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CoC Funding Competition

About the Competition

HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) homeless assistance program serves as a source of funding for homeless services in Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming County. The lead agency coordinating these services (CoC Lead) is the Homeless Alliance of Western New York (HAWNY). HUD awards homeless assistance grants through an annual application process known as the CoC Program Funding Competition. The competition is a two-step process made up of local and national funding application. First, homeless service providers submit a local application in response to the Request For Proposal (RFP) released by the HAWNY, the CoC lead. Projects that make the selection list through the Rank and Review Process will advance to the federal application process. Second, projects selected submit a national application through E-snaps in response to HUD’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). HAWNY prepares the Collaborative Application for the CoC NOFO and provides technical assistance to projects applying for CoC funding, however, applicants are responsible for the preparation of both the local application and, if selected, the HUD electronic submission through e-snaps.

Projects that are eligible for the CoC funding are Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Rehousing(TH-RRH), Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Supportive Service Only Coordinated Entry Project (SSO-CE), Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and CoC Planning. Renewal projects and new projects are reviewed separately based on the criteria and principles detailed in the CoC Funding Guide. The Local Request for Proposal, which details the funding opportunities and application process, will be published on HAWNY’s website.

FY2024 NOFO and Local Application

FY2024 SPECIAL CoCBuilds NOFO

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the CoCBuilds Notice of Funding Availability (NOFO) to support the development of new permanent supportive housing units. We invite eligible organizations in the Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties to submit their qualifications for this competitive funding opportunity. The selected project will receive up to $7,500,000 for construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, supportive services, and administrative expenses. Preference will be given to projects ready for occupancy within 36 months of award. The deadline for submissions is September 6, 2024, at 4 PM.

CoCBuilds Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Application(Click here to download)

FY2024 CoC Request for Proposal for CoC Homeless Assistance Program

The Homeless Alliance of Western New York opens the local FY2024 CoC New Project Applications! HAWNY seeks organizations interested in applying for new and expansion projects for consideration in the HUD FY2024 CoC Program Competition. Request for Proposal and application materials are listed below. Applications are due August 28, 2024 4 PM. DV Bonus deadline is extended to Sept 13th, 2024

FY2024 Request for Proposal for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program Funding(Click here to view and download)
Application forms (click on the below links to download application form):
1.New/Expansion Project Application for CoC Bonus/Reallocation dollar – RRH/PSH
2.New/Expansion Project Application for DV bonus- RRH/TH-RRH-FY2024 (Deadline extended to Sept 13th, 2024 4 PM)
3.Coordinated Entry Project Application
Rent Calculation Template

New Project RFP Q & A session via Zoom: August 7th 2PM. (Click here to join Zoom, passcode: 385251)