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Memorandum CQUNTY
Date: June 27, 2025
To: Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust Board Members
Victoria Mallette, Executive Directorc ,/a4
Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust
Subject: Food and Beverage Request for Applications — Selection Committee
Recommendations
From:
Background
On May 12, 2025, the Homeless Trust made available a Request for Applications (RFA)
soliciting proposals for new and renewal projects funded with local Food and Beverage Tax
proceeds and funding provided through the Florida Department of Children and Families
(DCF). The RFA was necessary as Food and Beverage contracts which are typically one year
with two (2) one-year renewal options are set to expire on September 30, 2025. The Homeless
Trust's Unified Homelessness Grant (UHG) with the State is also set to expire on June 30,
2025. This UHG includes the State's Emergency Solutions Grant, Homelessness Prevention
Grant, Challenge Grant, and Staffing Grant. The Staffing Grant is largely used by the Homeless
Trust to support the Homeless Management Information System, and not subject to the
competition.
Street Outreach focused on discharge from institutions (hospitals, jail, prison, crisis centers),
Emergency Shelter, Hotel/Motel, Permanent Housing, Homeless Prevention and Supportive
Services benefitting persons experiencing homelessness were among the activities included
in the solicitation.
The Trust received 41 responses to the solicitation on June 16, 2025. One was rejected for
late submittal and 40 were considered for funding. A Selection Committee appointed by the
Mayor convened on June 24, 2025 and reviewed applications for discharge focused Street
Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Hotel/Motel, and the State funding opportunities to be funded
through DCF. DCF grants will be effective July 1, 2025, in line with the State's fiscal year.
The Selection Committee recommended funding for the following applicants:
Activity Type
Recommendation
Discharge -Focused Street Outreach
City of Miami
Emergency Shelter
Sundari Foundation dba Lotus House; Miami
Rescue Mission; The Salvation Army; New
Hope CORPS, Mary and Elizabeth's House
Hotel/Motel
Hermanos de la Calle; Dunns-Josephine
Challenge Grant
Chapman Partnership; Advocate Program
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Advocate Program
Emergency Solutions Grant
Camillus House
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The Selection Committee recommended the Trust negotiate with the Dunns-Josephine and
Mary and Elizabeth's House to utilize their properties as navigation centers (low barrier
temporary housing for individuals who may be hesitant to access other forms of shelter), with
support services provided by previously competitively selected Housing Navigation providers.
The total funding requested from applicants for: 1) discharge -focused Street Outreach; and 2)
Emergency Shelter inclusive of hotel/motel, exceeds the amounts made available in the RFA.
The Selection Committee gave Homeless Trust staff the authority to negotiate rates and
deliverables with the respondents that are being recommended to address gaps and needs, as
Homeless Trust funding permits. The committee approved Salvation Army's proposal for the
current capacity, and also gave Trust staff the leeway to negotiate renovations that will add
capacity for 30 additional beds.
The RFA is aligned with Community Plan to End Homelessness: Priority Home, the framework
for preventing and ending homelessness in Miami -Dade, as well as local, state and federal
policy priorities, including the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care (CoC)
Program (24 CFR part 578). The CoC Program is design to promote a communitywide
commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts to quickly re -house
homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and displacement caused to
homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault and stalking and parenting or unaccompanied youth; promote access to and effective
utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-
sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Attached please find the list of proposals, scoring and funding recommendations.
The Selection Committee will reconvene to score applications related to Permanent Housing,
Homeless Prevention and Specialized Outreach. These recommendations will be put before
the Homeless Trust Executive Committee on July 21, 2025.
Recommendation
Trust staff is seeking the Board's approval of the Selection Committee's recommendations for
discharged -focused Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Hotel/Motel and State funding
(Challenge Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families),
and the ability to negotiate pricing with successful applicants, based on CoC needs and funding
availability.
Attachment
c: Cathy Burgos, Chief Community Services Officer
Shannon Summerset-Williams, Esq., Assistant County Attorney
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Paul Imbrone
Lilian Coto
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Angela Miller
Interview Time
TOTAL DIRECT
REQUESTED
Previous Award
PIT Capacity
Cost per bed
Notes
TOTAL
RECOMMENDED
MOA
!City of Miami
31039
550
Y
69.0
74.0
67.0
89.0
51.0
350
70.0
9:30:00 AM
$ 640,000
$ 340,000
$ 425,000
Hotel
1
Hermanos de la Calle
31028
ES
Y
90.0
97.0
86.0
96.0
71.0
440
88.0
10:00:00 AM
$ 799,481
$ 263,550
120
$ 18
$ 799,481
Hermanos de la Calle
31074
ES
Y
88.0
98.0
80.0
75.0
69.0
410
82.0
10:00:OO AM
$ 3,826,466
$ 350,929
266
$ 39.41
TeachTeam
31029
ES
Y
58.0
90.0
80.0
96.0
57.0
381
76.2
10:40:00AM
$ 1,194,129
20
$ 164
2
Ounns-Josephine Hotel
31044
ES
N
64.0
104.0
65.0
90.0
57.0
380
76.0
10:50:00AM
$ 448,552
16
5 77
$ 200,000
Emergency Housing
1
5undariFoundation
31023
ES
Y
100.0
104.0
88.0
96.0
74.0
462
92.4
11:40:00 AM
$ 6,205,000
$ 4,177,873
400
$ 42.50
$ 5,115,840
2
Miami Rescue Mission
31034
ES
Y
88.0
104.0
82.0
85.0
70.0
429
85.8
11:10:00 AM
$ 1,284,800
$ 1,073,100
110
$ 32.00
$ 1,284,800
3
Salvation Army
31026
ES
Y
90.0
102.0
85.0
95.0
57.0
429
85.8
11:30:00 AM
$ 2,825,184
$ 1,392,475
139
$ 55.69
$ 1,394,066
4
New Hope
31059
ES
N
76.0
86.0
79.0
66.0
46.0
353
70.6
10:20:00 AM
$ 140,525
$ 76,738
10
$ 38.50
$ 127,896
5
Mary and Elizabeth's House
31070
ES
N
47.0
58.0
55.0
71.0
22.0
253
50.6
11:00:00 AM
$ 427,570
16
$ 73.21
$ 204,634
TeachTeam
31041
ES
Y
59.0
63.0
78.0
73.0
51.0
324
64.8
10:40:OOAM
$ 1,194,129
20
$ 163.58
State ESG
1
CarnirlusHouse
31037
RRH
Y
86.0
105.0
78.0
92.0
68.0
429
85.8
9:50:00 AM
$ 207,595
$ 232,645
25
5 23
$ 232,644.56
Care Resource
31020
RRH
Y
58.0
103.0
80.0
95.0
66.0
402
80.4
12:00:00 PM
$ 213,987
9
$ 65
Chapman Partnership
31056
RRH
Y
87.0
97.0
80.0
84.0
65.0
413
82.6
12:10:00 PM
$ 167,465
12
$ 38
State Clratlenge Grant
1
Chapman Partnership
31032
PSH
Y
83.0
102.0
80.0
82.0
67.0
414
82.8
12:10:00 PM
$ 621,957
$ 768,634
32
$ 53
$ 384,317.13
2
Advocate Program
31051
PSH
Y
81.0
90.0
82.0
87.0
68.0
408
81.6
11:50:00 AM
$ 300,000
60
$ 14
$ 384,317.13
Association of Exchange and
Development of Activities
and Partnership
31075
PSH
N
22.0
32.0
29.0
77.0
18.0
178
35.6
1:30:00 PM
$ 125,987
100
$ 3
Cu'ture Xclusive Holdings
31061
PSH
N
31.0
81.0
70.0
70.0
35.0
287
57.4
1:40:00 PM
$ 1,760,420
100
$ 48
State TANF
1 Advocate Program
31049 HP Y 82.0 91.0 75.0 74.0 95.0 417 83.4 11:50:00 AM $ 46,582 $ 31,574 20 $ 6 $ 31,574.33
$ 35,348,430
y 6/24/2024
Manny 5arrla
Asst. Executive Director
Homeless Trust
$ 10,159,570