The fiscal year 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is out, allowing communities to get their share of the $2.794 billion provided by Congress to fund homelessness systems. As usual, the CoC NOFO application aligns […]
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2022 Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness Supplemental NOFO Resource Series
The 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (FR-6500-N-25S) makes $322 million available to help communities address unsheltered and rural homelessness. This represents an extraordinarily important opportunity to reverse course […]
HUD Creates New Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness
As leaders struggle to respond to public outcry, some are considering outmoded responses including arresting people for sleeping outside, or warehousing people experiencing homelessness into facilities with few services. Fortunately, this week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Rising Rents and Inflation Are Likely Increasing Low-Income Families’ Risk of Homelessness
Rising rents and persistent inflation increase the risk for people becoming homeless and serve as barriers to people who are trying to exit homelessness. In a 2020 study, researchers at the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated that “a $100 increase […]
How to Preserve Emergency Rental Assistance for Your Neighbors
ERA funds can cover rental payments, move-in expenses, and supports to promote housing stability, among other eligible activities. In addition to preventing housing loss (including for families living in doubled up situations) and homelessness, ERA funds can be used to […]