The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and 2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. For the first time, HUD is issuing a 2-year CoC Program NOFO as authorized by the consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Communities are only required to submit one CoC Consolidated Application that will be applicable for FY 2024 and FY 2025 funds, along with the FY 2024 CoC Priority Listing. In FY 2025, Collaborative Applicants will be required to submit a FY 2025 Priority Listing that includes all projects that were not awarded FY 2024 funds and are approved by the CoC to apply for FY 2025 funding. This change will streamline the application process and significantly reduce the administrative burden on applicants. See HUD’s press release for more information.
Please utilize this webpage to reference any announcements and visit this page often for further updates related to the Orange County CoC local process.
Consolidated Application and Project Priority Listing (Posted on October 25, 2024; Final Versions posted on October 28, 2024)
The County of Orange as the Collaborative Applicant submitted the final FY2024 Orange County CoC Consolidated Application and Project Priority Listing to HUD. The final versions of the Orange County CoC Consolidated Application and Project Priority Listing E-snaps Document are listed for reference.
FY2024 Project Priority Listing (Posted on October 25, 2024)
On October 9, 2024, the CoC Board approved the CoC Project Ranking and Tiering policy as recommended by the CoC NOFO Ad Hoc and the FY2024 CoC Program Priority Listing. The FY 2024 Project Priority Listing can be viewed below.
CoC Bonus, Domestic Violence Bonus and Reallocation Funding
The Orange County CoC and the Office of Care Coordination, as the Collaborative Applicant, are seeking proposals from qualified organizations for new projects to be funded by the CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation funding available for FY 2024 through the CoC Program NOFO.
Proposals in response to the FY2024 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox. The deadline to apply is Thursday, September 12, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. PDT.
- Bid Title: FY2024 Request for Proposals for Continuum of Care Bonus, Domestic Violence Bonus and Reallocation Projects
- Bid Starts: August 22, 2024, at 4:35 p.m. (PDT)
- Bid Ends: September 12, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT)
RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus, and Reallocation Projects Overview Webinar
On August 30, 2024, the Office of Care Coordination hosted an informational webinar for the FY2024 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Funding. The webinar presentation and recording can be referenced below.
Applications for Renewal Funding
The Orange County CoC’s FY 2024 CoC Renewal Project Application became available on August 12, 2024, at 1:35 p.m. (PDT) and is available on this webpage below. Applicants eligible for CoC Program renewal funding received an invitation to submit their renewal funding project application(s).
Applications for CoC Renewal Projects must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox, no later than Thursday, August 29, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. (PDT).
Agency Administrative Review for CoC Funded-Agencies
The Orange County CoC FY 2024 Agency Administrative Review for CoC Funded-Agencies (Agency Administrative Review) was released on June 11, 2024, and is available on this webpage below. The Agency Administrative Review must be submitted to the Office of Care Coordination electronically via Dropbox. The submittal deadline for the FY 2024 Agency Administrative Review is Monday, July 1, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. PDT
FY2024 CoC Program NOFO Approved Criteria for CoC Bonus, Domestic Violence Bonus and Reallocation Scoring and Rating Criteria (Posted August 12, 2024)
On July 24, 2024, the CoC Board approved, the FY2024 CoC Bonus, Domestic Violence (DV) Bonus and Reallocation Scoring and Rating Criteria. The approved FY2024 CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Scoring and Rating Criteria will be utilized to evaluate for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and/or Reallocation proposed projects for the FY2024 CoC Program NOFO. Please click here to view the memo and presentation slides presented to the CoC Board. The approved Scoring and Rating Criteria can also be viewed below.
FY2024 CoC Program NOFO Approved Policy for Project Performance Measures (Posted July 2, 2024)
On June 26, 2024, the CoC Board approved, the FY2024 CoC Program NOFO Scoring and Rating Criteria for Renewal Projects, including the project performance measures, thresholds and point allocations. The approved FY2024 CoC Program NOFO Scoring and Rating Criteria for Renewal Projects policy will be utilized to evaluate CoC renewal projects’ performance for the FY2024 CoC Program NOFO. Please click here to view the memo and presentation slides presented to the CoC Board. The approved policy can also be viewed below.
Timeline
| DATE* | ACTIVITY |
| January 9, 2024 | CoC Program Registration Notice posted and Registration Forms Available in e-snaps |
| March 7, 2024 | CoC Program Registration Deadline |
| March 27, 2024 | CoC Board Meeting: CoC NOFO Ad Hoc Approved |
| April 4, 2024 | Orange County CoC NOFO Office Hours |
| April 22, 2024 | Intent to Renew survey released to CoC-Funded Agencies |
| May 10, 2024 | Intent to Renew survey due to the Office of Care Coordination |
| May 15, 2024 | CoC NOFO Renewal Meeting with CoC-Funded Agencies |
| June 11, 2024 | Agency Administrative Review for CoC Funded-Agencies released |
| June 26, 2024 | Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) released by HUD |
| June 26, 2024 | CoC Board Meeting: Approve recommended FY2024 CoC NOFO Performance Measures, thresholds, and point allocations; CoC Renewal Project Rating and Ranking Criteria; and CoC Reallocation and Bonus Funding Priorities |
| July 1, 2024 | Agency Administrative Review due to the Office of Care Coordination |
| July 5, 2024 | Feedback and Updates on GIW from CoC-Funded Agencies due to the Office of Care Coordination |
| July 10, 2024 | Completed GIWs and Revisions submitted by the Office of Care Coordination to local HUD field office |
| July 24, 2024 | CoC Board Meeting: Approve Funding Priorities and Scoring and Rating Criteria for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation funding; Approve the Collaborative Applicant to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit new CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation projects |
| July 31, 2024 | FY2024 and FY 2025 CoC Program NOFO released by HUD |
| August 12, 2024 | CoC Renewal Project Application released |
| August 13, 2024 | Technical Assistance Office Hours for CoC Renewal Project Application begin |
| August 22, 2024 | Release of FY2024 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects |
| August 23, 2024 | Technical Assistance Office Hours for CoC Renewal Project Application end at 5:00 p.m. PDT
Technical Assistance Office Hours for RFP for New Projects – CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation begin |
| August 29, 2024 | FY2024 CoC Renewal Project Applications due by 5:00 p.m. PDT |
| August 30, 2024 | Webinar: Overview of RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus, and Reallocation Projects held virtually at 10:00 a.m. |
| September 2024 | CoC NOFO Ad Hoc to review and score Renewal Projects |
| September 9, 2024 | Technical Assistance Office Hours for RFP for New Projects – CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation ends |
| September 12, 2024 | Agencies to submit proposals in response to FY2024 RFP for CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Projects to the County’s Office of Care Coordination by 5:00 p.m. PDT |
| September 2024 | RFP panel members to review and score New Project proposals |
| September 2024 | CoC NOFO Ad Hoc to recommend ranking and tiering of projects |
| September 30, 2024 | All project applications submitted to CoC (per HUD 30 days before deadline) |
| October 9, 2024 | CoC Board Special Meeting: Approve CoC Project Priority Listing, including all renewal projects and new projects to be funded with CoC Bonus, DV Bonus and Reallocation Funding |
| October 15, 2024 | Agencies notified in writing of inclusion of project acceptance, rejection, reduction and/or ranking by the Orange County CoC (Per HUD 15 days before deadline) |
| October 28, 2024 | Consolidated Application posted on website for community review (Per HUD 2 days before application submission) |
| October 30, 2024 | CoC NOFO Submission Deadline of 5:00 p.m. PDT, per HUD guidelines |
* Please note: Dates are subject to change.
Questions
For questions related to the CoC NOFO, please email the Office of Care Coordination at CareCoordination@ocgov.com with the email subject line "CoC Program NOFO".
To learn more about the Orange County CoC Board's preparations leading up to the FY 2024 CoC Program NOFO, please reference board meeting agendas and materials by visiting the 2024 CoC Board Webpage (https://ceo.ocgov.com/continuum-care)
Documents and Links
Webpage last updated: October 28, 2024
