The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Continuum of Care program presents vitally important opportunity for homelessness response systems across the country. Not only is it a chance to secure needed funds for the government’s largest homeless program, but it also provides an important opportunity to review system and program performance, and to make changes that can create more effective systems.
Reading Materials to Get Started
What’s New in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)This NOFO (not a typo: the name has been changed from “Notice of Funding Availability” to “Notice of Funding Opportunity”) includes enough money to fund all existing programs, or, if the community chooses, to reallocate some of the money to better programs. |
Taking Stock of Your System: 2021 Notice of Funding OpportunityKnowing where you want to end makes getting started easier. We know where we want to be: ending homelessness for as many people as possible. The NOFO should be your guide on how to get there. |
2021 NOFO: What Is HUD Looking For?How can you advance your system through the NOFO process to adhere to your own goals, and make progress toward achieving HUD’s vision identifiable through the outlined priority areas? Think about where these investments are critically needed in your community. |
Unsheltered Homelessness and the NOFOPeople living unsheltered are confronted with unimaginable challenges every day and deploying effective programs to meet their diverse needs takes unwavering commitment and unyielding creativity. |
The NOFO is Correct: Now is the Time to Make the Connection Between Housing and Behavioral HealthA coordinated and integrated approach with multiple service resources, including behavioral health supports, is an effective way to improve outcomes for vulnerable, unhoused people. |
Serving Survivors: Using Domestic and Sexual Violence Bonus Funds and Other Resources StrategicallyProjects stemming from Domestic Violence Bonus funds should advance your locality’s work to end homelessness for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. |
Making Lived Experience Count in Your NOFO ApplicationKnowing that there is a disproportionate representation of black people and people of color experiencing or at greater risk of facing homelessness, the best way to remedy this crisis is to meaningfully include the experts who have successfully navigated homelessness. |
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Racial Equity Materials
Analyzing Racial Disparities in the Homelessness System: We Need to Get Moving. The NOFO Tells Us HowHomelessness programs and systems have a significant and direct responsibility to ensure that they are not adding to the problem by having a disparate impact on people based on their race or ethnicity. |
Important Links:
- HUD Announcement
- NOFO Documents on Grants.gov
- Email CoCNOFO@hud.gov for questions regarding the FY 2021 CoC Program Competition process.