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Ramsey County
Community and Economic Development
2024 Request for Proposal for Fair Housing Activities

CLOSED Deadline 6/10/2024

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Description [hide this]

The Fair Housing Implementation Council (FHIC) is accepting applications for the 2024 Fair Housing Activities Request for Proposal (RFP). Only programs located in or serving residents of the Twin Cities 7-County metropolitan area will be considered.

Solicitations must be received by the application deadline specified and contain all required components to be eligible for review. This is an open, competitive process to award available resources based upon satisfaction of the described criteria. Submission of an application does not guarantee funding.

The Fair Housing Implementation Council (FHIC) is composed of cities, counties, community development agencies and housing and redevelopment authorities that coordinate metro-wide efforts to affirmatively further fair housing and promote fair housing choice regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, family status, creed, sexual or affectional orientation, marital status or receipt of public assistance. Most of the funding members of the FHIC are recipients of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and/or Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) dollars which have goals to affirmatively further fair housing.

Funding members of the FHIC include Ramsey, Anoka, Hennepin, Carver, Dakota, Scott, Washington, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minneapolis, Plymouth, Saint Paul, Woodbury and Metropolitan Council Cities/Counties/Community Development Agencies/Housing and Redevelopment Authorities.

FHIC solicitations should focus on one or more of the goals listed below, which are further outlined in the 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) Fair Housing Goals and Priorities Section document found in the Digital Library tab.

Goal 3: Support homeownership for households of color.
Goal 6: Ensure equal access to housing for persons with protected characteristics, lower-income, and homeless.

Solicitations must address one or more Fair Housing Impediments identified in the most recent 2020 AI which is a thorough examination of structural barriers to fair housing choice and access to opportunity for members of historically marginalized groups protected from discrimination by the federal Fair Housing Act.

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Applicants for funding must demonstrate the following:

The respondent must be able to comply with the proposed performance schedule (October 2024-September 2025) for this project. The respondent must also have the necessary experience, organizational capacity, technical qualifications, skills or have the ability to obtain and to manage any subcontractor arrangements.
The respondent must not be debarred from receiving federal contracts pursuant to the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 6101, note, E.O. 12549, E.O. 12689, 48 CFR 9.404, and each agency’s codification of the Common Rule for non-procurement suspension and debarment. The FHIC will verify non-debarment status.
The respondent must have all insurance required by the current FHIC Fiscal Agent at the time of award, as well as follow the Standard Assurances and Provisions for Federally Funded Contracts.
Respondents will be required to fill out a lobbying acknowledgment form and FHIC staff will be required to fill out a conflict-of-interest form.
Respondents will be required to fill out a subrecipient risk assessment form.

FHIC members will evaluate applications received for consistency with federal requirements and priorities established in the Analysis of Impediments (AI). Submission of an application does not guarantee funding. Acceptable applications are those that are received on time, address one or more priority goals, meet all applicable requirements contain all the required components, and can be completed in a timely manner. See relevant documents in the Digital Library Tab.

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Description	File Name	Date Uploaded	File Type
FHIC Fair Housing RFP 2024	FHICFairHousingRFP2024_FINAL.pdf	4/26/2024 2:24:18 PM	PDF
2024 FHIC RFP Organizational Capacity Wksht	2024FHICRFPOrganizationalCapacityFINAL1.docx	4/26/2024 2:46:45 PM	DOCX
2024 FHIC Lobbying Certification	2024FHICLobbyingCertificationFINAL.pdf	4/26/2024 2:47:49 PM	PDF
2024 FHIC Solicitation Certification	2024FHICSolicitationCertification.pdf	4/26/2024 2:48:10 PM	PDF
2024 FHIC Subrecipient Risk Assessment Form	2024FHICSubrecipientRiskAssessmentFormFINAL.pdf	4/26/2024 2:48:41 PM	PDF
2024 FHIC Project Schedule Narrative	2024FHICProjectScheduleNarrativeFINAL.pdf	4/26/2024 2:49:09 PM	PDF

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By entering your initials here you certify this submission truthfully and accurately represents your application and is hereby submitted for review. Submission of this application does not, in any way, guarantee that your application will yield a favorable result. Submission of this application also indicates your agreement to the terms of using ZoomGrants™. FHIC Reserved Rights and Data Practices Reminders The FHIC expressly reserves the right to amend or withdraw this solicitation at any time and to reject any or all responses, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the responses as may be deemed in the best interest of the FHIC. The FHIC reserves the right to request any additional information at any stage of the solicitation process. Compliance shall be at the contractor's expense. Upon submission, a solicitation response becomes the property of the FHIC and will not be returned. The FHIC retains the right to use any concept or idea presented in any solicitation response, whether or not that solicitation response is accepted. All information included in the submitted solicitation response will be classified in accordance with Minnesota State law governing data practices. Solicitation responses or additional solicitation materials received after the deadline will not be accepted by the FHIC and will not be evaluated.	Some fields are still empty... Initials
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Please provide the following information for your organization: As an Applicant in the ZoomGrants system, you will only have to complete this information once. Your information will be saved for all other applications submitted through the ZoomGrants system. Project applicants are required to have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to apply for funding under the HUD CPD CDBG and HOME programs. Additionally, please provide the Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or the Federal Tax Identification Number. Lastly, please provide your organization’s CAGE Code.

What is an UEI? SAM.gov has replaced the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) with UEIs as a unique identifier for entities throughout the federal awarding lifecycle, in SAM.gov, in other Integrated Award Environment (IAE) systems, on required forms, and in downstream government systems. The UEI is a 12-character alphanumeric identifier used in SAM.gov and other federal government systems to identify a unique entity. This number is used in reporting under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency act (FFATA), which requires the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to maintain a single, searchable website that contains information on all Federal spending awards. As a condition of receiving federal funding, you are required to provide a UEI number, which you will then need to be able to obtain a CAGE Code. If your organization does not yet have a UEI number (or if it is unknown) visit SAM.gov to start the process of requesting a number.

What is an EIN? The Employer Identification Number (EIN), also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or the Federal Tax Identification Number, is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of identification.

What is a SAM CAGE Code and how do I get one? SAM stands for System for Award Management, which is the primary registrant database for the U.S. Federal Government. SAM collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition missions. Every organization receiving federal funds must be registered in SAM. Your Cage Code identifies and helps verify your current registration in SAM, which must be updated annually. For more SAM Registration information Click Here or go to https://www.sam.gov

Registering for an UEI and CAGE Code on SAM.gov is free of charge. If you encounter any organizations or websites soliciting a fee or charge to acquire a UEI and/or CAGE Code or to charge you for registering in sam.gov it is likely a scam or fraudulent!


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Funding Sources/Revenues
Indicate the proposed funding sources/revenues (which should total project cost below) by including the total FHIC Fair Housing Activities request as well as all other funds or in-kind services or materials (if any) that the sponsor and/or other agencies will contribute specifically to this proposed program or project. The following is a brief description of the types of funding sources listed below: Federal - name any other federal funds that are approved for this project. State - any state funds allocated for this project. Municipal - city and/or municipal agency contributions County - funds budgeted for this project by the County. In-Kind Service & Supply - volunteers, furniture, supplies, staff salaries, and other contributions to which a cash value can be attached. Other - any other funding source not otherwise classified above, for example, private sources of funding or foundation support
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Indicate the funding uses/expenses below. Please include a more detailed description of how funds will be spent in the Budget Narrative section below. Here is a brief description of the budget line items below: Personnel Services - total salary for project employees, describe as Full Time Equivalency (FTE) in your budget narrative below. Operating Costs - costs which are used in the operation of the project Professional Services - services for administration of the grant or for expertise beyond staff (e.g., consultant). Legal & Public Notices - costs incurred for notices in newspapers and related media. Other - any other costs not otherwise classified above which are allowable in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Cost estimates should be provided by appropriate technically skilled personnel. This is especially important for professional services, where applicable.
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Budget Narrative (Discuss the items and amounts you entered above.)
Please address the following in the Budget Narrative below: 1. Indicate the total project/program cost, the portion charged to FHIC funding and the portion committed by other funding sources. Provide a detailed break down of all costs for each line item, and specifically for what FHIC funds will pay. 2. Describe any unique financing details or structures as they pertain to this project.
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