NIGP 95255: Homelessness Prevention Services

NIGP 95255 Homelessness Prevention Services, an Item code, encompasses field-based outreach, case management, emergency shelter operations, interim housing, legal assistance, employment support, and integrated behavioral health services delivered to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of housing loss. State and local governments are actively procuring under this code across multiple service delivery models—from employment-focused intervention programs that combine job placement with public service work to comprehensive grant-funded multi-year contracts supporting rapid re-housing, emergency shelter operations, and long-term housing stability initiatives. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code include city housing and community development departments, county health and human services agencies, nonprofit intermediaries administering HUD entitlements, and state departments of commerce and social services. Cities including Little Rock, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Newark, and Milpitas appear alongside county procurement offices in Pennsylvania (Montgomery, Solano, Trinity, Pinellas), Oregon (Washington County), Washington (state department of commerce), and California (San Mateo, Solano, Trinity), signaling robust activity across urban and rural jurisdictions and multiple funding streams including federal HUD grants (ESG, HOPWA, Section 811 PRA, YHDP), state appropriations, CDBG, HOME-ARP, and opioid settlement proceeds.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope diversity: the City of Little Rock issued an RFP for the Bridge to Work Program (due October 29, 2026) combining employment support with public litter removal for people experiencing homelessness; the City of Santa Monica released a competitive NOFA for a four-year Human Services Grants Program (due December 14, 2026) with open competition for nonprofit organizations proposing homelessness prevention or housing stability services; the Washington State Department of Commerce solicited applications for the Youth Lead Project (due November 9, 2026) offering approximately $645,000 in HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program funding for supportive services to youth ages 12-24 across 34 Balance of State counties; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued an RFP for housing-related legal services (due October 19, 2026) focused on eviction prevention and tenant advocacy; and Washington County, Oregon requested proposals to operate the Hillsboro Bridge Shelter (due October 1, 2026). Geographic concentration appears heaviest in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Texas, with secondary activity across the Southeast and Midwest. Contract values for larger initiatives range from $645,000 to $1.3 million annually, though many procurements do not disclose award ceilings in advance of proposal evaluation.