The Indiana Housing First Program was established through state legislation (Indiana Code 5-20-9) in 2017 to provide rental assistance and supportive services to individuals and families with a serious and persistent mental illness, a chronic chemical addiction, or a serious and persistent mental illness with a co-occurring chronic chemical addiction who are also facing a housing crisis or exiting a residential treatment program. The program uses a Housing First Model, meaning that services provided are voluntarily selected by participants and are predicated on a harm reduction approach to addiction. Housing First is an approach that aims to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis to permanent housing without preconditions or barriers to entry. Supportive services are offered to maximize housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness or treatment programs.

Current Award Recipients and Program Coverage Area:

• 2021 Board Memo
• 2020 Board Memo

Program Manual and Forms

• Indiana Housing First Program Manual (updated July 20, 2021)
• Indiana Housing First TRA Leasing Documents
• Indiana Housing First Program Budget Form (updated June 17, 2020)
• Budget Modification Request Form
• Housing Crisis Verification Form
• Financial Narrative
• Monthly Report (updated March 10, 2021)

Covid-19 Waiver Guidance and Forms

• Indiana Housing First Program Extension of Covid-19 Waivers (RED Notice 21-14)
• Exhibit A Covid-19 Income Self Certification Form
• Exhibit B Covid-19 Owner HQS Self Certification
• Exhibit C Covid-19 Owner Notification of Life Threatening HSQ Violation
• Exhibit D Covid-19 Owner Notification of NLT HSQ Violation

Requests for Qualifications

• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2021 Housing First Program
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - 2020 Housing First Program

Contacts

• Zach Gross, Supportive Housing Manager - 317.232.3564
• Victoria Jennings, Supportive Housing Analyst - 317.232.7189