The County of Fresno, through its Office of Housing and Homelessness, is seeking qualified vendors to deliver a suite of social‑service programs funded by the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for low‑to‑moderate‑income (LMI) residents of unincorporated Fresno County and eight partner cities. Up to three contracts will be awarded for a base term of two years and nine months (with two optional one‑year renewals), commencing December 1 2026. Services may include employment training, crime prevention, childcare, health and substance‑abuse counseling, fair‑housing counseling, education, energy‑conservation assistance, welfare services, recreational programs, senior services, and homeless services. Vendors must comply with extensive federal, state, and local regulations, including HIPAA, data‑security standards, and audit requirements, and must submit a detailed cost proposal, certifications, and required attachments. The total FY 2026‑27 CDBG allocation for this effort is $104,625, with a maximum of three awardees.
• Target geography: Unincorporated Fresno County + Fowler, Kerman, Kingsburg, Mendota, Orange Cove, Reedley, Sanger, Selma.
• Funding source: Federal CDBG (≈ $104,625 FY 2026‑27).
• Contract term: 2 years 9 months (option to extend to 4 years 9 months).
• Services scope: Employment, safety, childcare, health, substance‑abuse, fair‑housing, education, energy, welfare, recreation, senior, homeless services.
• Mandatory compliance: HIPAA, 2 CFR 200, data‑security, audit retention (3 years).
• Submission deadline: 24 Sep 2026 10:00 AM (electronic).
• Questions due: 8 Sep 2026 10:00 AM.
• Maximum of three vendors will be funded; each must begin services 1 Dec 2026.