Opportunity Information
Title
Outreach Provider Request for Qualifications
Description
The All-Neighbors Coalition has a shared goal of significantly reducing chronic unsheltered homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties. Our community has made great progress, reducing unsheltered homelessness by 25% between 2021 and 2026. This success was achieved by providing immediate access to low-barrier permanent housing and wraparound services to people living in encampments and other locations outside. To build on this progress, the All Neighbors Coalition has made it a top priority to expand the capacity of dedicated outreach teams working under the communitywide Coordinated Outreach Strategy. The Coordinated Outreach Strategy brings together multiple agencies to deliver a standardized outreach response and more effectively create pathways to housing for people living unsheltered.
The All-Neighbors Coalition is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to fund staff providing Coordinated Outreach services.
The primary focus of Coordinated Outreach is to engage people residing in unsheltered locations and connect them to services and housing.
This RFQ will create a pool of agencies that meet a minimum threshold of knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver case management services.
The RFQ is intended to support both current and future projects administered by Housing Forward as the Continuum of Care Lead Agency.
The provider pool will be utilized for local, state, federal, and other funding opportunities as they become available.
Awarding Agency Name
Housing Forward
Agency Contact Name
Wendy Mora
Agency Contact Phone
Agency Contact Email
Wendy.Mora@housingforwardntx.org
Program
Fund Activity Categories
Housing
Opportunity Manager
Samuel Zivan
Additional Users
Posted Date
Announcement Type
Initial Announcement
Public Link
Is Published
Yes
Funding Information
Opportunity Funding
$0.00
Funding Sources
Federal Or Federal Pass Through, State, Private / Other Funding
Award Information
Award Start Date
Award Announcement Date
Award Type
Competitive
Indirect Costs Allowed
No
Matching Requirement
No
Submission Information
Submission Timeline Type
One Time
Submission Open Date
Submission Close Date
Allow Multiple Applications
No
Question Submission Information
Question Submission Open Date
Question Submission Close Date
Question Submission Email Address
Technical Assistance Session
Technical Assistance Session
No
Eligibility Information
Eligibility Type
Public
Eligible Applicants
County Governments, City or township governments, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excludes institutions of higher education)
Additional Information
Additional Information URL
Additional Information URL Description
Coordinated Outreach Program Models: https://housingforwardntx.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Outreach-Program-Models.pdf
Criteria
The Coordinated Outreach Expansion initiative provides funding for staff to conduct General and Encampment Outreach. Staff will be expected to provide both types of outreach throughout the geographical area of the Continuum of Care for the duration of the contract term. Outreach team assignments are made based on capacity needs, which fluctuates with the varying sizes of encampments to be closed.
Eligible applicants include the following:
Non-profit organizations that are members of the All Neighbors Coalition.
Agencies that agree to:
- Cover an assigned geographic area or dedicated outreach team based on capacity needs at any given time (which fluctuates with the size of the encampment and staffing changes among existing outreach agencies).
- Participate in regular Coordinated Outreach Team meetings with other dedicated outreach teams.
- During encampment closures, outreach staff arrive on site at the assigned time and participate in the morning huddles each day of an assigned closure (typically beginning at 9 am).
- Deliver services in alignment with CoC Housing First principles.
- Fully participate in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
- Deliver services in accordance with the All Neighbors Coalition Coordinated Outreach Model – General and Encampment Outreach Program Models.
- Attend required annual trainings to include topics such as, but not limited to, HMIS, Coordinated Access System, Core Components of Street Outreach, and Housing First Essentials.
Agencies must meet the following financial management thresholds:
- Agencies must be able to execute a cost reimbursable contract.
- Agencies must have completed an independent audit or a review of certified financial statements within the last 18 months.
Review and Selection Process
Applications containing all required items and submitted by the deadline will be reviewed and scored based on the selection criteria outlined in the Coordinated Outreach Expansion Scorecard which can be found HERE.
Selection Criteria | Total Points |
Agency Experience | 20 |
Financial Management Capacity | 20 |
Program Design | 30 |
Promoting Equity and Inclusion | 30 |
TOTAL | 100 |
Anticipated Announcement Dates
December 1, 2026