NIGP 95249: Halfway Housing

NIGP 95249 Halfway Housing, an Item code, encompasses residential reentry, recovery, and transitional housing services state and local governments procure to serve individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, serious mental illness, or involved in the justice system. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions seeking operators for interim shelter with wraparound services, master leasing programs paired with supportive case management, recovery housing in substance-abuse focused settings, and reentry facilities for parolees and probationers. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Kentucky Department of Corrections, California Department of State Hospitals), county health and behavioral health agencies (Solano County, Ventura County, Santa Clara County), county housing authorities and departments (Clackamas County Housing Authority, Montgomery County), and municipal housing and community development departments (City of Dallas, City of Houston, City of Albuquerque). These jurisdictions solicit through RFPs, Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), and rolling RFQs, typically restricting awards to nonprofit organizations or governmental entities with demonstrated capacity in housing services, case management, and compliance with federal and state housing and health regulations. Performance metrics commonly target permanent housing placement rates of 50 percent or higher, 12-month housing stability retention above 75 percent, and substance abuse treatment engagement or medication-assisted treatment initiation for eligible populations.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in California (Solano, Ventura, Santa Clara counties and the state Department of State Hospitals), Texas (City of Dallas, City of Houston), and multi-state coverage through state-level procurements (Kentucky Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania Montgomery County). A representative recent opportunity is the Solano County Department of Health and Social Services RFP 952060526, posted July 9, 2026, with proposals due July 8, 2026, seeking an interim shelter and housing placement program combining up to 10 emergency shelter beds with up to 40 longer-term interim housing beds for adults with serious mental illness, with an estimated Year 1 contract value of $1.2 million and a desired October 1, 2026 start date. Another is the City of Dallas NOFA HCE202600030807, posted July 16, 2026, with applications due July 31, 2026, for a Youth Homeless and Housing Services Program subrecipient administrator serving youth 24 and younger through case management, emergency shelter, street outreach, and transitional living, funded by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs with an 11-month term. The Commonwealth of Kentucky's RFP 758 2500000122 for Halfway Houses and Recovery Kentucky Centers, posted March 4, 2026, with rolling submissions through October 14, 2026, remains active and seeks fully operational residential reentry and substance use treatment facilities statewide at fixed per diem rates ranging from $27.62 to $40.37 daily per bed, with no minimum bed guarantee. Ventura County Behavioral Health has posted multiple interim recovery housing and flexible housing subsidy pool RFPs in March 2026 with April proposal deadlines, reflecting sustained demand for short-term residential stabilization linked to permanent housing transitions.