2019 CoC Program Competition

Each year the Cambridge Continuum of Care (CoC) applies for funds for homeless services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This annual grant competition brings approximately $4 million to the City’s continuum of housing and services. HUD posted the 2019 CoC Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on July 3, 2019. The application deadline is September 30, 2019.

Details, timeline and project review & ranking procedures will be posted over the next couple of weeks, and we anticipate that local renewal applications and bonus project proposals will be due mid to late August. We will send email notification and update the CoC website with concrete due dates and details as they are available.

Please review the NOFA and begin to think about ideas for new project proposals. Similar to last year’s competition, funding is available for Bonus projects, Domestic Violence Bonus projects, and expansions projects.  The CoC welcomes and encourages proposals from all interested organizations, including those that have not previously received CoC Program funding.

Bonus Funds:
In this year’s competition, there is $228,000 available to the CoC for new projects, with possible additional funding available through the reallocation process. New projects through the bonus and reallocation process may be for the following project types only: Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Rapid Rehousing (RRH), Joint Transitional Housing (TH) and RRH, HMIS and Coordinated Entry.

Domestic Violence Bonus Funds:
Similar to last year, HUD has made $50 million available for DV Bonus projects, which will provide housing and services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The Cambridge CoC is eligible to apply for $195,777. The CoC may submit up to one project application for a coordinated entry project and any number of applications for PH-RRH and Joint TH and PH-RRH projects.

The full NOFA document and HUD’s resources for the competition can be found here.

UPCOMING MEETING
The next CoC meeting for the Homeless Services Planning Committee is scheduled for 7/30/2019 from 10:30-12:00, and will be focused on the 2019 CoC Program Competition.