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Homeless Trust approves multiple actions: RFAs, fiscal-agent solicitation, property conveyance and youth intake standards
Summary
At its May meeting, the Miami‑Dade Homeless Trust approved issuing a request for applications for homelessness services, authorized seeking a single fiscal agent for rental‑assistance grants and voted to accept a City of Miami property conveyance for rehabilitation; the board also approved youth‑specific coordinated entry standards.
The Miami‑Dade Homeless Trust on May 20 approved several administrative actions including the issuance of a request for applications (RFA) for homelessness services, a solicitation for a fiscal agent to administer rental assistance grants, a resolution to seek Board of County Commissioners approval for a City of Miami property conveyance, and youth‑specific coordinated entry standards of care.
The trust voted to ratify issuance of an RFA to solicit providers for outreach, discharge planning, emergency shelter, rapid re‑housing, permanent housing and homeless prevention services. The RFA was posted online and applications are due Monday, June 16, 2025; a selection committee will meet in mid‑June and recommendations will return to the trust on June 27, 2025, the board was told. Miss Millett, staff member, presented the RFA and asked the board to ratify issuance; the motion carried.
The board approved a plan to solicit a single fiscal agent to administer the trust’s tenant‑based rental assistance (TBRA) and project‑based rental assistance (PBRA) grants, which the trust said total more than $18,000,000. The trust also sought ratification of a technical assistance contract with Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) for up to $38,000 to support the RFA drafting and implementation. The solicitation is intended to consolidate administration, align rents with current market rates and reduce cash‑flow pressures on nonprofit subrecipients; the motion to proceed and ratify the TAC contract passed.
Separately, the trust voted to accept a City of Miami conveyance offer for a two‑story residential building at 60 First Street and 13th Avenue containing six one‑bedroom units (building area reported as 3,264 square feet on a 5,300 square‑foot lot; built 1958) and to move the item to the Board of County Commissioners for final approval. The City of Miami’s May 8 action, the trust was told, also included $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds earmarked for rehabilitation. The trust recorded approval to seek county concurrence.
The board also approved youth‑specific coordinated entry standards of care tied to an $8,400,000 HUD grant to serve unaccompanied youth and young adults ages 18–24 over roughly a 24‑to‑30‑month period. The standards define access, assessment, prioritization and referral processes for youth and were previously approved by the Youth Action Board; the trust voted to adopt them.
Procedural items approved without substantive debate included adoption of minutes and other routine motions recorded during the meeting.
Next steps for each approved action vary: the RFAs will proceed through the advertised application timeline and selection committee; the fiscal‑agent solicitation will be issued and proposals evaluated; the city property will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners for final conveyance approval; and the youth standards will be implemented across the continuum.
