Grants
HUD’s Continuum of Care Program Competitions
08/02/2022 The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care Competition and Noncompetitive Award of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Renewal and Replacement Grants has been posted on Grants.gov and will be available on the Funding Opportunities page on HUD’s website later today. Additional resources will be available on the Continuum of Care Program Competition page of HUD’s website. The CoC Application, CoC Priority Listing, and Project Applications should be available in e-snaps within the next two weeks. Collaborative Applicants and project applicants will be able to access the applications to review, update, and enter required information for the application process.
Submission Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM EDT Note: HLC submits on behalf of our region, participating agencies will have earlier deadlines.
Collaborative Applicants
- The CoC Application and CoC Priority Listing that includes all project applications that will be submitted to HUD are separate submissions in e-snaps. Collaborative Applicants must submit both parts of the CoC Consolidated Application by the application submission deadline for HUD to consider the CoC Consolidated Application to be complete.
- There are six Project Listings in the CoC Priority Listing; however, only the New and Renewal Project Listings require unique rank numbers. The remaining four Project Listings only require Collaborative Applicants to accept or reject project applications.
- The CoC Competition Report, and instructions on how to access the report, that includes data reported in the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) is available for use by Collaborative Applicants to complete portions of the FY 2022 CoC Application.
Project Applicants
- Returning project applicants may choose to import FY 2021 renewal project application responses; however, this must be requested during your registration of the Renewal Funding Opportunity in e-snaps and is only available if you submitted a project application in the FY 2021 CoC Program Competition. Imported responses must be carefully reviewed to ensure accuracy.
- Projects renewing for the first time, that were previously awarded prior to the FY 2021 CoC Program Competition must complete the entire renewal project application.
- New organizations are strongly encouraged to apply. New project applications must be completed in full and in accordance with the new project application components permitted in this year’s Competition.
- YHDP renewal and YHDP replacement project applications must be completed in full and in accordance with the YHDP renewal and YHDP replacement project application processes outlined in the NOFO.
- CoC planning and UFA Costs applications will only be reviewed if submitted by the CoC’s designated Collaborative Applicant identified in the CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps.
- Dedicated HMIS projects, renewal and new, can only be submitted by the CoC’s designated HMIS Lead as identified in the CoC Applicant Profile in e-snaps.
- Unsheltered Homelessness Set Aside. Projects included in this funding opportunity may serve any geographic area within the CoC and must meet all eligibility and quality threshold requirements established in this Special NOFO.
- Rural Set Aside. Projects included in this funding opportunity must serve geographic areas that meet the definition of “rural area” as defined in Section III.C.2.k of the NOFO and meet all eligibility and quality threshold requirements established in this Special NOFO.
Special NOFO Deadline: October 20, 2022. Note: HLC submits on behalf of our region, participating agencies will have earlier deadlines.
Below you will find documents needed for both funding competitions
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- Special NOFO Timeline (3)(posted7/5/22 ,updated 7/07/22 , updated 7/26 )
- New Application detailed Instructions
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- FY22 Annual CoC NOFO Timeline
- Recapture Spreadsheet – 2022 (1) (2) (posted 7/13/22) This document is required in addition to the Intent to Apply for all renewing projects and should be submitted at the same time.
- New Application detailed Instructions
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- Letter-of-Intent COMBO-Special NOFO & Program Funds NOFO PDF (posted 7/5/22,, updated 7/26 to extend deadline for the Special Funding NOFO to 8/1 @ 5pm ) Letter-of-Intent COMBO-Special NOFO & Program Funds NOFO word version
- HLC Housing First Assessment (posted 08/03/22)
- HLC Housing First Assessment Review Guidance (posted 08/03/02)
- 2022_RatingRatingProcess for new and renewal projects is based on HUD recommendations and uses the HUD provided tool. Learn about that here.
- HLC Internal Wellness Checklist
- HLC Continuum of Care Reallocation Policy 8.23.19_final (pdf) (posted 8/24)
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Listserv Notifications: If you would like to receive updates directly from HUD, you can subscribe to the HUD Exchange Mailing List. You may sign up for as many email updates as you would like, but make sure to check the box for “CoC–Continuum of Care Program.”
- SNAPS Competitions, specifically for Competition related messages; and
- SNAPS Program Information, general information regarding SNAPS programs.
- We also encourage you to sign up to receive HLC newsletters as they may contain updates throughout the competition cycle.
Questions:
- Questions regarding the CoC Program Competition process must be submitted to CoCNOFO@hud.gov.
- Questions about the Special NOFO can be submitted to SpecialCoCNOFO@hud.gov
- Questions related to e-snaps functionality (e.g., password lockout, access to user’s application account, updating Applicant Profile) must be submitted to e-snaps@hud.gov.
Special NOFO Competition Resources
- Building an Effective Homeless Response System: Getting Ready for the 2022 CoC NOFO, Thursday, May 19, from 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET, join the Alliance as it launches its SYSTEM Series, a new series of webinars, blog posts, and resources designed to help prepare for the 2022 CoC NOFO
- Click here for Special CoC Nofo Competition Resources
- CoCs, Collaborative Applicants, and project applicants should view the available resources related to the Competition on HUD’s Continuum of Care Program Competition page.
- United States Interagency Council on Homelessness provides 7 Principles for Addressing Encampments
- Webinar: Understanding the Special NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (NEW!)
- Blog Post: HUD Creates New Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness
- CoC Planning
- Fact Sheets
Annual NOFO Additional Guidance
The following additional guidance will be posted on the CoC Program Competition page of HUD’s website between August 1, 2022 and August 22, 2022:
- FY 2022 CoC Estimated ARD Reports
- Detailed Instructions
- CoC Application
- CoC Priority Listing
- Project Applications – all types
- Navigational Guides
- Accessing the Project Application
- New Project Application
- Renewal Project Application
- UFA Costs Project Application
- Planning Costs Project Application
- CoC Priority Listing
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NeighborImpact–Subrecipient Request for Information
Attention street outreach and shelter providers, please see this request for Information from NeighborImpact for Potential Subrecipients for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Responses are due by July 22nd.
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for 2021-22 Request for Proposals (RFP) from partner agencies serving homeless persons
These funds are used across the region to support street outreach providers and shelter providers with staffing and operations expenses.
21-22 ESG RFP – FINAL
The ESG request for proposals was released on Feb. 4, 2022 and proposals are due February 16th with notifications to awardees by March 4th.
Please contact Jeff Michael, Jeffm@neighborimpact.org with questions.
City of Bend RFP for Temporary Outdoor Shelters – Proposals due Dec. 9th
Visit the City of Bend’s site for more information and to review requirements.
Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY 2021 Continuum of Care Program Competitions – Completed
The Homeless Leadership has completed its 2021 Consolidated Application for HUD funding. FY2021_OR_CoC awards
OR-503 FY2021 CoC Consolidated Application This application can be reviewed for public comment. Comments can be sent via email to info@cohomeless.org between now and Tuesday, Nov. 16th which is the application deadline.
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition (NOFO) has been released. Click here to Review/Download the FY21 Continuum of Care Competition.
The CoC Application, CoC Priority Listing, and Project Applications should be available Thursday, August 19, 2021. Collaborative Applicants and project applicants will be able to access the applications to review, update, and enter required information for the application process.
Collaborative Application Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 8:00 PM EST Note: HLC submits on behalf of our region, participating agencies will have earlier deadlines.
Listserv Notifications: If you would like to receive updates directly from HUD, you can subscribe to the HUD Exchange Mailing List. You may sign up for as many email updates as you would like, but make sure to check the box for “CoC–Continuum of Care Program.”
- SNAPS Competitions, specifically for Competition related messages; and
- SNAPS Program Information, general information regarding SNAPS programs.
We also encourage you to sign up to receive HLC newsletters as they may contain updates throughout the competition cycle.
Additional Guidance: The HLC will update this grants page with an application calendar and additional resources. CoCs, Collaborative Applicants, and project applicants should view the available resources related to the Competition on HUD’s Continuum of Care Program Competition page.
Questions:
Questions regarding the FY 2021 CoC Program Competition process must be submitted to CoCNOFO@hud.gov.
Questions related to e-snaps functionality (e.g., password lockout, access to user’s application account, updating Applicant Profile) must be submitted to e-snaps@hud.gov.
Fiscal Year 2021 CoC Program Competition Resources
- OR-503 2021 Ranking Worksheet FINAL NOV
- Initial OR-503 2021 Ranking Worksheet posted 10.27.21 This was appealed on Friday, October 29th and a new ranking was approved on November 2nd.
- 2021 Public NOFA Timeline(2) updated 10/20/21
- 2021 Letter of Intent to Apply HLC Collaborative Application– the HLC deadline for agencies to submit their official letter of intent is Friday, September 17th by 5pm. (posted 8/26)
- FY-2021-New-Project-Application-Navigational-Guide
- FY-2021-New-Application-Detailed-Instructions (posted 8/24)
- FY-2021-Renewal-Project-Application-Detailed-Instruct (posted 8/24)
- FY-2021-Accessing-the-Project-Application in esnaps (posted 8/24)
- HLC Internal Wellness Checklist (initially posted 8/26 and updated 9/20
- HLC Housing First Assessment (posted 8/24 & updated 9/20)
- HLC Housing First Assessment Review Guidance (posted 9/20)
- HLC’s Rating and Ranking Process for new and renewal projects is based on HUD recommendations and uses the HUD provided tool. Learn about that here.
- HLC’s 2021_Rating&RatingProcess details (posted 9/20).
- HLC Continuum of Care Reallocation Policy 8.23.19_final (pdf) (posted 8/24)
- FY-2021-CoC-Program-NOFO-FAQs_9.2.2021
- 2021 NOFO Application Training 9.10.21 HLC Gen Mem meeting PDF
Upcoming 2021 CoC Competition Webinar – Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm ET. (posted 8/26)
To help CoCs and applicants successfully complete the application process HUD will be hosting a webinar. This webinar will be focused on major changes in the Competition and will review HUD’s intent behind some of its changes and questions. No registration required. Please click on this link at that time. The webinar will be capped at 1,000 attendees. Attendees are encouraged to sign in at least 5 minutes before the Office Hours start time.
Purpose of the Webinar: This webinar will go highlight various parts of the CoC Competition process, including the funding tiers, CoC Application, and Project Application. HUD will be highlighting best practices for completing the process and discussing how applicants should be approaching their responses.
HUD will discuss:
- Non-competitive YHDP renewal and replacement applications;
- Changes to how project applications submit requests for consolidations and expansions; and
- The Tier 1 and Tier 2 information.
A recording of this webinar, along with the transcript, will be posted to HUD’s Continuum of Care Program Competition page.
Please review the following opportunities available via the Central Oregon Health Council:
Opportunity #1: Impact Incentive Fund
The Impact Incentive Fund is open to organizations applying for funding from grantors other than the Central Oregon Health Council (COHC) that meaningfully impacts a Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP) Future State Measure. This fund will match awarded amounts up to a maximum of $250,000. The amount awarded by the COHC can be equal to or less than the amount awarded by the other grantor, up to the $250,000 maximum.
This fund will not apply to any grants awarded by the COHC or RHIP. The purpose of this fund is to focus greater efforts beyond the grants that the COHC awards toward the RHIP. All Impact Incentive Funds are first-come first-serve and this opportunity will end when all funds have been spent.
To learn more, review requirements, or start a request form please visit https://cohealthcouncil.org/impact-incentive-fund/.
Opportunity #2: Grant Writing Support
Free grant writing support of up to 10 hours to help apply for an identified grant outside of COHC or RHIP funds.
The grant consultant can help:
- Interpret requirements/criteria for an identified grant.
- Review and interpret the grant questions and discuss possible ways to provide responses.
- Review and edit the grant final draft before submission.
The identified grant must occur in Central Oregon and must align with a RHIP Future State Measure. The organization requesting support does not have access to its own grant writer or development staff. The grant consultant cannot write the grant on an organization’s behalf.
If your organization wants to access grant writing support, simply contact Rebeckah Berry to discuss the next steps: rebeckah.berry@cohealthcouncil.org | 541.306.3523.
Opportunity #3
The COHC is now accepting Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for an organization to host listening sessions with community members regarding decreasing the rate of Central Oregonians classified as ALICE (Asset-Limited Income-Constrained, Employed), and also reducing the combined costs of housing and transportation. The opportunity details are available online. This LOI request addresses measures 3 and 4 from our Address Poverty RHIP workgroup. For more information on why we are using these specific measures and why they matter, visit the Central Oregon Health Data websiteFor questions about the overall opportunity and project parameters, please contact the project manager who oversees the ALICE LOI, MaCayla Arsenault: macayla.arsenault@cohealthcouncil.orgFor questions about the online grant platform and submission process, please contact our Grants and Metrics Manager, Rebeckah Berry: rebeckah.berry@cohealthcouncil.org
HLC Grants Committee Releasing RFI for homeless services -NOW CLOSED
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued to gather input and obtain information to support the critical expansion of homeless services in Central Oregon. HLC is also committed to encouraging cooperation and collaboration across agencies and sectors and strives to connect emerging programs with available resources. Please complete the included form, attach any supplemental materials in Microsoft Word or PDF format and send all documents via email to info@cohomeless.org by Sunday, August 15th (deadline extended). The HLC is seeking feedback and information through this RFI and will consider any information submitted including partial responses. Respondents are welcome to use materials submitted to other funders to save time.RFI word RFI PDF
(extension offered Tues, July 13th. New deadline Sun. Aug 15th)
City of Bend RFQ for Navigation Center Operations— NOW CLOSED
The City of Bend has released an Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a future Navigation Center operations. This is the first of a two-stage process. In this first round, we are looking to gain feedback and direction from our community regarding the spectrum of services that should be available, and to gauge interest in partnership with the City on our response to housing insecurity and houselessness. We hope that this RFQ will lead to the creation of a “short list” of potential providers upon whom we can call as Council continues to address these challenges, both for Navigation Center-related services and any future programs and services the City may wish to fund. Additional information, including the RFQ, can be found on the City’s procurement page. Response Due: July 13, 2021, 3:00PM Pacific Time.
Anticipated Schedule
- The City anticipates the following general timeline for this RFQ. The City reserves the right to change the schedule through a written addendum.
- Issuance of RFQ documents June 4, 2021
- Optional Virtual Informational Meeting June 29, 2021 (contact the issuing officer for meeting access information)
- Deadline for SOQ/Response Submission July 13, 2021
- Issuance of Request for Proposals (Step 2) TBD
CDBG Grant Awardees, City of Bend- Closed
Read more about awards and projects here.
2020-2021 Emergency Services Grant Corona Virus Relief Awards- Closed
Congratulations to awardees for securing additional resources for our region. Click to read about awardees for OR-503 Notice of Reservation of Funding_Rev24Mar21 (3)
2020-2021 Emergency Services Grant RFP- Closed
Request for Proposals (RFP) from partner agencies serving homeless persons Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for 2020-21
FY 2020 NOFA Timeline
No competition due to Pandemic. 2019 funded projects were awarded again. Here is the OR-503 CoC Project Summaries
Homeless Leadership Coalition 2020 Continuum of Care Program Competition Timeline…
FY 2020 Grant Writer RFP
The FY 2020 RFP is closed. The awardee will be announced in mid-May. The Homeless Leadership Coalition (HLC) is accepting proposals for a grant writer to assist with up to two (2) Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFA) grant applications. Grant Writer RFP…
Fiscal Year 2019 HUD Funding Award Report
Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Application
The Homeless Leadership has submitted its 2019 Consolidated Application for HUD funding.
OR-503 FY19 Consolidated Application (pdf)
OR-503 FY19 Project Priority Listing (pdf)
OR-503 2019 Ranking Worksheet (pdf)
Fiscal Year 2019 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Issued- CLOSED
The FY 2019 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was released by HUD on July 3, 2019. Additional information can be found on the HUD website…
The HLC will update our grants page with an application calendar and additional information as soon as it becomes available.
If you would like to receive updates directly from HUD, you can subscribe to the HUD Exchange Mailing List. You may sign up for as many email updates as you would like, but make sure to check the box for “CoC–Continuum of Care Program.”
Please take some time to explore the HUD Exchange website for helpful information and resources. The e-snaps page also has many helpful resources.
Fiscal Year 2019 Resources
Application Calendar… (pdf)
2019 New Project Application… (pdf)
New Project Application Detailed Instructions… (pdf)
FY 2019 Renewal Project Application e-snaps Navigational Guide… (pdf)
2019 Renewal Project Application Detailed Instructions…
HLC Internal Wellness Checklist… (pdf)
HLC Housing First Assessment… (pdf)
HLC Rating and Ranking-Process… diagram (pdf)
HLC Continuum of Care Reallocation Policy 8.23.19_final(pdf)
Letter of intent to apply for HUD funding… (Word docx). The deadline for agencies to submit their letter of intent to apply for HUD funding was Friday, July 12, 2019 at 5pm.
Request for Proposals (RFP) from partner agencies serving homeless persons Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) RFP – 2019-2020