This is an exciting time for interested parties to participate in this collaborative application process, & we hope you will consider this opportunity to be a part of this critical community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.

The Ocala/Marion County Joint Office on Homelessness invites applications from eligible applicants for local programs that support the following objectives meant to end homelessness in Marion County:

• Re-housing homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, & youth while minimizing the trauma & dislocation caused by homelessness
• Promoting access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless
• Optimizing self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), previously known as the notice of funding availability (NOFA), each fiscal year for the continuum of care program. We invite all state government agencies, special district governments, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, city or township governments, & county governments agencies to apply if interested.

The CoC ranks applications received according to national & local priorities, as established by HUD & the Florida-514 CoC board of governors (BOG):

#1) Low-barrier homeless shelter creation &/or emergency shelter expansion

#2) Growth of local permanent supportive housing inventory

#3) Homeless response services & case management programs

#4) Rapid rehousing projects focused on domestic violence & mental health projects

Section 504–Rehabilitation Act of 1973 & Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [ADA], as amended

Marion County & the city of Ocala HOME Consortium does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment, or employment in its programs or activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to participate in any open meeting, program or activity of Community Services should be directed to the Continuum of Care Manger , 2710 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470; telephone 352-671-8770; fax 352-671-8769; email scot.quintel@marionfl.org.