HUD CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT

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CONTACT RITA CARR

ritac@ucsjoco.org

OVERVIEW

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers a national competitive funding opportunity to Continuums of Care (CoCs) working to end homelessness.

The CoC Program (24 CFR part 578):

  • Promotes community-wide commitment to ending homelessness
  • Provides funding for nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals, youth, families, and persons fleeing domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
  • Promotes access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs
  • Optimizes self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness
Map of the five Continuums of Care in Kansas

GRANT UPDATE

KS-505’s FY 2025 Continuum of Care on Homelessness’ Competition Public Notification for Proposals

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers a national competitive funding opportunity to Continuums of Care (CoC) working to end homelessness. On the evening of November 13th, 2025, HUD released the fiscal year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), see NOFO and CoC Program Competition

 UCS serves as Johnson County’s CoC (KS-505) lead agency and collaborative applicant and submits the application annually on behalf of local members. In fiscal year 2024, $1,061,657 was awarded to members of KS-505’s CoC to support 7 programs in Johnson County offering permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, homeless data management services and CoC planning support.

 When the 2025 Collaborative Application and Priority Listing are ready, they will be posted here by 1/9/26 prior to submission on 1/14/26.

Project Applicant Training: December 2, 2025, 12pm-2pm on zoom. UCS will host a Project Applicant Training for organizations and agencies committed to ending homelessness in Johnson County, KS. To learn about applying for CoC funding, RSVP for the Project Applicant Training, email ritac@ucsjoco.org.

 Letter of Intent Deadline: December 4, 2025 by 4pm. Interested applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by December 4 by 4pm.

Each year the CoC accepts proposals from organizations whether they have previously received funding or not. To join the CoC email list and receive updates on this funding cycle, contact ritac@ucsjoco.org

 KS-505 CoC Application Timeline. Click here for the 2025 CoC Application Timeline. The timeline was approved by the KS-505 CoC Board on November 17, 2025. Any necessary updates to the timeline will be subject to CoC Board approval and sent to the CoC email list.

LOCAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2025 BY 4PM

For more information, please contact Rita Carr, ritac@ucsjoco.org .

Program Description. The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.

 Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)3 status including faith-based organizations
  • State governments, county/city/township governments, and special district governments
  • Federal recognized Native American tribal governments
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • Public housing agencies and Indian housing authorities

 Eligible projects in the FY2025 CoC Program Competition are:

  • Permanent Supportive Housing
  • Rapid Rehousing
  • Transitional Housing
  • Supportive Services Only
  • HMIS

 For more information on the CoC program components eligible for funding and HUD’s policy priorities, the FY2025 NOFO can be found at NOFO. HUD’s full CoC Program Competition page is CoC Program Competition

 HUD Policy Priorities. HUD’s selection criteria include the following priorities to support the goal of ending homelessness:

1.    Ending the Crisis of Homelessness on Our Streets

2.    Prioritizing Treatment and Recovery

3.    Advancing Public Safety

4.    Promoting Self-Sufficiency

5.    Improving Outcomes

6.    Minimizing Trauma

CoC Project Application Scoring Tool: The CoC Performance Committee is currently working on updating the CoC Project Application Scoring Tool to align with this year’s NOFO. The Scoring Tool can be found here. The Committee is made up of CoC members who are not representatives of organizations competing for funding. They will be required to evaluate applications, review project performance, and make recommendations on project application rank order and final funding requests as consistent with HUD guidelines.

 Reallocation: KS-505 regularly reviews the performance of CoC funded programs to assure that they meet the needs of residents experiencing homelessness, result in successful and sustainable permanent housing, and that awarded funding is spent down in a timely manner so that funds are not returned unspent. KS-505 members work together to support the success of CoC-funded programs. However, under certain circumstances HUD CoC funding may be recommended for reallocation due to a number of factors. For more information, see KS-505 CoC Grant Competition & Reallocation Policies.

“Being connected as a community means that we’re all working together, so that we all can thrive. No matter who you are or where you come from, we can work together to build stronger, safer communities. It’s equity for all.”

LINDSAY HICKS, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF KANSAS CITY

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