2022 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program RFP
Funding Opportunity Clarification Notice
LAHSA has become aware of certain misinterpretations within the community regarding the purpose of this funding opportunity and the application process and is providing this notice to clarify and correct these misinterpretations.
SPA Collaborative Applications
Please note that no project funding will be awarded through the Service Planning Area (SPA) Collaborative Applications. Funding will only be awarded through the submission of individual Project Applications for an eligible project type under this RFP that has been prioritized through the SPA collaborative planning process, and are included in that SPA’s Collaborative Application.
The Collaborative Application is being submitted by each SPA to document the project types that have been prioritized through the SPA’s collaborative planning process, and the amount of the SPA’s YHDP allocation that is being recommended per project type. Additionally, the SPA Collaborative Application will list each provider submitting an individual project application and the type of SPA prioritized project being applied for.
Individual Project Applications
The requested amount for each individual project application must align with the budget cap specified in the corresponding SPA Collaborative Application. Please note that in order for an individual project application to be eligible under the YHDP RFP, the project type that you are applying for must have been identified as a priority project type through your SPA’s collaborative planning process and your agency must be listed in the SPA’s Collaborative Application as one of the applicants for that project type.
Eligible New and Expansion Projects under YHDP
The YHDP funding opportunity is intended to innovate, funding new programs, developing new strategies and partnerships to prevent and end youth homelessness, and expanding eligible projects providing housing and services for homeless youth under the five (5) eligible project types listed in the RFP.
For example, a current youth rapid re-housing (RRH) provider may apply to add RRH slots and supportive services staff thus expanding the capacity of their currently funded program, as long as YHDP funds will be used to fund the RRH model as determined in the YHDP planning process and as described in the RFP.
Another example may be a current youth transitional housing provider who applies for a Joint Component Transitional Housing - Rapid Re-housing (TH-RRH) project, leveraging existing transitional housing and applying to expand the program to add RRH services, as long as YHDP funds will be used to fund the Joint Component TH-RRH model as determined in the YHDP planning process and as described in the RFP.
Proposals requesting funding without adding new beds, units, or slots to an existing program are not eligible under this RFP.
