HOME INVESTMENT P ARTNERSHIP –
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
(HOME-ARP) FUNDING AW ARDS
City Council
November 28, 2023
Sasha Brown
Housing and Community Services
1 Overview
• HOME-ARP Program
• HOME-ARP Allocation Plan
• Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Summary of Proposals
• Recommendation
2 HOME-ARP Program
• March 2021 - American Rescue Plan Act
established HOME-ARP program
• $5 billion to provide housing, services, and
shelter to Qualifying Populations
• FY 21/22 - City awarded $2,737,433 by U.S
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)
• City completed HUD’s required consultation
and public participation process and
developed HOME-ARP Allocation Plan (Plan)
• February 28, 2023, Council authorized
submittal of the Plan to HUD
3 Qualifying Populations (QP)
HOME-ARP funds must be used to
benefit individuals or families who are:
• Homeless
• At-risk of homelessness
• Fleeing, or attempting to flee,
domestic violence
• Other populations at risk of
homelessness due to housing
instability
• Veterans that meet one of the
preceding criteria 4
HOME-ARP AW ARD
5 $410,614 City Administration
(15%)
$2,189,947.35 Program Delivery
(80%)
$136,871.65 Non-profit operating
costs (5%)
$2,737,433 Total
• $2,326,819 available for
supportive services via RFP
RFP
6 • August 31, 2023 - RFP released
• October 2, 2023 – Proposals due
• Seeking qualified and experienced
organizations to provide supportive
services
• Services to start January 1, 2024
• 2 proposals received – Committee on
the Shelterless (COTS) and Catholic
Charities
Criteria
7 Max. Points
Proven Delivery of Supportive Services and
ability to serve all QP
20 Organizational Capacity 20
Financial Reasonability 20
Data/Reporting 15
Best Practices 10
Strategic Goals 5
Client Engagement/Feedback 5
Other 5
Total 100
Bonus: Homeless Prevention 5
COTS
Experience
• 35+ years of experience in
Sonoma County
• Petaluma - Mary Isaak Center
Shelter, Kids First Family Shelter,
Recuperative Care, and People’s
Village Tiny Homes
• Santa Rosa – Permanent
Supportive Housing (Continuum
of Care) 8
COTS
Proposal
• Open satellite office in Santa Rosa
• Provide financial assistance (rapid-
rehousing or homelessness
prevention) to 50 participants to
retain their current housing or exit
homelessness
• Supportive Services – urgent
assistance (toiletries, blankets,
etc.), case management, food,
transportation, and mental health
services
9 Catholic Charities
Experience
• 40+ years of experience in Sonoma
County
• Santa Rosa - Samuel L. Jones Hall
Homeless Shelter, Caritas Family
Center, Safe Parking Program,
Caritas Drop-In Center, and the
Homeless Outreach Services Team
10 Catholic Charities
Proposal
• Provide financial assistance (rapid-
rehousing or homelessness
prevention) to 90 participants to
retain their current housing or exit
homelessness
• Supportive services - housing
counseling, food, and mental health
services 11
Evaluation Committee
• Staff from Housing and
Community Services and Finance
Department
• Met on October 10, 2023
12 Scoring
13 Organization Average
Score
Requested
Budget
Recommended
Budget
COTS 99.00 $711,375 $711,375
Catholic
Charities
97.25 $1,800,015 $1,615,444
Total $2,511,390 $2,326,819
• Catholic Charities scope of services
adjusted accordingly
Recommendation
14 It is recommended by the Housing and
Community Services Department that the Council,
by resolution: 1) approve a Grant Agreement for
the HOME-ARP Program with Committee on the
Shelterless (COTS) in the amount of $711,375 for
an eighteen-month period January 1, 2024 to June
30, 2025; 2) approve a Grant Agreement for the
HOME-ARP Program with Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Santa Rosa (CCDSR) in the amount of
$1,615,444 for an eighteen-month period January
1, 2024 to June 30, 2025; and
Recommendation cont’d
15 3) authorize the Director of Housing and
Community Services to execute the grant
agreements for HOME-ARP Program funds with
COTS and CCDSR in the total amount of
$2,326,819.