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Grants Pass council approves $1.2 million homelessness capital grant program to solicit low-barrier shelter proposals
Summary
Council approved a resolution to issue a capital grant program (up to $1,200,000) seeking entities to create 24/7 managed low-barrier shelter capacity for at least 150 people with ADA compliance; the RFP was set to be issued immediately with applications due July 18, 2025.
The Grants Pass City Council approved a resolution to establish a capital grant program intended to fund low-barrier shelter capacity for people experiencing homelessness. Council authorized issuing the grant opportunity (applications due July 18, 2025) and set initial funding at $1,200,000, with council discretion to consider additional amounts at award time.
Stephanie (city staff) presented the proposed “addressing homelessness” capital grant program and described background court and operational constraints that have shaped the city’s response. She summarized the legal context: a Disability Rights Oregon lawsuit and subsequent injunction limited the city’s prior time-and-place restrictions on public camping until the…
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