The City and County of Honolulu, through its Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (City), is requesting proposals from qualified private nonprofit agencies and governmental agencies of the City and County of Honolulu for federal funding from the City's CDBG and HOME Programs for Fiscal Year 2010. The City anticipates that it will receive approximately $8 million in CDBG funds and $3.5 million in HOME funds to award to Agencies in Fiscal Year 2010. The City does not guarantee these amounts and does not guarantee that any funds will be available at all. The City is seeking projects that will enable it to achieve the goals and objectives published in its Final Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2006-2010. The Consolidated Plan is available for viewing at the following web address: http://www.honolulu.gov/budget/consol_plan_+2006_2010.pdf.
Schedule:
The schedule to submit applications for fiscal year 2010 CDBG and HOME funding is as follows:
June 30, 2008...................................... The Request For Proposals (RFP), including funding
applications and a list of qualification materials is published at the Division of Purchasing,
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, City and County of Honolulu.
July 18, 2008....................................... City to hold information/orientation meeting and
consultation meeting.
4:00 p.m., August 29, 2008................ Deadline for all agencies to submit CDBG/ HOME funding
application forms to the Division of Purchasing, as evidenced by a date and time stamp
from the Division of Purchasing. Deadline for private nonprofit agencies to submit
qualification materials to the Division of Purchasing.
September to November 2008………..City staff reviews for eligibility and requests additional
information for clarification of project proposals.
December 2008 to January 2009…….Selection Committee is formed; and reviews and selects
project proposals.
February 2009…………………………..City staff prepares Action Plan that includes selected
project proposals for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
March 31, 2009................................... Deadline for City Council approval of the Action Plan.
September 2009………………………. City anticipates receiving HUD funds.
Informational meeting:
An information/orientation session about this RFP, qualification materials, application forms, and the CDBG and HOME programs will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008, at the Mission Memorial Auditorium, located immediately Diamond Head of Honolulu Hale, 550 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Submission deadline:
All agencies must submit their CDBG/HOME funding applications to the Division of Purchasing by 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 29, 2008, as evidenced by a date and time stamp from the Division of Purchasing; AND private nonprofit agencies must additionally submit their qualification materials to the Division of Purchasing by this same deadline. The list of qualification materials required of private nonprofit agencies will be published in the RFP.
The Division of Purchasing is located at Honolulu Hale, 530 South King Street, Room 115, Honolulu, Hawaii. (http://www.honolulu.gov/pur)
To submit a CDBG and/or HOME funding application:
- Obtain the RFP and funding applications on the Division of Purchasing website: http://www.honolulu.gov/pur (registration required).
- You may also pick up these forms in person at the Division of Purchasing, Honolulu Hale, 530 South King Street, Room 115, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Complete the CDBG and/or HOME funding applications, including all required attachments.
- Return the completed funding application(s) to the Division of Purchasing by 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 29, 2008, as evidenced by a date and time stamp from the Division of Purchasing.
- Private nonprofit agencies must also submit the qualification documents listed in the RFP.
Information about the CDBG and HOME programs is available on the website of the City Department of Community Services by accessing www.honolulu.gov/dcs/grantsforms.htm
Questions may be directed to Eric Stoetzer at 768-3933.
