FY2026 NOFO CoC New Project Applications

The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition. CoCs are required to evaluate, score, and rank all project applications and determine which projects will be included in the community’s Consolidated Application. Each CoC is required to determine how they will rank new and renewal projects related to how they align with HUD and CoC priorities. Funds are prioritized for projects that align with HUD and CoC priorities for ending homelessness: Federal Funding Priorities: HUD’s FY 2026 NOFO outlines the following policy priorities to support the goal of ending homelessness. CoC Consolidated Applications are scored by HUD based on the extent to which they demonstrate alignment with these areas. 1. Promoting Outcomes and Performance Based Competition 2. Prioritizing Treatment and Recovery 3. Addressing Public Safety, Street Homelessness, Mental Health 4. Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency 5. Minimizing Trauma CoC Annual Priorities: The CoC Board approved 2026 Annual CoC Priorities, which include but are not limited to the following strategies: 1. Integrated street response, combining mental health and treatment services, outreach, and law enforcement to provide immediate relief on the ground. 2. Shelters and transitional housing are equipped to bring people inside, wrap individuals in services and navigate them into treatment and recovery, including effective coordination of institutional care when needed. 3. Pathways to stable living—supporting households to regain self-sufficiency, turning over beds so more people can come inside. New project applications can be funded through CoC Bonus or DV Bonus funding opportunities, as well as reallocation of renewal projects.