Current Funding Opportunities For Homeless Service Providers

CONSOLIDATED HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS FUNDING RFP

This Consolidated Housing and Homelessness Funding Request for Proposals (RFP), previously known as the Measure X Housing Fund Request for Proposals, seeks proposals for four funding sources, the Measure X Housing Fund, AB109 prevention/rapid exit funds, funding dedicated to coordinated entry for mobile access points, and funding dedicated for homelessness diversion, rapid rehousing, and shallow subsidy for participants experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2024
RESPONSE DUE: NOVEMBER 22, 2024, BY 5PM

• Consolidated Housing and Homeless Services RFP
• Exhibit A: Application Template
• Exhibit B: Budget Template
• Resources for RFP Applicants
• RFP Frequently Asked Questions

Applicant Information Session

• Slide deck and recording from 10.10.24 Session

Office Hours

• October 21, 2024, 12:00-2:00 pm
• November 4, 2024, 12:00-2:00 pm

Federal Funding

CoCBuilds

On July 19, 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Continuum of Care Builds (CoCBuilds) NOFO . The application deadline is November 21, 2024.

 The CoCBuilds NOFO encourages Continuums of Care (CoCs) to leverage funds provided for construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units with other funding sources to maximize the amount of housing that can directed to meeting the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

HUD will only accept one application per CoC. To assess interest in this NOFO, prospective applicants are required to submit an online letter of interest by September 13, 2024. This form is a short questionnaire that will help determine if the CoC will receive multiple applications and need to competitively score projects.

• For a summary of the NOFO created by Homebase, click here.

• CoC Builds FAQ and Helpful Links Updated 9/30/2024

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC)

Description: The CoC Program (24 CFR part 578) is a program of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, designed to promote a community-wide commitment to ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, States, and local governments to quickly re-house the homeless and minimize the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and utilization of mainstream programs by the homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.

2024 CoC Program Competition

The 2024 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Consolidated Application is now available. This consists of the Contra Costa CoC Application and Priority Listing, which will be submitted as the 2023 CoC Consolidated Application for the Contra Costa CoC. The CoC Application and Priority Listing are posted online for review by the public and all stakeholders in the homeless system of care, including any experts or community members who have feedback they would like to share with the CoC prior to submission on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Please submit all feedback to contracosta@homebaseccc.org

• Contra Costa 2024 CoC NOFO Application

• Contra Costa CoC 2024 NOFO Priority Listing - esnaps

Application Process Materials

• FY2024 CoC Program Competition Priority Listing (Approved by the Council on Homelessness on10/3/24)

• FY2024 & FY2025 CoC Program Local Competition Public Solicitation (posted 8.5.24)
  • Renewal project local application deadline: 7/31/24
  • Mandatory technical assistance workshop: 8/14/24, 1-3pm (TA workshop materials [homebase.box.com] which includes the Renewal Project Scoring Tool [homebase.box.com] and New Project Scoring Tool [homebase.box.com])
  • New project local application deadline: 9/11/24
  • Draft of e-snaps application due (all projects): 9/11/24

2023 CoC Program Competition

• 2023 CoC Program Competition Awards (1/29/2024)

• 2023 CoC Consolidated Application for the Contra Costa CoC (9/25/2023)

State Funding

Current State Homeless Funding Applications

This funding is specifically for Continuum of Care Collaborative Applicant (H3). Additional funding opportunities for individual applicants will be posted on this page under Current Funding Opportunities.

Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Round 5

Through the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, HHAP-5 is established for the purpose of organizing and deploying the full array of homelessness programs and resources comprehensively and effectively, and to sustain existing federal, state, and local investments towards long-term sustainability of housing and supportive services. To accomplish these goals, HHAP-5 requires applicants to create and implement Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Action Plans. Applicants are required to complete the following processes to develop, submit, and publicly post their HHAP-5 applications.

Application

Memorandum of Understanding