HUD CoC Competition Distributes $4.04 Billion Through Local Continuum of Care Structures Nationwide

HUD's Community Planning and Development office is conducting the FY 2026 Continuum of Care competition, the largest annual federal homelessness funding mechanism in operation, with approximately $4.04 billion available for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services projects across the country. The application deadline is August 26, 2026, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time, but individual organizations do not apply directly to HUD. They apply through their local Continuum of Care, the geographic coalition responsible for coordinating homelessness response in each community, which ranks and submits projects to HUD in a consolidated application. At least $104 million is designated specifically for Domestic Violence Bonus projects supporting survivors fleeing violence.

Assistance Listing Number: 14.267
Opportunity Identification Number: CPD-2600-DC-0025
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning and Development
Application Deadline: August 26,2026

Eligible Institutional Structures and Geographic Priorities

State governments, county governments, city and township governments, special district governments, public housing authorities, federally recognized tribal governments, tribal organizations, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status are eligible. For-profit entities are not eligible to apply or to serve as subrecipients of CoC funds. Organizations with unresolved civil rights judgments are ineligible until those matters are resolved.

Organizations in rural communities can participate in the CoC competition if they are members of their geographic CoC and have a project that the CoC prioritizes in its consolidated application. Rural CoCs compete in the same national process as urban CoCs, and HUD evaluates the quality of the entire CoC's system performance in addition to individual project merits. The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, nested within this NOFO, supports communities developing coordinated responses to youth homelessness.

Financial Mechanics and Match Requirements

Total available funding is approximately $4.04 billion. No cost-sharing or matching requirement applies at the project level. Award amounts are determined by the project type, the community's history, and the CoC's prioritization decisions. Project performance periods range from 12 months to 60 months depending on program type. Applications must be submitted through esnaps.hud.gov, which is a separate HUD system from Grants.gov and requires its own registration.

Administrative Compliance and Post Award Oversight

Awards operate under 2 CFR Part 200, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and the CoC Program Rule at 24 CFR Part 578. Recipients must track and report client outcomes through the Homeless Management Information System. Environmental review requirements apply to all projects involving housing. Organizations receiving $1 million or more in total federal funding from all sources must comply with federal single audit requirements. Domestic violence projects operate under special VAWA confidentiality protections governing client data.

Recipients submit Federal Financial Reports, Program Performance Reports, and annual HMIS data quality reports. HUD evaluates CoC system performance as a whole, examining metrics like the rate at which homeless individuals are returned to housing, the speed of housing placement, and the percentage of people who achieve permanent housing outcomes.