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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Other Ones Foundation, Inc., for bridge housing services, which assists individuals experiencing homelessness find temporary housing and supportive services with an aim to transition to permanent housing, for an initial 18-month term beginning April 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $375,000, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $1,375,000. Funding: $375,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Downtown Austin Community Court. Funding for the remaining agreement term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Community Court
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $375,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Downtown Austin Community Court Operating Budget. Funding for extension options is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
For More Information:
Robert Kingham, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (512) 974-1394. Chris Anderson, Court Operations Manager, Downtown Austin Community Court (512) 974-4878.
Additional Backup Information:
Long-term homelessness, physical and mental health issues, and substance use disorders are among the common challenges of the individuals served by the Intensive Case Management (ICM) program at the Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC). All of these factors serve as barriers to achieving stability and obtaining and maintaining housing. The ICM staff connect clients with supportive services and work to locate permanent housing for all clients. Bridge housing is a hybrid of emergency shelter and transitional housing to serve the target population that requires short-term housing and supportive services to achieve self-sufficiency or to access available permanent housing options.
DACC issued a Request for Applications (RFA) BH2024EMS for bridge housing. The solicitation was issued on October 3, 2024 and it closed on November 18, 2024. Applicants were required to have successful experience providing the proposed service(s) and/or working with the target population. Agencies with experience serving the target population seeking to create a new program, or that have a successful program that could benefit the target populations, were encouraged to apply. Of the three applications received, the recommended applicant submitted the best evaluated responsive offer. A complete solicitation package is available for viewing on the Downtown Austin Community Court’s website. Link: <https://www.austintexas.gov/article/bridge-housing-bh>.
The solicitation was advertised through One Voice Central Texas, a coalition of over 100 local health and human services organizations and through CTOSH (Collaboration Technologies for Organizations Serving the Homeless), a primary method of communication for local planning groups, homeless services providers, and individuals interested in issues of homelessness in Austin and Travis County.
The following award is recommended by DACC: The Other Ones Foundation, Inc., providing non-congregate shelter units, targeted case management, access to basic needs, and workforce opportunities.