Brilliant Corners and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) are excited to announce 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.
The Application Portal is Now Open! Click here to get started. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. PT on Monday, November 18, 2024.
You can view the LACDMH Interim Housing Program (IHP) Request For Applications (RFA) here.
You can also use the DMH Interim Housing Program RFA Application Questions Worksheetto prepare responses before submitting them into the application portal.
You can download a budget workbook here.
For any inquiries regarding the LACDMH Interim Housing Program (IHP) Request For Applications (RFA), please submit questions to IHP@brilliantcorners.org. Questions received will be compiled, answered, and posted on this page by October 25.
An Informational Webinar on the LACDMH Interim Housing Program Request For Applications was held October 15, including an overview of the RFA, the application components, and the timeline for the RFA process and subsequent award determinations. You can access the slides and video from the webinar here.
Technical assistance office hours will be held on October 25, 2024 from 10am to 12 noon to assist applicants with questions about using the application portal. Please reach out to IHP@brilliantcorners.org if interested in attending.
Introducing the Property Owner and Program Operators Connections Platform:
Are you a property owner with a site ideal for interim housing, or are you seeking a site to operate an interim housing program? Our Property Owners and Program Operator Connections Platform is designed to help you connect. This new,web-based platform allows property owners to list sites suitable for interim housing, and program operators to indicate their expertise and availability to operate a site. Browse through submissions and use the provided contact information to reach out directly and explore potential partnerships. To access submissions, you must have submitted one yourself. Connect, collaborate, and help expand interim housing opportunities in your community. Learn more here.
Funding is available to enhance existing DMH-funded IHP settings and develop new non-congregate interim housing sites for people that are experiencing homelessness and living with serious mental illness, including individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders.
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.
“The expansion of DMH’s Interim Housing Program represents a significant step forward in our ongoing efforts to address the urgent crisis of homelessness in our County. This initiative goes beyond providing immediate shelter and provides an opportunity to develop interim housing settings that provide robust, compassionate services designed around the needs of our most vulnerable residents living with serious behavioral health conditions. With a strong commitment to equity, these resources will be strategically placed in areas with the greatest need and deliver essential supportive and housing navigation services helping DMH clients secure permanent housing solutions. This expansion underscores DMH’s dedication to offering care that promotes hope, recovery, and wellbeing to our most vulnerable residents,” said Maria Funk, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the LACDMH Housing and Job Development Division.
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.
“The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Interim Housing Program makes much-needed investments in some of our community’s most critical housing resources – the portfolio of interim housing sites that serve as the initial step for community members with significant mental health challenges who are also experiencing homelessness to move inside and start on the path to permanent housing. By expanding and investing in these sites, we can grow the availability of appropriate, community-based housing resources for this population,” said William F. Pickel, Chief Executive Officer, Brilliant Corners.
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.