Housing & Community Development

Homeless Prevention Services- Request for Proposal (RFP)

The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department seeks a collaborative of partnering agencies to provide homelessness prevention and housing stability program services for the most vulnerable of Oakland residents. Oakland HCD is releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for homelessness prevention services in the amount of $2.3 million to address selected root causes of homelessness and provide stability for a portion of Oakland’s most vulnerable residents. Through this RFP, Oakland HCD seeks to advance racial equity by removing barriers to long-term housing for Black, veteran, formerly incarcerated, and other Oakland residents most likely to experience homelessness.

Program service design must include a racial equity approach aligned with the City’s for the provision of services that may include, but not limited to flexible financial assistance, wrap-around services for removing barriers to accessing housing including legal support and financial stability services, and outreach and referral. The RFP will be available beginning Monday, November 14^th. Responses will be due on Monday, December 5^th at 5pm.

Please contact cde@oaklandca.gov for more information.

A pre-submission information session was held via Zoom on Wednesday, November 16^th at 10am and can be viewed at:

GMT20221116-175604_Recording_2560x1440_Trim.mp4 (sharepoint.com) or

CITY OF OAKLAND HOMELESS PREVENTION PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING - Zoom Passcode: sezT0m=E

• Homeless Prevention Services- Request for Proposal
• RFP and Pre-Proposal Meeting- Supplemental Information

*June 6, 2022 Update:

As of June 6, the City of Oakland’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) program will begin reviewing waitlist applications that were submitted between January 7 and March 31, 2022. We will review and process eligible applications, as funding allows.

Oakland residents will be contacted by one of our partner agencies (BACS, EDC, EBALDC & Safe Passages) within the next 30-45 business days. No further action is needed from you, at this time.

Thank you for your continued patience.

The City of Oakland ERAP Team

March 31, 2022 Update: The ERAP application website is no longer accepting applications. Alternative resources that may offer assistance:

• Limited Financial Assistance through Season of Sharing (alamedacountysocialservices.org) click the link or call (510)272-3700 for eligibility
• Landlord tenant mediation and arbitration is available through the City of Oakland Rent Adjustment Program; call (510)238-3721 or visit City of Oakland | Rent Adjustment Program (oaklandca.gov)
• Legal Consultations are available through:
  • HERA (property owners) Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (heraca.org)
  • Centro Legal de La Raza (tenant applicants) https://www.centrolegal.org/
  • East Bay Community Law Center https://ebclc.org/
  • Oakland Lawyers In the Library https://oaklandlibrary.org/lawyers-in-the-library/
  • East Bay Community Law Center https://ebclc.org/
  • SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA (acgov.org)

Landlord and Tenant Mediation may be available through:

• Seeds Community Resolution Clinic https://www.seedscrc.org/
• Updates to the City of Oakland’s Eviction Moratorium currently available here: https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/rent-adjustment-program

Other resources are available through AllHome California and East Bay Housing Organization.

In compliance with State law AB832, landlords may still contact housingassistance@oaklandca.gov or call 510.238.6182 to inquire about their tenant’s emergency rental assistance application status. Landlords must provide the name of the tenant, complete address, phone number, email, and the tenant’s unique application ID number and/or a copy of a rental agreement.