HomekeyPlus-RFP

Homekey+ RFP

On January 15, 2025, the San Mateo County Department of Housing (DOH) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for applicant teams seeking to apply to be considered a co-applicant with San Mateo County for Homekey+ funding. Applicant teams may also propose specific Homekey+ opportunity sites for County review.

The County of San Mateo invites Teams to submit applications to qualify for one or both of the following roles:

• Co-applicant for Homekey+ funding for the development, management, and operation of a County-identified Opportunity Site as permanent supportive housing for the Target Population, if a site is found to be feasible, as determined by the County. (Concurrently with this RFP, the County is assessing the feasibility of County-identified Opportunity Sites for Homekey+ funding.)
• Co-applicant for Homekey+ funding for the development, management and operation of an Opportunity Site proposed by the Team and approved by the County, as permanent supportive housing for the Target Population.

Deadlines

Team Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on February 5, 2025

Supplemental Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on February 12, 2025

Technical Assistance & 1:1 Meetings

Teams are strongly encouraged to attend a TA Session via video conference, scheduled for January 22, 2025, at 11a.m .DOH staff will review the application requirements and answer questions at this meeting. Following is the link to the video conference:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/87822174866?pwd=molKdwrO5axjvNg02G06vCPZUODuis.1

Meeting ID: 878 2217 4866

Passcode: 777387

A pre-application meeting between RFP interested respondents and DOH staff is required and may be scheduled by sending an email to Jessica Chambers at jchambers@smcgov.org . The date that has been set to conduct these meetings is January 31, 2025, other dates may be added if needed.

Qualified Teams that have been invited to negotiate an MOU will be notified after February 21, 2025 . Teams who have been invited to become a co-applicant may continue to propose Opportunity Sites to the County on a rolling basis until the County determines, in its sole discretion, that there is not sufficient time or matching funds remaining to support any further Homekey+ applications to the state.

Key Dates

Request for Proposal Summary Timeline*

(*Subject to change-check the DOH website regularly.)

Updates

Documents & Resources

Homekey+ | California Department of Housing and Community Development

2025 San Mateo County Homekey+ RFP

2025 San Mateo County Homekey+ RFP Application Part A: Team Qualification

2025 San Mateo County Homekey+ RFP Application Part B: Supplemental Application for Opportunity Sites