On October 7, 2024, Brilliant Corners and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) announced the LACDMH Interim Housing Program (IHP) Request For Applications (RFA), which will provide funding for operations and start-up infrastructure of interim housing locations throughout Los Angeles County.
LACDMH has received approximately $213 million through June 30, 2027 from the State of California’s Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) initiative to expand interim housing beds with enhanced supportive services and housing navigation. As is required by the BHBH program, clients served through the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) program will be prioritized for the beds. Through BHBH, LACDMH seeks to fund in excess of 500 new non-congregate DMH IHP beds and along with Mental Health Services Act to enhance its existing congregate DMH IHP funded sites.
On November 1, 2024, Brilliant Corners and LACDMH issued Addendum #1 to the RFA announcing a funding opportunity for operations of a 70-bed interim housing program on the grounds of the Metropolitan State Hospital (MSH) in Norwalk, CA. You can view Addendum #1 here.
Today, Brilliant Corners and LACDMH is issuing Addendum #2 to announce an extension of the original deadline of November 18, 2024, 11:59 p.m. PT to November 29, 2024, 11:59 p.m. PT for all applications. You can view Addendum #2 here.
For more information about the RFA, application questions and budget worksheets, please see below:
1. Responses to Questions received by October 18 deadline: Click here
2. Responses to IHP RFA Addendum One Questions received by November 11 deadline: Click here
Responses to IHP RFA Addendum One Questions received by
November 11 deadline: Click hereResponses to IHP RFA Addendum One Questions received by
November 11 deadline: Click here3. Application Portal: Click here
4. Request for Applications: Click here
5. Addendum #1: Click here
6. Addendum #2: Click here7. Informational Webinar video and slides: Click here
8. Property Owner and Program Operator Connections Platform: Click here
9. Application Questions Worksheet: Click here
10. Budget Worksheet: Click here
For any inquiries regarding the LACDMH Interim Housing Program (IHP) Request For Applications (RFA), please contact IHP@brilliantcorners.org.
LACDMH has engaged Brilliant Corners as its third-party administrator to administer the DMH IHP. Brilliant Corners will issue the RFA to award funds and execute contracts directly with housing providers to deliver the required services.
About Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH)
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), with a budget of approaching $3 billion, is the largest county-run mental health department in the United States, directly operating programs in more than 85 sites, and providing mental health services at additional sites co-located with other County departments, schools, courts and various organizations. Additionally, LACDMH contracts with approximately 1,000 organizations and individual practitioners to provide a variety of mental health-related services. On average, more than 250,000 County residents of all ages are served annually by LACDMH’s network of service providers. For more information, visit dmh.lacounty.gov or follow @LACDMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
About Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners is a supportive housing nonprofit organization providing innovative housing and housing-related services to individuals transitioning from or at risk of homelessness or institutional involvement. Our supportive housing programs and properties create rapid access to housing resources through landlord engagement, rent subsidy administration, and supportive service integration strategies. With over 17,000 people housed and served to date, Brilliant Corners offers a variety of innovative supportive housing models that meet the unique needs of each individual we serve. Learn more at brilliantcorners.org.