Homeless Services Capital Development Grant Program

The City of Grants Pass, Oregon ("City"), has been a focal point for the homelessness crisis in the United States. [...] In 2025, Grants Pass awarded a grant of $1,179,000 for construction of a low-barrier shelter opened in Grants Pass to provide bed capacity combined with wraparound services to homeless individuals. [...] In addition to that grant program, the City has agreed to provide an additional $60,000 grant to a non-profit agency to support capital development for the delivery of services to homeless individuals, including individuals with disabilities, in the City of Grants Pass. Such funds are to be directed toward capital support for facilities that include bathroom facilities available to people who are homeless.

Project Requirements

• Location: The project location must be within the Grants Pass Urban Growth Boundary.
• Facility: The project must require capital expenditures for a new facility or an update to an existing facility that includes bathroom access for people who are homeless.
• Services: The project must demonstrate expected improvement to delivery of direct services as a result of the capital investment.
• Timeline: The project must be complete within six (6) months of the execution of the Grant agreement.

Allowed Costs

Funding may be granted for all or a portion of relevant capital expenditure(s). Capital expenditures are acquisition, upgrade, and/or immediate maintenance of physical assets, such as real property, buildings, infrastructure, technology, and/or equipment.

Unallowed Costs

Funding may not be granted or used for ongoing operations or the provision of goods or services. Examples of unallowed costs include, but are not limited to:

• Personnel wages or benefits
• Food or beverages
• Utility bills
• Direct services
• Direct support
• Research
• Marketing
• Community outreach or engagement activities
• Prevention activities

Reporting

Award recipients must submit performance reports and financial reports as described in the individual grant agreement. Funding recipients will be required to provide any other information required by the City to evaluate compliance with the Grant Agreement.

Submission

Applications must be submitted in hard copy or on a flash drive by mail or in person. Hard copy applications should have all application materials in a single sealed envelope. Mailed/deliver to: City Recorder, 101 NW A Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526. Submitted application must be received no later than **2:00 p.m. PT on November 12, 2026**. Applications received after that deadline shall be disqualified.

To be considered complete, the proposal must include a Narrative, Budget, and Risk Assessment.

Scoring

• Formatting and technical requirements: 5 points
• Narrative: 70 points
• Budget: 20 points
• Risk Assessment: 5 points

The average scores for applications shall be used to rank the applications.

Award

The City anticipates awards totaling **$60,000.00**. There is no minimum amount for this award. Applicants are not required to do cost sharing, mandatory matching, or leveraging.