New Continuum of Care (CoCBuilds) Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Office of Special Needs Assistance (SNAPS) has announced the opening of the CoCBuilds application process.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds) NOFO will add new permanent supportive housing (PSH) units for individuals and families experiencing homelessness through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation. The CoCBuilds NOFO outlines additional CoC Program-eligible activities and costs that may be included in your application. Additionally, CoCs are encouraged to leverage funds provided for the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new PSH units with other funding sources to maximize the amount of housing that can be directed to meeting the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
A total of $175,000,000 is available under this NOFO. Of this amount, $65,000,000 is available only for CoCs that are located in states with populations of fewer than 2.5 million people.
HUD Application Process
Project Applicants
NOFO Grantee Webinar (recording available: Passcode: 3Ps!c0+=)
Letter of Intent (due September 9)
Request for Proposal (due October 23)
HUD Application
The application for the CoCBuilds NOFO is available through the CoCBuilds NOFO funding opportunity located at grants.gov. This is not an e-snaps-based application.
Applications are to be completed by the organization that will administer the funds and must be sent to the CoC’s Collaborative Applicant for review and submission.
The application may include one or more subrecipients and we encourage collaborative efforts.
The CoC’s Collaborative Applicant must submit the project application(s) through grants.gov.
Number of applications permitted by CoC:
1 application if there are no Tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities.
2 applications if the CoC includes Tribes or TDHEs where one application must be specifically for new PSH units on Tribal reservation or trust land and one application from a non-Tribe or TDHE.
Carefully review the CoCBuilds NOFO application and submission requirements.
Timeline
August 21 - Grantee Meeting (recording available: Passcode: 3Ps!c0+=)
August 27 - RFP Released
September 9 - Non-binding Letter of Intent Due
October 23 - RFP Submissions Due
Follow-up questions/Budget and program adjustments (if applicable)
MDHI may request additional information from grantees to make a funding decision.
MDHI may ask applicants to make program or budget adjustments before a final funding decision.
November 13 - Notification to Applicants of Final Finding Recommendation
November 18 - Final Submission to HUD via Grants.gov (MDHI and Selected Agency)
November 21 - HUD Submission Deadline for CoCBuilds
Questions
Submit questions to CoCBuilds@hud.gov. Responses will be provided during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Questions submitted on weekends and Federal holidays may take longer to receive responses.
You may also contact MDHI at nofa@mdhi.org.