Shelter Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
This budget note requests that the Chair’s Office direct County staff to provide the Board of County Commissioners a list of received proposals for shelter expansion or pod expansion by providers, through the formal funding process, that are not selected for funding by the Joint Office of Homeless Services’ shelter expansion or related programs. This list shall include:
- the proposal scoring already conducted as part of the formal evaluation process, and
- an assessment by County staff if the project can be executed but for a lack of funding available within the formal process.
This report shall be provided within 4 weeks of the conclusion of any formal funding process for shelter expansion awards. This report will help the Board of County Commissioners understand better if there are more executable proposals to expand shelter capacity and determine opportunity costs if they exist. This report may also better highlight for the public and providers the type of shelter projects selected for funding to better inform future proposals. Reports will be delivered as a written report each time and at least once yearly as a Board Briefing.