Regional Planning Grant to Prevent and End Homelessness
Application for Innovation
Application deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2026, at noon Central time.
Instructions: Complete and submit this application using the Secure Upload Tool. Review the Regional Planning Grant to Prevent and End Homelessness Application Instructions and the Secure Upload Tool Instructions for more information.
Applicant Information

Applicant Information	
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A.	Project Overview, Impact, and Innovation (50 Points)
1.	Describe the purpose of your proposed innovation project, its short- and long-term goals, and how it will strengthen housing outcomes? (15 points)
	     
2.	Describe how your innovation project foster interregional collaboration or cross-jurisdictional partnerships (for example, shared infrastructure, joint staffing approaches, CE alignment among CoCs, etc.) and build organizational and community capacity? (15 points)
	     
3.	Complete and submit a proposed Work Plan providing a detailed, actionable plan for implementing the innovation, including strategies for meaningful community participation (10 points). 
4.	Knowing that this Innovation Project funding is one-time only, how will your innovation project be sustained beyond the grant period, including potential for scalability or replication? (10 points)
	     
B.	Equity (30 Points)
1.	Are you a Tribal Nation or a group of Tribal Nations or a Tribally designated housing entity?
a.	 If yes, your application will receive automatic full points for the Equity section, recognizing and honoring sovereignty. Skip to the Budget section of the application.
b.	 If no, complete the rest of this section before moving on to the Budget section of the application.
2.	Describe how you engage with and understand the needs, opportunities, and challenges of the communities your innovation is intended to serve, particularly those most affected by housing instability. (10 points)
     
3.	Describe how you involved people with lived experience of homelessness in both developing the innovation project concept and completing this application. (10 points)
     
4.	Describe how your innovation project will ensure meaningful community participation throughout implementation. (10 points)
     
C.	Budget (20 Points)
1.	Complete and submit the proposed Budget. Provide a substantive narrative justifying the Budget. (10 points)
     
2.	Will the Regional Planning funds fully cover the costs of the proposed activities? (10 points)
a.	If yes, what is your plan if the expenses are higher than anticipated?
     
b.	If no, do you have other funds to cover these costs?
i.	If there are other funding sources for this proposal, please list the source, dollar amount, and how you will prevent duplicating payments for the same activities.
     
ii.	If there are no other funding sources, please describe your plan to obtain the necessary funds to complete the project.
     
Table 1: Proposed Leveraged Funds
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