City of Houston BeaconBid #NOFA-2025-0004

Houston homelessness resource and stabilization center operations

The City of Houston is seeking an experienced organization to operate a round-the-clock homelessness resource and stabilization center in Houston. - Government buyer: City of Houston — Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). - Opportunity: Operate the City facility at 419 Emancipation Avenue for three years, serving a minimum of 240 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. - Services requested: Provide trauma-informed short-term housing, immediate access to services, connections to interventions and rapid-resolution strategies, stabilization for people with complex needs, and support toward permanent housing and sustainable life skills. - Facility and operating responsibilities: The site has approximately 80 rooms, each with three twin XL beds and bedding, plus commercial laundry equipment, a commercial kitchen, and common-area furniture. The operator is responsible for routine maintenance, landscaping, janitorial services, resident-use furniture, and maintaining the existing security camera system. The City is responsible for major capital repairs and major system failures. - Applicant qualifications and requirements: Applicants must be qualified nonprofit organizations or local government entities and demonstrate at least five years of experience operating a residential, shelter, or congregate facility serving 100 or more people. They must also show food-service experience, partnerships with health, behavioral-health, and housing agencies, and financial reserves sufficient for 90 days of operating expenses, including up to one month before reimbursement. - Funding and limits: Approximately $30 million in CDBG-Disaster Recovery 24 funding, along with additional local funding, will support the project. Direct client financial assistance and vehicles are not funded or provided. - OEMs and named vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or operating vendors are identified.

Description

The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department is seeking applications from qualified nonprofit organizations and local government entities to operate the facility at 419 Emancipation Avenue for three years. The facility will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing trauma-informed short-term housing, stabilization, and connections to services for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, with permanent housing and sustainable life skills as primary participant outcomes. The project will serve a minimum of 240 clients and is supported by approximately $30 million from CDBG-Disaster Recovery 24 and additional local funding sources. Applicants must meet the stated eligibility and threshold requirements and submit application materials through BeaconBid.

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