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Housing Stability Services consists of providing outreach to and aiding income eligible households who are at risk of housing instability and who require assistance in completing the CERA application.
The CERA program is expected to launch on February 1, 2025, and expected to end on January 31, 2026.
Application Timeline
RFA Opening Date: October 1, 2024
Application Due Date: October 31, 2024, by 11:59 pm MST
Who Should Apply
Applying agencies/organizations must:
- Be located within the state of Colorado and engage in business that is not primarily property management
- Have a standing DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number
- Have experience administering local, state, or federal funds
Additionally, applying agencies/organizations must demonstrate experience or expertise in the following to be considered for funding:
- Have skilled housing navigators who can serve Coloradans who are at risk of housing instability and have barriers to accessing the online application process
- Demonstrate an ability to engage tenants, and/or provide warm handoffs to households for legal services, food assistance, child care assistance, or other resources as needed
- Are able to have housing navigators embedded throughout the state of Colorado and within 50 miles of most households
- Are able to assist participants with completing applications, technological issues, language barriers or other accessibility issues
- Are able to assist tenants through eviction and displacement proceedings by providing expedited payment. (Expedited payments will include hand-delivered payments to court clerks throughout the state on an as-needed basis.)
Application Process
- Applying agencies/organizations will complete and submit a narrative form and a services budget
- DOH will review applications.
- RFA determinations will be made by December 2, 2024.
- Agencies/organizations will receive notification of determination via email.
Application Overview
Applying agencies/organizations will respond to prompts in the following categories:
- Agency capacity, experience, and qualifications
- Agency experience with Housing Stability Services
- Inclusive service provision
- Service area
- Reporting and documentation
Questions
For additional information, please contact Program Manager Maria Stein at maria.stein@state.co.us.
Resources
- Request for Applications (RFA) - available October 1
- Informational Session:
Colorado Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) Housing Stability Services Q & A
Wednesday, October 9 from 10:00am – 11:00am
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