RFI - Project DC Homeless Response Action Plan; HRAP

Background

Close to Home seeks an Implementation Project Manager to support implementation of the Project DC Homeless Response Action Plan (HRAP), a community plan developed by homeless service providers and system partners.

Project DC, led by the San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT), is an effort to create a shared, community-driven vision for a Cattleman District that is safe, welcoming and vibrant for all. A primary component of Project DC is the Homeless Response Action Plan (HRAP) – to end street sleeping in the Cattleman Square area through coordinated outreach, housing-focused service delivery, multidisciplinary collaboration, and strengthened community partnerships before redevelopment occurs in this historic area of San Antonio.

The HRAP's central goal is to permanently house the 112–169 people currently experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Cattleman Square within seven months of initiative launch. Close to Home serves as the Coordinating Body for the local Continuum of Care (Alliance to House Everyone) and the Project DC HRAP. Close to Home will support governance, coordinate implementation partners, monitor initiative progress, problem-solve identified barriers, and help align the work around shared goals and measurable outcomes to end street sleeping in Cattleman Square.

The HRAP brings together existing community resources through a coordinated implementation framework designed to accelerate housing placements in Cattleman District. The HRAP serves as a demonstration initiative within the broader San Antonio and Bexar County Homeless Response System. Implementation will occur through and alongside the existing Alliance to House Everyone infrastructure and governance. Where appropriate, training opportunities designed for HRAP implementation may include broader system partners.

Lessons learned through implementation will inform the broader Homeless Response System’s future work, including: operational practices, housing-focused coordination, performance monitoring, and community-wide crisis response.

Close to Home is seeking an experienced Implementation Project Manager to help coordinate implementation of the HRAP during its first year, beginning with the current pre-implementation phase.

The Implementation Project Manager will work collaboratively with Close to Home, SAHT, implementation partners, Alliance governance bodies, and community partners to maintain project momentum, organize implementation activities, maintain strong partner relationships, coordinate meetings and follow-up, track milestones, support communications and partner onboarding, identify implementation barriers, and help ensure successful execution of the HRAP.

The Implementation Project Manager will also help connect HRAP implementation to the existing Homeless Response System by:

• Reporting progress to CoC governance,
• Preparing implementation partners for performance monitoring,
• Informing CoC and external community communications, and
• Integrating newly funded HRAP projects and service provider

Ultimately, this coordination should support implementation partners in successfully moving people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Cattleman Square to permanent housing.

This Request for Information is intended to identify an individual consultant with the experience, skills, and approach necessary to support a collaborative community initiative of this scale. Close to Home is seeking one individual to fill this role, rather than sharing responsibilities across a team of multiple people.

The selected Implementation Project Manager will report to Eboni Jett, Close to Home Chief Strategy Officer, and will be engaged as an independent contractor (1099) of Close to Home. This is not a W-2 employee position.