FINAL DRAFT Prevention Steering RFA_Full.docx

STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)

RFA NO. 25 – 46325-01

Office of Homeless Youth Steering Prevention Committee

PROPOSALS DUE: Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 5:00pm, Pacific Standard Time, Olympia, WA

ESTIMATED TIME PERIOD FOR CONTRACT: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

CONTRACTOR ELIGIBILITY: This procurement is open to those entities which satisfy the minimum qualifications stated herein and are available for work in Washington.

FUNDING SOURCE AND METHOD: This is state funding. Payments will be made on a reimbursement basis for allowable time and expenses.

RFP COORDINATOR: Emily Abell at youthhomeless@commerce.wa.gov

All current documents related to this RFA, including the application, exhibits, a schedule of activities, Questions and Answers, and any amendments, are available online at https://deptofcommerce.box.com/s/sdq1xqxi9nm393s4yz9e1h2hzptaggys

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND

The Washington State Department of Commerce hereafter called "COMMERCE,” is initiating this Request for Applications (RFA) for the purpose of allocating resources for OHY to co-lead a prevention work group with the department of children, youth, and families.

COMMERCE estimates to make approximately one award to provide the services described in this RFA.

Created in 2015, the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Programs hereafter called “OHY” leads statewide efforts to reduce and prevent homelessness for youth and young adults by ensuring access to the following five priority service areas:

· Stable housing

· Family reconciliation

· Permanent connections

· Education and employment

· Social and emotional well-being

OHY has a vision that, “every family and youth in Washington State has the individualized support they need so that no young person has to spend a single night without a safe and stable home. Every community has services that are equitable, accessible, effective, responsive, and coordinated”.

OHY is dedicated to ending youth homelessness, centering and professionalizing youth lived experience, and diversity, inclusion, and equity across race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, geography, creed, and migrant status.

OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF WORK

The Washington State Department of Commerce is making up to $422,000 available ($211,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2026 and $211,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2027 to contract with a community-based organization(s) to support the involvement of young people and families, with lived experience of housing instability and/or systems involvement, in the interagency youth homelessness prevention workgroup. Applicants, applicant partners, and/or sub-grantee must serve and be substantially governed by marginalized populations. Funding available through this grant is solely for the purpose of building capacity for collaboration between one or more organizations and the Office of Homeless Youth (OHY) to establish a permanent Youth Homelessness Prevention Steering Committee of lived experts. This committee will serve as an advisory body for the implementation of recommendations outlined in the WA State Strategic Plan on the Prevention of Youth & Young Adult Homelessness - Shifting Services and Systems to Prevent Youth Housing Instability alongside an interagency youth homelessness prevention workgroup

OHY is seeking a partner organization to re-establish the Steering Committee to act as an advisory body to our prevention work. The partner organization ought to be aligned with the following values: transparency, inclusion, compassion, curiosity, accessibility, trauma informed, diversity, empathy and collaboration. The role of the partner organization would be to nurture and support the Steering Committee to participate at a state level on policy design work alongside OHY and statewide partners. Activities would include:

· Provide access to and/or develop customized trainings based on the Steering Committee’s needs, including but not limited to: policy/advocacy; leadership development and civic engagement; certification of co-design principles and methodologies; building the Steering Committee’s ability to self-organize; and optional training such as peer specialist training, social worker, and mental health first aid.

· Holistically support Steering Committee members to address life changes, whether housing instability or other barriers, that may impact full participation. These supports may include flexible funding, service navigation, referrals to providers, etc.

· Help the Steering Committee develop organizational infrastructure related to self-governance. This may include a governance charter, officer positions, a values/mission statement, etc.

· Help ensure the Steering Committee structure and culture reflects the diverse identities and values of Steering Committee members.

· On-going support to help Steering Committee members advocate and push for the recommendations put forward in the final strategic plan on youth homelessness prevention to be implemented.

· Support the integration of the Steering Committee into state workgroups and advisory bodies across Washington related to the prevention of youth and young adult homelessness.

· Facilitate collaboration with state agencies and other state-level stakeholders around prevention.

· Ensure Steering Committee members are appropriately compensated for their time in a timely and efficient manner.

· Trauma Informed conflict resolution

See Exhibit F - For more details on OHY funded programs, see:

Contracting Overview- OHY GUIDELINES FY25 Required Policies- OHY GUIDELINES FY25 Fiscal Administration- OHY GUIDELINES FY25 Personnel- OHY GUIDELINES FY25

Specific guidance for Youth Prevention Steering Committee will be added as programs are developed.

Please note: Reporting requirements, as described in Data and Performance - OHY GUIDELINES FY25, do not apply for this grant program. HMIS will NOT be required. Instead, a mix of aggregate data (i.e.: number of youth served) and qualitative reporting (i.e.: activities funded by the grant) will be used. OHY will work with lived expert consultants, grantees, and data and performance specialists at Commerce to determine specific reporting requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications include:

· Licensed to do business in the State of Washington or submit a statement of commitment that it will become licensed in Washington within thirty (30) calendar days of being selected as the Apparent Successful Contractor.

· This funding is for By and For Organizations. Applicants will be asked to explain how they meet the following definition:

a. By and For organizations are operated by and for the community they serve.

b. Their primary mission and history is serving a specific community and they are culturally based, directed, and substantially controlled by individuals from the population they serve.

c. At the core of their programs, the organizations embody the community’s central cultural values. Will they know what the central cultural values are/ means?

d. These communities may include ethnic and racial minorities; Native Americans; immigrants and refugees; individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, and individuals with disabilities or who are deaf.

· A complete proposal with exhibits A-D must be submitted on time to be considered for funding.

Proposals that do not clearly meet or exceed all minimum qualifications listed above are non-responsive and will not be evaluated.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance of any contract resulting from this RFA is tentatively scheduled to begin on or about July 1, 2025 and to end on June 30, 2026. Amendments extending the period of performance, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of COMMERCE.

COMMERCE reserves the right to extend the contract for two, two-year periods, for up to six years total, at Commerce’s sole discretion.

FUNDING

Approximately up to $422,000 is available to support Prevention Steering Committee as described in Section 1.2 Objectives and Scope of Work. COMMERCE anticipates awarding one applicant with funding for a 24-month grant contract.

AWARD PRIORITIES

Equity in Services The risks of homelessness and housing instability are not equally shared among young people. BIPOC and LGBTQIA2+ youth are overrepresented among homeless youth, compared to their white and heteronormative peers– and underrepresented in who gets served. Centuries of biased laws, policies, and practices have resulted in inequitable treatment and perpetuated on going trauma, abuse, family rejection and poverty for many BIPOC and LGBTQIA2+ youth.

OHY will prioritize funding requests from organizations that demonstrate they can adequately address the unique needs of these overrepresented populations, remove barriers, and provide services that are affirming, accessible, and responsive to youth who are marginalized because of their race, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Grantees will be required to utilize emerging research and best practices for addressing the needs of these communities.

Youth Voice and Lived Expertise It is important that young people have a genuine voice in the services that are being delivered. When young people are included as decision makers, the organizations that serve them are better informed and equipped to meet their complex and unique needs. Furthermore, young people who feel valued are more likely to be invested in and increasingly take on leadership roles. Leadership opportunities empower young people and propel them towards successful outcomes. OHY is interested in supporting services that return power to young people, actively cultivate ways for youth to be involved, provide feedback, and take on leadership opportunities at every level of an organization.

DEFINITIONS

Definitions for the purposes of this RFA include:

Apparent Successful Contractor/Bidder/Vendor/Grantee/Awardee: The proposer selected as the entity to perform the anticipated services, subject to completion of contract negotiations and execution of a written contract.

Contractor: Proposer(s) whose proposal has been accepted by COMMERCE and is awarded a fully executed, written contract. Also called Grantee, Awardee, Recipient, or Vendor.

COMMERCE or AGENCY: The Department of Commerce is the agency of the state of Washington that is issuing this RFA.

Contract: A written, legally binding agreement to perform the services proposed, also called a Grant or Interagency Agreement.

Exhibit: Document attached to this RFP, also referred to as Attachment.

Application: A formal offer submitted in response to this solicitation.

Applicant: Individual, firm, organization, company, or other entity or group of entities that submits a proposal in order to attain a contract with COMMERCE.

Request for Applications (RFA): Formal procurement document in which a service or need is identified but no specific method to achieve it has been chosen. The purpose of an RFA is to permit the proposer community to suggest various approaches to meet the need at or below a given funding level.

Also see Exhibit G: Glossary for additional terms used in this RFP.

ADA

COMMERCE complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants may contact the RFA Coordinator to receive this Request for Application in Braille or on tape.

1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

RFA COORDINATOR

The RFA Coordinator is the sole point of contact in COMMERCE for this procurement. All communication between the APPLICANT and COMMERCE upon release of this RFA shall be with the RFA Coordinator, as follows:

Any other communication will be considered unofficial and non-binding on COMMERCE. Proposers are to rely on written statements issued by the RFP Coordinator. Communication directed to parties other than the RFP Coordinator may result in disqualification of the Proposer.

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

Register HERE

COMMERCE reserves the right to revise the above schedule, which can be found HERE.

QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

COMMERCE will accept questions about this RFA sent to the RFA Coordinator at the email address listed in Section 2.1 during this period. Questions should not identify the submitting person or organization. COMMERCE will answer all questions in a Q&A document posted no later than the date identified in Section 2.2.

PRE-APPLICATION WEBINAR

A pre-application webinar is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:00am to 12:00pm. The webinar will be virtual only. Register HERE. All prospective Applicants are encouraged to attend; however, attendance is not mandatory. A recording of the webinar will be posted online.

COMMERCE will be bound only to COMMERCE written answers to questions. Questions arising at the pre-application webinar or in subsequent communication with the RFA Coordinator will be documented and answered in written form and posted online on the Q&A document.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

The proposal must be received by the RFA Coordinator no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, in Olympia, Washington, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Applications must be submitted electronically as an attachment to an e-mail to the RFA Coordinator, at the e-mail address listed in Section 2.1. Attachments to e-mail must be in Microsoft Word format. Budget Exhibit attachments must be submitted as Excel spreadsheets using the template in Exhibit D. Zipped files cannot be received by COMMERCE and cannot be used for submission of proposals. The Certifications and Assurances form must have a signature of the individual within the organization authorized to bind the Applicant to the offer. COMMERCE does not assume responsibility for problems with Applicant’s e-mail. If COMMERCE email is not working, appropriate allowances will be made.

Applicants may not be transmitted using facsimile transmission.

Applicants should allow sufficient time to ensure timely receipt of the application by the RFA Coordinator. Late proposals will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration, unless COMMERCE e-mail is found to be at fault at COMMERCE’S sole determination. Applications should be sent in one email, however if more than one email is needed all must be received by the due date and time. Exceptions will not be made for partial submissions. Requests for deadline extensions will not be granted. All applications and any accompanying documentation become the property of COMMERCE and will not be returned.

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Applications submitted in response to this competitive procurement shall become the property of COMMERCE. All applications received shall remain confidential until the Apparent Successful Bidder is announced; thereafter, the applications shall be deemed public records as defined in Chapter 42.56 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).

Any information in the proposal that the Applicant desires to claim as proprietary and exempt from disclosure under the provisions of Chapter 42.56 RCW, or other state or federal law that provides for the nondisclosure of your document, must be clearly designated. The information must be clearly identified and the particular exemption from disclosure upon which the Applicant is making the claim must be cited. Each page containing the information claimed to be exempt from disclosure must be clearly identified by the words “Proprietary Information” printed on the lower right-hand corner of the page. Marking the entire application exempt from disclosure or as Proprietary Information will not be honored.

If a public records request is made for the information that the Applicant has marked as "Proprietary Information," COMMERCE will notify the Applicant of the request and of the date that the records will be released to the requester unless the Applicant obtains a court order enjoining that disclosure. If the Applicant fails to obtain the court order enjoining disclosure, COMMERCE will release the requested information on the date specified. If a Applicant obtains a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining disclosure pursuant to Chapter 42.56 RCW, or other state or federal law that provides for nondisclosure, COMMERCE shall maintain the confidentiality of the Applicant's information per the court order.

A charge will be made for copying and shipping, as outlined in RCW 42.56. No fee shall be charged for inspection of contract files, but twenty-four (24) hours’ notice to the RFA Coordinator is required. All requests for information should be directed to the RFA Coordinator.

REVISIONS TO THE RFA

In the event it becomes necessary to revise any part of this RFA, addenda will be provided via e-mail to all individuals who have made the RFA Coordinator aware of their interest. Addenda will also be published on Washington’s Electronic Bid System (WEBS). The website can be located at https://fortress.wa.gov/ga/webs/. For this purpose, the published questions and answers and any other pertinent information shall be provided as an addendum to the RFA and will be placed on the website. Such addenda will also be published on an Agency page, located at https://www.commerce.wa.gov/contracting/.

If you downloaded this RFA from the Agency website located at www.commerce.wa.gov, you are responsible for sending your name, e-mail address, and telephone number to the RFA Coordinator in order for your organization to receive any RFA addenda.

COMMERCE also reserves the right to cancel or to reissue the RFA in whole or in part, prior to execution of a contract.

COMPLAINT PROCESS

Potential Applicants may submit a complaint to COMMERCE based on any of following:

a) The solicitation unnecessarily restricts competition;

b) The solicitation evaluation or scoring process is unfair; or

c) The solicitation requirements are inadequate or insufficient to prepare a response.

A complaint may be submitted to COMMERCE at any time prior to 5 days before the bid response deadline. The complaint must meet the following requirements:

a) The complaint must be in writing;

b) The complaint must be sent to the RFA coordinator in a timely manner;

c) The complaint should clearly articulate the basis for the complaint; and

d) The complaint should include a proposed remedy.

The RFA coordinator will respond to the complaint in writing. The response to the complaint and any changes to the solicitation will be posted on WEBS. The Director of COMMERCE will be notified of all complaints and will be provided a copy of COMMERCE’S response. The complaint may not be raised again during the protest period. COMMERCE’S action or inaction in response to the complaint will be final. There will be no appeal process.

RESPONSIVENESS

All applications will be reviewed by the RFA Coordinator to determine compliance with administrative requirements and instructions specified in this RFA. The Applicant is specifically notified that failure to comply with any part of the RFA may result in disqualification of the application as incomplete and/or non-responsive.

Applicants will be notified of disqualification after the announcement of the Apparent Successful Contractor(s).

Disqualified Applicants will be afforded a Debriefing consistent with Section 4.5.

COMMERCE reserves the right at its sole discretion to waive minor administrative irregularities.

MOST FAVORABLE TERMS

COMMERCE reserves the right to make an award without further discussion of the application submitted. Therefore, the application should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms which the Applicant can propose. There will be no best and final offer procedure. COMMERCE reserves the right to contact an Applicant for clarification of its application.

The Apparent Successful Bidder should be prepared to accept this RFA for incorporation into a contract resulting from this RFA. Contract negotiations may incorporate some, or all, of the Applicant’s application. It is understood that the application will become a part of the official procurement file on this matter without obligation to COMMERCE.

CONTRACT GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

The apparent successful contractor will be expected to enter into a contract which is substantially the same as the sample contract and its general terms and conditions attached as Exhibit E. This sample contract is for information and review only and should not be returned with your application. In no event is an Applicant to submit its own standard contract terms and conditions in response to this solicitation. The Applicant may submit proposed edits as allowed in the Certifications and Assurances form, Exhibit A to this solicitation. All proposed edits to the contract terms and conditions must be submitted as an attachment to Exhibit A, Certifications and Assurances form. COMMERCE will review requested exceptions and accept or reject the same at its sole discretion.

COSTS TO PROPOSE

COMMERCE will not be liable for any costs incurred by the Applicant in preparation of an application submitted in response to this RFA, travel to or conduct of a presentation, or any other activities related to responding to this RFA.

NO OBLIGATION TO CONTRACT

This RFA does not obligate the state of Washington or COMMERCE to contract for services specified herein.

REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS

COMMERCE reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any and all applications received without penalty and not to issue a contract as a result of this RFA.

COMMITMENT OF FUNDS

The Director of COMMERCE or delegate is the only individual who may legally commit COMMERCE to the expenditures of funds for a contract resulting from this RFA. No cost chargeable to the proposed contract may be incurred before receipt of a fully executed contract.

ELECTRONIC PAYMENT

The state of Washington prefers to utilize electronic payment in its transactions. The successful contractor will be provided a form to complete with the contract to authorize such payment method.

INSURANCE COVERAGE

The Contractor is to furnish COMMERCE with a certificate(s) of insurance executed by a duly authorized representative of each insurer, showing compliance with the insurance requirements set forth within the contract.

The Contractor shall, at its own expense, obtain and keep in force insurance coverage which shall be maintained in full force and effect during the term of the contract. The Contractor shall furnish evidence in the form of a Certificate of Insurance that insurance shall be provided, and a copy shall be forwarded to COMMERCE within fifteen (15) days of the contract effective date. Standard insurance requirements are included within the sample contract and its special terms and conditions attached as Exhibit E.

2 APPLICATION CONTENTS

Applications must be written in English and submitted electronically to the RFA Coordinator:

1. Application

2. Certifications and Assurances (Exhibit A to this RFA)

3. Workers’ Rights Certification (Exhibit B to this RFA)

4. Prior Business/Employees with Washington State (Exhibit C to this RFA)

5. Budget Proposal (Exhibit D to this RFA)

Items marked “required” must be included as part of the Application to be considered responsive, however, these items are not scored. Items marked “scored” are those that are awarded points as part of the evaluation conducted by the evaluation team.

4 EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD

EVALUATION PROCEDURE

Responsive applications will be evaluated strictly in accordance with the requirements stated in this solicitation and any addenda issued. The evaluation of proposals shall be accomplished by an evaluation team(s), to be designated by COMMERCE, which will determine the ranking of the proposals.

COMMERCE, at its sole discretion, may elect to invite the top-scoring Applicants as finalists for an oral presentation.

The RFA Coordinator may contact the Applicant for clarification of any portion of the Applicant’s application. Applicants are not permitted to submit, or resubmit, any materials of any kind after the date and time stated in section 2.5 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.

EVALUATION BREAKDOWN

The following weighting will be assigned to the application for evaluation purposes:

Eligibility – Pass/Fail

Narrative Questions - 100 points total

Workers’ Rights Certification – Those Applicants that certify they do not require their employees to sign an individual arbitration clause as a condition of employment will receive an extra 5% of their awarded points added to their final score (see Exhibit B).

Applicants will be evaluated in accordance with the requirements stated in this RFA and any revisions issued. Awards will be determined by threshold eligibility review, narrative questions score, and evaluating the application’s alignment with funding goals and priorities described in section 1.6 Award Priorities (Geographic Distribution, Equity in Services, Youth Voice and Lived Expertise, and Community-Informed Priorities).

COMMERCE reserves the right to award the contract to the Applicant whose application is deemed to be in the best interest of COMMERCE and the state of Washington.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED

After evaluating the written applications COMMERCE may elect to schedule oral presentations of the finalists. Should oral presentations become necessary, COMMERCE will contact the top-scoring applicants from the written evaluation to schedule a date, time, and location. Commitments made by the Applicant at the oral interview, if any, will be considered binding.

The scores from the written evaluation and the oral presentation combined together will determine the Apparent Successful Bidder.

NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS

COMMERCE will notify the Apparent Successful Bidder(s) of their selection in writing upon completion of the evaluation process. Applicants who were not selected for further negotiation or award will be notified separately by e-mail.

DEBRIEFING OF UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

Any Applicant who has submitted an application and received notice that they were not selected for contract award may request a debriefing. The request for a debriefing conference must be received by the RFA Coordinator within three (3) business days after the Unsuccessful Applicant Notification is e-mailed or faxed to the Applicant. Debriefing requests must be received by the RFA Coordinator no later than 5:00 PM, local time, in Olympia, Washington, on the third business day following the transmittal of the Unsuccessful Proposer Notification. The debriefing must be scheduled within three (3) business days of the request.

Discussion at the debriefing conference is strictly limited to the following:

· Evaluation and scoring of that Applicant’s application

· Any written comments from evaluators;

· Review of proposer’s final score in comparison with the other final scores without identifying the other Applicants or reviewing their applications.

Comparisons between applications or evaluations of the other applications is not allowed. Debriefing conferences may be conducted on the telephone or by other electronic means and will be scheduled for a maximum of thirty (30) minutes.

PROTEST PROCEDURE

Protests may be made only by Applicants who submitted a response to this solicitation document and who have participated in a debriefing conference. Upon completing the debriefing conference, the Applicant is allowed five (5) business days to file a protest with the RFA Coordinator. Protests must be received by the RFA Coordinator no later than 5:00 PM, local time, in Olympia, Washington on the fifth business day following the debriefing. Protests must be submitted by email. Applicants may choose to copy COMMERCE’S Central Contracts Office at centralcontracts@commerce.wa.gov.

Do not copy any other COMMERCE staff.

Applicants protesting this procurement shall follow the procedures described below. Protests that do not follow these procedures shall not be considered. This protest procedure constitutes the sole administrative remedy available to Applicants under this procurement.

All protests must be in writing, addressed to the RFA Coordinator, and signed by the protesting party or an authorized Agent. The protest must state the RFA number, the grounds for the protest from the list below with specific facts and complete statements of the action(s) being protested. A description of the relief or corrective action being requested should also be included.

Only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects shall be considered:

· A matter of bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of an evaluator;

· Errors in computing the score;

· Non-compliance with procedures described in this procurement document or COMMERCE policy.

Protests not based on procedural matters will not be considered. Protests will be rejected as without merit if they address issues such as: 1) an evaluator’s professional judgment on the quality of a proposal, or 2) COMMERCE’S assessment of its own and/or other agencies’ needs or requirements.

Upon receipt of a protest, a protest review will be held by COMMERCE. The COMMERCE Director or an employee delegated by the Director who was not involved in the procurement will consider the record and all available facts and issue a decision within ten (10) business days of receipt of the protest. If additional time is required, the protesting party will be notified of the delay.

In the event a protest may affect the interest of another Applicant that also submitted a proposal, such Applicant will be given an opportunity to submit its views and any relevant information on the protest to the RFA Coordinator.

The final determination of the protest shall:

· Find the protest lacking in merit and uphold COMMERCE’S action; or

· Find only technical or harmless errors in COMMERCE’S process and determine COMMERCE to be in substantial compliance and reject the protest; or

· Find merit in the protest and provide COMMERCE options which may include:

· Correct the errors and re-evaluate all proposals, or

· Reissue the solicitation document and begin a new process, or

· Make other findings and determine other courses of action as appropriate.

If COMMERCE determines that the protest is without merit, COMMERCE will enter into a contract with the Apparent Successful Bidder(s). If the protest is determined to have merit, one of the options above will be taken.

5 RFA EXHIBITS

A. Certifications and Assurances (included in PSC Application with Exhibits A-C) B. Workers’ Rights Certification (included in PSC Application with Exhibits A-C) C. Prior Business/Employees with Washington State (included in PSC Application with Exhibits A-C D. Budget (must be submitted with proposal) E. Service Grant Format with General Terms and Conditions (informational only) F. Contracting Overview- OHY GUIDELINES FY25 (Informational only) Required Policies- OHY GUIDELINES FY25 Fiscal Administration- OHY GUIDELINES FY25 Personnel- OHY GUIDELINES FY25

Please note: Reporting requirements, as described in Data and Performance - OHY GUIDELINES FY25, do not apply for this grant program. HMIS will NOT be required. Instead, a mix of aggregate data (i.e.: number of youth served) and qualitative reporting (i.e.: activities funded by the grant) will be used. OHY will work with lived expert consultants, grantees, and data and performance specialists at Commerce to determine specific reporting requirements.

G. Glossary (informational only)

All current documents related to this RFA, including the application, exhibits, a schedule of activities, Questions and Answers, and any amendments, are available online at https://deptofcommerce.box.com/s/sdq1xqxi9nm393s4yz9e1h2hzptaggys

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