Harbor Regional Center is a private non-profit organization that is contracted with the State of California Department of Developmental Services. Harbor is part of a statewide network of 21 Regional Centers responsible for the coordination and development of services to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. Our service area is located in the southern and southwestern L.A. County, including the Torrance, Harbor, Bellflower, and Long Beach health districts.
Harbor evaluates the resource needs of the people we serve and the business needs of our Center on an ongoing basis and periodically invites prospective service providers to submit proposals. We thank all potential service providers for their interest in these projects or future specialized development and requests for proposals!
Harbor posts Requests for Proposals (RFPs) when funding is attached to an initiative.
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) has a statutory responsibility to ensure that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live in the least restrictive setting, appropriate to their needs. DDS designed the Community Placement Plan (CPP) and Community Resource Development Plan (CRDP) for regional centers to enhance the community service delivery system’s capacity and reduce reliance on the use of developmental centers and other restrictive living environments. The CPP and CRDP provide funding to the regional centers for the development of a variety of resources, including, but not limited, to residential development, transportation, day services, and mental health and crisis services, within individuals’ communities consistent with resource development as described in Welfare and Institutions Code sections 4418.25 and 4679(a).
Regional centers can also use CPP and CRDP funds to develop safe, affordable, and sustainable homes as residential options. CPP and CRDP funds create permanent housing through the “Buy It Once” model where a housing developer organization (HDO) owns the property for restricted use by regional center consumers. For this residential option, the regional centers must submit a housing proposal to DDS using the guidelines below, requesting approval of CPP and CRDP funds for the acquisition and development of HDO-owned housing for the benefit of consumers. View Harbor’s Community Resource Development Plan.
With support and input from DDS’ stakeholder community, DDS has a variety of long and short-term initiatives designed to innovate, educate, problem-solve, and improve services. At times, DDS is awarded funds that are allocated to the regional centers for a specific initiative outside of CPP/CRDP funds, which are posted as an RFP for Harbor.
Harbor accepts applications through our Request for Proposals (RFP) process for unmet needs that have been identified within the agency. Individuals and agencies offering an identified service may submit applications following the instructions provided with the RFP announcement. Applications are reviewed by the Resource Development Team and if eligible, may move forward to the next stage of development.
Applicants shall only submit applications for posted RFPs listed below. All RFPs and required documents must be submitted electronically to the email address listed in the posted RFP. Please refer to each specific RFP for submission deadlines. Proposals that are submitted after the indicated deadline will not be accepted.
Status: Open
Harbor Regional Center is seeking the development of a community-based day program to support individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who want to remain active in their community through a variety of daily activities and who choose to work less than full-time. Participants will require increased positive behavior support around their activities of daily living, communication, social engagement, health, and independence. The site will be located in Long Beach, or the closest surrounding city within the Harbor Regional Center catchment area. The program will be licensed and meet all standards outlined in Title 22 for Community Care Licensing, as well as Title 17 for Community-Based Day Programs as well as new components listed in the Rate Reform Directives.
Total Start-up funds available for this project is up to $200,000.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
HRC-2425-4
Status: Open
Harbor Regional Center is seeking the development of a Family Home Agency (FHA). An FHA approves family homes that offer the opportunity for up to two adult individuals, with developmental disabilities, per home with individual bedrooms to reside with a family and share in the interaction and responsibilities of being part of a family. The individual with developmental disabilities receives the necessary services and support from the family, agencies, and the community to enable the individual to participate in the family and the community where the family resides. FHAs are responsible for recruiting, training, approving, and monitoring family homes, as well as providing ongoing support to family homes. Social service staff employed by the FHA make regular visits to the family home to ensure that necessary services and supports are in place and that the match between the family and the new family member is viable, and continues to be viable. The FHA will meet all standards set forth in Title 17 Family Home Agency (FHA) Regulations.
Total Start-up funds available for this project is: up to $125,000
Informational Session
March 28, 2025 via Zoom.
Please register in advance for this orientation using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tLyIcC5QRheTTvw9zLVAsg.
After registering for the information session, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided.
Please make every effort to attend this information session, as this will be the ideal time to learn more about the Harbor RFP process and ask general questions of the Harbor Resource Development Team. Harbor staff will not be available to answer individual questions regarding RFPs after this information session. The information session will not be recorded.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Status: Closed
Harbor Regional Center is seeking the development of a Supported Living Services Agency with the specialized ability to support at least ten (10) individuals served by Harbor Regional Center, who also have intensive mental health and/or behavioral support needs. The focus would be to hire qualified staff and set expectations for a specialized training curriculum to be developed/implemented to best support the identified population to reside independently in their communities. The service provider must be able to work collaboratively with others in a multi-agency, interdisciplinary configuration (e.g. other regional centers, residential homes, families served by Harbor, and Community Care Licensing Division) for the successful support of the individual.
Total Start-up funds available for this project is: $150,000
Preliminary Orientation
An information session was held on on March 17, 2025 and has now passed.
Friday, March 07, 2025
Friday, April 04, 2025
