The Westchester County Continuum of Care (CoC) Partnership to End Homelessness is soliciting Requests for Information (RFIs) from eligible partner agencies to be designated by the Westchester County CoC as the local agency representative appointed to administer the New York State HCR Emergency Housing Voucher Program (EHV) in Westchester County.

A single agency will be chosen based on their ability to administer the EHV project successfully in partnership with HCR, the Westchester County CoC & its member agencies, and Westchester County EHV Steering Committee under the guidelines and requirements set by HUD and HCR.

Applicants should have experience engaging the target population described in this application and successfully & rapidly moving households from temporary housing into permanent housing.

Background:

• The American Rescue Plan included $5 Billion for 70,000 time-limited Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV’s) which expire 09/30/2030. Vouchers may not be assigned/reassigned after 09/30/2023.

• EHVs must be administered by Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in partnership with their local CoCs

• Westchester’s only access to EHVs is through NYS Homes & Community Renewal (HCR)

• HCR has potentially allocated 482 units to Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland Counties

• No county is assured of receiving any specific number; EHVs will be distributed to the four counties on a first come, first served basis.

• HCR has not finalized all aspects of the program but is considering including incentives to landlords and participants including rent above FMR; landlord signing bonus; funding for repairs, security deposits, and rent guarantees; and tenant stipends.

The local CoC will administer the program with a Designated Partner Agency that will confidentially forward referrals made by Westchester CoC Coordinated Entry to HCR or their designated Special Purpose Local Administrator and then work to rapidly transition potentially 100 households or more from their current temporary housing to permanent housing units subsidized with the EHV.

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