Funding Description:

On June 01, 2026, the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development released the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO

HUD Goals:

1. Improving Outcomes
2. Creating Competition to Improve Innovation and Accountability
3. Restoring Balance to the Continuum of Care
4. Prioritizing Treatment and Recovery as a Means to Self-Sufficiency
5. Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency
6. Advancing Public Safety for All
7. Minimizing Trauma for Vulnerable Populations
8. Expanding Access Based on Merit, and Not Ideology

Funding Opportunity Number:

CPD-2600-DC-0025

Eligible Project Applicants:

RTFH is looking for faith-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, states, local government, instrumentalities of state and local governments, Indian Tribes, and TDHEs [as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103) (TDHEs)]. Public housing agencies, as such term is defined in 24 CFR 5.100, are eligible without limitation or exclusion. See NOFO for more details.

Not Eligible:

• Individuals
• For-profit entities

Eligible Renewal Applicants:

Pending HUD’s release of the 2026 Grant Inventory Worksheet. All 2025 renewal projects have been awarded and should be eligible to renew.

Funding Availability:

$4,040,000,000. Of this amount, HUD is making available at least $52,000,000 for new DV restricted projects.

Set aside of $1,300,000,000 for new projects with a priority for Transitional Housing and Supportive Service Only projects.

Estimated Number of Awards:

HUD estimates to award around 7,000 with the available funding authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75)

Additional Information:

For this federal funding opportunity, RTFH serves as the HUD-designated Collaborative Applicant. On behalf of the San Diego City and County Continuum of Care (CA-601), RTFH is responsible for the solicitation and administration of a local competition process. This includes receiving and evaluating all project applications, both renewal and new, according to the parameters of the Fiscal Year 2026 CoC NOFO.

RTFH uses Dropbox to manage the local application process created specifically for this funding opportunity. As part of the preliminary intent process, RTFH has collected staff names who will need access to Dropbox.

RTFH will obtain new access requests for new project applicants when the official intent to submit process has opened. Please see the local timeline below for more details.

Contact us:

For the following:

• Request a Dropbox Project Applicant folder set up
• Subscribe to the CoC distribution list for important NOFO updates
• Technical Assistance questions regarding FY 2026 CoC NOFO

Please contact Chief Program Officer, Kathryn.durant@rtfhsd.org

Timeline and Local Competition Deadline:

Download our local timeline here. This timeline may be updated during the competition process as needed.

FY 2026 CoC Program Local Competition Project Application Submission Deadline:

Jul 13, 2026 by 11:59 pm (Pacific Time)

CoC NOFO Overview Public Session:

During the Monthly CoC General Membership Meeting

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026

Time: 10:30 AM Pacific Time

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88354454160

Formal Call for Intents

Applicants interested in submitting a project application must complete the Call for Intent by:

Monday, June 15, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Submit your intent here: FY 2026 CoC NOFO Intent Form (Google Form)

Local Competition Documents:

This section contains all documents created for the local funding competition process, including detailed instructions on project eligibility, important deadlines, calls for action, and supplemental tools used to evaluate and submit local proposals.

• FY 2026 CoC NOFO
• FY 2026 CoC NOFO Local Process Overview & Applicant Requirements
• FY 2026 CoC NOFO Local Timeline
• General Statutory and Regulatory Eligibility Requirements
• FY 2026 Match and Leverage Guide
• FY 2026 NOFO Overview Presentation
• HUD’s CoC Program FAQ
• FY 2026 CoC NOFO FAQ
• New HUD Guidance – Recension of Notice on Prioritization of CH and other vulnerable persons for new PSH projects
• HUD Guidance- Participants’ Eligibility to Move from PSH/RRH to TH
• HMIS and CES Commitment Form
• RTFH Public Notice: FY 2026 CALL for ALL Project Applications: Due July 13, 2026
• FY 2026 CoC Project Rating Tool
• FY 2026 Preliminary CoC Project Ranking
• FY 2026 Final CoC Project Ranking

HUD Applicant Documents

• Detailed Instructions – FY 2026 Project Applications – all types
• Navigation Guides

Final Submission Documents

• 2026 CA-601 HUD Priority Listing
• CoC Approved FY 2026 Consolidated Application

FY 2026 Final Award

We anticipate that HUD will release the FY 2026 CoC Program Award Announcement in December 2026, per the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and the FY 2026 CoC NOFO.

• Pending completion of the National competition and HUD selection process.