Public Notices

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  RFP Emergency Rental Relief, Housing Stability Services-Legal Aid and Training
  Friday, March 12, 2021
  MaineHousing is seeking a qualified nonprofit legal services organization to provide legal aid, training, and related services to assure housing stability for households eligible for Emergency Rental Assistance and at risk of homelessness. Deadline for Submission is March 12, 2021 at 5 pm
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  RFP Emergency Rental Relief, Housing Stability Services-Mediation Services
  Friday, March 12, 2021
  MaineHousing is seeking qualified entities or individuals to provide mediation services to assist in housing stability for households eligible for Emergency Rental Assistance and at risk of homelessness. Deadline for Submission is March 12, 2021 at 5 pm
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  Draft 2021 Annual Action Plan
  Thursday, March 18, 2021
  MaineHousing and DECD will hold a public hearing to gather comments on the draft Action Plan on March 18, 2021 at 9 am. Please use this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YTYWS9Q to register to join us on March 18th. Login information will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting. The deadline for written comment is 5pm on April 4, 2021.
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  EXTENDED - RFP Emergency Rental Relief, Housing Stability Services-Application Assistance, Community Outreach and Cultural Services
  Friday, March 19, 2021
  MaineHousing is seeking qualified Ethnic Community Based Organizations to provide application assistance, community outreach, and cultural services including language assistance that increase access to housing stability support for households eligible for Emergency Rental Assistance and at risk of homelessness. Deadline EXTENDED for Submission is March 19, 2021 at 5 pm
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  2021 RFP Emergency Shelter Renovation & Conversion
  Monday, March 22, 2021
  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic HUD is making available ESG-CV funds to public nonprofit and municipal entities for the renovation, rehabilitation/conversion of existing spaces for use as emergency shelters as emergency shelters to allow for social distancing requirements. RFP Deadline is 03/22/2021 at 5pm
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  RFP Maine Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
  Friday, March 26, 2021
  MaineHousing and the Maine Continuum of Care (MCOC) are jointly seeking qualified applicants to administer Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program. Deadline for submission is March 26, 2021 @ 5pm.

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  COVID-19 Rent Relief Statistics
  COVID-19 Rent Relief Program is for renters who cannot afford to pay their rent due to circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic. The attached document details the most current statistics available for the program.
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  Substantial Amendment for the Consolidated Plan
  MaineHousing applied for the second round of Emergency Solutions Grant Cares Act Funding. This will bring an additional $7. 8 million dollars to Maine. In total, MaineHousing will receive $12.6 million dollars in Emergency Solutions Grant Cares Act Funding. The funds will be used to fund shelter operation costs associated with planning and responding to COVID-19, including hotel/motel vouchers, temporary wellness shelters to allow for physical distancing, as well as rapid-rehousing identification, assistance, and case management. Additionally, MaineHousing will make funding available for homeless diversion programs and shelter renovations necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Further information on eligibility and applications for these programs will available soon.
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  Supportive & Affordable Housing Workgroup
  The Supportive and Affordable Housing Workgroup is charged with advising and working with MaineHousing and CSH on the creation of a 200 unit statewide supportive and affordable housing pipeline.