Community Development Request for Proposals FY2025-2030

Term: 7/1/2025 -6/30/2028 with option to renew for additional two years

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is guided by our department’s five-year strategic plan, which is the HUD-required Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan identifies affordable housing and community development needs and prioritizes strategies to address those needs. For more information, please see MOHCD 2025-2029 Strategic Plan.

Please see the attached RFP document for more information on the funding opportunity.

RFP Document (PDF) (updated on 10/16/2024)
Version History with Changes Made (PDF)
Step-by-Step Guide: How to Submit a Proposal

•  Housing Services - 9/30/24 
  • Recording (Passcode: 4!bd=DEs)
  • Slide Deck
• Community Services/Community Building - 10/1/24 
  • Recording (Passcode: z.F8s7L=)
  • Slide Deck
• HIV Supportive Housing - 10/3/24
  • Recording (you may be asked to request permission to view the recording)
  • Slide Deck
• Cultural Districts  10/7/24
  • Recording (Passcode: A0TUs.H@)
  • Slide Deck
• Online Submission Instructions 10/11/24
  • Recording (Passcode: c8U@%.mH)

Proposals responding to this RFP must be submitted through the RFP system using the process detailed below. 

1. Create a user account for your agency: Access the RFP system and set up an account at https://gms.sfmohcd.org/rfp/registration. Please do not create multiple RFP accounts for the same agency. All staff working on proposals at an agency should share a single RFP user account. Fiscally sponsored organization should create an account and submit their own proposal(s). To create an RFP user account, complete all fields in the RFP Account Sign Up form and click Create Account. After successfully creating an account, you may access the online application system for the RFP by going to https://gmsrfp.sfmohcd.org/ and entering your newly created username and password.  

    

2. Complete and submit the Agency Profile for your agency: After logging into the RFP system, you will arrive at the Agency Home page. Here, you can download a copy of the RFP document, complete the Agency Profile, and create proposals for the RFP. The Agency Profile contains basic agency information that will apply to every submitted proposal. Respond to each field in the Agency Profile and upload all required documents. To save your work and check that you have entered all required information, select Save. If required information is missing or entered incorrectly, a validation error will appear at the top of the page in red text. When you have completed the Agency Profile, click Submit. If you need to edit information on the Agency Profile after it has been submitted, you may unlock the page after you have started creating proposals, make edits to the profile, and resubmit. Updated information on the Agency Profile will be applied to all proposals submitted by your agency.   

3. Create proposal, fill out, and submit all pages: After completing and submitting the Agency Profile, you can create and submit proposals for the RFP. To create a new proposal, click Add New Proposal on the Agency Home page.  Review the Strategy-specific details included in this RFP for more information. Define your proposal via the Program Information page. Here, you will enter a name for your proposed program, select a strategy/service area, designate a proposal contact person, enter your fiscal sponsor’s information (if applicable), and enter the amount of funding requested. After completing the Program Information page, click Submit. The strategy that you select on the Proposal Information page will determine the questions you will answer on the Narrative page. After submitting the Proposal Information page, you will be able to complete the rest of the proposal including Narrative, Clients & Neighborhoods (if applicable), Annual Project Budget and Proposal Signoff. Each page required for a proposal is shown as a numbered step on the Proposal Overview page and included in the progress bar at the top of the page. Complete and submit all remaining pages shown on the Proposal Overview page. If required information is missing or entered incorrectly when you try to submit a page, a validation error will appear at the top of the page in red text. 

    

4. Submit proposal to MOHCD: After all pages in a proposal have been completed, the entire proposal must be submitted for consideration. To submit a proposal, click on Proposal Signoff on the Proposal Overview page. On the submission page, you will be asked to enter the name of the proposal contact person, attest to the accuracy of the information provided in your proposal, electronically sign and submit the proposal to MOHCD. Once you successfully submitted the proposal, you will see the Proposal Status on Proposal Overview page change to Submitted. 

Please submit your questions about the RFP in writing to CommDevRFP@sfgov.org by 5pm on October 11, 2024. We will do our best to post our response to your questions on October 17, 2024 on the MOHCD website below.

Q and A Document (PDF)

Q and A Document (Excel)

Dates are subject to change

RFP Issued
September 23, 2024

Pre-Submission Webinars  
Housing Services - 9/30/24 
Community Services/Community Building  - 10/1/24 
HIV Supportive Housing - 10/3/24
Cultural Districts  10/7/24 - 10AM-11:30AM
Online Submission Instructions 10/11/24 - 11AM-12PM

Deadline for Questions
October 11, 2024 at 5PM 

Response to Questions Posted
October 17, 2024 

Deadline for Submission 
November 1, 2024 at 5PM

Intent to Award Letters Sent
March 2025

Contract Term Begins
July 1, 2025