Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Assistant Deputy Minister's Office
Community and Supportive Housing Division
777 Bay Street, 14th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 2J3
Ministry of Health
Assistant Deputy Minister
Mental Health and Addictions Division
56 Wellesley Street West, 12th Floor
Toronto ON M5S 2S3
August 29, 2024
Re: HART Hubs Call for Proposals
Dear Service Manager:
The Ministry of Health in partnership with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services; and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills is investing up to $378M over four years to support a Demonstration Project that will result in the creation of 10 new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs. Should there be interest, providers are strongly encouraged to engage with the appropriate Ontario Health Region (see Appendix 1 in the attached Call for Proposals: Program Guideline and Application).
These Hubs will connect people with complex needs to a comprehensive locally-based approach to treatment that will offer an array of services such as primary care, mental health care, addiction care and support, social services and employment support. HART Hubs will also increase availability and access to supportive housing in order to promote stability for clients and local communities.
To support the selection of the 10 new Hubs, Ontario has developed a Call for Proposals: Guideline and Application (CFP - see attached). We are requesting your support to distribute the CFP to your local service delivery partners and other
community agencies as appropriate. We encourage you to share this with any agencies or partners in your community interested in applying to ensure that the right partners are at the table.
To be eligible for funding under this initiative, proposals will require an endorsement from their local Service Manager. While Service Managers are not being asked to make recommendations on the merit of any proposal, this endorsement should indicate that the proposal aligns with municipal supportive housing and social service planning and, (if known) any aspects of an applicant organization’s capacity that may help them execute on their proposal. This endorsement can come in the form of a short letter or statement included in an applicant organization(s) proposal. The intent of the endorsement is to ensure that Service Managers are aware of possible proposals, the associated service needs these may entail, and help ensure local health and human service coordination.
There is no limit to how many proposals can be submitted within a Service Manager catchment area. To support Service Managers, we will be hosting information sessions in the coming week to provide more details on your role in the CFP. Details on these sessions will follow shortly.
Interested applicant organizations are asked to first submit an Intent to Apply to the ministry directly at the following email address: HARTHubApplications@ontario.ca by Friday, September 20, 2024. Please the attached CFP document for more details on this process.
PLEASE NOTE, the Ministries ask that only the lead agency on a proposal respond to the intent to apply to avoid multiple responses for the same proposal.
If you have any questions about the Homelessness and Addictions Recovery Treatment Hubs project, please contact the Ministry of Health at HARTHubApplications@ontario.ca.
Sincerely,
Kyle MacIntyre
Assistant Deputy Minister
Mental Health and Addictions Division
Ministry of Health
Burke Christian
Assistant Deputy Minister
Community and Supportive Housing Division
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
