPLH Program provides deferred payment loans to counties applying independently, or jointly with a Development Sponsor for the development of Permanent Supportive Housing, with a minimum of five (5) units or more, for persons with serious mental illness who are homeless, chronically homeless or at-risk of chronic homelessness (“Target Population”). NPLH Program funds may be used to acquire, design, construct, rehabilitate or preserve Permanent Supportive Housing, which may also include a capitalized operating subsidy reserve.
Under the NPLH Program, counties may apply for funding solely or jointly with development sponsor(s). The County intends to collaborate with qualified developer(s) with relevant experience in affordable housing development, property management and asset management, to compete in the first round of the competitive allocation process for Thirty-Two Million Dollars ($32,000,000.00) in NPLH Program funds that have been set aside for thirty-one (31) small counties, as defined by HCD, for the development and operations of affordable housing dedicated to the Target Population.
Publication Date/Time:11/26/2018 4:00 PMClosing Date/Time:12/26/2018 4:00 PMContact Person:Humboldt County Department of Health & Human ServicesAttention: Jarod Proffitt, Administrative Services Officer507 F StreetEureka, California 95501Email: jproffitt@co.humboldt.ca.us
