The deadline for this grant competition was August 19, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

The Continuum of Care (CoC) program promotes community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. The program provides funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness. The program promotes access to and effects utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families. The program optimizes self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Public Notification of Ranked Project Applications

Posted 9/15/2022

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Local CoC NOFO Competition Process & Resources

Questions can be submitted via email to HSP Applications

Project Application Templates
HUD Direct Grantee Instructions

All HUD direct grantee projects must submit their applications in e-SNAPS directly according to the procedures and timelines listed in the local competition process document and request for proposals.  Direct grantees should refer to the following HUD resources for help with submitting their application in e-SNAPS.

Final CoC Application
2022 CoC NOFO Timeline
(Dates are established based on HUDs Notice of Funding Opportunity; some dates are subject to change within the established timeframe that is required by HUD's Notice)
May 25, 2022

Resource Allocation Committee Meeting – Approve Competition Guidelines
The Committee met to review and approve recommendations for the competition timeline, reallocation practices, and scoring and ranking methodology.

June 16, 2022

Continuum of Care Board – Vote to Approve Project Reallocation, Scoring, and Ranking Policies
The CoC board voted to approve the CoC NOFO guidelines as recommended by the Resource Allocation Committee.

August 1, 2022

HUD Continuum of Care NOFO Released

August 11, 2022

Local Competition Procedures Published

  1. Local Timeline and Competition Guidance Released
  2. Project Applications Released

The materials  posted to the MOHS website and sent to the CoC mailing list.

Resource Allocation Committee Meeting
The Resource Allocation Committee met to review the CoC NOFO Competition process and prepare for the review of individual project performance.

August 15, 2022

NOFO Bidder’s Conference
This webinar is designed for service providers applying for renewal or new project funding in the local FY 2022 Continuum of Care Program Competition.

August 19, 2022

NOFO FAQs Posted Here
FAQs from the Bidder’s Conference will be posted to the MOHS website under the FY 22 CoC Competition under Grant Opportunities. Additionally, interested applicants can email HSP Applications for additional technical questions about the local RFP and guidance. MOHS will post all questions to the website until August 19, 2022.

DEADLINE:  Renewal Project Applications Due by 5:00pm on Friday, August 19 by 5pm.
Projects must submit all required materials via email, including supporting documentation and match documentation to HSP Applications.

August 25, 2022

Resource Allocation Committee Meeting – Renewal Project Performance Review
The Resource Allocation Committee meets to review renewal project performance and determine which projects will have a reduction or elimination of funding through reallocation. 

August 29, 2022

DEADLINE:  New, YHDP Renewal/Replacement, and Expansion Project Applications Due by 5:00pm on Friday, August 26 by 5pm.
Projects must submit all required materials via email, including supporting documentation and match documentation to HSP Applications.

September 2, 2022

Reallocation Notifications Issued to Renewal Projects indicating whether project is rejected or reduced.
The CoC is required to notify, in writing outside of e-snaps, all project applicants who submitted their project applications to the CoC by the local CoC-established deadline whether their project application(s) will be rejected, or reduced by the CoC no later than 15 days of the FY 2022 application submission deadline. Where a project application is being rejected or reduced, the CoC must provide the project applicant with the reason(s) for the rejection or reduction.

September 6, 2022

Renewal Project Reallocation Appeals Due
To appeal a reallocation decision, affected renewal projects must submit a formal letter via email to the attention of the CoC Executive Committee to HSP Applications. The letter must include the name of the project, grant number, and justification/reasoning supporting the appeal.

September 8, 2022

Resource Allocation Committee Meeting – Select New Projects, Approve Project Ranking
The Resource Allocation Committee meets to select which new projects will be included in the CoC’s application to HUD, in addition to approving the final project ranking. 

The CoC is required to notify, in writing outside of e-snaps, all project applicants who submitted their project applications to the CoC by the local CoC-established deadline whether their project application(s) will be accepted and ranked on the CoC Priority Listing by the CoC no later than 15 days of the FY 2022 application submission deadline.

September 13, 2022

Final Project Ranking Sent to CoC
Public Notification of Ranked Project Applications. The notification of action that all project applicants who submitted new and renewal project applications in the local CoC competition are notified at least 15-days prior to the HUD application submission deadline of the CoC’s acceptance, including the ranked position of the project applications. This notification may be posted publicly or sent via email to individual project applicants.

Draft CoC Application Sent to CoC for Input and Review

September 22, 2022

Resource Allocation Committee Meeting – Review and Approve Final NOFO Submission

September 27, 2022

Public Posting of Final Consolidated CoC Application

September 30, 2022

Final Consolidated CoC Application Submitted to HUD
Completed applications must be submitted to HUD on or before September 30, 2022 by 8:00 PM EDT