Office of Homeless Services (OHS) Funded Programs
The Housing and Workforce Solutions (HWS) Department’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) Division is responsible for coordinating a Consolidated Application to HUD and provides administrative fiscal and programmatic oversight of all HUD CoC funded projects. The OHS strives to improve coordination and integration with mainstream resources and other community programs for people who are experiencing or are at-risk of becoming homeless and to move homeless people toward stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency. OHS also serves as the Administrative Entity responsible for awarding State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) funds and other State Housing Programs to eligible service providers within the CoC Service Area(s).
Open Bids
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) - SSO: Drop-in Center and Youth Navigator(s) [CLOSES MAY 27TH, 2025]
- Bid Notification
- Request for Proposal RFP #COARC-0030
- Request for Proposal RFP #COARC-0030 (Fillable)
- Pre-bid Workshop Recording
- Pre-bid Workshop Presentation Slides
- NEW: Questions and Answers - YHDP # COARC-0030
HHAP & ESG RFP [CLOSES JUNE 2ND, 2025]
Closed Bids
Consultant Services and Technical Assistance
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds)
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP)
FY 2024 Riverside County CoC Program Competition
Consultant Services & Technical Assistance 2025 Unsheltered Homeless Point in Time Count
Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP)
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Permanent Supportive Housing
- Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) RFP
- Terms and Conditions
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 5 (HHAP)
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) & Homeless Housing, Assistance & Prevention Program Round 3 (HHAP) Rapid Rehousing
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) Capital Project
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) & California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Rapid Re-Housing
2021 ESG Funding Street Outreach and Rapid Rehousing RFPs
- ESG RRH & Street Outreach Bidder's Conference Webinar
- Pre-Bidders Conference ESG Presentation
- Bid Notification
- RFP Addendum 1 COARC-0007
- Addendum Notification - RFP - COARC-0006 and COARC-0007
- RFP Addendum 1 COARC-0006
- RFP Rapid Rehousing Addendum 1
- RFP Street Outreach Addendum 1
- Addendum Notification 2 - RFP- COARC-0006 and COARC-0007
- RFP Rapid Rehousing Addendum 2
- RFP Street Outreach Addendum 2
2020 HHAP Funding Information:
ESG & ESG-CV 1 & 2 Funding Information:
- 2020 ESG & ESG-CV Award Notification also on Public Purchasing website
- ESG & ESG-CV Pre-Bid Conference - Presentation, Video
- ESG-CV Partner Kick Off Launch - Video
- ESG Written Standards
- ESG-CV2 Informational Session - Video
- Administrative Handbook - HWS CoC ESG-CV Program (rev. 8-12-2022)
- Claims Form for ESG-CV
More
2021 HUD CoC Program Competition
- 2021 HUD CoC Program Competition web page
2020 HUD CoC Program (No Competition)
- See HUD’s Press release No. 21-017 for more information.
2019 HUD CoC Program Competition
- 2019 HUD CoC Program Competition - Consolidated Application
- 2019 HUD CoC Program Competition - CoC Priority Listing
- 2019 HUD CoC Program Competition - Letter of Intent for Renewal Applicants
- CoC Appeals Process
- Notice of Funding Availability
Request for Proposal:
- Terms & Conditions
- Attachment A
- Bid Notification
- Technical Assistance Workshop
Review Process:
- 2019 Tier 1 & 2 Priority Ranking List - Approved by Board of Governance 8.29.2019
- 2019 HUD CoC Program - Riverside CoC Review & Evaluation Process
- 2019 HUD CoC Program - Riverside CoC Process for Reallocation
2019 CESH II Funding Information:
2018 HEAP & CESH Funding Information:
- Updated HEAP & CESH Award
- HEAP & CESH Final Award 3-4-2019
- DPARC 564 HASP - Meeting Notification (Special BOG 3-4-2019)
- HASP Ranking by Project & Score
- HEAP & CESH Funding Decision Summary
HEAP & CESH Program Resources
- CESH II Pre-Bidder's Conference- Video
- HEAP & CESH Start-Up Training PowerPoint
- DPSS Housing & Support Programs Administrative Handbook
- HMIS Data Standards Manual Interactive Tool - HUD Exchange
- Administrative Handbook - HEAP & CESH (rev.3/18/2021)
Defining Homelessness
- Defining "Chronically Homeless" Final Rule
- HEARTH Homeless Defined
HUD CoC Program Resources
Administrative Handbook
Supportive Services and Case Management Technical Assistance Training
- PSH Case Management PowerPoint - JFS
- RRH Case Management PowerPoint - VRS
- CoC Supportive Services Technical Assistance PowerPoint
- Sample Individual Service Plan
- Service Plan Level 1-2
- Service Plan Level 3-4
Program Technical Assistance
- 2022 Technical Assistance - Housing Quality Standards
- 2022 Technical Assistance - Occupancy Charges
- 2019 Technical Assistance - Rent Calculations and Utility Allowance
- 2018 Technical Assistance – How to Increase Income for Program Participants
- 2018 Technical Assistance – Sage HMIS APR Submission
Fiscal Technical Assistance
Forms
- System Performance Measures Introductory Guide
- Data Quality and Analysis for System Performance Improvement
- Strategies for System Performance Improvement
- Documenting the Life Cycle of a CPD Grant
- CoC Claim Form
- Rent Calculation Worksheet
- Utility Allowance Chart - Updated July 1, 2019
- CoC Lead Screening Worksheet (for families w/children under age 6)
- Inspection Checklist: HUD-52580
- CoC - HUD Monitoring Tool - Agency Compliance
- Non-HUD Contractor Payment Request Form
- Non-HUD Contractor Expidenture Report Form
HUD Documents
- CoC Interim Rule
- Notice CPD-16-11 on Prioritizing Persons Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
Our Program Specialists
Program Specialist | *Program | Work Cell | |
| Amy Primrose; Senior Program Specialist | HHIP/ESG | (951) 675-3612 | |
| Damaris Martinez Marrufo; Program Specialist II | ERF | (951) 836-3826 | |
| Gershom Giron; Community Program Specialist I | Youth Coordinator | (951) 295-0254 | |
| Katherine Wormley; Senior Program Specialist | HUD CoC/Hope 2 Home | (951) 897-3683 | |
| Margarita McKissick; Temporary Program Specialist II | Prop 47 | (951) 990-1381 | |
| Mariel Sarmiento; Program Specialist II | YHDP | (951) 836-3487 | |
| Mirella Orozco; Program Specialist II | HHAP | (951) 836-3897 | |
| Valeria Cervantes; Community Program Specialist II | LIIIG/Hope 2 Home | (951) 217-2971 | |
| Zuly Martinez; Administrative Services Analyst I | CoC Coordinator /EFSP | (951) 897-3674 |
*Programs:
HUD CoC - US Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program
EFSP – Emergency Food and Shelter Program
ERF – Encampment Resolution Funding Program
ESG - Emergency Solutions Grant Program
HHAP - Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program
HHIP - Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program
HUD - Housing and Urban Development
LIIIG - Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant
YHDP - Youth Homeless Demonstration Program