City Homekey Program

About the City of Oakland Homekey Request for Proposals (RFP)

The City of Oakland Department of Housing and Community Development (City) is seeking proposals for permanent and/or interim affordable housing for homeless and formerly homeless individuals and households through a Request for Proposals (City Homekey RFP).

  • The State Homekey NOFA has not yet been released, but it is expected to be released in Spring 2023.
  • Through this RFP, the City will select projects to co-apply with sponsors to the State Homekey NOFA. The City will be the lead applicant on all Oakland Homekey projects. Teams must co-apply with the City and cannot apply to the State Homekey NOFA outside of the City's RFP process.
  • The City encourages teams to visit the State Homekey webpage for training and other program materials from the last round.

City Homekey RFP

The 2022 City of Oakland Homekey RFP and all exhibits are below. Responses are due Monday, November 28, 2022 at 4:00pm. To apply, please click the green button below to submit your application.

2022 City Homkey RFP Q&A Document (Updated 11/15/22. This will be updated on a regular basis as questions come in)


Please see below for an addendum to the original RFP that has been released 10/25/22.


Download the 2022 City Homekey RFP Materials:

2022 City Homekey RFP (PDF)

Addendum to RFP 10/25/22

Exhibit A: Required City Certifications (PDF)

Exhibit B: State Homekey Workbook (Excel)

Exhibit C: City of Oakland Homekey Workbook (Excel)

Exhibit D: Disclosure of Campaign Contributions Form (PDF)

Exhibit E: Homekey and City Insurance Requirements (PDF)

Exhibit F: City Surplus Land Information (PDF)

Seller and Sponsor Lists

In order to share information on potential properties and sponsors, the City is accepting Seller and Sponsor Expression of Interest forms. City will update responses weekly as any new responses are recorded. Please submit your interest forms below.

2022 RFP Timeline

  • October 4, 2022

    City of Oakland Homekey RFP released

  • October 21, 2022

    City of Oakland RFP Q&A Session

    Please click the links below for the meeting slides, a recording of the meeting, and the Q&A responses:

    Recording of Meeting

    Q&A Meeting Slides

    Q&A Responses

  • October 28, 2022

    RFP "Office Hours" Session

    City staff were available answer questions and provide technical assistance on application.

    Please click here for a list of question and answers from the session.

  • November 9, 2022

    RFP "Office Hours" Session

    City staff were available answer questions and provide technical assistance on application.

    Please click here for a list of question and answers from the session.

  • Monday, November 28, 2022- 4:00PM

    City of Oakland Homekey RFP responses due to City

  • December 2022

    City awards projects under City Homekey RFP

  • (TBD) Early Spring 2023

    State Homekey NOFA released

  • (TBD) Spring 2023

    City and sponsors submit Homekey applications to State. Recommended Homekey applications and funding requests presented to City Council.

  • (TBD) Spring-Summer 2023

    State awards Homekey funding through NOFA process

2021 City Homekey RFQ & RFP (closed)

An archive of the Round Two Homekey City of Oakland RFP/RFQ materials is located in the link below:

2021 Homekey RFP/RFQ (Archived Information)