HUD Announces Annual NOFO Awards, One New Project Funded

On January 29, HUD announced $3.2 billion in FY 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards to CoC grant recipients in approximately 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S. and its territories. The Metro Denver Continuum of Care received $32,836,361. These CoC grants provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness and provide support while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness. Our community was awarded the following funding:

• Brookview - Renewal 2023 - $835,177

• CCH Families PSH (Formerly Families Transition Grant) - $5,385,223

• CCH MDCHC PSH Project - $8,690,668

• Coordinated Entry Metro Denver FY2023 - $555,905

• Cornerstone 2023 - $139,291

• DOH Consolidated PSH MDHI FY2022 - $8,081,007

• FY2023 Back Home RRH - $260,598

• FY2023 Bedrock - $634,880

• FY2023 Boulder County CoC Rapid Rehousing Program - $850,270

• FY2023 Spectrum CoC $929,794

• HAWCCO0099L8T032209 - $287,223

• HMIS Expansion FY23 - $125,000 HMIS

• Metro Denver Renewal FY2023 - $754,810

• Housing is Healthcare - $955,985

• Irving Street Women's Residence - $286,693

• JuanDiegoCO0094L8T032213 - $179,070

• Marshall Street Landing - $530,528

• Planning_FY23 - $1,491,902

• Providence at the Heights - $109,998

• PSH Consolidated Project FY2023 - $669,013

• Ruth Goebel House - $104,238

• Youth Transitions Project CoC $979,088

For more information, go to:

• HUD Press Release

• CoC Competition Awards Information

Final CoC NOFO Application Posted, Feedback Due 9/27

Dear Partners,

Thanks to everyone who already provided input on our region's Collaborative Application for federal homelessness funding! We appreciate your support in strengthening this year’s application to HUD. As part of this important community process, MDHI is posting the final version of the Collaborative Application as well as the Project Priority Listing. 

Please send final input to NOFA@mdhi.org by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27.

Annual CoC Competitive Application Open for Comments

Dear Partners,

The Consolidated Application is a part of the Annual CoC NOFO process and strengthens our region’s application to secure federal homelessness funding. As part of this important process, MDHI is posting the draft version of the CoC Collaborative Application for public review and feedback. Please review the plan and provide any comments using the “Add Comments” tool.  

We'd love to have your feedback by 12pm on September 21. We'll incorporate it into our final plan and post it for review. Please contact nofa@mdhi.org if you have any questions.

You can also access the application with this link: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:fc56622d-2456-3d0a-9abb-77f9ccba5568.

Thank you for the time to help strengthen our community application!
The MDHI Team

Annual CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Released

The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has officially posted the Annual CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 on Grants.gov. The submission deadline for the CoC Application and CoC Priority List is September 28th, 2023 at 8:00pm EST.

MDHI hosted a NOFO Grantee Presentation on July 26th for current Grantees and anyone interested in applying. You can review the slides here or watch the webinar recording.

Timeline

• Review the NOFO Grantee Presentation slides or watch the webinar for more information

• Letters of Intent are due August 1, 2023

• Applications are due in e-snaps by 2pm on August 28, 2023

• MDHI submits Collaborative Application by September 28, 2023

Project Applicants

• Returning project applicants may choose to import FY 2022 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.

Additional Guidance

The following additional guidance will be posted on the CoC Program Competition page of HUD’s website by the end of this month: 

• FY 2023 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

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.

You can also contact MDHI at nofa@mdhi.org.

HUD Announces Awards for Annual CoC Competition Funding

On March 28, 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this year's Continuum of Care Competition (CoC) Awards. The Metro Denver CoC received a total of $30,714,291 in funding, the vast majority of which goes to assuring households remain housed. The region did receive $876,641 in new funding, which will support the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless’s new ‘Housing is Healthcare’ project. A full list of recipients and awards can be found here.  

Special Unsheltered NOFO Application and Priority Listing Posted

Thanks to all of you who provided input to our region's Collaborative Application to HUD as well as our region’s Unsheltered Plan! We appreciate you helping strengthen our application to HUD.
As part of this important process, MDHI is posting the final version of this critical application as well as the Project Priority Listing:

Collaborative Application

Priority Listing

Collaborative Application and Priority Listing Posted

Thanks to all of you who provided input to our region's Collaborative Application to HUD! We appreciate you helping strengthen our application to HUD.
As part of this important process, MDHI is posting the final version of this critical application as well as the Project Priority Listing:

Collaborative Application

Project Priority Listing

We'd greatly appreciate any final input you have before 5 pm on 9/28/2022. Please email any feedback to NOFA@MDHI.org.

Give Your Input: Unsheltered Plan & CoC Consolidated Application

Ask 1

Speak to what you're doing to strengthen our Consolidated Application as a region

The Consolidated Application is a part of the Annual CoC NOFO process and strengthens how competitive we are as a region to secure homelessness funding for our CoC. When you fill out this form, you're sharing critical information about the great work happening in our region that we need to have a competitive application. We'd love to have your feedback by 5 pm on September 23. We'll incorporate it into our final plan and post it for review. 

THIS SUBMISSION IS CLOSED! Thanks to all who submitted.

Ask 2

Thank you to the 45 partners who submitted content for our region's Unsheltered Plan

This plan aims to capture the amazing work to end homelessness in our community and is a major component of the Special NOFO for Unsheltered Homelessness. A draft plan is now ready for public comment. We value the feedback of people with lived experience, community partners, and all other stakeholder groups and hope you can add your expertise.

Directions and disclaimers can be found on the Unsheltered Plan, which is where you will leave your comments. We'd appreciate your feedback by 5 pm on September 30th so we can craft the final submission to HUD.

THIS SUBMISSION IS CLOSED! Thanks to all who submitted.

Annual CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Released

The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has officially posted the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care Competition on Grants.gov.

Applicant Timeline

• Review the NOFO Grantee Presentation for more information

• Letters of Intent due August 17

• Applications due in e-snaps by August 29

• Fill out this form to give feedback on our Consolidated Application by September 23

• MDHI submits Collaborative Application by September 30

Types of 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 project applications must be completed in full and in accordance with the new project application components permitted in this year’s Competition.

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

Questions 

Questions regarding the FY 2022 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.

You can also contact MDHI at nofa@mdhi.org.

Special NOFO for Unsheltered Homelessness

Timeline

August 12th: Letters of Intent Due

August 19th: Unsheltered Plan Feedback Due

September 16th: Project applications submitted to CoC

September 30th: Feedback due on our region’s Unsheltered Plan

October 5th: CoC notifies project applicants about whether their application will be accepted and ranked, rejected, or reduced

October 18th: CoC posts online all parts of the Special NOFO Consolidated Application for public viewing

October 20th: Submission Deadline

We are excited to announce that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a special Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that includes $365 million in grant funds and housing vouchers to enhance our communities’ capacity to address unsheltered homelessness by connecting vulnerable individuals and families to housing, health care, and supportive services. This will fund up to $13 million in new projects that address unsheltered homelessness across Metro Denver. Read the full HUD Notice.

Special Unsheltered NOFO Webinar - View the Slides (PDF)

On 9/12/2022 MDHI released a draft version of the plan for public comment which can be found here: Metro Denver Unsheltered Plan for Public Comment

Please be sure to read the introductory comments that provide more context.

Who can apply?

All first-time CoC applicants will need to create an account in e-snaps. Please visit the CoC Program Applications and Grants Management System on the HUD Exchange for assistance navigating e-snaps. Current CoC or ESG-funded projects are not eligible to apply for this NOFO.

What projects are eligible?

Permanent Supportive Housing (PH-PSH), Permanent Housing – Rapid Re-housing (PH-RRH), Joint TH and PH-RRH, and Supportive Service Only (Coordinated Entry, Street Outreach, Standalone)

What costs are eligible?

Please read the HUD notice for eligible costs and threshold requirements.

Next steps?

Register to attend our upcoming MDHI webinar hosted on August 4, 2022 from 1-2 pm. You can also help create our Regional Unsheltered Plan by completing this form. Responses are due August 19th.

Where can I find the Metro Denver Plan?

Here is a link to the requirements for the Unsheltered Plan, which accounts for 70 points for this competition. MDHI is working with partners to complete this plan. All submissions should align with these requirements.

Additional Resources

HUD Announces First-Ever Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered Homelessness

“We have a responsibility to ensure that people sleeping in their vehicles, in tents, or on the streets, including in rural areas, have access to decent, stable housing and services, like health care and treatment, to live with dignity and safety.” - Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The $365 million package includes grant funds along with housing vouchers that will enhance communities’ capacity to address unsheltered homelessness by connecting vulnerable individuals and families to housing, health care, and supportive services.

• $322 million will be awarded to Continuum of Care (CoC) Programs through a Special Notice of Funding Opportunity to fund homeless outreach, permanent housing, supportive services, and other costs associated with a community’s approach to solving unsheltered homelessness. Grant terms last three years and are eligible for renewal under the CoC program competition.

• $43 million will fund approximately 4,000 new incremental vouchers. These will be allocated via a separate notice to public housing authorities with a priority to those that participate in a comprehensive community approach to solving homelessness. These vouchers can serve households experiencing or at-risk of homelessness; those fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meets one of the proceeding criteria.

Final NOFO Priority List and Con App

Here is the final version of the 2021 NOFO Priority List for the CoC as well as Con App.

Priority Listing

Con App

Consolidated Application Input & Office Hours

It’s time to submit the annual NOFO to HUD and we need your input! Here’s the most current draft of the document where you can add comments, suggest changes, and share any work MDHI hasn’t captured in this draft. Changes are due by 5 pm on November 8th.

Office hours will be held on November 8th at 11:00 am for anyone interested in providing verbal feedback. Here’s the information to join this event:

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NOFO Organizational Racial Equity Assessment

The purpose of the Organizational Racial Equity Assessment is to provide a baseline for our CoC to advance racial equity by identifying the barriers in the homelessness system that are working against the people we serve. At its core, homelessness is the result of systemic inequities, which disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous, People of Color. According to the 2020 State of Homelessness Report, Black and Indigenous peoples experience homelessness at a rate 4-7 times higher than their relative makeup of the general population, respectively. Internally analyzing our own organizations for racial equity will help us identify key areas for improvement to meet our goals of housing people in a way that is not only safe and effective, but equitable, inclusive, and culturally appropriate.

HUD released seven priorities for the 2021 COC NOFO, two of which explicitly highlight the importance of completing an Organizational Racial Equity Assessment: Advancing race equity and Engaging people with lived experience in decision-making. The Organizational Racial Equity Assessment is intended to provide our grantees with a starting point to meaningfully engage with these priorities. The remaining five priorities for the HUD COC NOFO are inexplicitly yet inextricably tied to advancing racial equity:

• How can we end homelessness for all in a system that is structurally racist and inequitable?

• When using a housing-first approach, are we prioritizing in a racially equitable way?

• Can we reduce unsheltered homelessness without being mindful of systemic forces and cultural barriers that keep people from shelter?

• How can we improve system performance if we have no baseline for our own internal DEI?

• Are we partnering with housing, health, and service agencies that provide culturally appropriate care and are representative of the populations we serve?

Our Internal DE&I Work

• Hiring Director of DEI

• Understanding White Supremacy Culture Characteristics and naming them when present

• Hiring consultants for objective perspective in assessments, meeting facilitation, racial caucusing, etc.

  • ESD Consulting and Syah B. Consulting

• Refocusing priorities around racial equity: internal work and processes, relationship-building in the community to identify needs, and resetting lived experience committees (Young Adult Leadership Committee)

Our DE&I Assessment Methodology

In the spirit of co-creation, ESD Consulting engaged primarily with MDHI’s Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion to develop the assessment and interview questions. ESD utilized two primary methods to collect feedback which were surveys and interviews. Surveys were sent to all staff and board members and feedback was anonymous. Additionally, all staff members were invited to participate in one-on-one interviews with ESD.

• MDHI Assessment Outline

Building Your Racial Equity Assessment

Please consider using the following assessment categories when creating your Organizational Racial Equity Assessment:

• Demographics of Staff/Board

• Organizational Commitment, Leadership, and Governance

• Organizational Climate, Culture, Communications

• Service-Based Equity

• Human Resources

• Community Engagement/Collaboration

Assessments are due on 2/14/22, 90 days after MDHI submits the NOFO on 11/16/21. Please email to nofa@mdhi.org. MDHI will consider granting up to two 30-day extensions.

Racial Equity Assessment Examples

• Assessing Organizational Racism (Western States Center)

• Racial Equity Toolkit (Housing Development Consortium)

• Racial Justice Assessment (Western States Center)

• Tool for Organizational Self Assessment (CCC)

• Transforming Organizational Culture Assessment (MP Associates)

Metro Denver DE&I Consultants

• Emily Shamsid-Deen, ESD Consulting

• Syah B. Consulting

• Celesté Martinez, Celestial Alegria

• Nora Bashir, Praxis LLC

• Regan Byrd, Regan Byrd Consulting

Other Resources

• Racial Equity Tools

• NAEH - Racial Equity Network Toolkit

• NAEH – Racial Equity Learning Series

NOFO DV Bonus Deadline Extended

Dear Partners, 

We are implementing an extension for the 2021 HUD CoC NOFO Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus to ensure that we have an opportunity to apply for our full allocation of funding ($1,875,185). DV Bonus projects serve households fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and survivors of human trafficking. Read more about the DV Bonus here, or view the full NOFO.

If your agency is interested in applying for a new DV Bonus project, we request that an intent to apply be emailed to nofa@mdhi.org no later than 5pm on October 7. The email of intent should indicate the amount and project type for which you'll be applying. 

For new DV Bonus projects only, the deadline for applications into e-snaps will be 5pm on October 15.

Please reach out to nofa@mdhi.org with any questions, or view our 2021 NOFO Headquarters for more information.

2021 NOFO Information

The timeline for New and Renewal applicants to submit their materials for the 2021 CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now available.

New and Renewal applicants should register for the mandatory HUD CoC Program Workshop on 9/17.

New applicants can use this template to write their non-binding Letter of Intent, which should be emailed to nofa@mdhi.org no later than September 21, 2021.

For more information and resources, please visit our 2021 NOFO Headquarters.