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The Homeless Trust, in partnership with its network of partners and providers, has developed policies and procedures that guide the operations of the Continuum of Care (CoC) and set minimum standards for housing and service delivery for persons experiencing homelessness.

The Trust also collaborates closely with a number of organizations which offer primary care, behavioral health, career and other services for persons experiencing homelessness, including:

The Homeless Trust is using iSpring's Learning Management System to offer training to staff working with agencies under contract with the Homeless Trust.

Registered staff can access the training site at https://miamidade-ht-training.ispringlearn.com. To register for iSpring, email Karina Garcia at karina.garcia@miamidade.gov.


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Veteran’s Administration Resources

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Social Security Online Benefits

Equal Access and Gender Identity Training

Legal Services of Greater Miami New Tenants Rights’ Ordinances Training

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Shared Housing Messaging and Matching Tools 

Access Point Training

(Published 6/03/2024)

Miami-Dade County, through the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust (Homeless Trust), is requesting applications to renew existing United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (USHUD) Continuum of Care funds OR apply for new federal funding to provide housing, support services, and other eligible activities benefiting persons experiencing homelessness, including persons fleeing Domestic Violence. A Collaborative Application will be submitted to USHUD in response to its Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year 2024 Continuum of Care Program Competition. Funding being sought as part of this solicitation is contingent on the Homeless Trust being awarded funds.

We invite currently funded and new non-profit providers, Tribes and government agencies including Housing Authorities to review this RFA and apply to renew existing projects or submit an application for a new project(s). THIS RFA IS SUBJECT TO THE CONE OF SILENCE, COUNTY ORDINANCE 98-106. In order to maintain a fair and impartial competitive process, the County can only answer questions at the Pre-Application Workshop and questions emailed to the RFA contact person. Respondents must avoid private communications with prospective applicants during the application preparation and evaluation process. Please contact the Homeless Trust if the Request for Application documents are required in an alternative format or language. Responses to this RFA are due no later than July 19, 2024 at 2 p.m. eastern standard time.

Please refer to the RFA and application materials posted below for instructions on how to compile and submit responses to this solicitation.

Miami-Dade County, through the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust (the Continuum of Care lead), is requesting proposals to select a Fiscal Agent to administer our Continuum of Care Rental Assistance portfolio consisting of 22 grants, representing approximately 1,250 households (1,753 people), and approximately 300 landlords. The annual renewal demand of the Rental Assistance portfolio for FY24 was $18,462,559. Funding being sought as part of this solicitation is contingent on respondents being selected by the Selection Committee appointed by the Miami-Dade County Mayor.

A Virtual Pre-Application Workshop will be held via Microsoft Teams at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. To join the meeting click here or dial +1 786 628 2782 access code: 638 640 780#. For a calendar invitation to the meeting please email mannys@miamidade.gov. We recommend downloading the Microsoft Teams application at least 1 hour before attending.

Attendance at the Pre-Application Workshop is strongly recommended. We invite tribes, non-profit and for-profit providers, and government agencies to review the Requests for Applications (RFA) and submit an application. The RFA is subject to the Cone of Silence, County Ordinance 98-106.

The County can only answer written questions or questions posed at the Pre-Application Workshop to maintain a fair and impartial competitive process. It must avoid private communications with prospective applicants during the application preparation and evaluation. Please contact the Homeless Trust if the Request for Application documents are required in an alternative format or language. The deadline for submission of responses to this application is 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Please refer to the Homeless Trust website for instructions on compiling and submitting your response(s) to this solicitation.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND 
STATE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)

Miami-Dade County, through the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust (Homeless Trust), is requesting proposals to select providers for Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing and Homeless Prevention activities funded through the Food and Beverage tax (F&B) or the State Office on Homelessness (State).

Interested renewal and new project respondents must review the RFA and the Neighborly User Guide, and apply through Neighborly portal. To create an account, or log-in click here.


Funding being sought as part of this solicitation is contingent on respondents being selected by the Selection Committee appointed by the Miami-Dade County Mayor.

A Virtual Pre-Application Workshop will be held via Microsoft Teams at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025. To join the meeting click here or dial 1 (786) 628-2782 and enter Passcode: 338 420 292#. For a calendar invitation to the meeting please email mannys@miamidade.gov. We recommend downloading the Microsoft Teams application at least 1 hour before attending.

Attendance at the Pre-Application Workshop is strongly recommended. We invite tribes, non-profit and for-profit providers, and government agencies to review the Requests for Applications (RFA) and apply to renew existing projects or submit an application for a new project(s). THE RFA IS SUBJECT TO THE CONE OF SILENCE, COUNTY ORDINANCE 98-106. The County can only answer questions at the Pre-Application Workshop to maintain a fair and impartial competitive process. It must avoid private communications with prospective applicants during the application preparation and evaluation. Please contact the Homeless Trust if the Request for Application documents are required in an alternative format or language. The deadline for submission of responses to this application is 1:00 p.m. EST on Monday, June 16, 2025. Please refer to the Homeless Trust website for instructions on compiling and submitting your response(s) to this solicitation.

Miami-Dade County is not liable for any cost incurred by the applicant in responding to the Request for Applications, and we reserve the right to modify or amend the application deadline schedule if it is deemed necessary or in the interest of Miami-Dade County.  Miami-Dade County also reserves the right to accept or reject all applications, to waive technicalities or irregularities, and to accept applications that are in the best interest of Miami-Dade County.  Miami-Dade County provides equal access and opportunity in employment and services and does not discriminate based on age, gender, race, or disability.

Questions regarding this RFA must be emailed to Mr. Manuel Sarria, Assistant Executive Director of The Homeless Trust, at mannys@miamidade.gov.

Continuum of Care (CoC) Policies and Procedures

The Homeless Trust, in partnership with its network of partners and providers, has developed standards of care, policies and procedures that guide the operations of the CoC’s housing and service delivery for persons at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Below are links to our standards, policies and forms, which can help prospective providers familiarize themselves with our CoC.

The CoC aims to offer individuals and families experiencing homelessness access to housing regardless of the complexity or severity of their needs and without preconditions or service participation requirements. Determine if your proposed project is Housing First oriented by reviewing both this checklist and this locally adopted Housing First Framework.

General Forms

Permanent Supportive Housing Forms

Rapid Rehousing Forms