Clay County Local Homeless Prevention Aid and Outreach Services Projects

Clay County Social Services seeks proposals for Local Homeless Prevention Aid projects to help prevent child homelessness and assist families experiencing homelessness. Funding must support new or existing programs targeting unaccompanied youth and families with K-12 students who lack fixed nighttime housing, pay over 50 percent of income for rent, or live in overcrowded conditions. Selected programs must connect families to stabilizing social services and provide rental assistance or supportive case management. Eligible USA-based providers must perform the work onsite in Clay County. Applicants must submit one copy of their application to Quinn Jaeger at [email protected] by 4:30 p.m. on December 18, 2026. Submissions require personnel qualifications, youth and family engagement details, a one-page budget narrative, and written assurances for liability, automobile, worker compliance, and professional insurance requirements. Evaluators will score applications on community benefit, equity, implementation ease, reasonableness, budget proportion, and sustainability. Clay County will allocate $294,352 for SFY2027 under a one-year contract term.