CoC Program Competition:
Notice of Funding

Local Applicants:

• Monday, August 20, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Mandatory Applicants Workshop | Zoom registration now closed.
• Tuesday, August 21, 2024: Applicants receive renewal and new application forms.
• Monday, August 26, 2024: Letter of Intent (LOI) form for new applicants due.
• Monday, September 16, 2024: Local Application Due

Review & Rank Panelists:

• Friday, August 30, 2024: Interest From Deadline from PRC and PWLEC members.
• Wednesday, September 11, 2024: Announcement of Review & Rank panel members.
• Thursday, September 19, 2024: In-Person Panel Training.
• September 19-27, 2024: Independent review.
• October 1-3, 2024: In-person Review & Rank.
• October 1-2, 2024: Clarifying questions emailed to applicants.
• Thursday, October 3, 2024 (by 12:00pm): Responses to clarifying questions due.
• Friday, October 4, 2024: Review & Rank Panel posts recommended Priority Listing.
• Monday, October 7, 2024: Deadline to submit formal appeals.
• Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Appeals panel – independent review & meeting (if needed).
• Wednesday, October 9, 2024: Determination by appeals panel.

 National Competition:

• Wednesday, July 31, 2024: HUD releases FY24-25 CoC Program NOFO.
• Wednesday, October 9, 2024: CoC Board to approve the Priority Listing.
• Friday, October 18, 2024: Deadline for posting CoC Consolidated Application.
• Wednesday, October 30, 2024: CoC Consolidated Application is due to HUD no later than 5:00 pm PT.

In the latest competition cycle, HUD has released several revisions from previous years. Among these changes are:

1. A Biannual Cycle: One CoC application will cover both FY2024 and FY2025.

2. Workforce Priorities: New policies to address pay and support for homelessness sector workers.

3. Tiering Changes: Tier 1 set at 90% of the CoC’s Annual Renewal Demand (ARD).

4. Cost of Living Adjustments: HUD will adjust renewal amounts based on recent economic data.

FY2024-25 NOFO CoC Program Competition General Materials:

• Review and Rank Policies (approved by the CoC Board on June 12, 2024)
• Community Standards Checklist
• Example Budget
• Questions & Answers

Application Forms and Resources:

• Renewal Project Application Form
  • Renewal Project Application Form, PDF Copy (for reference and not to be used for submission)
  • Renewal Project Scoring Tool (approved by the CoC Board on June 12, 2024)
  • Renewal Project Application Checklist (this is for applicants’ reference and does not need to be submitted)
• New Project Application Form
  • New Project Application Form, PDF Copy (for reference and not to be used for submission)
  • New Project Scoring Tool (approved by the CoC Board on June 12, 2024)
  • New Project Application Checklist (this is for applicants’ reference and does not need to be submitted)
  • New Project Letter of Intent Form

August 20, 2024 1pm to 4pm Mandatory Workshop Materials:

• Workshop Recording
• Workshop Presentation Slides

Upcoming Office Hours

Weekly | Starting Friday, August 23, 2024:  

• Tuesday’s 1:30pm to 2:30pm. Zoom Link to Join 
• Friday’s 9:30am to 10:30am. Zoom Link to Join 

Note: Please use Zoom’s “Q&A” function to ask questions and participate in office hours.

Office Hour Recordings

Friday, August 23

Tuesday, August 26

Friday, August 30

Check out the Office Hours tab to the left to chat with our team live every Tuesday and Friday.

Learn more about the CoC Program Competition here,

For questions or concerns regarding the 2024–2025 NOFO CoC Program Competition, please reference the following contacts:

SSF: CoCNOFO@sacstepsforward.org

HUD: CoCNOFO@hud.gov

E-Snaps: e-snaps@hud.gov

Access previous NOFO CoC Program Competition details here.