FY 2026 HUD Continuum of Care Funding – Request for Applications
Monday, September 21 2026 –
On Friday, September 19 2026, HUD announced that the NOFO will have a new deadline of September 30, 2026 at 5pm Pacific Time.
Monday, August 10 2026 –
On Friday, August 7, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island in the related cases State of Washington, et al. v. HUD, et al., 1:26-cv-00439 (D.R.I.), and National Alliance to End Homelessness, et al. v. HUD, et al., 1:26-cv-00436 (D.R.I.), determined HUD’s issuance of its FY2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity (2026 CoC NOFO) violated the Administrative Procedure Act and vacated it. HUD is currently evaluating the order and considering all legal options, including appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
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Monday, June 1 2026 – On June 1, 2026, HUD announced the publication of the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and YHDP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
You can find the full Notice of Funding Opportunity HERE.
The Central Oregon Homeless Leadership Coalition (HLC), in partnership with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) as the HUD Collaborative Applicant, is required to announce the release FY2026 CoC and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grant NOFO. This funding opportunity is made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.
The Homeless Leadership Coalition strongly encourages all potential project applicants to thoroughly read the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as program requirements and scoring criteria have been updated and are different than previous years.
HLC Board and Staff are currently reading the document thoroughly and preparing the necessary information and materials for the local program competition. Please check the HLC website and look out for future emails for more information regarding the local competition. The HLC strongly encourages that anyone who might be interested in this funding opportunity take the time to read the entire document published by HUD.
The CoC Program is a national competition designed to promote community-wide efforts to reduce homelessness and optimize self-sufficiency.
As the number of people living on our streets remains at crisis levels, HUD is committed to reforming its homelessness programs. The status quo of “housing first” and “harm reduction” has failed at great cost to those suffering on our streets and to working American taxpayers.
HUD intends to rebalance the CoC program to focus on a diversity of solutions and treating the underlying causes of homelessness. HUD is thus increasing its investment in Transitional Housing, supportive services, and Supportive Service Only (SSO) projects such as street outreach, childcare, outpatient addiction treatment, and job training.
NEW APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!
FY 2026 Local Competition Information:
PDF of the FY 2026 NOFO as released by HUD on 6/1/2026 – posted on 6/1/2026
Presentation to HLC General Membership, 6/2/2026 – posted on 6/3/2026
Request for Applications – posted on 6/5/2026
Local Competition Timeline – posted on 6/5/2026, revised 8/7/2026
Intent to Apply Materials – Due 6/26/2026, 5pm
Letter of Intent Template – posted on 6/5/2026
Wellness Checklist for Renewal Projects – posted 6/5/2026
Recapture Spreadsheet for Renewal Projects – posted on 6/5/2026
Project Application Materials – Due 7/17/2026, 5pm
Local Competition Project Application – posted 6/12/2026
Project Application Budget Template – posted 6/12/2026
Local Competition Renewal Project Scoring Matrix – posted 6/12/2026
Local Competition New Project Scoring Matrix – posted 6/12/2026
Local Project Ranking and Rating – posted 9/21/2026
Consolidated Application – posted 9/28/2026
E-Snaps Ranking – posted 9/28/2026
*Please check back often as materials are subject to change as we learn more from HUD.
Steps and Time for NOFO Funding Applications
Examples of eligible uses of CoC funding include, but are not limited to:
Transitional Housing, Rapid Rehousing, Supportive Services Only programs, and Permanent Supportive Housing
And the provision of services within housing, OR on their own, including, but not limited to:
- Case management,
- Substance Use Disorder treatment,
- Mental health treatment,
- Street outreach,
- Employment assistance and job training,
- Childcare, and
- Outpatient healthcare
To support comprehensive community-wide efforts to reduce homelessness, HUD encourages participation and partnership from a wide range of providers, including faith-based organizations, law enforcement, apprenticeship programs, substance use disorder treatment providers, specialty courts, mental illness treatment providers, service providers within emergency shelter, and more.
HUD acknowledges the critical role of law enforcement and other first responders in partnering to protect all members of the public, including those on our streets. HUD encourages communities to address the unsafe realities of encampments and public illicit drug use in a way that protects public safety and compassionately intervenes and helps individuals in crisis.
Interested in applying for this funding cycle?
If you are interested in applying for a new project, or renewing an existing CoC funding project, please be sure to do the following:
1. Read the entire Notice of Funding Opportunity
2. Attend an informational session with HLC leaders and staff to answer your questions and learn more about the application process – this is highly recommended if you are new to this process!
3. Sign up for an e-Snaps account. This is the portal through which you will submit your application materials.
4. Be sure you are registered on SAM.gov. This is the US government website that tracks all entities eligible to receive federal funds. You cannot apply if you are not registered on SAM.gov. If you have registered in the past, please make sure you have recertified your organization’s information within the last 12 months.
HUD Resources:
- Project Applicant Profile e-snaps Navigational Guide
- FY2026 CoC Competition NOFO (pdf)
- e-snaps 101 Toolkit
- e-snaps log-in portal
- HUD Continuum of Care webpage
- HUD-issued one-pager FY 2026 NOFO
- HUD-issued Guidance on transitioning a Permanent Housing Project to a Transitional Housing Project
- HUD CoC NOFO FY 2026 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- HUD-issued Decision Tool on Supportive Services Projects vs Housing Projects
HUD-Designated FY 2026 NOFO Goals and Objectives:
1. Improving Outcomes
2. Creating Competition to Improve Innovation and Accountability
3. Restoring Balance to the Continuum of Care
4. Prioritizing Treatment and Recovery as a Means to Self-Sufficiency
5. Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency
6. Advancing Public Safety for All
7. Minimizing Trauma for Vulnerable Populations
8. Expanding Access Based on Merit, and Not Ideology
SNAPS Mailing List Subscription
Stay up to date on HUD’s Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) news and updates for grantees and interested stakeholders:
- Sign up for SNAPS Competition Information through HUD.gov
- Sign up for SNAPS Program Information through HUD.gov
- Sign up for SNAPS Technical Assistance Information through HUD Exchange
To participate in the national competition for CoC Program funds, the HLC must:
- Comply with HUD requirements for CoCs throughout the year, including registering for the national competition,
- Conduct regional planning and prepare a regional application for the national competition, and
- Hold a Local Program Competition to evaluate, select, and rank projects to include in the regional CoC application to HUD.
Weaver Awards
COIC was selected as a Community Host Site for the 2026 Weaver Awards. They will award at least 20 microgrants ($2,500 – $5,000) to individuals or small non profits with annual budgets of less than $250,000. Microgrants are meant to support projects led by Central Oregonians who are building community, creating connections, and fostering trust. Applications will be open in June and check back to our website coic.org/weaverawards for updates and upcoming info sessions.
FY 2024 CoC Builds NOFO
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care Builds (CoC Builds) Competition. The CoC Builds program under this NOFO provides $100,000,000 for competitive grants for the new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation (capital costs) of new permanent supportive housing (PSH) units. Through this NOFO, HUD encourages CoCs to leverage funds provided for capital costs of new PSH units with other funding sources to maximize the amount of housing that can be directed to meet the needs of homeless individuals and families. PSH is defined at 24 CFR 578.3 as permanent housing in which supportive services are provided to assist homeless persons with a disability to live independently. No more than 20 percent of each award may be used for other eligible CoC Program activities (Section IV.B.1.b) associated with the PSH project and no more than 10 percent of an award may be used for project administration.
Click here to be taken to our FY 2024 CoC Builds NOFO Competition Page.
Request a Letter of Support (LOS) from the CoC for your project or application serving those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in Central Oregon. Below you will find samples and an optional template you can use for your request. The Board of Directors requests you allow at least 10 days to consider your request, although requests needing an immediate response in less than 10 days will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the capacity of the volunteer Board members. Thank you!