The Florida Housing Finance Corporation invites all qualified Offerors to submit proposals for consideration in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Request for Proposals (RFP) 2010-01. The Florida Legislature established the Affordable Housing Catalyst Program (Catalyst) to provide training and technical assistance for community development activities related to affordable housing. This training and technical assistance assists with administration and implementation of the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program, the Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program and other affordable housing programs. The awarding of a contract for these services will be contingent upon funding availability.

Proposals shall be accepted until 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), Friday, March 19, 2010, to the Attention: Sherry Green, Contracts Administrator, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1329. For questions or additional information, please contact: Sherry Green at (850)488-4197 or sherry.green@floridahousing.org. To obtain a copy of the Request for Proposals, which outlines selection criteria and applicant’s responsibilities, please submit your request to the attention of Sherry Green, or you can download the Request for Proposals from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation website: http://apps.floridahousing.org/StandAlone/FHFC_EC M/AppPage_LegalRFPs.aspx.

Any modifications that occur to the Request for Proposals will be posted at the web site and may result in an extension of the deadline.