Update: an additional meeting regarding a collaborative community application has been scheduled for Friday, March 24, from 1:30-2:30pm. Zoom details below

The Grand Rapids/Wyoming/Kent County Continuum of Care (CoC) seeks agencies to submit proposals for up to $500,000 proposing the implementation of a shelter diversion pilot. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP) from eligible agencies to implement or expand effective shelter diversion models. MSHDA will award Shelter Diversion Pilot funds through a competitive process and CoCs may only support one (1) proposal for submission. The CoC will select one proposal submitted in response to this local RFP to receive a Letter of Support for submission to MSHDA. Proposals are due no later than 4pm on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Please review the RFP for more information.

The Coalition encourages that a collaborative community proposal is submitted in response to this RFP. For this RFP, collaborative community proposal means collaboration between two or more Service Provider agencies that includes strategies to provide diversion services to multiple or all subpopulations. Coalition staff will facilitate community meetings to develop such a proposal. Both meetings will be held virtually using the information below. Contact Brianne (brobach@hwmuw.org) for a calendar invite.