May 8, 2026
To our valued partners,
This subrecipient cycle continues our goal of supporting your budget cycle planning for regular operation and seasonal needs. We continue to use the online format to ensure all elements required for award and contract execution are complete at the time of submission, which in turn allows us to make contracts and award information available in a timelier manner.
To further support our partners, we will offer training this year to better familiarize all current and potential subrecipients of our programs. We recognize that contract language may not be the most accessible to everyone and have developed this training to better meet the needs of our partners and increase the transparency of all required elements of accepting this funding. It is important to note that the program requirements from our funders would be transferred to you, as a NeighborImpact subrecipient should your RFI be selected for an award.
As an agency, we acknowledge that the Request for Information (RFI) is quite lengthy and possibly intimidating. Please do not let this discourage you from completing it. We are here to support and guide you through the development of your RFI and budget.
The Master Subrecipient Agreement (MSA) is reminiscent of the contract that NeighborImpact operates under for our state funds. We have transferred all the state and federal requirements to this document. It may seem excessive, but we feel that this is an introduction to these regulations with built-in support systems. Our hope is that this will create some familiarity for your team prior to engaging in this type of contract directly with a larger state or federal funding entity. If you are accustomed to these types of agreements, it is just another lengthy contract.
The purpose behind a singular agreement is to accommodate the multiple funding streams that NeighborImpact has begun to pass through to our regional partners. This is to reduce confusion created by initiating a separate contract for each funding stream.
Our approach will be to perform a risk assessment upon review of the submitted RFIs and supporting documentation. The risk level assigned to each agency is simply NeighborImpact anticipating the frequency of monitoring and need for technical assistance. The risk assessment and monitoring are required processes for subrecipient awards under state and federal regulations including 2 CFR 200.332. We will continue our practices initiated last year with the issuance of a singular MSA for each agency containing a Not-To-Exceed (NTE) limit and then offering each individual funding award with a program exhibit, outlining specific award amounts, timelines, and programmatic requirements. Please note that our funders continue to prioritize data collection requirements, which translates to a requirement that any entity under MSA with NeighborImpact Housing Stabilization must use the current Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) platform for data collection. As a result, we will not be able to fully execute an MSA with an agency without an updated Agency Agreement and at least one User Agreement on file with NeighborImpact. There will be an exception for Victims Service Providers, as required by law.
We greatly appreciate your feedback around this process and your continued partnership as we support our Central Oregonian neighbors together.
Warm regards,
Autumn Camreta
Director, Housing and Homeless Services
NeighborImpact