Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

The HUD NOFA establishes the funding criteria for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. NOFA is a notice published each year for HUD’s Discretionary Funding Programs.

Continuum of Care Resources

HUD CoC NOFA Resources

CALIFORNIA 2020 FUNDING REPORT

2021 HUD CoC NOFA

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has not opened the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. Updates can be found on the HUD Exchange.

HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) completed the FY 2021 Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) initial review process and has posted the FY 2021 GIWs for Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant and project applicant review.

2020 HUD CoC NOFA

HUD RENEWS FUNDING FOR THOUSANDS OF LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS

On January 29, 2021, HUD awarded $2.5 billion to renew support to thousands of local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) grants will provide critically needed support to 6,597 local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Due to the pandemic, the funding announced renews grants for existing programs. This process was dramatically streamlined because communities have been, and will continue to be, consumed with COVID-19 response and have limited capacity to participate in the traditional CoC competition.

FY 2020 CoC Award Summary Reports Now Available

CoC Award Summary Reports by Program Type are now available on the HUD Exchange for the FY 2020 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program awards.

2019 HUD CoC NOFA

2019 CoC NOFA Application

2019 CoC NOFA FAQs

2019 Appeals Process and Forms

2019 CoC Rating and Ranking, Priorities and Protocols

2019 CoC NOFA Key Documents

2018 HUD CoC NOFA

See below for information and documents related to this year’s NOFA.

2018 CoC NOFA Application and HUD Priority List – As Submitted 9/14/18

Thank you to the CoC partners and community for your participation. See below for the final application and priority list.

2018 CoC NOFA Application As Submitted 9/14/18 – posted September 17, 2018
2018 CoC NOFA Priority Listing As Submitted 9/14/18 – posted September 17, 2018

2018 CoC Application – Final Posting

2018 CoC Application – Final Posting – posted September 11, 2018

2018 CoC Final Approved Rank Order – Post Appeal

Please see the following document for the final approved rank order for 2018 CoC projects.

2018 CoC PRIORITY Project Ranking and Prior Year Ranking – posted August 30, 2018

Note: Per HUD, this list includes both the individual component projects and the consolidated projects. If the consolidated projects are approved by HUD, the component projects will be removed from the list and the rank order shifted upward accordingly.

2018 Appeals Process and Forms

Although not required by HUD, the local CoC review process includes an appeals for limited reasons, Please see Appeals Process and Forms here.

Appeals need to be submitted as instructed in the notice, including a copy to the NOFA Technical Assistance Team, deme.hill@rtfh.org and pleslie@pointloma.edu
Forms due by Tuesday, Aug 21st at 12 Noon

Appeals will be heard by appointment only:
Wednesday, Aug 22nd

Appointments scheduled between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM
United Way of San Diego, 4699 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego

Public Release of FY 2018 CoC Key Documents

Please note each document is subject to edits during the appeal and review period. Final editions of the Application and Attachments and the HUD Priorities Listing Form will be posted in advance of submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development national FY 2018 Continuum of Care Competition.

CoC Consolidated Application and Attachments – Review Draft – posted August 17, 2018
Notice to CoC Applicants – Cover letter to CoC Project Listing – posted August 17, 2018
2018 CoC Priority Projects Listing – Initial Results of Rating and Ranking – posted August 17, 2018
HUD CoC Priorities Listing Form 8.16.18 Post – Required e-SNAPS Form – posted August 17, 2018

Deadline Extended – “Housing First” Documentation & “SAMPLE”

See below for “Housing First” Documentation & “SAMPLE”

ABC Basic Screening Tool Housing First_7 18 – posted August 3, 2018
SAMPLE ABC Program Housing First Submission NOFA 2018 – posted August 3, 2018

2018 Coc Local Rating and Ranking Tool, Including Ranking Priorities and Protocols

See below for the 2018 CoC Local Rating and Ranking Tool, including ranking priorities and protocols. Project information will be updated as applications are submitted.

2018 CoC Local Rating and Ranking Tool (click to download Excel file) – posted August 1, 2018

New Guidance Documents/Tools

Housing First Documentation Details – posted July 30, 2018
General Threshold Requirements Project Checklist – Required for New Applicants – posted July 25, 2018
Housing First Requirements and Review Checklist – posted July 25, 2018
Documenting Homelessness PowerPoint Training – posted July 25, 2018
Defining Dedicated Plus Projects One-Pager – posted July 25, 2018

CoC Application Workshop

A CoC Application Workshop will be held Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am at the 2-1-1 Connections Center, which is located at 3860 Calle Fortunada, Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92123 (Rooms 113/114).

Agenda – 7.25.18 CoC Application Workshop – posted July 24, 2018
Slide Deck – 7.25.18 CoC Application Workshop – posted July 24, 2018

Official Call for Proposals and 2018 Application Document Checklist

Document Checklist for 2018 Applications – posted July 20, 2018
FY 2018 NOFA Call for Applications and Local Process Notice – posted July 20, 2018

Links to Application Guides and HUD Exchange

New Project Application Detailed Instructions – posted July 17, 2018
Renewal Project Application Detailed Instructions – posted July 17, 2018
“How to” guides in e- SNAPS – posted July 17, 2018

Notice – Agency Financial Audit

All CoC 2018 NOFA providers should submit their agency’s most recent Financial Audit by July 13, 2018 into your CoC DropBox. Please contact the appropriate Technical Assistance provider with any questions. – posted July 3, 2018

Call for Intent to Submit Information and Forms

Notice – Request for Intent to Submit Form for 2018 HUD CoC Competition – posted July 3, 2018
2018 Intent to Submit Form Cover and Agency Commitment and Project Planning Form – Word version (click on link to download Word document) – posted July 3, 2018
2018 Intent to Submit Form Cover and Agency Commitment and Project Planning Form – PDF version – posted July 3, 2018
Intent to Submit Form – CoC Competition 2018 – Word version (click on link to download Word document) – posted July 3, 2018
Intent to Submit Form – CoC Competition 2018 – PDF version – posted July 3, 2018

Bidders Conference Call

A Bidders Conference Call will be held on Monday, July 2, 2018 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (11:00 hard stop)

Dial-In-Number 641-715-3580
Access Code 744498#
Bidders Conference Call PowerPoint Presentation

Agenda:

General NOFA Information
- Eligible projects
- New project types

Calendar Information
Q & A about the NOFA Process

Note: This is NOT a Q & A about Rating and Ranking

2018 NOFA Summary, Timeline and Technical Assistance Contacts

2018 CoC NOFA Summary for San Diego – posted June 26, 2018
2018 NOFA Timeline – posted June 26, 2018
2018 Technical Assistance Contacts – posted June 26, 2018

FAQ

FAQ documents will be released weekly summarizing answers to frequently asked questions about the NOFA.

7/31/18 NOFA FAQ – posted July 30, 2018
7/24/2018 NOFA FAQ – posted July 24, 2018
7/10/2018 NOFA FAQ – posted July 10, 2018
7/3/18 NOFA FAQ – posted July 5, 2018
6/25/2018 NOFA FAQ – posted June 26, 2018

Materials from May 31, 2018 Special Membership Meeting

Membership Meeting packet – posted May 31, 2018
Rating and Ranking presentation – posted May 31, 2018

HUD Rating and Ranking Test Tool

Release of HUD Tool – SD Draft – posted June 25, 2018
HUD Rating and Ranking Tool (click on link to download Excel file) – posted June 25, 2018

APR Reports

Please note as promised by the Rating and Ranking Committee at the May 31st Special Meeting, final APRs Reports will be run starting on June 27th. The period of data being pulled is October 31, 2016 – September 30th, 2017. Please make sure your data is updated and correct.

Any new potential 2018 HUD NOFA-CoC Applicants

If you are planning to apply for 2018 HUD CoC funds, please make sure that you are registered with the federal SAMs and DUNs systems. SAMs has a new process in place, which is requiring more time, and you could experience long delays with new registration or updating annual registration. It is advised that you start on the processes now to ensure your registration is complete by the CoC deadlines.

A link to more information regarding SAMs & Duns can be found here.

SAM Registration

June 20, 2018 NOTICE: Urgent Attention Needed: SAMs Registration Advisory

Please be advised that SAMs has a new process, which is taking a very lengthy time to process and could effect your agency in applying for the 2018 HUD CoC NOFA, if not completed by the CoCs deadline.

If you have an UPDATE or are NEW to SAMs a notarized letter is required and will be taken in order received by SAMs. Please also check to see that your SAMs will not be expiring during this competition period.

This process can be very time consuming, and could potentially take several weeks. Please make sure that if you have not already started this process that you do right away.

SAMs is updating their process, and the CoC San Diego due date of proof of submission to SAMs is due to the CoC DROPBOX by June 29, 2018.

In addition, SAMs may require you to update your registration login process effective June 29, 2018.

June 19, 2018 NOTICE: Required Action: SAMs Registration for the 2018 HUD CoC NOFA

Please read the following notice, and submit a screen shot, download, or a document of proof of an updated or active SAM’s registration for your organization to the dropbox folder by June 29, 2018.