Description
The City of Fresno is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from community-based organizations to provide Housing Navigation Services to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness. The services must be provided in coordination with other available services through the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC) Coordinated Entry System (CES). The selected vendor will demonstrate an expertise in providing housing navigation and case management services, including collaborating with the Fresno HART Team, engaging with service providers, and responding to ERF Housing Navigation requests. The contract will be for a two-year period with three possible one-year extensions.
• The services will target unsheltered veterans, chronically homeless, underserved populations, and other unsheltered individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
• The selected vendor will be required to collect and report client-level data in accordance with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Standards.
• The vendor will be required to provide a detailed line-item budget and demonstrate the ability to leverage additional funding sources to enhance and maximize the impact of their services.
• The vendor will be required to become CalAIM certified and identify leveraged funding supporting the operations and/or case management/staffing of the program to continue to receive funding beyond the first 12 months of the program.