Homeless to Housing Request for Proposals

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is soliciting proposals for a statewide Homeless to Housing program under RFP SWS-HOUSING-H2H, with proposals due November 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST and a mandatory virtual bidders' conference on October 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM EST.

Eligible respondents are private nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status or Connecticut municipalities. Proposers must demonstrate a minimum of five years of direct service delivery experience with persons experiencing homelessness and documented collaboration with the Coordinated Access Network and local mental health authorities.

The scope includes interdisciplinary service teams providing outreach and engagement, case management, housing location and lease negotiation, behavioral health coordination, employment support, and housing stabilization services under a "services follows the person" model. Service teams will support consumers from unsheltered or sheltered homelessness through permanent housing stabilization and address individualized needs throughout the consumer's engagement.

Total annual funding is $22,770,513, derived from state appropriations, Federal Social Service Block Grant funding, and HUD Continuum of Care federal funding. The program will support approximately 3,300 service slots statewide, with up to five lead agency contracts anticipated per Coordinated Access Network region. The contract term is three years beginning July 1, 2027, with potential Department extension based on funding availability. Proposers must submit three years of audited financial statements demonstrating financial stability and develop budgets with minimum staffing costs of $100,000 annually per full-time equivalent.

Performance metrics require at least 90% of enrollees to have prior residence of literal homelessness, at least 80% housing retention for two years post-enrollment, permanent housing placement for at least 80% of enrolled consumers, and connection of at least 90% of engaged consumers to community resources including behavioral health services. A letter of intent is due October 8, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST, with answers released November 5, 2026. Direct inquiries to Christine Goracy at 860-418-7000 or DMHAS.FiscalContracts@ct.gov.