Interested Parties Meeting on Homeless Drop-In Center to be Held November 19
Community Development Listserv
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2014
CONTACT: Randall Cole
Interested Parties Meeting on Homeless Drop-In Center to be Held November 19
(Columbia, MO) - The City of Columbia’s Community Development Department is hosting an Interested Parties meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, from 3:30-5:00 pm, pertaining to the donation of a tract of land and CDBG funding availability for the development of a Homeless Drop-In Center. The meeting will be held at City Hall Room 1A, 701 E. Broadway. The event is intended for local qualified non-profit organizations serving homeless populations.
The purpose of this event will be to inform interested local non-profit organizations on how to submit proposals for utilization of the site and CDBG funds in the next CDBG request for proposals process. Topics will include:
Resources available (CDBG, surplus funds, proposed site, social services funding).
Required zoning.
Description of a viable proposal.
Required capital & operating budget information for proposals.
City Council set aside 2012 general revenue surplus funds to purchase a tract of land for the development of a homeless drop-in center. The City has purchased a tract of land on N. Eighth street for this purpose. The Community Development Department will be including donation of the lot in its annual CDBG RFP process in Spring of 2015. The interested parties meeting will provide local organizations additional information in developing a proposal. Proposals are estimated to be due by April 30, 2015. Donation of the lot must go to a qualified non-profit organization.
To learn more about the proposed site for a Homeless Drop-In Center and/or CDBG funding, call 573.874.6321. Please RSVP to Kathy Sides at 573.874.7244 or kes...@gocolumbiamo.com.
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