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.
• Monday, October 7, 2024: Review & Rank Panel posts recommended Priority Listing |
  
  • Recommended 2024-2025 CoC Program NOFO Sacramento CoC Priority Listing 
• Tuesday, October 8, 2024 by 9:30am: Deadline to submit formal appeals.
• Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Appeals panel – independent review & meeting (if needed).
• Tuesday, October 8, 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
  
  • NEWS! Approved 2024-2025 CoC Program NOFO Sacramento CoC Priority Listing by the Sacramento CoC Board on Wed. Oct. 9, 2024
• Friday, October 25, 2024: Posting of CoC Consolidated Application for Review & Feedback. Submit feedback via email: CoCNOFO@sacstepsforward.org
• Monday, October 28, 2024: Deadline for posting CoC Consolidated Application.
  
  • NEWS! Sacramento CoC announces approved Consolidated Application for FY 2024 CoC Program Competition
• Wednesday, October 30, 2024: CoC Consolidated Application is due to HUD no later than 5:00 pm PT.

Debrief:

• Friday, November 29, 2024: We want your feedback! Please submit your feedback before 5pm, November 29, 2024. Here is the FY2024 CoC NOFO Debrief Survey 

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.

• Approved 2024-2025 CoC Program NOFO Sacramento CoC Priority Listing by the Sacramento CoC Board on Wed. Oct. 9, 2024

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
• Office Hours Questions & Answers (same document from the “Office Hours” Tab)

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: this is a different Zoom link from previous Friday Office Hours) Friday, 9/13/24 is the last Office Hour.

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

Office Hour Resources

• Questions & Answers Document (this document is complied of questions and answers from all office hour sessions listed below)
• Recordings:
  • Tuesday, September 3
  • 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.