Homelessness Strategic Plan

The City of Santa Fe is requesting quotes from qualified firms to create a Strategic Plan in collaboration with the Youth and Family Services Division Homelessness Team, with quotes due July 31, 2026.

The scope centers on strategic planning to address homelessness in Santa Fe and Santa Fe County. The deliverable will inform the City's coordinated response to an estimated 899 actively homeless individuals (578 per 10,000 residents) plus 741 students identified as homeless in the public school system as of April 2026. The plan must account for Santa Fe's existing Homelessness Continuum Framework, which encompasses prevention and diversion, emergency sheltering, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, encampment management and outreach, and supportive services. The City operates 19 shelter and housing programs with combined capacity of approximately 542 beds and units. The strategic plan should address documented demographic characteristics (89% adult-only households, 52% with disabilities, 25% survivors of domestic violence) and interconnected causal factors including housing costs, mental health issues, substance use, domestic violence, and economic instability. The plan will likely need to account for significant headwinds: proposed federal budget cuts of 40–44% to HUD programs including Housing Choice Vouchers, public housing, and Continuum of Care funding. The City has attached a resource guide that documents current system capacity, service gaps, and the CONNECT network's care-coordination framework across basic needs, behavioral health, education, family support, healthcare, employment, legal services, and public safety.

No contract value, term length, evaluation criteria, or pre-quote meeting is identified in the source material.