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Clark County issues severe-weather RFA to expand winter shelter, staffing and outreach capacity; scoring committee recruitment underway
Summary
Clark County released a rapid RFA to expand severe-weather response capacity — funding planning, staffing, shelter operations, outreach, transportation and supplies — with scoring and council approval targeted for Sept.–Oct. and program activity expected to begin Nov. 1.
Kayla Williams, program coordinator in Clark County’s Department of Community Services, presented a new request for applications (RFA) intended to expand the county’s ability to respond to severe-weather events this winter.
Scope and purpose: Williams said the RFA pools local reserve funds and leftover contract amounts to support five categories of activities: severe-weather planning, seasonal shelter staffing, operating emergency pop-up shelters or warming spaces, outreach/transportation, and supplies. She emphasized the RFA’s funds are one-time and intended to increase capacity rather than supplant preexisting budgets: “The funding awarded through this RFA is intended to increase the capacity. It’s not meant to replace the plan or shift costs that are already planned…
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