Homelessness Prevention, Diversion, and Rapid Exit Program

The City of Raleigh (COR) is solicitating proposals from one or more agencies to administer a Homelessness Prevention, Diversion, and Rapid Exit Program. The goals of this program are to prevent households at imminent risk from becoming homeless and to divert and rapidly exit households experiencing homelessness from the homeless response system.

The City anticipates making available approximately **$500,000** to prevent, divert, and rapidly exit Raleigh residents from the homeless response system.

A detailed scope of services is provided in Section 4 of this document.

Awarded proposer shall provide services, all as set forth in this RFP and more particularly described in this Section 4. All program guidelines are subject to change at the City's discretion.

Homelessness Prevention

Homelessness prevention services target households who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Services may include short-term case management, mediation, family reunification, and flexible financial assistance to prevent individuals and families from losing their housing and becoming homeless. Once stabilization is achieved, program funds may be used to provide short-term rental assistance for up to three (3) months. [...] Total assistance for Homelessness Prevention is limited to **$7,500** per household, unless otherwise approved by the City of Raleigh.

Homelessness Diversion and Rapid Exit

Diversion services target households who are requesting entry into shelter or housing at the "front door" of the homelessness response system. Rapid Exit services target households who are currently residing in emergency shelter. Both Diversion and Rapid Exit services assist households to identify immediate, alternative housing arrangements and, if necessary, connect them with services and financial assistance to help them obtain or return to housing and address other issues once their immediate housing crisis is resolved.

Total financial assistance for Diversion and/or Rapid Exit is limited to **$7,500** per household, unless otherwise approved by the City of Raleigh.

Referrals and Reporting

This program requires clients to be referred from the Coordinated Entry System. [...] Entering program beneficiary data into HMIS is **required**.

Services and Expectations of this RFP

• Proposers must specify how many individuals or families are projected to be served through Prevention, Diversion, or Rapid Exit during the funding period.
• The selected organization(s) will be required to fully utilize the HMIS system's developed workflow and to input all client data.
• Provide real-time assistance, including the ability to respond within one (1) business day to the City and other relevant partners.
• Enter information into HMIS within 24 hours of contact.

The preferred method for submissions is electronic. Email to: Chelsea.Levy@raleighnc.gov, Subject: RFP No. 274-HCD-FY27-5R. If the proposal cannot be submitted electronically, below is the optional method to submit by hard copy. [...] The proposal, regardless of submission method, must be received by the City on or before the RFP due date and time provided in RFP Timeline (Section 1.3).

All information related to this solicitation, including any addenda, will be posted to the North Carolina electronic Vendor Portal (eVP) at https://evp.nc.gov/.

Evaluation criteria (weight)

| Criteria | Weight |
| --- | --- |
| Corporate Background and Experience | 30 |
| Project Understanding | 25 |
| Project Approach | 25 |
| Proposed Cost | 20 |

The contract issued by the City to the awarded proposer will define either a completion date by which the services are to be completed and finished, or a term date by which the services will begin and be provided repeatedly over a specific period. The details of the contract term and any options to amend, renew, or extend the contract, will be stated in the contract issued by the City.