• CoC Program Grant Administration
• CoC Program Grant Administration User Guide
• Criteria and Record-keeping Requirements for Definition of Homelessness
• CoC Overview of Program Components and Eligible Costs
• Housing First Assessment Tool 2022

• Homeless Assistance Grants Discussion –  9/29/22

Equal Access Resources

• Equal Access in Accordance with Gender Identity Final Rule – 2016 
• Equal Access to Housing Final Rule – 2012 
• Equal Access Rule Implementation slides
• Equal Access Decision Tree
• Equal Access Self-Assessment Tool   (HUD Exchange document) 
• Equal Access to HUD Programs – LGBT Notice

 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO, formerly known as NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition on August 1, 2022. Updates can be found on the HUD Exchange.

HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) completed the FY 2022 Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) initial review process and has posted the GIWs for Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant and project applicant review.

FY 2022 HUD CoC NOFO TIMELINE
Month	Date	Details
August 2022	Mon. Aug. 1	FY 2022 HUD CoC NOFO Released by HUD
	Tues. Aug. 2	RTFH releases COC NOFO Public Notice of Two CoC Grant Competitions
	Fri. Aug. 5	RTFH sends out CoC Release and Highlights for FY 2022 HUD CoC NOFO
	Mon. Aug. 8	RTFH releases CALL for FY 2022 HUD CoC NOFO Intent to Submit Forms and New Project Proposals
	Mon. Aug. 15	Deadline for Intent to Submit and New Project Proposals (FY 2022 HUD CoC NOFO Only)
	Thurs. Aug. 25	Deadline to submit All Local CoC Projects Application to CoC (New and Renewals under FY 2022 HUD CoC NOFO)
September 2022	Mon. Sept. 12	Deadline for RTFH to notify all agencies concerned regarding project acceptance, rejection, or reduced by CoC.
	Tues. Sept. 13	Public Notice – Preliminary Rank Order via email and posting on RTFH website (NOFO Page)
	Mon-Tues, Sept. 13-14	Local Appeals Heard – Appeals Committee will review
	Mon. Sept. 26 (or prior)	RTFH Public posting of CoC Application, Priority Listing, and Final Ranking
	Tues. Sept. 27 (or prior)	Local Submittal to HUD
	Fri. Sept. 30	Federal Due Date September 30, 2022 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time

• FY 2022 CA-601 GIW – FINAL
• FY 2022 GIW Instructions for CoCs, Collaborative Applicants, and Project Applicants
• FY 2022 GIW Change Form
• Public Notice – FY 2022 CoC NOFO and Unsheltered NOFO – posted 8/2/2022
• FY 2022 Public Notice-HUD CoC NOFO Release and Highlights – posted 8/5/2022
• FY 2022 – HUD CoC NOFO CALL for applications and Local Process Notice – posted 8/8/2022
• FY 2022 – General Threshold and New Applicant Checklist- HUD CoC NOFO – posted 8/8/2022
• FY 2022 – Call for Intent to submit FORM – HUD CoC NOFO – posted 8/8/2022
• Letter of Commitment to Furthering, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Access – updated 8/18/2022
• HUD’s Tips for the FY 2022 CoC NOFO Application Process – posted 8/18/2022
• FY 2022 CoC Project Expansion Eligibility Protocol – posted 8/25/2022
• FY 2022 CoC NOFO Local Evaluation and Appeals Form – posted 8/29/2022
• FY 2022 CoC NOFO Preliminary Ranking – posted 9/12/2022
• FY 2022 CoC NOFO Final Ranking – posted 9/14/2022
• Approved HUD FY2022 Priority Listing Final Posting – posted 9/27/2022
• Approved HUD FY2022 CoC Consolidated Application – posted 9/27/2022

Rating and Ranking

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a Special NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (Special NOFO) to target efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness, particularly in communities with very high levels of unsheltered homelessness and homelessness in rural areas. Through this Special NOFO, HUD will award funding to communities to implement coordinated approaches — grounded in Housing First and public health principles — to reduce the prevalence of unsheltered homelessness, and improve services engagement, health outcomes, and housing stability among highly vulnerable unsheltered individuals and families. The Supplemental Competition to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness for 2022 was released on June 22, 2022.

FY 2022 Supplemental NOFO to ADDRESS UNSHELTERED AND RURAL HOMELESSNESS TIMELINE
Month	Date	Details
June 2022	Wed. June 22	HUD releases Supplemental NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (Also known as the Special NOFO)
August 2022	Tues. Aug. 2	RTFH releases COC NOFO Public Notice of Two CoC Grant Competitions
	Fri. Aug. 5	RTFH sends out CoC Release and Highlights for FY 2022 Supplemental NOFO to address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness
September 2022	Thurs. Sept. 1	RTFH releases CALL for Unsheltered Proposal and Intent to Submit Forms (ALL new projects only)
	Tues. Sept. 6	Deadline to submit Intent to Submit for Supplemental (Unsheltered) NOFO (All projects must be new projects)
	Sat. Sept. 17	All Supplemental NOFO Project Applications are due to RTFH
October 2022	Mon. Oct. 3	Deadline for RTFH to notify all agencies concerned regarding project acceptance, rejection, or reduced by CoC
	Mon. Oct. 17	RTFH will post Application, Priority List and all attachments on the RTFH website for public access
	Thurs. Oct. 20	Federal Due Date October 20, 2022 by 8:00 PM Eastern Time

• Special NOFO Kick Off Webinar – June 28, 2022: This HUD webinar provided an overview of the NOFO and answered participant questions.
• FY 2022 Public Notice – HUD CoC Unsheltered NOFO Release and Highlights – updated 8/16/2022
• SNAPS Special NOFO: Housing First Implementation – posted 8/5/2022
• SNAPS Special NOFO: Leveraging Housing Resources – posted 8/15/2022
• SNAPS Special NOFO: Addressing Equity  – posted 8/15/2022
• SNAPS Special NOFO: Leveraging Health Care Resources – posted 8/17/2022

• SNAPS Special NOFO: Landlord Engagement – posted 9/13/2022

• FY 2022 Rating and Ranking Subcommittee Roster – posted 8/17/2022

• New Project Application Detailed Instructions Guide for Unsheltered NOFO – posted 8/22/2022
• Unsheltered Supplemental NOFO:  RTFH Ad Hoc Committee on Health & Homelessness – posted 8/25/2022
• FY 2022 HUD CoC Unsheltered NOFO CALL for NEW Applications and Local Process Notice- Applications DUE Sept 17, 2022 – posted 9/01/2022
• FY 2022 HUD CoC Unsheltered NOFO -Technical Assistance Package for Project Applicants – posted 9/01/2022
• FY 2022-Intent to Submit NEW Projects Form – 2022 Unsheltered NOFO – posted 9/01/2022

• FY 2022 NOFO Unsheltered Project Rating Tool – amended 9/08/2022

• FY 2022- HUD’s CoC Unsheltered NOFO Preliminary Ranking Order – posted 10/04/2022

• FY 2022 HUD CoC Unsheltered NOFO Final Allocation – posted 10/17/2022
• FY 2022 HUD CoC Unsheltered NOFO Priority Listing – posted 10/17/2022
• FY2022 Special NOFO COC Consolidated Application – posted 10/17/2022

2021 HUD CoC NOFO

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has opened the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO, formerly known as 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.

• 2021 Intent to Submit RENEWAL Project Cover and Agency Commitment and Project Planning form

• FY 2021 CA-601 GIW (Final Report from HUD)

• FY 2021 GIW Change Form
• FY 2021 GIW Instructions   
• Scoring Roster August 2021
• Public Notice: FY 2021 NOFO Release and Highlights
• Call for Intent to Submit Form FY 2021
• FY2021 NOFO Call for Applications and Local Process Notice
• FY 2021 NOFO Eligible Application Categories
• FY2021 NOFO Formal Request for Proposals
• 2021 NOFO Scoring Tool

• FY2021 Local Appeals Process Form

• Public Notice: FY 2021 CoC NOFO Preliminary Ranking

• Public Notice: FY 2021 CoC Project Scores and Allocations- Initial Posting – Oct. 25 2021
• Public Notice: FY 2021 CoC NOFO FINAL Ranking – Oct. 28, 2021
• NOFO 2021 Accepted Project Instructions – Oct. 28, 2021

• FY2021 CoC NOFO Priority Listing – Nov. 11, 2021

• Approved Local Ranking Order Final Posting – Nov. 11, 2021

• Approved FY2021 CoC Consolidated Application – Nov. 11, 2021

2021 CoC NOFO Key Documents List

• How to Complete the HUD Form 2880 in e-snaps
• 2021 Housing First Guide and Scoring Checklist

2021 NOFO FAQ’s:  

• Weekly FAQ’s San Diego
• DV Bonus Project Questions

2020 HUD CoC NOFO

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

• HUD Awards Tier 2 Continuum of Care Grants 
• 2019 CoC HUD Awards Tier 1
• Important Information: NEW ENTITY ID D-U-N-S Number Replacement Timeline
• 2019 NOFA Application
• 2019 NOFA Application
• 2019 Applicant Timeline
• 2019 Application Instructions
• 2019 Eligibility Requirement

2019 CoC NOFA FAQs

• 2019 NOFA FAQS
• 2019 NOFA FAQS
• 2019 FAQS
• 2019 NOFA FAQS

2019 Appeals Process and Forms

• 2019 NOFA Appeal Process
• 2019 NOFA Appeals Process

2019 CoC Rating and Ranking, Priorities and Protocols

• 2019 Ranking Strategies & Protocols
• 2019 Scoring-Ranking Criteria

2019 CoC NOFA Key Documents

• 2019 Documents Needed
• 2019 Housing First Requirements
• 2019 NOFA
• 2019 NOFA New Project
• 2019 NOFA new project
• 2019 NOFA RFP
• 2019 Project Application Workshop
• 2019 Technical Assistance Contacts
• Code of Conduct For HUD Grant Programs
• Housing First
• HUD Form 2880 E-SNAPS
• 2019 Intent to Submit
• 2019 Intent to submit renewal form
• 2019 NOFA Summary
• 2019 Rating and Ranking Subcommittee Roster
• 2019 Request For Intent To Renew Existing Project
• 2019 Point of Contact

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.

We thank you for your attention to this matter.

Please see the full notice instruction here.

2018 HUD CoC NOFA Agency Point of Contact

• Point of Contact Letter – June 2018 – posted June 6, 2018

 

 

2017 HUD CoC NOFA

 

Visit the HUD Exchange for current availability.

• 2017 HUD NOFA Summary
• 2017 CoC Program NOFA – What’s New, Changes and Highlights
• USICH Webinar on the FY 2017 NOFA Process
• Alliance Webinar on the new Joint TH and PH-RRH Project Type

Calendars

• Local Process Timeline

Local Process Instructions and Information

• Information and Instructions: Completing the 2880 Correctly – Sept 15 2017
• Information and Instructions: 2017 NOFA Local Scoring Results – Corrected – posted Aug 30 2017
• Information and Instructions: 2017 NOFA Local Scoring Results – posted Aug 29 2017
• Reminder: New Project Requirements – Aug 16 2017
• Information Notice: Local Scoring Tools Released – Aug 15 2017
• Instructions: New Project Completion – Aug 10 2017
• Instructions: General Project Completion – Aug 10 2017
• Instructions: FY 2017 NOFA Local Process Deadlines – July 18 2017
• Instructions: Request for Intent to Apply for 2017 CoC Funds

Local Process Forms

• Form: Local Evaluation Process and Appeals – posted Aug 30 2017
• Form: New Project Requirements Checklists – FY2017 – REVISED – Aug 16 2017
• Form: Agency Commitment and Project Planning – July 18 2017
• Form: Call for Intent to Submit – FY 2017

Q & A and Updates

• Update: Local Process Reminders – Sept 6 2017
• Notice: First Drafts of CoC Application and Priority Listing – posted Aug 25 2017
• Update: Aug 25 2017 – Addendum to Update on Aug 23
• Update: Aug 23 2017
• Update: How to Complete the 2880 in E-Snaps – Aug 9 2017
• Q&A April 10 2017
• Q&A April 4 2017
• Q&A Mar 27 2017

Scoring Tools

• New Projects Scoring Tool – Local Criteria with HUD Tool – for reference only – posted Aug 25 2017
• HUD Project Rating and Ranking Tool
• Permanent Supportive Housing Renewal Tool – 2017 – FINAL – posted Aug 15 2017
• Rapid Rehousing Renewal Tool – 2017 – FINAL – posted Aug 15 2017
• Transitional Housing Renewal Tool – 2017 – FINAL – posted Aug 15 2017
• Projects Less Than One Year Scoring Tool – 2017 – FINAL – posted Aug 15 2017

Rating and Ranking

• Notice: FY 2017 Project Scores and Allocations – FINAL posting – Sept 11 2017
• Notice: FY 2017 Project Scores and Allocations – Initial Posting – Aug 30 2017

CoC Application

• FY 2017 CoC Application – Final – posted Sept 25 2017
• FY 2017 CoC Priority Listing – Final – posted Sept 25 2017
• FY 2017 CoC Application – First Draft – posted Aug 25 2017
• FY 2017 CoC Priority Listing – First Draft – posted Aug 25 2017