2023 CONTINUUM OF CARE COC) PROGRAM COMPETITION LOCAL RENEWAL AND NEW PROJECTS APPLICATION​

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year 2023
7/6/2023
    The Old Fort Homeless Coalition announces the availability of grants to prevent and end homelessness through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s “Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year 2023 Continuum of Care Competition.” The CoC is open to and will accept and consider proposals from organizations that have not previously received CoC Funding. The deadline for the CoC to submit applications to HUD for the FY 2023 CoC Program Competition is September 28, 2023 by 7:00 PM CST/8:00 PM EST. Please read the NOFO thoroughly to review changes from the FY 2022 NOFO. All competition related items can be found at this link  
Activity Time
Project Application Letter of Intent/Letter of Voluntary Reallocation Due to CoC 7/28/2023
Project Application due to CoC (no late applications accepted) no later than 8/29/2023 at 4:30 PM
Applicants informed of Rank and Review Decision no later than 9/13/2023
CoC Application and Priority Listing made Public 2 days before app is submitted to HUD
CoC Application and Priority Listing are submitted to HUD by 9/28/2023
Please read all items carefully if you plan to apply for CoC funding.   Please share this information as needed with anyone that might be interested in funding. https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SPM/documents/FR-6700-N-25_NOFO_2023-08-07.pdf   FY 2023 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Availability The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) has posted the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Continuum of Care Competition and the Renewal Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program grants 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 this month. 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: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT 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 2023 CoC Application. Project Applicants Returning project applicants may choose to import FY 2023 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 2022 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 2022 CoC Program Competition must complete the entire renewal project application. 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. Additional Guidance The following additional materials will be posted on the CoC Program Competition page of HUD’s website this month: Questions Questions regarding the FY 2023 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. HUD COVID-19 Resources and Fact Sheets