The HUD CoC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2026 HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition was released June 1st, 2026, by the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is now open.

July 21 Update: Esnaps applications are now available in esnaps. Due to HUD delays with the esnaps system, local applicants can choose to submit either the budget/match form or the esnaps application with the local application by the 4pm Monday July 27th deadline. For applicants choosing to submit the budget/match form, the esnaps application will be due by 4pm on Friday, July 31st. 

The competition will close on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.  The local application and esnaps application with attachments are due to CoC Director, Patrese Griffin via p.griffin@uwscmi.org, by 4pm Monday July 27th, 2026. The local application must be submitted electronically. If the esnaps application is not available before the local application deadline, attach tthe budget/match form and all attachments as noted in the local application.

On 7/21/26, HUD published the Estimated Annual Renewal Demand report, which specifies maximum funding availability for each CoC. Estimated amounts for our CoC are outlined below:

  • Estimated ARD: $540,176
  • Tier 1: $324,106
  • CoC Bonus: $500,000
  • DV Bonus: $139,202
  • CoC Planning: $50,000

NOTE: 

*Local applications must be submitted online via the below forms. 

*Please label attachments with the same corresponding title, identified by HUD. Send all required attachments at once after submission of the local application to calhouncoc@uwscmi.org with the subject FY26 HUD CoC Attachments - Organization Name/Project name. 

*The CoC will not consider new PSH or RRH project types 

Local Project Prioritization for the HUD CoC Program Competition

To align local funding decisions with community priorities and system needs, project applications will be prioritized in the following order:

  • Tier 1:
    1. HMIS Renewal & Expansion projects
    2. SSO- Coordinated Entry Renewal projects, by local application score
    3. Domestic Violence (DV) projects, by local application score
    4. Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Renewal projects, by local application score*
  • Tier 2:
    1. New Transitional Housing (TH) projects, with a particular emphasis on projects providing beds for individuals engaging in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment**
    2. Other New Transitional Housing (TH) projects, by local application score
    3. New Supportive Services Only (SSO) projects, by local application score

*Renewal project applicants that do not score in tier 1 are encouraged to use the transition grant process to transition these projects to TH, SSO-SO, or SSO-Standalone project types. These applications will be considered new projects and ranked competitively in tier 2. If there is a renewal project that straddles tier 1 and 2, the portion of the project in tier 2 may be requested to reallocate.

**New TH projects that provide beds for individuals engaging in SUD treatment will be selected by local application score until a threshold of 11 units has been reached. All other SUD TH projects will be ranked with other new TH projects by local application score.

Projects will be evaluated in accordance with HUD's CoC Program Competition requirements and local ranking criteria. The prioritization above reflects the Continuum of Care's strategic investment priorities and will guide the review and ranking of project applications during the local competition.

Renewal and New project applicants:

The CoC recommends using the PDF to complete the application, then submitting the completed application through the online form in a single submission

If you have any questions, send an email to calhouncoc@uwscmi.org

Please visit the HUD Continuum of Care Program Competition website for additional resources and guidance, including:

  • HUD Guidance – Participants’ Eligibility to Move from PSH/RRH to TH
  • SSO Component Fact Sheet
  • FY 2026 Project Application FAQs
  • Project Applicant Profile e-snaps Navigational Guide
  • How to Access Project Applications in e-snaps
  • Renewal Project Detailed Instructions
  • New Project Detailed Instructions