On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $175 million through the Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) – a first-of-its-kind funding for new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of permanent supportive housing (PSH). Through one-time awards under the CoC program, the CoCBuilds NOFO will enable communities to develop new units of rental housing with supportive services for people experiencing homelessness. Please utilize this webpage to reference any announcements and visit this page often for further updates related to the Orange County CoC local process.
Application Submission
On November 20, 2024, the County of Orange as the Collaborative Applicant for the Orange County CoC submitted the final CoCBuilds NOFO application to HUD via Grants.Gov.
Approved Project Applicant and Support Letter
At the CoC Board Special Meeting on November 5, 2024, the CoC Board approved Jamboree Housing Corporation’s permanent supportive housing project proposal called Costa Mesa Senior in response to the CoCBuilds Projects RFP, for inclusion in the Orange County CoC CoCBuilds NOFO Application to HUD, as recommended by the CoCBuilds NOFO ad hoc. Additionally, the CoC Board approved the CoC Board Chair and Officers' letter of support to include in the CoCBuilds NOFO application submission.
Request for Proposals for CoCBuilds Projects
The County of Orange's Office of Care Coordination as the Collaborative Applicant for the Orange County CoC is releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified organizations for a PSH project to be funded by the funding available through the CoCBuilds NOFO. The Orange County CoC is eligible to apply for a maximum of $7,500,000.
Proposals in response to the RFP for CoCBuilds Projects must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 4, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. PDT.
- Bid Title: Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Builds Projects
- Bid Starts: September 12, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. PDT
- Bid Ends: October 4, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. PDT
CoCBuilds NOFO Approved Scoring Criteria (Posted August 30, 2024; Revised September 12, 2024)
On August 28, 2024, the CoC Board approved the CoCBuilds NOFO Scoring Criteria. The approved CoCBuilds NOFO Scoring Criteria will be utilized to evaluate for proposed PSH projects as part of the local competition for the CoCBuilds NOFO. Please click here to view the memo and presentation slides presented to the CoC Board. The approved CoCBuilds NOFO Scoring Criteria was revised on September 12, 2024, to address a minor revision of a typo. The CoCBuilds NOFO Scoring Criteria can be referenced below.
Timeline
| DATE* | ACTIVITY |
| July 22, 2024 | CoCBuilds NOFO Released |
| July 24, 2024 | CoC Board Meeting: Announced release of CoCBuilds NOFO release by HUD |
| August 28, 2024 | CoC Board Meeting: Authorized the Orange County CoC’s participation the CoCBuilds NOFO; approved the issuance of a local competition process; established an ad hoc to support the local competition process; approved CoCBuilds NOFO scoring criteria and funding priorities |
| September 12, 2024 | RFP for CoCBuilds Projects released |
| September 13, 2024 | Technical Assistance Office Hours for CoCBuilds Project Applications begin |
| September 30, 2024 | Technical Assistance Office Hours for CoCBuilds Project Applications end |
| October 2, 2024 | Question and Answer period ends at 5:00 p.m. PDT |
| October 4, 2024 | Agencies to submit proposals in response to RFP for CoCBuilds to the Office of Care Coordination by 5:00 p.m. PDT |
| October 2024 | CoCBuilds NOFO Ad Hoc to review and evaluate proposals received and selected project to be recommended to the CoC Board |
| November 5, 2024 | CoC Board Special Meeting: Approve the selected proposal submitted in response to RFP, as recommended by the CoCBuilds NOFO Ad Hoc, for inclusion in the Orange County CoC project application; Approve CoC Board Chair letter of support for application submission of the CoC Builds NOFO |
| November 21, 2024 | CoCBuilds NOFO Submission Deadline of 9:00 p.m. PDT, per HUD guidelines |
*Dates are subject to change.
Questions
For questions related to the CoCBuilds NOFO, please email the Office of Care Coordination at CareCoordination@ocgov.com with the email subject line "CoCBuilds NOFO".
Documents and Links
Webpage last updated: November 20, 2024
