Florida Housing received a $10 million appropriation of state funding to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to finance the development of affordable, sustainable and permanent housing for special needs and extremely low income households, as defined in Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes. The funding must be awarded to nonprofit organizations specializing in housing for these households. Florida Housing proposes to use this funding in a pilot to fund one or more permanent supportive housing developments targeting high needs populations with disabilities and frail elders who are homeless or living in a more restrictive institutional or congregate setting than they need or desire. The purpose of the pilot will be to demonstrate, through coordinated local and state public-private partnerships, reduced public expenditures and improved personal outcomes for residents by providing high utilizers of crisis services or residential/institutional care with permanent supportive housing. This will require applicants chosen under this pilot to work with local and other partners to provide onsite and offsite access to supportive services and health care. In addition, applicants will be expected to work with partners experienced in developing and implementing research methodologies and carrying out data collection to evaluate resident outcomes and cost savings to state and local governments.